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Reproved by one's own conscience or one's own sense of guilt.

imp. of Shrive. Shrove Sunday, Quinguagesima Sunday. -- Shrove Tuesday, the Tuesday following Quinguagesima Sunday, and preceding the first day of Lent, or Ash Wednesday.

The days immediately preceding Ash Widnesday, especially the period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and the morning of Ash Wednesday.

imp. of Strive.

imp. of Thrive.

Any money, bullion, or the like, found in the earth, or otherwise hidden, the owner of which is not known. In England such treasure belongs to the crown; whereas similar treasure found in the sea, or upon the surface of the land, belongs to the finder if no owner appears.

The gaining possession of any goods, whether by finding or by other means.

Not approved.

Not involving controversy. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Incontrovertible.

Incontrovertibly.

A grove of shrubs or low trees under taller ones. Wordsworth.

Not improved; not made better or wiser; not advanced in knowledge, manners, or excellence.

Not reproved. Sandys.

One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves. [Obs.]

Sunk to a law condition; down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; groveling; despicable; as, abject posture, fortune, thoughts. "Base and abject flatterers." Addison. "An abject liar." Macaulay. And banish hence these abject, lowly dreams. Shak.

h in its progress, before it is matured or perfect; a complete failure; as, his attempt. proved an abortiori.

A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero Academus), where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences; hence, the school of philosophy of which Plato was head.

earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to retardation. A period of social improvement, or of intellectual advancement, contains within itself a principle of acceleration. I. Taylor. (Astr. & Physics.) Acceleration of the moon, the increase of the moon's mean motion in its orbit, in consequence of which its…

To receive with favor; to approve. The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifice. Ps. xx. 3. Peradventure he will accept of me. Gen. xxxii. 20.