O'STRICH, s. a large bird O'THERWISE, ad. in a different manner; by other causes; in other respects OUTLET, S. passage outward Ou'tbet, S. setting out; departure Ou'tward, a. external; opposed to inward Overflo'w, v. a. deluge; drown; overrun; fill beyond the brim Overta'ke, V. a. catch anything by pursuit; come up to something going before OVERTHROW, v. a. turn upside down; throw down ; ruin; defeat; destroy Overwhelm, V. a. crush underneath something violent and weighty; overlook gloomily PACIFIC, a. mild; gentle; appeasing Pa'ltry, a. worthless; contemptible; mean Pa'radise, *. the blissful region in which the first pair were placed; any place of felicity PA'RALLEL, a. extending in the same direction; having the same tendency Parallelogram, s. in geometry, a right-lined four-sided figure, whose opposite sides are parallel and equal Pa'rapet, 3. a wall breast high PA'RCEL, S. a small bundle; a part of a whole Paro'chial, a. belonging to a parish Paro'tida-sa'livary, a. glands so named because near the ear PARTICLE, S. any small quantity of a greater substance; a word unvaried by inflection PARTICULAR, s. a single instance; a minute detail of things singly enumerated. In Particular, peculiarly; distinctly PARTICULARLY, ad. in an extraordinary degree; distinctly Pa'ssage, S. act of passing; road; way; entrance or exit; part of a book Pa'ssenger, *. traveller; a wayfarer; one who hires in auy vehicle the liberty of travelling Pa'ssionate, a. moved by passion; easily moved to anger Pa'ssive, a. unresisting; suffering; not acting Pa'storal, a. rural; rustic; Imitating shepherds PATHETIC, a. affecting the passions; moving Pa'thos, S. passion; warmth; affection of the mind PATHWAY, 9. a road; a narrow way to he passed on foot. Patience, *. the power of suffering; perseverance PATIENTLY, ad. with steadfast resignation; with hopeful confidence PATRIARCH, *. one who governs by paternal right; the father and ruler of a family Pa'trimony, S. an estate possessed by inheritance PA'TRIOT, S. one who loves his country Pa'trom, S. one who countenances, supports, or protects; defender Pea cearle, a. not quarrelsome; not turbulent Pe'ctoral, a. belonging to the breast PECULIAR, a. appropriate; not common to other things; particular PECULIARITY, S. particularity; something found only in one Pe'destal, #. the lower member of a pillar; the basis of a statue Pe'diment, S. an ornament that finishes the fronts of buildings, and serves ss a decoration over gates Pe'nance, S. infliction, either public or private, suffered as an expression of repentance for sin Pe'ndulous, a. hanging Pe'netrate, V. a. enter beyond the surface; make way into a body; affect the mind Peninsula, s. land almost surrounded by water PERCEIVE, V. a. discover by some sensible effects; know; observe PERCEPTIBLE, a. such as may be known or observed Perfo'rm, V. a. execute; do; accomplish PERIOD, S. length of duration; a complete sentence from one full stop to another; the end or conclusion Fe'rish, V. n. die; be destroyed; be lost; come to nothing Permanent, a. durable; unchanged; of long con tinuance PERNICIOUS, a. destructive; baneful PERPENDICULAR, a. a straight line up and down PERPETUAL, a. never-ceasing; continual PERPLEX, V. a. disturb; distract; tease; plague PERPLEXITY, S. anxiety; entanglement Pe'rsecdte, V. a. to harass or pursue with malignity PERSEVERANCE, *. persistence in any design or attempt; constancy in progress Pertina city, S. obstinacy; stubbornness; con stancy PERTURBATION, s. restlessness; disturbance PETITION, s. request; entreaty; single branch or article of prayer Pha'lanx, *. a troop of men closely embodied PHILOSOPHER, *. a man deep in knowledge Phy'sical o. relating to nature or to natural philo- PILGRIMAGE, S. a long journey Prous, a. careful of the duties owed by created beings to God; godly; religious Pi'rate, *. a sea robber Pista chio, S. a dry fruit of an oblong figure Pla carle, a. willing or able to be appeased sive of sorrow Pla'netary, a. pertaining to the planets; produced by the planets Plantation, S. a place planted; a colony PLEASANT, a. delightful; cheerful; merry PLENTIFUL, a. copious; fruitful; abundant PLIABLE, a. flexible; easy to be bent; easy to be persuaded; capable of being plied PLIANT, a. bending; flexible; easy to take a form Plu'mage, s. feathers; suit of feathers Pny'x, s. a place where assemblies of the people were held Po'etry, S. sublime thought expressed in sublime language POIGNANCY, s. power of irritation; sharpness Poi'son, *. that which taken into the body destroys or injures life; anything infectious or malignant POLITE, a. glossy; smooth; elegant of manners POLITICAL, a. that which relates to politics; that which relates to public affairs; also cunning, skilful Po'pular, a. vulgar; familiar; well known POPULARITY, *. state of being favoured by the people; representation suited to vulgar conception Pofdla'tion, *. the state of a country with respect to numbers of people Po'rtarle, a. manageable by the hand; support able POSITION, s. state of being placed; situation Po'sitive, a. absolute; particular; real; certain Posse'ss, V. a. have as an owner; be master of; seize; obtain POSSE'SSION, *. property; the thing possessed PO'SSIBLE, a. having the power to be or to be done; not contrary to the nature of things Poste'rity, S. succeeding generations Po'wer, s. command; authority; ability; strength; faculty of the mind Practicarle, a. capable of being practised PRACTICAL, a. relating to action; not merely speculative PRÆTOR, s. a functionary among the ancient Ro PREDOMINANCE, s. prevalence; ascendancy Predominant, a. prevalent; ascendant; supreme influence PREDOMINATE, r. n. prevail; be supreme In Influ ence PREFIX, v. a. appoint beforehand; settle; establish: nut before another thing Preliminary, a. previous; Introductory Presudice, s. prepossession; judgment formed beforehand; mischief; injury Preparation, *. anything made by process of Prerogative, s. an exclusive or peculiar privilege PRE'SENT, a. not past; not future; ready at hand; PRESERVe, v. a. save; keep; defend from destruc- Presumption, s. arrogance; blind confidence PRINCIPAL, a. chief; capital; essential; import- PRI'NCIPLE, S. constituent part; original cause Prorarly, ad. very likely PROBA'TION, S. proof; trial; noviciate Procer'd, V. n. pass from one thing or place to another; go forward; issue; arite; carry on; act; transact PRO'CESS, S. course of law; course Proce'ssion, S. a train marching in ceremonious solemnity PRODIGIOUS, a. enormous; amazing; monstrous PRODUCE, S. amount; profit; that which anything yields or brings PRODUCE, V. a. offer to the view or notice; bear; cause; effect Production, S. the act of producing; fruit; pro- PROFE'SSION, s. vocation; known employment Propu'sion, s. extravagance; abundance PROJECT, V. a. throw out; scheme; contrive; form PRO'PAGATE, V. a. extend; widen; promote PROPHECY, *. a declaration of something to come PROPRIETOR, *. possessor in his own right Prosa'ic, a. belonging to or resembling prose PROVIDE, v. a. procure; furnish; supply; stipulate Province, *. a conquered country; a region Pta'rmigan, *. (pronounced tdr-mi^gan) a bird of PUBLIC, *. the people; general view; open view Pu'lley, S. a small wheel turning on a pivot, with a furrow on its outside, in which a rope runs Pu'nish, V. a. to chastise; to afflict with penalties or death for some crime Pu'nished, a chastised Pu'pil, *. a scholar; one under the care of a tutor Pu'rity, *. cleanness; freedom from foulness or Pu'ZZLE, v. a. perplex; confound; tease; entangle PYTHAGORAS, *. the originator of the present system universe RA'DIANT, a. shining; emitting rays RAMIFICATION, s. division or separation into RAPA'CIOUS, a. given to plunder; seizing by vio- RAPIDITY, *. celerity; velocity; swiftness Ra'pture, 8. transport; haste Ra'ttle, *. a quick noise nimbly repeated; empty and loud talk; a plant RATTLESNAKE, 5. a kind of serpent, which has a rattle at the end of its tail REA'CTION, S. the reciprocation of any impulse or force impressed, made by the body on which such an impression is made Re'alise, V. a. bring into being or act; convert money into land REA'SON, S. the power by which man deduces one proposition from another; cause; ground or principle; motive; moderation REA'SONABLENESS, 8. the faculty of reason REA'SONING, 8. an argument Rere'llion *. insurrection against lawful authority RECEI'VE, V. a. obtainI admitI entertain as a guest RECEPTACLE, S. a vessel or place into which any- Recognition, *. review; renovation of knowledge; acknowledgment; memorial RECOLLECTION, *. recovery of motion; revival in the memory RECOMMEND, v. a. make acceptable; praise another; commit with prayers RECOMMENDATION, 8. the act of recommending; that which secures to one a kind reception from another Re'compense, S. reward; compensation RE'COMPENSE, V. a. repay; reward; redeem Re'cord, S. register; authentic memorial RECREATION, S. relief after toil or pain; amusement; diversion RECTIFY, V. a. to make right Rk'CTITUDE, S. straightness; rightness; uprightness REDU/CE, V. a. bring back; subdue; degrade Refract, V. n. break the natural course of rays Kega'lia, S. ensigns of Royalty REGA'rd, V. a. observe; remark; pay attention to REGULAR, a: methodical; orderly REJECT, c. a. cast off; refuse; throw aside Re'LATIVe, s. a near friend; a relation; a kinsman Relaxed, a. slackened; loosened; let loose; di- Relea'se, V. a. quit; let go; slacken; free from RELIEVE, V. a. ease pain or sorrow; succour by Religion, S. a system of divine faith and worship REMARKABLE, a. observable; worthy of note Re'nder, v. a. restoreI give back; represent; ex- exhibit to show Representation, s. image; likeness; public exhibition REPRIE'VE, s. respite after sentence of death REPRI'SAL, s. something seized by way of retaliation for robbery or injury REPTILE, *. an animal that creeps on many feet REPUGNANT, a. disobedient; contrary; opposite REPUTATION, s. character of good or bad; credit REQUE'ST, S. petition; entreaty; demand REQUIEM, S. a hymn, in which they ask for the dead, requiem or rest Requisite, a. neceasary RE'SCUE, r. a. set free from any violence, confinement, or danger Resemrle, v. a. to be like; to compare; to represent as like something else RESE'NTMENT, s. anger; deep sense of injury RE'SIDENCE, s. dwelling; place of abode RESPECTIVE, a. particular; relating to particular Respira'tion *. the act of breathing; relief from toil tiful lnatre Responsirle, a. answerable; accountable Restraint, S. abridgment of liberty; prohibition; Retaliation, S. requital; return of like for like RE'TINUE, *. a number attending upon a principal Retrospection, *. act or faculty of looking back ward RETURN, S. the act of coming back to the same place; act of restoring or giving back REVELA'TION, S. discovery; communication; apocalypse; the prophecy of St. John, revealing future things REVENUE, *. income; annual profits received from lands or other funds REVERENCE, *. veneration; respect; title of the Reve'rse, V. a. turn upside down; overturn nose RHODODENDRON, s. the rose-bay RI BALDRY, s. mean, lewd, brutal language Ri'vulet, S. a small river; streamlet; brook ROMANtic, a. wild; fanciful Roo'kery, *. a nursery of rooks Rota'list, S. adherent to a King Re Ry, s. a precious stone of a red colour Ru'stic, a. rough; rude; pertaining to the country SA'CRAMENT, *. an oath; an outward and visible Sa'cred, a. immediately relating to God; holy covery Sa'line, a. consisting of salt; constituting salt time SECRET, s. something studiously hidden; privacy; solitude; a thing unknown SECRETE, V. a. put aside; hide SECURITY, *. protection; safety; certainty SELE CT, V. a. choose in preference to others rejected SENSATion, *. perception by means of the senses Srnso'riom, s. the seat of sense; organ of sensation Separation, 3. the act of separating; disunion SERENITY, *. calmness; mild temperature; peace; SE'RIES, *. sequence; order; succession; course Serra ted, a. formed with jags or indentures, like the edge of a saw SE'RVANT, S. one who attends another, and acts at b*s command SE'RVICEABLE, a. active; diligent; officious; useful; beneficial Se'veral, a. different; divers; many Shanty, s. a temporary wooden building SIGNAl, s. a notice given by a sign; a sign that Signify, -, a. to declare; to make known; to de- same time Since'rity, *. honesty of intention Singer, >. one that sings; one whose profession or business is to sing SI'NGULAR, a. single; particular SITUATE, part. a. placed with respect to anything else; consisting Skeleton, 3. the bones of the body preserved together, as much as can be, in their natural situation Skirmish, S. slight fight; contest Sla'ty, a. having the nature of slate Sleight, *. artful trick; dexterous practice SLU'GGISH, O. slow; slothful; lazy; inactive Sorriety, *. soberness; calmness; gravity Society, s. company; community So'cket, s. a hollow pipe; the receptacle of the eye So'LEMN, a. religiously grave; awful; grave SO'LID, a. not liquid; not fluid; not hollow; com- SO'LITARY, a. living alone; not having company So'rrow, 5. grief; pain for something past; sadness Spa'ngle, 3. any little thing sparkling and shining SAU'RIAN s. a reptile belonging to the order of SPANIEL, S. a dog used for sport in the field, remark Sauria or lizards SAVA'NNA, S. an open meadow without wood SCENERY, S. the appearances of places or things; the disposition of the scenes of a play SCE'PTRE, S. the ensign of royalty borne in the hand SCIENCE, 8. knowledge; certainty grounded on demonstration able for sagacity and obedience SPEAKER, s. oue that speaks; the prolocutor of the Commona SPECIES, 3. a sort; class of nature; show Specimen, S. sample; » part of anything exhibited, that the rest may be known SPECTACLE, 8. a show; sight SPECTATOR, s. a looker-on; a beholder SPECULATION, s. examination by the eye; view; spy Spider, S. the animal that spins a web for flies STA'GNATE, v. a. lie motionless; have no stream STATESMAn, *. a politician one employed in pub lic Affairs STATION, V. a. place in a certain post or place Sta tue, *. an image; solid representation of any living being Sta'turk, s. the height of any animal STO'IC, s. an ancient philosopher of a particnlar sect, that met under the Stoa or portico of the temple Sto'ical, a. pertaining to the Stoics STRA'TAGEM, S. an artifice in war; a trick by which some advantage is gained STRUCTURE, S. building; form Struggle, V. n. labour; strive; contend Student, *. a bookish man; a scholar Stupendous, a. wonderful; amazing; astonishing Stu'pify, V. a. make stupid; deprive of sensibility Sur-divi'de, V. a. to divide a part into more parts Surdivision, S. the act of subdividing; the parts distinguished by a second division SUBDUE, v. a. crush; oppress; conquer; tame Su'rject, *. one who lives under the dominion of another; that on which any operation is performed Surmerge, v. a. to put under water; to drown Surmissive, a. bumble Sursequent, a. following in train SUBSI'STENCE, Ss. competence; means of supporting life; inherence in something else SUBSTANCE, S. something real, not imaginary; wealth; means of life S'UBSTITUTE, S. one placed by another to act with delegated power SUBTERRANEOUS, a. lying under the earth Su'ccerd. v. a. follow; prosper Successful, a. prosperous; happy; fortunate SUCCE'SSION, S. a series of persons or things following one another; a lineage So'ccour, s. aid; assistance; help in distress SUDDEN, a. coming unexpectedly; hasty; violent SUFFICE, P. a. afford; supply; satisfy So'mwok, V. a call up; raise ; admonish to appear else Supeiundu ce, v. a. bring in as an addition to something else Superintendence, S. superior care; the act of overseeing with authority Superintendent, S. one who overlooks others authoritatively Superior, a. higher; greater in dignity or excellence; preferable; upper SUPERIORITY, s. pre-eminence; the quality of being greater or higher than another SUPERSE'DE. V a. make void by superior power SUPERSTITIOUS, a. full of idle fancies or scruples with regard to religion Suppli'. v. n. fill np a deficiency; yield; afford; accommodate; furnish Supply', S. relief of want; cure of deficiencies S'URPLUS, S. overplus; what remains when use is atisfied SURROUND, v. m. environ; encompass; enclose on all sides Survey, V. a. view as examining; measure and estimate land; overlook Susceptirle, a. capable of anything SUSPICION, *. the act of suspecting; imagination of something ill without proof Swa'llow, V. n. take down the throat; take in Sy'cophant, *. tale-bearer SY'MMETRY, *. adaptation of parts to each other; proportion; harmony Symphony, S. harmony of mingled sounds Sy'stem, *. any combination of many things acting together Systema'tic, a. methodical; written or formed with regular subordination of one part to another are viewed TEA'CHER, S. one who teaches; an instructor Te'mperance, S. moderation in meat and drink; freeness from ardent passion TE'MPERATE, a. moderate in meat and drink; free from ardent passion; not excessive Te'mperature, S. constitution of nature; degree of any qualities; moderation Te'mple, S. a place appropriated to acts of religion; the upper part of the sides of the head TE'MPORAL, a. measured by time secular; not spiritual TEMPTATION, *. the act of tempting TENA CITY, S. adhesion of one part to another TENDENCY, S. direction or course toward any place, object, inference, or result Te'nder, a. soft; sensible; delicate; gentle; mild; young; weak, as tender age Te'ndril, *. the clasp of a vine or other climbing plant Te'nement, S. anything held by a tenant Tenu'ity, S. thinness; smallneas; poverty Te'rminate, V. n. have an end; be limited; end Termination, *. the end TERRESTRIAl, a. earthly Te'rrirle, a. dreadful; formidable; causing fear Te'RRIEr, s. a kind of dog Te'ekitory, *. land; country TE'RROR, S. fear communicated; fear received; the cause of fear Te'xture *. the act of weaving; a web; a thing woven; combination of parts The'refore, ad. for this reason; consequently THOUSAND, a. or s. the number of ten hundred Tide, S. time; alternate ebb and flow of the sea TIMID, a. fearful; wanting courage Ti'morous, a. fearful; terrified; susceptible of TO'RTURE, S. torments judicially inflicted; pain TRA'GI-CO'MEDY, s. a drama compounded of merry | UNRETA'LIATED, part. unreturned, applied to inand serious things Train, V. a. draw along; entice; educate Tranquillity, S. quietness; peace; freedom from Transa ct, V. a. manage; negotiate; perform TuANSITION, s. removal; passage from one to an- TRANSMIT, V. a. send from one placo to another Tra'vel, S. journey; labour; toil TRA'VEL, V. n. make travels; move; go Tra'verse, V. a. to cross; to lay athwart; to cross by way of opposition; to wander over TREA CHEROUS, a. faithless; guilty of deserting or betraying TREA CHERY, S. perfidy; breach of faith TREASURER, S. one who has the care of money; one who has the charge of treasure Tre'llis, *. a structure of iron, wood, or osier, Tre'mour, S. the state of trembling or quivering Tri'angle, s. a figure of three angles Trirunal, S. the seat of a judge; a court of justice TRIBUTE, S. payment in acknowledgment; subjection TRIPLE, a. threefold; treble TRIUMPH, *. victory; conquest TRIUMPHANT, a. victorious; celebrating a victory TROUBLE, V. n. disturb; afflict; tease; disorder Teu'nnions, S. the knobs or bunchings of a gun, Tu'nic, *. part of the Roman dress, natural cover- Tu'nnel, *. funnel; shaft of a chimney; passage under ground Tu'KBAn, s. the covering worn by the Turks on their heads Tu'rpitude, S. shamefulncss; baseness Tt'rant, S. an absolute monarch governing im- Una'lterarle, a. unchangeable; immutable Unawa're, ad. unexpectedly; without thought Undaunted, a. unsubdued by fear; not depressed juriea Unsa'y, v. a. retract; deny what has been said UnVi'tiAted, part, pure; not defiled UNWIELDY, a. unmanageable; not easily moving, Urge, V. a. press; incite; provoke; solicit rank colours Va'rious, a. different; several; diversified Va'ry, V. a. change; change to something else VEGETATIVE, a. having the power to produce VEHICLE, S. a conveyance Ve'nerarle, a. old; to be treated with reverence VENTILATOR, *. an instrument contrived to supply VENTURE, V. n. dare; run hazard; engage in Ve'rify, V. n. justify against the charge of falsehood; confirm; to prove true Ve'rily, ad. in truth; certainly Ve'ssel, S. any capacity; anything containing; Vesu'vuts, *. a burning mountain near Naples VIGIL, *. watch; a fast kept before a holiday VILLAGE, S. a small collection of houses Vindicate, V. a. justify; clear; assert; revenge VINTAGE, S. the produce of the vine for the year; the time in which grapes are gathered VIOLATION, *. infringement of a law VIOLENT, a. forcible; unseasonably vehement VIRULENT, a. poisonous; venomous; poisoned in Vi'sibLE, a. perceptible by the eye; apparent seeing; a supernatural appearance; a spectre; a phan- UNDIMI'NISHED, a. not to be lessened; incapable of VI'TIATE, v. a. deprave; spoil; make less pure being lessened UNDISCOVERED, a. not seen; not found out UNIFORMITY, s. conforming to one pattern with UNIVERSAL, S. the whole U'NIVERSE, S. the general system of things UNJU'STIFIABLE, a. not to be defended UNMO'ULTED, part. unchanged in feather UNPA'LATEABLE, a. nauseous, disgusting VOLCA'NO, s. a burning mountain VO'TARY, s. one devoted, as by a vow, to any parti- WA'NTONLY, ad. sportively; carelessly WEA'PON, S. an instrument of offence; something WI'STFUL, a. attentive; earnest; full of thought |