Various
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CO'MPARABLE, a. capable of being compared; of equal regard
COMPA'RE, v.n. make one thing the measure of another; find a likeness of one thing with another
COMPA'RISON, s. the act of comparing; state of being compared; comparative estimate
COMPE'TE, v.a. to vie; to contend; to strive; to endeavour to outstrip
COMPLA'INT, s. representation of pains or injuries; malady; remonstrance against
COMPLAI'SANCE, s. civility; desire of pleasing
COMPLE'TION, s. accomplishment; act of fulfilling
COMPLI'ANCE, s. the act of yielding to any design or demand
CO'MPLICATE, v.a. to render difficult and incomprehendable; to join one with another
COMPOSI'TION, s. a mass formed by mingling different ingredients; written work
COMPREHE'ND, v.a. comprise; include; conceive; understand
CONCE'AL, v.a. hide; keep secret; cover
CONCE'IT, s. vain pride
CONCE'NTRIC, a. having one common centre
CONCE'PTION, s. the act of conceiving; state of being conceived; notion; sentiment
CONCE'SSION, s. the act of granting or yielding
CONCI'LIATE, v.a. to gain; to win; to reconcile
CONCI'SE, a. short; brief; not longer than is really needful
CONCO'CT, v.a. to devise
CO'NCORD, s. agreement between persons or things; peace; union; a compact
CONCU'SSION, s. the state of being shaken
CONDE'NSE, v.n. to grow close and weighty
CONDI'TION, s. rank; property; state
CO'NDOR, s. a monstrous bird in America
CONDU'CT, v.a. lend; accompany; manage
CONE, s. a solid body, of which the base is circular, but which ends in a point
CONFE'R, v.a. compare; give; bestow; contribute; conduce
CO'NFERENCE, s. formal discourse; an appointed meeting for discussing some point by personal debate
CONFE'SS, v.a. acknowledge a crime; own; avow; grant
CONFI'NEMENT, s. imprisonment; restraint of liberty
CO'NFLUENCE, s. the joining together of rivers; a concourse; the act of joining together
CONFORMA'TION, s. the form of things as relating to each other; the act of producing suitableness or conformity to anything
CONFO'RMITY, s. similitude; consistency
CONGE'NER, s. a thing of the same kind or nature
CONGE'NIAL, a. partaking of the same genius
CONGLO'MERATE, v.a. to gather into a ball, like a ball of thread
CO'NICAL, a. in the shape of a cone
CONJE'CTURE, s. guess; imperfect knowledge; idea
CONNEC'TION, s. union
CO'NQUER, v.a. gain by conquest; win; subdue
CO'NQUEROR, s. a victor; one that conquers
CO'NQUEST, s. a victory
CO'NSCIENCE, s. the faculty by which we judge of the goodness or wickedness of ourselves
CO'NSCIOUS, a. endowed with the power of knowing one's own thoughts and actions; bearing witness by the dictates of conscience to anything
CONSCRI'PTION, s. an enrolling or registering
CO'NSECRATE, v.a. to make sacred; to canonize
CO'NSEQUENCE, s. that which follows from any cause or principle; effect of a cause
CO'NSEQUENT, a. following by rational deduction; following as the effect of a cause
CONSI'DERABLE, a. worthy of consideration; important; valuable
CONSI'ST, v.n. subsist; be composed; be comprised
CONSI'STENCE, s. state with respect to material existence; degree of denseness or rarity
CONSI'STENCY, s. adhesion; agreement with itself or with any other thing
CONSPI'CUOUS, a. obvious to the sight
CO'NSTANT, a. firm; fixed; certain; unvaried
CONSTELLA'TION, s. a cluster of fixed stars; an assemblage of splendours
CONSTERNA'TION, s. astonishment; amazement; wonder
CO'NSTITUTE, v.a. give formal existence; produce; erect; appoint another in an office
CONSTRU'CT, v.a. build; form; compile
CONSTRU'CTION, s. the act of building; structure; form of building
CONSTR'UCTIVE, a. by construction
CONSU'MPTION, s. the act of consuming; waste; a disease; a waste of muscular flesh
CO'NTACT, s. touch; close union
CONTA'GIOUS, a. infectious; caught by approach
CONTA'IN, v.a. hold; comprehend; restrain
CONTE'MPLATE, v.a. study; meditate; muse; think studiously with long attention
CONTEMPLA'TION, s. meditation; studious thought
CONTE'MPLATIVE, a. given to thought or study
CONTE'MPORARY, s. one who lives at the same time with another
CONTE'MPTIBLE, a. worthy of contempt, of scorn; neglected; despicable
CO'NTEST, s. dispute; difference; debate
CONTE'ST, v.a. to strive; to vie; to contend
CONTI'GUOUS, a. meeting so as to touch
CO'NTINENT, s. land not disjoined by the sea from other lands; that which contains anything; one of the quarters of the globe
CONTI'NGENCY, s. accidental possibility
CONTI'NUE, v.n. remain in the same state; last; persevere
CONTRA'CT, v.a. to shrink up; to grow short; to bargain
CO'NTRARY, a. opposite; contradictory; adverse
CONTRI'VANCE, s. the act of contriving; scheme; plan; plot
CONVE'NIENCE, s. fitness; ease; cause of ease
CONVE'NIENT, a. fit; suitable; proper; well adapted
CO'NVENT, s. an assembly of religious persons; a monastery; a nunnery
CO'NVERSE, s. conversation; acquaintance; familiarity
CONVE'RSION, s. change from one state to another
CONVE'RT, v.a. change into another substance; change from one religion to another; turn from a bad to a good life; apply to any use
CONVE'Y, v.a. carry; transport from one place to another; bring; transfer
CONVU'LSIVE, a. that gives twitches or spasms
CO'PIOUS, a. plentiful; abundant
CO'PPICE, s. a low wood; a place overrun with brushwood
CO'RDIAL, a. reviving; hearty; sincere
CORONA'TION, s. the act of crowning a King
CORPORA'TION, s. a body politic, constituted by Royal charter
CORPO'REAL, a. having a body; material; not spiritual
CORRE'CT, v.a. punish; discipline; remark faults; take away fault
CORRESPONDENCE, s. intercourse; relation; friendship
CO'UNCILLOR, s. one that gives counsel
COU'NTENANCE, s. the form of the face; air; look; calmness of look; patronage
CO'UNTRY, s. a tract of land; a region; rural parts
CO'URAGE, s. bravery; boldness
CO'VERING, s. dress; anything spread over another
CRA'FTY, a. cunning; knowing; scheming; politic
CRA'TER, s. the bowl, opening, or funnel of a volcano
CREA'TION, s. the act of creating; universe
CREA'TOR, s. the Divine Being that created all things
CRE'ATURE, s. a being created; a general term for man
CRE'VICE, s. a crack; a cleft; a narrow opening
CRI'MINAL, s. a man accused; a man guilty of a crime
CRI'MINA'LITY, s. the act of being guilty of a crime
CRI'TIC, s. a judge; otherwise a censurer
CRI'TICAL, a. relating to criticism
CRO'CODILE, s an amphibious voracious animal, in shape like a lizard
CROO'KED, a. bent; winding; perverse
CRU'ELTY, s. inhumanity; savageness; act of intentional affliction
CRU'SADE, s. an expedition against the infidels; a holy war
CRY'STAL, s. crystals are hard, pellucid, and naturally colourless bodies, of regular angular figures
CU'LPABLE, a. criminal; guilty; blamable
CU'LTIVATE, v.a. forward or improve the product of the earth by manual industry; improve
CULTIVA'TION, s. improvement in general
CU'POLA, s. a dome
CU'RFEW, s. an evening peal, by which the Conqueror willed that every man should rake up his fire and put out his light
CURIO'SITY, s. inquisitiveness; nice experiment; an object of curiosity; rarity
CU'RIOUS, a. inquisitive; desirous of information; difficult to please; diligent about; elegant; neat; artful
CU'RRENT, a. passing from hand to hand; authoritative; common; what is now passing
CU'STOM, s. habit; fashion; practice of buying of certain persons
CY'MBAL, s. a kind of musical instrument
CY'PRESS, s. a tall straight tree. It is the emblem of mourning
DALMA'TIA, s. a province of Austria
DALMA'TIAN, a. belonging to Dalmatia
DA'MAGE, s. mischief; hurt; loss
DA'NGER, s. risk; hazard; peril
DA'NGEROUS, a. hazardous; perilous
DA'STARDLY, ad. cowardly; mean; timorous
DA'UNTED, a. discouraged
DECE'PTION, s. the act or means of deceiving; cheat; fraud; the state of being deceived
DECLI'NE, v.a. shun; avoid; refuse; bring down
DE'CORATE, v.a. adorn; embellish; beautify
DECORA'TION, s. ornament; added beauty
DE'DICATE, v.a. to inscribe
DEFA'CE, v. a destroy; raze; ruin; disfigure
DEFE'CTIVE, a. wanting the just quantity; full of defects; imperfect; faulty
DEFE'NCE, s. guard; protection; resistance
DEFI'CIENCY, s. want; something less than is necessary; imperfection
DEGE'NERACY, s. departure from the virtue of our ancestors
DEGE'NERATE, a. unworthy; base
DE'ITY, s. divinity; the nature and essence of God; fabulous Rod; the supposed divinity of a heathen god
DE'LICACY, s. daintiness; softness; feminine beauty; nicety; gentle treatment; smallness
DE'LICATE, s fine; soft; pure; clear; unable to bear hardships; effeminate
DELI'CIOUS, a. sweet; delicate; agreeable
DELI'GHT, v.a. please; content; satisfy
DELI'NEATE, v.a. to paint; to represent; to describe
DELI'VER, v.a. set free; release; give; save; surrender
DE'LUGE, v.a. flood
DE'LUGE, v.a. drown; lay totally under water; overwhelm; cause to sink
DEME'ANOUR, s. carriage; behaviour
DEMO'LISH, v.a. raze; destroy; swallow up
DEMONSTRA'TION, s. the highest degree of argumental evidence
DENO'MINATE, v.a. to name anything
DEPA'RTMENT, s. separate allotment; province or business assigned to a particular person
DEPO'RTMENT, s carriage; bearing
DEPO'SIT, s. a pledge; anything given as a security
DEPO'SIT, v.a. lay up; lay aside
DEPRA'VITY, s. corruption
DE'PREDA'TION, s. a robbing; a spoiling; waste
DEPRI'VE, v.a. bereave one of a thing; hinder; debar from
DE'RVISE, s. a Turkish priest
DESCE'NDANT, s. the offspring of an ancestor
DESCRI'BE, v.a. mark out; define
DESCRI'PTION, s. the sentence or passage in which anything is described
DESCRY', v.a. give notice of anything suddenly discovered; detect; discover
DE'SERT, s. a wilderness; solitude; waste country
DESE'RVE, v.a. be entitled to reward or punishment
DESI'GN, s. an intention; a purpose; a scheme
DESIGNA'TION, s. appointment; direction; intention to design
DESI'RE, v.a. wish; long for; intreat
DE'SOLATE, a. without inhabitants; solitary; laid waste
DESPA'TCH, s. to send away hastily; to do business quickly; to put to death
DE'SPERATE, a. without hope; rash; mad; furious
DE'SPICABLE, a. worthy of scorn; contemptible
DESPI'SE, v.a. scorn; condemn; slight; abhor
DE'SPOTISM, s. absolute power
DESTINA'TION, s. the place where it was our destiny to go; fate; doom
DE'STINE, v.a. doom; devote
DE'STINY, s. doom; fate
DE'STITUTE, a. forsaken; abject; in want of
DESTRO'Y, v.a. lay waste; make desolate; put an end to
DESTRU'CTION, s. the act of destroying; the state of being destroyed; ruin
DETA'CH, v.a. separate; disengage
DETA'CHMENT, s. a body of troops sent out from the main army
DETE'R, v.a. fright from anything
DETERMINA'TION, s. absolute direction to a certain end; the result of deliberation; judicial decision
DETE'RMINE, v.a. fix; settle; resolve; decide
DETE'STABLE, a. hateful; abominable; odious
DETRA'CTION, s. the withdrawing or taking off from a thing
DETRU'DE, v.a. thrust down; force into a lower place
DEVASTA'TION, s. waste; havoc; desolation; destruction
DEVE'LOP, v.a. to disentangle; to disengage from something that enfolds and conceals
DEVIA'TION, s. the act of quitting the right way; wandering
DEVO'TE, v.a. dedicate; consecrate
DE'VOTEE, s. one erroneously or superstitiously religious; a bigot
DEVO'TION, s. piety; prayer; strong affection; power
DE'XTEROUS, a. subtle; full of expedients; expert; active; ready
DIABO'LICAL, a. devilish
DI'ADEM, s. the mark of Royalty worn on the head
DI'AL, s. a plate marked with lines, where a hand or shadow shows the hour
DI'ALECT, s. subdivision of a language; style; manner of expression
DI'ALOGUE, s. a discussion between two persons
DIA'METER, s. the straight line which, passing through the centre of a circle, divides it into two equal parts
DI'AMOND, s. the most valuable and hardest of all the gems; a brilliant
DI'FFER, v.n. be distinguished from; contend; be of a contrary opinion
DI'FFERENT, a. distinct; unlike; dissimilar
DIFFICULTY, s. hardness; something hard to accomplish; distress; perplexity in affairs
DI'GNITY, s. rank of elevation; grandeur of mien; high place
DILA'TE, v n. widen; grow wide; speak largely
DI'LIGENCE, s. industry; assiduity
DIMI'NISH, v.a. to make less
DIMI'NUTIVE, a. small; narrow; contracted
DIRE'CT, v.a. aim at a straight line; regulate; order; command; adjust; mark out a certain course
DIRE'CTION, s. tendency of motion impressed by a certain impulse; order; command; prescription
DIRE'CTLY, ad. immediately; apparently; in a straight line
DISAGRE'EABLE, a. unpleasing; offensive
DISA'STROUS, a. calamitous
DISCI'PLE, s. a scholar; one that professes to receive instruction from another
DISCIPLINE, s. education; the art of cultivating the mind; a state of subjection
DISCONCE'RT, v.a. unsettle the mind; discompose
DISCOU'RAGE, v.a. depress; deprive of confidence
DISCO'VER, v.a. disclose; bring to light; find out
DISCO'VERY, s. the act of finding anything hidden
DISCRI'MINATION, s. the state of being distinguished from other persons or things; the mark of distinction
DISHO'NOUR, s. reproach; disgrace; ignominy
DISLO'DGE, v.a. to go to another place; to drive or remove from a place
DISMA'NTLE, v.a. strip; deprive of a dress; strip a town of its outworks; loose
DISMA'Y, s. fall of courage; desertion of mind
DISOBE'DIENCE, s. the act of disobeying; inattention to the words of those who have right to command
DISO'RDER, s. irregularity; tumult; sickness
DISPA'RAGEMENT, s. reproach; disgrace; indignity
DISPLA'Y, v.a. exhibit; talk without restraint
DISPOSI'TION, s. order; method; temper of mind
DISQUI'ETUDE, s. uneasiness
DI'SREGARD, v.a. to slight; to neglect
DI'SSIPATE, v.a. scatter every way; disperse; scatter the attention
DISSO'LVE, v.n. be melted; fall to nothing
DISTANCE, s. remoteness in place; retraction of kindness; reserve
DISTE'MPER, s. disease; malady; bad constitution of the mind
DISTI'NCTION, s. the act of discerning one as preferable to the other; note of difference; honourable note of superiority; discernment
DISTINCTLY, ad. not confusedly; plainly; clearly
DISTRE'SS, s. calamity; misery; misfortune
DISTRI'BUTE, v.a. to deal out; to dispensate
DI'STRICT, s. region; country; territory
DIVE'RGE, v.n. send various ways from one point
DIVE'RSIFY, v.a. make different from another
DIVE'RSION, s. the act of turning anything off from its course
DIVE'RSITY, s. difference; dissimilitude; unlikeness; variety
DIVI'DE, v.a. part one whole in different pieces; separate; deal out
DI'VIDEND, s. a share
DO'CILE, a. teachable; easily instructed; tractable
DOMA'IN, s. dominion; possession; estate; empire
DOME'STIC, a. belonging to the house; private
DOME'STICATE, v.a. make domestic; withdraw from the public
DOMI'NION, s. sovereign authority; power; territory
DO'RSAL, a. pertaining to the back
DO'UBLE, a. two of a sort; in pairs; twice as much
DRAMA'TIC, a. representable by action
DRA'MATIST, s. author of dramatic compositions
DRAW'INGROOM, s. a room to which company withdraw—originally withdrawing-room
DRE'ADFUL, a. terrible; frightful
DRE'ARINESS, s. gloominess; sorrowfulness
DRE'ARY, a. sorrowful; gloomy; dismal; horrid
DU'CAT, s. a coin struck by Dukes; in silver valued at about four shillings and sixpence, in gold at nine shillings and sixpence
DURA'TION, s. power of continuance; length of continuance
DU'RING, prep. for the time of the continuance
EA'RLY, ad. soon; betimes
EA'RTHQUAKE, s. tremour or convulsion of the earth
EA'STERN, a. belonging to the east; lying to the east; oriental
EA'SY, a. not difficult; ready; contented; at rest
ECLI'PSE, s. an obscuration of the heavenly luminaries; darkness; obscuration
ECO'NOMY, s. frugality; discretion of expense; system of matter
E'DIFICE, s. a fabric; a building
EDI'TION, s. publication of anything, particularly of a book
EDUCA'TION, s. formation of manners in youth
EFFE'CT, s. that which is produced by an operating cause; success; purpose; meaning; consequence
EFFE'CTUAL, a. productive of effects; expressive of facts
EFFE'MINACY, s. softness; unmanly delicacy
E'FFLUENCE, s. what issues from some other principle
E'FFULGENCE, s. lustre; brightness; splendour
EFFU'SE, v.a. to pour out; to spill, to shed
EJA'CULATION, s. an exclamation
ELA'BORATE, a. finished with care
ELE'CTRIC, a. relating to electricity
ELE'CTRO-MA'GNETISM, s. a branch of electrical science
E'LEGANCE, s. beauty, rather soothing than striking; beauty without grandeur
E'LEGY, s. a mournful song; short poem without points or turns
E'LEPHANT, s. a large quadruped
E'LEVA'TED, a. exalted; raised up; progressed in rank
ELEVA'TION, s. the act of raising up aloft; exaltation
ELOCU'TION, s. the power of fluent speech; the power of expression; eloquence; flow of language
E'LOQUENCE, s. the power or speaking with fluency and elegance
ELU'DE, v.a. to mock by unexpected escape
E'MANATE, v.a. to issue; to flow from something else
EMBA'LM, v.a. impregnate a body with aromatics, that it may resist putrefaction
EMBA'RK, v.n. to go on board a ship; to engage in any affair
EMBROI'DERY, s. variegated work; figures raised upon a ground
E'MERALD, s. a precious stone of a green colour
EME'RGE, v.n. to issue; to proceed; to rise
EME'RGENCY, s. the act of rising into view; any sudden occasion; pressing necessity
E'MINENCE, s. loftiness; height; summit; distinction
E'MINENT, a. celebrated; renowned
EMI'T, v.a. to send forth; to let fly; to dart
EMO'LUMENT, s. profit; advantage
E'MPEROR, s. a monarch of title and dignity superior to a king
EMPLO'Y, v.a. busy; keep at work; use as materials; trust with the management of any affairs; use as means
E'MULATE, v.a. to vie
EMULA'TION, s. rivalry; desire of superiority
ENA'BLE, v.a. make able; confer power
ENCA'MPMENT, s. the act of encamping or pitching tents; a camp
ENCHA'NTMENT, s. magical charms; spells; irresistible influence
ENCI'RCLING, a. environing; surrounding
ENCLO'SE, v.a. part from things or grounds common by a fence; surround; encompass
ENCOU'NTER, v.a. meet face to face; attack
ENCRO'ACHMENT, s. an unlawful gathering in upon another man; advance into the territories or rights of another
ENDA'NGER, v.a. put in hazard; incur the danger of
ENDU'RANCE, s. continuance; lastingness; delay
E'NEMY, s. foe; antagonist; any one who regards another with malevolence
ENERGE'TIC, a. operative; active; vigorous
E'NERGY, s. activity; quickness; vigour
ENGA'GE, v.a. employ; stake; unite; enlist; induce; fight
ENGINE'ER, s. one who manages engines; one who directs the artillery of an army
ENGRA'VER, s. a cutter in wood or other matter
ENGRA'VING, s. the work of an engraver
ENGRO'SS, v.a thicken; increase in bulk; fatten; to copy in a large hand
ENJO'Y, v.a. feel or perceive with pleasure; please; delight
ENLA'RGEMENT, s. increase; copious discourse
ENNO'BLE, v.a. to dignify; to exalt; to make famous
ENO'RMOUS, a. wicked beyond the common measure; exceeding in bulk the common measure
ENQUI'RY, s. interrogation; examination; search
ENRA'GE, v.a. irritate; make furious
ENSNA'RE, v.a. entrap; entangle in difficulties or perplexities
E'NTERPRISE, s. an undertaking of hazard; an arduous attempt
E'NTERPRISING, a. fond of enterprise
ENTHU'SIASM, s. a vain belief of private revelation; beat of imagination; elevation of fancy
E'NTRAILS, s. the intestines; internal parts
ENU'MERATE, v.a. reckon up singly; number
ENVE'LOPEMENT, s. covering; inwrapment
E'PIC, a. narrative
EPI'STLE, s. a letter
EPI'STOLARY, a. transacted by letters; relating to letters
E'QUAL, a. even; uniform; in just proportion
EQUITY, s. justice; impartiality
ERE'CT, a. upright; bold; confident
ERE'CT, v.a. raise; build; elevate; settle
E'RMINE, s. an animal found in cold countries, of which the fur is valuable, and used for the adornment of the person. A fur worn by judges in England
ERRO'NEOUS, a. wrong; unfounded; false; misled by error
ERU'PTION, s. the act of bursting out; sudden excursion of a hostile kind
ESCO'RT, v.a. convoy; guard from place to place
ESPE'CIAL, a. principal; chief
ESPE'CIALLY, ad. principally; chiefly; in an uncommon degree
ESPLANA'DE, s. the empty space between a citadel and the outskirts of a town
ESSE'NTIAL, a. necessary to the constitution or existence of anything; important in the highest degree
ESTA'BLISHMENT, s. settlement; fixed state
ESTRA'NGE, v.a. keep at a distance; withdraw
ETE'RNAL, a. without beginning or end; perpetual; unchanging
ETE'RNALLY, ad. incessantly; for evermore
ETE'RNITY, s. duration without beginning or end
ETHE'REAL, a. belonging to the higher regions
EVA'PORATE, v.a. to drive away in fumes
E'VENING, s. the close of the day; beginning of night
EVE'NTUALLY, ad. in the event; in the last result
E'VIDENT, a. plain; notorious
EXA'CT, a. nice; not deviating from rule; careful
EXA'MINE, v.a. search into; make inquiry into
EXA'MPLE, s. copy or pattern
E'XCAVATE, v.a. hollow; cut into hollows
EXCE'L, v.a. to outgo in good qualities; to surpass
E'XCELLENCE, s. the state of abounding in any good quality; dignity; goodness
E'XCELLENT, a. eminent in any good quality; of great value
EXCE'PT, prep , exclusively of; unless
EXCE'SSIVE, a. beyond the common proportion
EXCI'TE, v.a. rouse; animate
EXCLU'DE, v.a. shut out; debar
EXCLU'SIVE, a. having the power of excluding or denying admission
EXCRU'CIATE, v.a. torture; torment
EXCU'RSION, s. an expedition into some distant part
EXCU'RSIVE, a. rambling; deviating
EXECU'TION, s. performance; practice; slaughter
EXE'MPLARY, a. such as may give warning to others; such as may attract notice and imitation
E'XERCISE, s. labour of the mind or body
EXE'RTION, s. the act of exerting; effort
EXHI'BIT, v.a. to offer to view; show; display
EXHIBI'TION, s. the act of exhibiting; display
EXHI'LARATE, v.a. make cheerful; cheer; enliven
EXI'STENCE, s. state of being
EXPA'ND, v.a. to spread; to extend on all sides
EXPA'NSE, s. a body widely extended without inequalities
EXPE'DIENT, s. that which helps forward as means to an end
EXPEDI'TION, s. an excursion
EXPE'L, v.a. drive away; banish; eject
EXPE'RIENCE, s. knowledge gained by practice
EXPE'RIENCED, a. wise by long practice
EXPE'RIMENT, s. a trial of anything
EXPI'RE, v.a. breathe out; close; bring to an end
EXPLO'SION, s. an outburst; a sudden crash
EXPO'RT, v.a. carry out of a country
EXPO'SE, v.a. lay open; make bare; put in danger
EXPRE'SSION, s. the form of language in which any thoughts are uttered; the act of squeezing out anything
E'XQUISITE, a. excellent; consummate; complete
EXTE'MPORE, ad. without premeditation; suddenly
EXTE'ND, v.a. stretch out; diffuse; impart
EXTE'NSIVE, a. large; wide; comprehensive
EXTE'RIOR, a. outward; external
EXTE'RNAL, a. outward
EXTI'NGUISH, v.a. put out; destroy; obscure
EXTI'RPATE, v.a. root out; eradicate
E'XTRACT, s. the chief parts drawn from anything
EXTRAO'RDINARY, a. different from common order and method; eminent; remarkable
EXTRA'VAGANT, a. wasteful; not saving; otherwise, improbable, false
EXTRE'MELY, ad. greatly; very much; in the utmost degree
EXTRE'MITY, s. the utmost point; highest degree; parts at the greatest distance
FACI'LITY, s. ease; dexterity; affability
FA'CTORY, s. a house or district inhabited by traders in a distant country; traders embodied in one place
FA'CULTY, s. the power of doing anything; ability
FAMI'LIAR, a. domestic; free; well known; common; unceremonious
FAMI'LIARITY, s. easiness of conversation; acquaintance
FA'MILY, s. those who live in the same house; household; race; clans
FA'MOUS, a. renowned; celebrated
FANA'TICISM, s. madness; frenzy; insanity
FANTA'STIC, a. whimsical; fanciful; imaginary
FA'RTHER, ad. at a greater distance; beyond this
FA'SHION, v.a. form; mould; figure; make according to the rule prescribed by custom
FA'TAL, a. deadly; mortal; appointed by destiny
FATI'GUE, s. weariness
FATI'GUE, v.a. tire; weary
FAUN, s. a kind of rural deity
FA'VOURITE, s. a person or thing beloved; one regarded with favour
FE'ATHER, s. plume of birds
FE'ATURE, s. the cast or make of the face; any lineament or single part of the face
FE'ELING, s. the sense of touch; sensibility; tenderness; perception
FERMENTA'TION, s. a slow motion of the particles of a mixed body, arising usually from the operation of some active acid matter; as when leaven or yeast ferments bread or wort
FERO'CITY, s. savageness; wildness; fierceness
FE'RTILE, a. fruitful; abundant; plenteous
FERTI'LITY, s. abundance; fruitfulness
FE'STAL, a. festive; joyous; gay
FE'STIVAL, a. time of feast; anniversary-day of civil or religious joy
FESTO'ON, s. In architecture, an ornament of carved work in the form of a wreath or garland of flowers or leaves twisted together
FEU'DAL, a. dependant; held by tenure
FI'BRE, s. a small thread or string
FI'CTION, s. a fanciful invention; a probable or improbable invention; a falsehood; a lie
FIDE'LITY, s. honesty; faithful adherence
FI'GURE, s. shape; person; stature; the form of anything as terminated by the outline
FI'LIAL, a. pertaining to a son; befitting a son; becoming the relation of a son
FI'RMAMENT, s. sky; heavens
FLA'GON, s. a vessel with a narrow mouth
FLA'MBEAU, s. (pronounced flam-bo) a lighted torch
FLA'VOUR, s. power of pleasing the taste; odour
FLEUR-DE-LIS, s. (French for a lily, pronounced flúr-de-lee) a term applied in architecture and heraldry
FLE'XIBLE, a. capable of being bent; pliant; not brittle; complying: obsequious; ductile; manageable
FLOAT, v.n. to swim on the surface of water; to move without labour in a fluid; to pass with a light irregular course; v.a. to cover with water
FLO'RIDNESS, s. freshness of colour
FLO'URISH, v.a. and v.n. yield; prosper; wield; adorn
FLU'CTUATE, v.n. roll to and again, as water in agitation; be in an uncertain state
FLU'ID, a. anything not solid
FLU'TTER, v.n. move irregularly; take short flights with great agitation of the wines
FO'LIAGE, s. leaves; tuft of leaves
FO'LLOWING, a. coming after another
FOME'NT, v.a. cherish with heat; encourage
FO'REFATHER, s. ancestor
FO'REIGN, a. not in this country; not domestic; remote; not belonging to
FO'REPART, s. anterior part
FO'REST, s. a wild uncultivated tract of ground, with wood
FO'RMER, a. before another in time; the first of two
FO'RMIDABLE, a. terrible; dreadful; tremendous
FORTIFICA'TION, s. the science of military architecture; a place built for strength
FO'RTITUDE, s. courage; bravery; strength
FO'RWARD, v.a. hasten; quicken; advance
FO'RWARD, a. warm; earnest; quick; ready
FO'RWARD, ad. onward; straight before
FO'RWARDNESS, s. eagerness; ardour; quickness; confidence
FOSSE, s. a ditch; a moat
FOUNDA'TION, s. the basis or lower parts of an edifice; the act of fixing the basis; original; rise
FRA'GMENT, s. a part broken from the whole; an imperfect piece
FRA'NTIC, a. mad; deprived of understanding
FREE'STONE, s. stone commonly used in building, so called because it can be cut freely in all directions
FREIGHT, s. anything with which a ship is loaded; the money due for transportation of goods
FRE'QUENT, a. often done; often seen; often occurring
FRE'SCO, s. coolness; shade; duskiness; a picture not drawn in glaring light, but in dusk
FRI'CTION, s. the act of rubbing two bodies together
FRI'VOLOUS, a. trifling; wasteful; dawdling
FRO'NTIER, s. the limit; the utmost verge of any territory
FU'RNACE, s. a large fire
FU'RNISH, v.a. supply with what is necessary; fit up; equip; decorate
GA'BLE, s. the sloping roof of a building
GA'LAXY, s. the Milky Way
GA'LLANT, a. brave; daring; noble
G'ALLEY, a. a vessel used in the Mediterranean
GA'RDEN, s. piece of ground enclosed and cultivated
GA'RMENT, s. anything by which the body is covered
GA'RRISON, s. fortified place, stored with soldiers
GAUGE, s. a measure; a standard
GENEA'LOGY, s. history of the succession of families
GE'NERAL, a. common; usual; extensive, though not universal; public
GENERA'TION, s. a family; a race; an age
GE'NEROUS, a. noble of mind; magnanimous; open of heart
GE'NIAL, a. that gives cheerfulness, or supports life; natural; native
GE'NTLE, a. soft; mild; tame; meek; peaceable
GEOGRA'PHICAL, a. that which relates to geography
GEO'GRAPHY, s. knowledge of the earth
GE'STURE, s. action or posture expressive of sentiment
GI'ANT, s. a man of size above the ordinary rate of men; a man unnaturally large
GIGA'NTIC, a. suitable to a giant; enormous
GLA'CIER, s. a mountain of ice
GLA'NDULAR, a. having glands
GLI'STER, v.n. shine; to be bright
GLO'BULE, s. a small particle of matter of a round figure, as the red particles of the blood
GLO'RIOUS, a. noble; excellent; illustrious
GLO'SSY, a. shiny; smoothly polished
GO'RGEOUS, a. fine; magnificent; gaudy; showy
GO'SLING, s. a young goose; a catkin on nut-trees and pines
GO'SSAMER, s. the web of a male spider
GOUT, s , a disease attended with great pain
GO'VERNOR, s. one who has the supreme direction; a tutor
GRADA'TION, s. regular progress from one degree to another; order; arrangement
GRA'DUALLY, ad. by degrees; step by step
GRA'NDEUR, s. splendour of appearance; magnificence
GRANGE, s. a farm
GRATIFICA'TION, s. pleasure; something gratifying
GRA'TITUDE, s. duty to benefactors; desire to return benefits
GRA'VITY, s. weight; tendency to the centre; seriousness; solemnity
GROTE'SQUE, a. distorted of figure; unnatural
GUARD, s. part of the hilt of a sword; a man or body of men whose business is to watch
GUIDE, s. director; regulator
HABITATION, s. place of abode; dwelling
HABI'TUALLY, ad. customarily; by habit
HA'GGARD, a. deformed; ugly
HARA'NGUE, v.n. make a speech
HA'RMONIZE, v.a. to adjust in fit proportion
HARPO'ON, s. a bearded dart, with a line fastened to the handle, with which whales are struck and caught
HA'ZARDOUS, a. perilous, dangerous
HE'AVY, a. weighty; burdened; depressed
HE'RALDRY, s. the art or office of a herald; registers of genealogies
HE'RBAGE, s. grass; pasture; herbs collectively
HERBI'VOROUS, a. that eats herbs
HERE'DITARY, a. possessed or claimed by right of inheritance; descending by inheritance
HE'RETIC, s. one who propagates his private opinions in opposition to the Catholic Church
HE'YDAY, s. frolic; wildness
HI'DEOUS, a. frightful; ugly
HIPPOPO'TAMUS, s. a large animal—the river horse
HISTO'RIAN, s. a writer of facts and events
HISTO'RICAL, a. that which relates to history
HI'STORY, s. narration; the knowledge of facts and events