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Agreement; harmony; conformity. "In strict accordance with the law." Macaulay.

nd and soul according well." Tennyson. According to him, every person was to be bought. Macaulay. Our zeal should be according to knowledge. Sprat.

leaf against another leaf. Gray. Accumbent cotyledons have their edges placed against the caulicle. Eaton.

iv. 13. We are accused of having persuaded Austria and Sardinia to lay down their arms. Macaulay.

achievements of pagan heroes. Barrow. The highest achievements of the human intellect. Macaulay.

I acknowledge my transgressions. Ps. li. 3. For ends generally acknowledged to be good. Macaulay.

or persons with whom one is acquainted. Montgomery was an old acquaintance of Ferguson. Macaulay.

The act or process of acquiring. The acquisition or loss of a province. Macaulay.

[man's] whole nature. Angus. Streets ill adapted for the residence of wealthy persons. Macaulay.

y further. He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax. Macaulay.

d him to the study of antiquity. Fuller. A man gross . . . and addicted to low company. Macaulay.

ll or energies (to some object); to betake. These men addressed themselves to the task. Macaulay.

s on a statement or case; to cite; to allege. Reasons . . . were adduced on both sides. Macaulay. Enough could not be adduced to satisfy the purpose of illustration. De Quincey.

o adhere; concurrence; assent. To that treaty Spain and England gave in their adhesion. Macaulay.

Relating to procedure. "The whole English law, substantive and adjective." Macaulay.

airs. Philips. Justice was administered with an exactness and purity not before known. Macaulay.

nagement. His financial administration was of a piece with his military administration. Macaulay.

excellent; -- used of persons or things. "An admirable machine." "Admirable fortitude." Macaulay.

t fully proved; the act of acknowledging something The too easy admission of doctrines. Macaulay.

tion; to idolize. The great mass of the population abhorred Popery and adored Montouth. Macaulay.