ap pre hen'sion: mental grasp ar'chi tect (är'ki těkt): master-builder ar'chi tec ture (är'kí těk tūr): building ar'dor: ar'go sy: large treasure ship asth'ma (ăz'mȧ): a disease which causes great difficulty in breathing at'om: smallest particle auc'tion (awk'shun): a public sale to the highest bidder au'to mat''ic: self-acting a vail'a ble: usable av'a lanche: the sudden sliding of a mass of ice and snow down a mountain slope awe (aw): fearful wonder awl: a pointed instrument used for making small holes in leather or wood bag'pipes: a Scottish musical wind instrument consisting of a leathern bag, serving as bellows and fitted with pipes bank'rupt cy: failure in business; condition of being unable to pay all debts bar'bar ous: inhuman; uncivilized ba rom'e ter: an instrument used for foretelling changes of weather Ba'ron Roths'child: head of a great banking house of international influence bat'tened: fastened bau'ble: child's toy beam: one of the principal crosswise timbers of a building or ship bel lig'er ent ly (bē lij'er ĕnt II): quarrelsomely bell'weth er: a sheep which carries a bell on his neck and leads the flock be nef'i cent: helpful; kindly; doing good bent: a leaning toward something be sot'ted ly: completely; entirely bi tu'mi nous: soft coal bi zarre' (bi zär'): odd in appearance; grotesque blithe (blith): gay bo'gy truck: a low, strongly built truck or cart bom bard': attack, as with bombs boo'by: stupid; a stupid person boor: ill-mannered person bow'sprit: a large pole or spar running out from the forward end of a ship brack'en: large ferns bric'a brac: small works of art used as ornaments, as on a mantel brood'ing sea'son: nesting time, when the young are hatched brunt: first shock brusque (brusk): rough; short and sharp Bud'dhist (Bood'Ist): a follower of the teacher Buddha bul'lion (bool'yŭn): uncoined silver or gold bul'wark: defending; something built to keep off an enemy buoy'ant (boi'ant): light-hearted bu'reau of en to mol'o gy (bū'rō): government department for the study of insects bust: carved figure of head, shoulders, and breast but'tressed: supported by''prod'ucts: goods made from material left over in the making of the chief product cad: a low, rude, vulgar fellow cais'son (ka'son): water-tight casing used for building structures in water cam'e o (kăm'e ō): precious stone or shell on which raised figures are engraved can'vass: seek for orders or subscriptions can'yon: a deep gorge or ravine ca par'i sons: decorations for horses cap'i tal: money for carrying on a trade or business cap'tion: a title car'a van: a company or procession of large covered wagons car'nage: killing; a slaughter car'ri er dove: dove used to carry let ters ce're al: grain used for food cer'e mo ny: stately or impressive form of service cha grin' (shȧ grin'): shame; dismay Chan'nel: English Channel, between France and England char'coal: wood partly burnt in such manner as to be good for fuel chart: map out chas'sis (sha'sē): under part of an chiv'al ric (shiv'ăl ric): very brave cir cum na'vi gate: to travel completely around civ'ic good: general good of the people ci vil'ian: any one not a soldier or sailor claim spot'ter: one who secures land by finding titles which fail to meet all the details of the land laws cler'i cal work (klâr' kål): work of a clerk clique (klēk): a group of persons united for a common cause cock'ing his hat with pins: pinning into cocked hat cock'le shell: a very frail, light boat cock'pit: place for driver's seat in an aeroplane co in cide': come at the same time col lo'di on: solution of gun cotton in ether or alcohol com men'da ble; worthy of praise com pan'ion: stairway from the deck to the cabin of a ship com'pass: space com pla'cent: self-satisfied com pli ca'tions: additional troubles con: to study carefully con'cen trate (kon'sĕn trāt): bring together con'crete (kon'krēt): mixture of lime, sand, and gravel used for building purposes con fi den'tial ly (con fi děn'shăl lĭ): privately con fla gra'tion: great fire con'ning-tow'er: a tower from which to direct the steering of a vessel con serve': to preserve from destruction con ster na'tion (kon ster nã'shun): terror; great fright con temp'tu ous: scornful con tract' debts: make debts; run into debt con trac'tor: one who undertakes to supply materials or erect a structure for a given sum of money con ven'tion al: common; customary con vey'ance (con va'ance): coach; any kind of wagon or carriage cool'ie: a laborer from China or other Eastern country cor'di al: hearty, sincere cor'o net: wreath or crown count'er mand: to recall an order; to contradict cou'ri er (koo'ri er): runner; messenger cours'er: swift horse crack'ling: crisp rind of roast pork crag: steep rock crane: machine for lifting heavy weights cre den'tials: proofs of the right to be trusted cred'i tor: one to whom another owes money cre vasse' (krē vas'): deep crack crib: a heavy framework filled with stones and concrete, used as a foundation or retaining wall for a large building cringe: crouch from fear of pain cri'sis: time of danger crit'ic: judge, especially of art Cræ'sus (kre'sŭs): a very rich king of ancient times, the richest man of his time cro'ny: chum; friend cul'mi nate: end culture (kul'tür): growth in civilization cul'vert: an arched drain; a small bridge cum'ber some: burdensome cu'ri o: anything rare or curious dev'as tate: plunder; lay waste; rob dex'trous: skilful; clever di ag no'sis: knowing diseases by their symptoms di la'ted: enlarged; expanded dim i nu'tion: lessening dip lo mat'ic skill: skill in managing affairs, especially with other nations dis'ci pline (dis'si plin): training dis sect' (di sěkt'): take apart dis til': let fall in drops div'i dend: a share of profit doc'trine (dok'trin): teaching dole'ful ly: painfully dol'phin (dŏl'fin): a sea animal of the whale family do mes'ti ca'tion: changing from a wild state to a habit of living or growing under the control of man do min'ion (dō mîn'yŭn): control dom'i nos: robes worn with masks at festivals dow'ered mys te'ri ous ly: gifted strangely drom'e da ry: Arabian camel drought (drout): dry season drum'mer: travelling salesman dry'ad: a wood-nymph ef fi'cien cy (ef fish'en cf): ability to get results without loss of time or money e jac'u la'tion: word said in a jerky fashion and with a loud voice e lec'tron: the smallest known component of matter; an electrical unit e man'ci pa tor: one who sets free en'mi ty: feeling of hate; feeling of an enemy en sconced': snugly settled; comfortably hidden ep'och-mak'ing in ven'tion: an invention so important that it causes the beginning of a new period in history e ques'tri an: skilled in horsemanship eq'ui page: carriage es thet'ic de'sire: desire for beauty es'ti mate: value ev'a nes'cent: vanishing; fleeting ewe (u): a female sheep ex pe di'tion: haste ex ter'mi na'tion: complete destruction; putting an end to ex tinct': no longer existing; killed off ex ul ta'tion: rejoicing; extreme happiness fa cil'i tate: make easier fa cil'i ty: easy way fac'ul ty: mental or physical power fam'ine (făm'In): great scarcity of food fan tas'tic: having an odd appearance Far'a day: Michael Faraday, an English electrician far'thing: English money equal to one-fourth of a penny fath'om less: too deep for the bottom to be reached fa tigue' (få tig'): weariness fick'le: changeable fidel'i ty: faithfulness affir'ma ment: the sky; the expanse of .-fheaven fish'mon ger (fish'mung er): one who sells fish flail: a wooden instrument for threshing grain by hand foal: a colt for bear'ance: patience for'mi da ble: terrifying; dreadful fraud: cheat; deception fren'zy: violent excitement frig'id: cold; freezing fru gal'i ty: saving; economy fu'tile (fu'til): useless; unimportant gait: easy manner of walking Gal'i leo (gal i lē'ō), 1564–1642: Italian astronomer gal'ley: a low one-decked ship driven by oars or sails gar'nered: gathered gas'kets: flat cords by which sails are furled or tied to the yard of a ship gaunt (gänt): pinched and lean ge lat'i nous: jellylike; sticky ge ol'o gist: one who knows the sci ence of the formation of the earth gim'bal: a ring used for suspending a mariner's compass, watch, or lamp so that it will stay level gin'ger ly: cautiously; timidly gird'er: main beam in a floor, often made of steel gold em blaʼzoned: adorned with gold gorse: an evergreen shrub with yellow flowers Gould (goold): wealthy New York family gran'a ries (grăn'à riz): storehouse for grain grap'nel: a small anchor with claws; a tool for grasping and holding grid'i ron: iron grate for cooking gross (grōs): twelve dozen guin'ea: a gold coin once used in England, worth a little less than $5.00 hal'i but: a large sea fish hand'i capped: hindered; burdened; retarded han'gar (hăn'gär): shed for storing aeroplanes ha rangue' (hà răng'): loud speech to a gathering of people har'ass: torment; annoy; disturb hatch'es: doors or openings through which one may go from one deck of a ship to another deck her'i tage: inheritance; birthright hi'ber nate: to pass the winter in sleep Ho'mer: a great Greek poet who wrote the story of the Trojan War and the story of Ulysses hos'tel: an inn or hotel hus'band: manage carefully hy'drant: a water plug through which water may be drawn from main water tubes hy'dras: mythical water serpents with nine heads hy drau'lic: worked or driven by in fringe': break in gen u'i ty: inventive skill in jec'tor: a device for feeding water into a steam boiler in spi ra'tion: divine influence in ter change'a ble: that may be exchanged one for another in ter mis'sion (în tĕr mish'un): short pause in ter vene': come in between; interfere in'tri cate: difficult to understand in tu i'tion: insight; knowledge gained without teaching in vid'i ous (In vid'I us): provoking; troublesome; partial i rid'i um: a rare, silver-white metal, somewhat like platinum, but harder i'so late (i'sō lat): to place alone Isth'mus: Isthmus of Panama |