Vocabulary : Assapan to Assassinous
Assapan : Alt. of AssapanicAssapanic : The American flying squirrel (Pteromys volucella).
Assart : The act or offense of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a forest. ;; A piece of land cleared of trees and bushes, and fitted for cultivation; a clearing. ;; To grub up, as trees; to commit an assart upon; as, to assart land or trees.
Assassin : One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense. ;; To assassinate.
Assassinate : To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence. ;; To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly. ;; An assassination, murder, or murderous assault. ;; An assassin.
