Various
The Illustrated London Reading Book
HO'LLOW, a. excavated; not solid; not sound
HO'NEY, s. a sweet substance produced by bees
HO'NOUR, s. dignity; fame; reputation; glory
HO'RIZON, s. the line that terminates the view
HO'SPITABLE, a. giving entertainment to strangers; kind to strangers
HO'TTENTO'T, s. a native of the south of Africa
HOWE'VER, ad. in whatsoever manner; at all events; happen what will; yet
HOWI'TZER, s. a kind of bomb
HU'MAN, a. having the qualities of a man; belonging to man
HUMA'NITY, s. the nature of man; benevolence
HU'MBLE, a. not proud; modest; low
HU'MID, a. wet; moist; watery
HUMI'LITY, s. freedom from pride; modesty
HU'NDRED, s. a company or body consisting of a hundred.
HU'RRICANE, s. a blast; a tempest
HYDRAU'LIC, a. relating to the conveyance of water through pipes
HY'DROGEN, s. a gas, one of the component parts of the atmosphere
I'CEBERG, s. a hill of ice; a moving island of ice
I'CICLE, s. a pendent shoot of ice
I'DOL, s. an image worshipped as God; one loved or honoured to adoration
IGNO'BLE, a. mean of birth; worthless
IGUA'NA, s. a reptile of the lizard species
ILLE'GAL, a. unlawful
ILLUMINA'TION, s. brightness; splendour
ILLU'MINATIVE, a. having the power to give light
ILLU'SION, s. mockery; false show
ILLU'STRATE, v.a. brighten with light; brighten with honour; explain; clear
ILLUSTRA'TION, s. explanation; example; exposition
ILLU'STRIOUS, a. conspicuous; noble; eminent
I'MAGE, s. a statue; a picture; an idol; a copy
IMA'GINARY, a. fanciful; poetical
IMAGINATION, s. fancy; conception; contrivance; scheme
I'MITATE, v.a. copy; counterfeit; resemble
IMMATE'RIAL, a. incorporeal; unimportant
IMMEA'SURABLE, a. immense; not to be measured
IMME'DIATELY, ad. without the intervention of any other cause or event
IMME'NSE, a. unlimited; unbounded; infinite
I'MMINENT, a. unavoidable; perilous
IMMO'RTALISE, v.a. to render immortal
IMMORTA'LITY, s. exemption from death; life never to end
IMPA'RT, v.a. grant; give; communicate
IMPA'RTIAL, a. indifferent; disinterested; just
IMPA'SSABLE, a. not to be passed; not admitting passage
IMPA'SSIBLE, a. incapable of suffering
IMPA'TIENT, a. not able to endure; hasty; eager
IMPERCE'PTIBLE, a. not to be discovered; not to be perceived; small
IMPERFE'CTION, s. defect; failure; fault
IMPE'RIAL, a. belonging to an emperor, king, or queen; regal; monarchical
IMPE'RIOUS, a. commanding; powerful
IMPE'TUOUS, a. violent; forcible; vehement
IMPLA'CABILITY, s. irreconcileable enmity
IMPLI'CITLY, ad. with unreserved confidence
IMPO'RT, v.a. carry into any country from abroad
IMPO'RTANCE, s. thing imported, or implied; consequence; matter
IMPO'RTANT, a. momentous; weighty; of great consequence; forcible
IMPO'SE, v.a. lay on as a burden or penalty; deceive; fix on
IMPO'SSIBLE, a. that which cannot be; that which cannot be done
IMPRE'GNABLE, a. invincible; unsubdueable
IMPRE'SSION, s. the act of pressing one body upon another; mark made by pressure; image fixed in the mind
IMPULSE, s. communicated love; the effect of one body upon another
IMPU'NITY, s. freedom from punishment; exemption from punishment
INABI'LITY, s. want of power; impotence
INACCE'SSIBLE, a. not to be reached or approached
INA'CTIVE, a. sluggish; slothful; not quick
INCA'LCULABLE, a. that which cannot be counted
INCAPA'CITATE, v.a. disable; weaken; disqualify
INCARNA'TION, s. the act of assuming body
INCE'NTIVE, s. that which kindles; that which provokes; that which encourages; spur
INCE'SSANT, a. unceasing; continual
I'NCIDENT, s. something happening beside the main design; casualty
INCLO'SURE, s. a place surrounded or fenced in
INCLU'DE, v.a. comprise; shut
INCONCE'IVABLE, a. incomprehensible
INCONSI'DERABLE, a. unworthy of notice; unimportant
INCONSI'STENT, a. contrary; absurd; incompatible
INCRE'DIBLE, a. surpassing belief; not to be credited
INCU'LCATE, v.a. impress by frequent admonitions
INCU'RSION, s. an expedition
INDENTA'TION, s. an indenture; having a wavy figure
I'NDICATE, v.a. show; point out
INDI'CTMENT, s. an accusation presented in a court of justice
INDIGNA'TION, s. wrath; anger
INDISCRI'MINATE, a. without choice; impartially
INDISPE'NSABLE, a. not to be spared; necessary
INDIVI'DUAL, a. single; numerically one; undivided; separate from others of the same species
INDU'CE, v.a. persuade; enforce; bring into view
INDU'LGENCE, s. fond kindness; tenderness; favour granted
INDU'STRIOUS, a. diligent; laborious
I'NDUSTRY, s. diligence; cheerful labour
INEQUA'LITY, s. difference of comparative quantity
INE'VITABLE, a. unavoidable
INEXHA'USTIBLE, a. not to be spent or consumed; incapable of being spent
INEXPRE'SSIBLE, a. not to be told; unutterable
I'NFANTRTY, s. a body of foot soldiers; foot soldiery
INFA'TUATE, v.a. to strike with folly; to deprive of understanding
INFE'RIOR, a. lower in place, station, or value
I'NFIDEL, s. an unbeliever; a Pagan; one who rejects Christianity
I'NFINITE, a. unbounded; unlimited; immense
INFINITE'SSIMAL, a. infinitely divided
INFI'NITY, s. immensity; endless number
INFI'RMITY, s. weakness of age or temper; weakness; malady
INFLA'TE, v.a. to swell; to make larger
INFLE'XIBLE, a. not to be bent; immoveable; not to be changed
INFLI'CT, v.a. to impose as a punishment
I'NFLUENCE, s. power of directing or modifying
INFLUE'NTIAL, a. exerting influence or power
INGE'NIOUS, a. witty; inventive
INGENU'ITY, s. wit; invention; genius; subtlety
INGLO'RIOUS, a. void of honour; mean; without glory
INGRA'TITUDE, s. unthankfulness
INHA'BITANT, s. dweller; one that lives in a place
INHE'RENT, a. existing in something else, so as to be inseparable from it; innate
INI'MITABLE, a. not able to be imitated; that which is incapable of imitation
INJU'RIOUS, a. hurtful; baneful; capable of injuring; that which injures; destructive
INJU'STICE, s. iniquity; wrong
INNU'MEROUS, a. innumerable; too many to be counted
INQUI'SITIVE, a. curious; busy in search; active to pry into everything
INSCRI'PTION, s. something written or engraved; title
I'NSECT, s. a small animal. Insects are so called from a separation in the middle of their bodies, whereby they are cut into two parts, which are joined together by a small ligature, as we see in wasps and common flies
INSE'NSIBLY, ad. imperceptibly; in such a manner as is not discovered by the senses
INSE'RT, v.a. place in or among other things
INSI'DIOUS, a. sly; diligent to entrap; treacherous
INSI'GNIA, s. ensigns; arms
INSIGNI'FICANT, a. unimportant
INSI'PID, a. tasteless; void of taste
INSIPI'DITY, s. want of taste; want of life or spirit
I'NSOLENCE, s. petulant contempt
INSPE'CT, v.a. to examine; to look over
INSPE'CTION, s. prying examination; superintendence
INSPIRA'TION, s. infusion of ideas into the mind by divine power; the act of drawing breath
INSTABI'LITY, s. inconstancy; fickleness
I'NSTANT, a. instant is such a part of duration wherein we perceive no succession; present or current month
I'NSTANTLY, ad. immediately
I'NSTINCT, s. natural desire or aversion; natural tendency
INSTITU'TION, s. establishment; settlement; positive law
INSTRU'CT, v.a. teach; form by precept; form authoritatively; educate; model; form
INSTRU'CTION, s. the act of teaching; information
INSUFFI'CIENT, a. inadequate to any need, use, or purpose; unfit
INTE'GRITY, s. honesty; straightforwardness; uprightness
INTELLE'CTUAL, a. relating to the understanding; mental; transacted by the understanding
INTE'LLIGENCE, s. commerce of information; spirit; understanding
INTE'LLIGIBLE, a. possible to be understood
INTE'MPERANCE, s. the act of overdoing something
INTE'NSE, a. excessive; very great
INTE'R, v.a. cover under ground; to bury
INTERCE'PT, v.a. to hinder; to stop
I'NTERCOURSE, s. commerce; communication
I'NTEREST, s. concern; advantage; good; influence over others
INTERE'ST, v.n. affect; move; touch with passion
INTERLO'CUTOR, s. a dialogist; one that talks with another
INTERME'DIATE, a. intervening; interposed
INTE'RMINABLE, a. immense; without limits
INTE'RPRETER, s. one that interprets
INTERRU'PT, v.a. hinder the process of anything by breaking in upon it
INTERSE'CTION, s. point where lines cross each other
I'NTERSPACE, s. space between
INTERSPE'RSE, v.a. to scatter here and there among other things
INTERVE'NE, v.n. to come between
I'NTERVIEW, s. mutual sight; sight of each other
INTERWE'AVE, v.a. to intermingle; to mix one with another in a regular texture
I'NTIMATE, a. inmost; inward; near; familiar
INTONA'TION, s. the act of thundering
INTO'XICATE, v.a. to inebriate; to make drunk
I'NTRICATE, a. entangled; perplexed; obscure
INTRI'GUER, s. one that intrigues
INTRI'NSIC, a. inward; real; true
INTRODU'CTION, s. the act of bringing anything into notice or practice; the preface or part of a book containing previous matter
INTRU'DER, s. one who forces himself into company or affairs without right or welcome
INUNDA'TION, s. the overflow of waters; the flood; a confluence of any kind
INVA'LUABLE, a. precious above estimation
INVA'RIABLE, a. unchangeable; constant
INVESTIGATION, s. the act of investigating; the state of being investigated
INVI'NCIBLE, a. not capable of being conquered
INVI'SIBLE, a. not to be seen
I'RIS, s. the rainbow; the circle round the pupil of the eye
IRRA'DIATE, v.a. brighten; animate by heat or light; illuminate
IRRE'GULAR, a. deviating from rule, custom, or nature
I'RRIGATE, v.a. wet; moisten; water
I'RRITATE, v.a. provoke; tease; agitate
IRRITA'TION, s. provocation; stimulation
I'SLAND, s. a tract of land surrounded by water
I'SSUE, v.a. send forth
ITA'LIC, s. a letter in the Italian character
JA'VELIN, s. a spear; a dart; an implement of war
JE'ALOUSY, s. suspicion in love; suspicious fear; suspicious caution
JE'WEL, s. a precious stone; a teem
JO'CUND, a. merry; gay; lively
JO'URNEY, s. the travel of a day; passage from place to place
JO'YOUS, a. glad; gay; merry; giving joy
JUDI'CIOUS, a. prudent; wise; skilful
JU'GGLER, s. one who practises sleight of hand
JU'NCTION, s. union; coalition
JU'STIFY, v.a. clear from imputed guilt; maintain
KANGARO'O, s. an animal found in Australia
KE'RNEL, s. anything included in a husk; the seeds of pulpy fruits
KI'NGDOM, s. the territories subject to a monarch; a different class or order of beings, as the mineral kingdom; a region
KNI'GHTHOOD, s. the character or dignity of a knight
KNO'WLEDGE, s. information
KNU'CKLE, s. joints of the fingers, protuberant when the fingers close
LABU'RNUM, s. a kind of tree
LA'MENTABLE, a. deplorable
LAMENTA'TION, s. expression of sorrow; audible grief
LA'NCEOLATE, a. in a lance-like form
LA'NDSCAPE, s. the prospect of a country; a picture of the prospect of a country
LA'NGUAGE, s. human speech; style; manner of expression
LA'NGUOR, s. faintness; softness; inattention
LA'RVA, s. an insect in the caterpillar state
LA'TENT, a. concealed; invisible
LA'TERALLY, ad. by the side
LA'TITUDE, s. latent diffusion; a certain degree reckoned from the Equator
LA'TTER, a. lately done or past; mentioned last of two
LA'VA, s. molten substance projected from volcanoes
LE'AFLET, s. a small leaf
LE'GION, s. a body of Roman soldiers, consisting of about five thousand; military force; a great number
LE'NITY, s. mildness; gentleness
LENS, s. a glass spherically convex on both sides
LEVA'NT, s. east, particularly those coasts of the Mediterranean east of Italy
LEVI'ATHAN, s. a water-animal mentioned in the Book of Job
LI'ABLE, a. subject; not exempt
LI'BERAL, a. not mean; generous; bountiful
LI'BERATE, v.a. free from confinement
LI'BERTY, s. freedom, as opposed to slavery; privilege; permission
LICE'NTIOUSNESS, s. boundless liberty; contempt of just restraint
LI'CHEN, s. moss
LIEUTE'NANT, s. a deputy; in war, one who holds the next rank to a superior of any denomination
LI'GHTHOUSE, s. a house built either upon a rock or some other place of danger, with a light, in order to warn ships of danger
LI'NEAR, a. composed of lines; having the form of lines
LI'QUID, a. not solid; fluid; soft; clear
LI'QUOR, s. anything liquid; strong drink, in familiar language
LI'STEN, v.a. hear; attend
LI'TERALLY, ad. with close adherence to words
LI'TERARY, a. respecting letters; regarding learning
LI'TERATURE, s. learning; skill in letters
LI'TURGY, s. form of prayer
LOCA'LITY, s. existence in place
LOCOMO'TIVE, a. changing place; having the power of removing or changing place
LO'CUST, s. a devouring insect
LU'DICROUS, a. fantastic; laughable; whimsical
LU'MINARY, a. any body which gives light
LU'MINOUS, a. shining; enlightened
LU'NAR, a. that which relates to the moon
LU'PINE, s. a kind of pulse
LUXU'RIANT, a. superfluously plentiful
MACHINE, s. an engine; any complicated work in which one part contributes to the motion of another
MACHI'NERY, s. enginery; complicated workmanship
MAGAZI'NE, s. a storehouse
MA'GICAL, a. acted or performed by secret and invisible powers
MAGNANI'MITY, s. greatness of mind
MAGNA'NIMOUS, a. of great mind; of open heart
MAGNI'FICENT, a. grand in appearance; splendid; otherwise, pompous
MAJE'STIC, a. august; having dignity; grand
MAJO'RITY, s. the state of being greater; the greater number; the office of a major
MALE'VOLENCE, s. ill-will; inclination to hurt others
MA'LICE, s. hatred; enmity; desire of hurting
MALI'CIOUS, a. desirous of hurting; with wicked design
MALI'GNANT, a. envious; malicious; mischievous
MALI'GNITY, s. ill-will; enmity
MA'NDIBLE, s. a jaw
MA'NKIND, s. the race or species of human beings
MA'NNER, s. form; method; way; mode; sort
MANUFA'CTORY, s. a place where a manufacture is carried on
MANOEUVRE, s. a stratagem; a trick
MARA'UDER, s. a soldier that roves in quest of plunder
MA'RGIN, s. the brink; the edge
MA'RINER, s. a seaman
MA'RITIME, a. that which relates to the sea
MA'RSHAL, v.a. arrange; rank in order
MA'RTYR, s. one who by his death bears witness to the truth
MA'RVELLOUS, a. wonderful; strange; astonishing
MA'SONRY, s. the craft or performance of a mason
MA'SSACRE, s. butchery; murder
MA'SSIVE, a. heavy; weighty; ponderous; bulky; continuous
MA'STERPIECE, s. chief excellence
MATE'RIAL, a. consisting of matter; not spiritual; important
MATHEMA'TICS, s. that science which contemplates whatever is capable of being numbered or measured
MA'XIM, s. general principle; leading truth
ME'ASURE, s. that by which anything is measured; proportion; quantity; time; degree
MECHA'NIC, s. a workman
MECHA'NICAL, a. constructed by the laws of mechanics
ME'DAL, s. a piece of metal stamped in honour of some remarkable performance
MEDI'CINAL, a. having the power of healing; belonging to physic
MEDITA'TION, s. deep thought; contemplation
ME'DIUM, s. the centre point between two extremes
ME'LANCHOLY, a. gloomy; dismal; sorrowful
ME'LLOW, a. soft with ripeness; soft; unctuous
MELO'DIOUS, a. musical; harmonious
ME'MBRANE, s. a web of several sorts of fibres, interwoven for the wrapping up some parts; the fibres give them an elasticity, whereby they can contract and closely grasp the parts they contain
MEMBRA'NOUS, a. consisting of membranes
ME'MOIR, s. an account of anything
ME'MORABLE, a. worthy of memory; not to be forgotten
ME'MORY, s. the power of retaining or recollecting things past; recollection
MENA'GERIE, s. a place for keeping foreign birds and other curious animals
ME'NTION, v.a. to express in words or in writing
ME'RCHANDISE, s. commerce; traffic; wares; anything to be bought or sold
ME'RCHANTMAN, s. a ship of trade
META'LLIC, a. partaking of metal; consisting of metal
ME'TEOR, s. any body in the air or sky that is of a transitory nature
ME'TRICAL, a. pertaining to metre or numbers; consisting of verses
METROPO'LITAN, a. belonging to a metropolis
MI'CROSCOPE, s. an optical instrument, contrived to give to the eye a large appearance of many objects which could not otherwise be seen
MI'LITARY, a. engaged in the life of a soldier; soldierlike warlike; pertaining to war; affected by soldiers
MIND, s. intellectual capacity; memory; opinion
MI'NERAL, s. fossil body; something dug out of mines
MI'NSTER, s. a monastery; a cathedral church
MI'NSTRELSY, s. music; instrumental harmony
MINU'TE, a. small; little; slender
MI'RACLE, s. a wonder; something above human power
MIRA'CULOUS, a. done by miracle
MI'RROR, s. a looking-glass
MI'SERY, s. wretchedness; calamity; misfortune
MISFO'RTUNE, s. calamity; ill-luck
MI'SSILE, s. something thrown by the hand
MI'SSIONARY, s. one sent to propagate religion
MI'XTURE, s. the act of mixing; that which is added and mixed
MO'ATED, a. surrounded with canals by way of defence
MO'DERATE, a. temperate; not excessive
MODERA'TION, s. state of keeping a due mean between extremities
MO'DESTY, s. decency; purity of manners
MODULA'TION, s. the act of forming anything to certain proportion; harmony
MO'LTEN, part. pass. the state of being melted
MO'MENT, s. an individual particle of time; force; importance
MOME'NTUM, s. the quantity of motion in a moving body
MO'NARCH, s. a sovereign; a ruler; a king or queen
MO'NASTERY, s. a residence of monks
MO'NEY, s. metal coined for the purposes of commerce
MO'NKEY, s. an animal bearing some resemblance to man; a word of contempt, or slight kindness
MO'NUMENT, s. anything by which the memory of persons or things is preserved; a memorial; a tomb
MO'RALIST, s. one who teaches the duties of life
MORA'LITY, s. the doctrine of the duties of life
MO'RNING, s. the first part of the day
MO'RTAR, s. a cement for fixing bricks together; otherwise, a kind of cannon for firing bomb-shells; a kind of vessel in which anything is broken by a pestle
MO'RTIFY, v.a. destroy vital properties, or active powers; vex; humble; depict; corrupt; die away
MO'SLEM, s. a Mussulman; relating to the Mahometan form of religion
MOSQUE, s. a Mahometan temple
MO'TION, s. the act of changing place; action; agitation; proposal made
MO'ULDED, v.n. be turned to dust; perish in dust
MO'UNTAINOUS, a. hilly; full of mountains; huge
MO'VEABLE, a. capable of being moved; portable
MULETE'ER, s. mule-driver; horse-boy
MULTIPLI'CITY, s. more than one of the same kind; state of being many
MU'LTITUDE, s. a large crowd of people; a vast assembly
MU'RMUR, v.n. grumble; utter secret and sullen discontent
MU'SSULMAN, s. a Mahometan believer
MU'TILATE, v.a. deprive of some essential part
MU'TUALLY, ad. reciprocally; in return
MY'RIAD, s. the number of ten thousand; proverbially any great number
NA'RROW, a. not broad or wide; small; close; covetous; near
NA'TION, s. a people distinguished from another people
NA'TIVE, a. original; natural
NA'TIVE, s. one born in any place
NA'TURAL, a. produced or effected by nature; not forced; tender
NA'TURALIST, s. one who studies nature, more especially as regards inferior animals, plants, &c.
NA'TURE, s. constitution of an animated body; regular course of things; disposition of mind; native state or properties of anything; sort; species
NAU'TICAL, a. that which relates to a sailor
NA'VIGABLE, a. capable of being passed by ships or boats
NAVIGA'TOR, s. a sailor; seaman
NE'CESSARY, a. needful
NECE'SSITY, s. compulsion; want; need; poverty
NEGO'TIATION, s. treaty of business
NEI'GHBOURHOOD, s. vicinity; place adjoining
NE'ITHER, pron. not either; nor one nor other
NICHE, s. a hollow hi which a statue may be placed
NIDIFICA'TION, s. the act of building nests
NI'MBLY, ad. quickly; speedily; actively
NI'TROUS, a. impregnated with nitre
NOBI'LITY, s. high-mindedness; the highest class of people in civilized life
NO'BLE, a. magnificent; great; illustrious
NO'TICE, s. remark; heed; regard; information
NOTWITHSTA'NDING, conj. although; nevertheless
NO'XIOUS, a. hurtful; harmful; baneful; guilty
NU'MBER, s. many; more than one.
NU'MBERLESS, a. more than can be reckoned
NU'MEROUS, a. containing many; consisting of many
NU'TRIMENT, s. food
OBE'DIENCE, s. submission to authority
OBE'ISANCE, s. courtesy
O'BJECT, s. that about which any power or faculty is employed
OBJE'CTION, s. adverse argument; criminal charge; fault found; the act of opposing anything
OBLI'QUE, a. not direct; not parallel; not perpendicular
OBLI'VION, s. forgetfulness
OBNO'XIOUS, a. hateful; hurtful; injurious
OBSERVA'TION, s. the act of observing, noticing, or remarking; note; remark
OBSE'RVE, v.a. watch; regard attentively note; obey; follow
O'BSTINACY, s. stubbornness
OBSTRU'CT, v.a. block up; oppose; hinder
OCCA'SION, s. occurrence; casualty; incident; opportunity; convenience
OCCA'SION, v.a. cause; produce; influence
O'CCUPY, v.a. possess; keep; take up; employ; use
OFFE'NSIVE, a. displeasing; disgusting; injurious
O'FFER, v.a. present itself; be at hand; be present
O'FFER, v.a. propose; present; sacrifice
O'FFICE, s. a public charge or employment; agency; business
OLFA'CTORY, a. having the sense of smelling
O'LIVE, s. a plant producing oil; the fruit of the tree; the emblem of peace
O'MINOUS, a. exhibiting bad tokens of futurity
OMI'SSION, s. neglect of duty; neglect to do something
OMNI'POTENT, s. the Almighty
OMNIPRE'SENCE, s. unbounded presence
OMNI'SCIENCE, s. boundless knowledge; infinite wisdom
O'NSET, s. attack; storm; assault
O'PAL, s. a precious stone
O'PALINE, a. resembling opal
OPPORTU'NITY, s. convenience; suitableness of circumstances to any end
OPPRE'SS, v.a. crush by hardship or unreasonable severity; overpower; subdue
OPPRE'SSOR, s. one who harasses others with unreasonable or unjust severity
O'PTICAL, a. relating to the science of optics
O'PTICS, s. the science of the nature and laws of vision
O'PULENT, a. rich
O'RACLE, s. something delivered by supernatural wisdom; the place where, or persons of whom, the determinations of heaven are inquired
O'RAL, a. delivered by mouth; not written
O'RATOR, s. a public speaker; a man of eloquence
O'RBIT, s. a circle; path of a heavenly body
O'RCHARD, s. a garden of fruit trees
O'RCHIS, s. a kind of flowering plant
O'RDER, s. method; regularity; command; a rank or class; rule
O'RDINANCE, s. law; rule; appointment
O'RDINARY, a. established; regular; common; of low rank
O'RDNANCE, s. cannon; great guns
O'RGAN, s. natural instrument: as the tongue is the organ of speech. A musical instrument
ORGA'NIC, a. consisting of various parts co-operating with each other
O'RGANISM, s. organic structure
O'RIENT, a. eastern; oriental; bright; gaudy
ORI'GINAL, a. primitive; first
O'RNAMENT, v.a. embellish; decorate
OSCILLA'TION, a. the act of moving backward or forward like a pendulum
O'SSEOUS, a. bony; resembling bone
OSTENTA'TION, s. outward show; pride of riches or power
OSTRICH, s. a large bird
OTHERWISE, ad. in a different manner; by other causes; in other respects
OU'TLET, s. passage outward
OU'TSET, 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
OVERTHRO'W, v.a. turn upside down; throw down; ruin; defeat; destroy
OVERWHE'LM, v.a. crush underneath something violent and weighty; overlook gloomily
PACI'FIC, a. mild; gentle; appeasing
PA'LACE, a. a royal house
PA'LTRY, a. worthless; contemptible; mean
PA'RADISE, s. 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
PARALLE'LOGRAM, s. in geometry, a right-lined four-sided figure, whose opposite sides are parallel and equal
PA'RAPET, s. a wall breast high
PA'RCEL, s. a small bundle; a part of a whole
PA'RDON, s. forgiveness
PARO'CHIAL, a. belonging to a parish
PARO'TIDA-SA'LIVART, a. glands so named because near the ear
PA'RTICLE, 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, s. traveller; a wayfarer; one who hires in any 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
PATHE'TIC, a. affecting the passions; moving
PA'THOS, s. passion; warmth; affection of the mind
PA'THWAY, s. a road; a narrow way to be passed on foot.
PA'TIENCE, s. the power of suffering; perseverance
PA'TIENTLY, ad. with steadfast resignation; with hopeful confidence
PA'TRIARCH, a. one who governs by paternal right; the father and ruler of a family
PA'THIMONY, s. an estate possessed by inheritance
PA'TRIOT, s. one who loves his country
PA'TRON, s. one who countenances, supports, or protects; defender
PEA'CEABLE, a. not quarrelsome; not turbulent
PE'CTORAL, a. belonging to the breast
PECU'LIAR, a. appropriate; not common to other things; particular
PECULIARITY, s. particularity; something found only in one
PE'DESTAL, a. the lower member of a pillar; the basis of a statue
PE'DIMENT, s. an ornament that finishes the fronts of buildings, and serves as 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. laud almost surrounded by water
PE'NURY, s. poverty; indigence
PE'OPLE, s. a nation; the vulgar
PERCEI'VE, v.a. discover by some sensible effects; know; observe
PERCE'PTIBLE, a. such as may be known or observed
PERFECTION, s. the state of being perfect
PERFO'RM, v.a. execute; do; accomplish
PE'RFORATE, v.a. pierce with a tool; bore
PERHA'PS, ad. peradventure; may be
PE'RIL, s. danger; hazard; jeopardy
PE'RIOD, s. length of duration; a complete sentence from one full stop to another; the end or conclusion
PE'RISII, v.n. die; be destroyed; be lost; come to nothing
PE'RMANENT, a. durable; unchanged; of long continuance
PERNI'CIOUS, a. destructive; baneful
PERPENDICULAR, a. a straight line up and down
PERPE'TUAL, a. never-ceasing; continual
PERPLE'X, v.a. disturb; distract; tease; plague
PERPLE'XITY, s. anxiety; entanglement
PE'RSECUTE, v.a. to harass or pursue with malignity
PERSEVE'RANCE, s. persistence in any design or attempt; constancy in progress
PERTINA'CITY, s. obstinacy; stubbornness; constancy
PERTURBA'TION, s. restlessness; disturbance
PERU'S AL, s. the act of reading
PETI'TION, s. request; entreaty; single branch or article of prayer
PHA'LANX, s. a troop of men closely embodied
PHENO'MENON, s. appearance
PHILOSOPHER, s. a man deep in knowledge
PHILOSOPHICAL, a. belonging to philosophy
PHILO'SOPHY, s. moral or natural knowledge
PHY'SICAL, a. relating to nature or to natural philosophy; medicinal; relating to health
PICTO'RIAL, a. produced by a painter
PIC'TURESQUE, a. beautiful; magnificent
PI'LCHARD, s. a kind of fish
PI'LGRIMAGE, s. a long journey
PI'OUS, a. careful of the duties owed by created beings to God; godly; religious
PI'RATE, s. a sea robber
PISTA'CHIO, s. a dry fruit of an oblong figure
PI'TIABLE, a. that which deserves pity
PLA'CABLE, a. willing or able to be appeased
PLA'INTIVE, a. complaining; lamenting; expressive of sorrow
PLA'NETARY, a. pertaining to the planets; produced by the planets
PLANTATION, s. a place planted; a colony
PLAU'SIBLY, ad. with fair show
PLEA'SANT, a. delightful; cheerful; merry
PLEA'SANTRY, s. merriment; lively talk
PLEA'SURE, s. delight
PLE'NTIFUL, a. copious; fruitful; abundant
PLI'ABLE, a. flexible; easy to be bent; easy to be persuaded; capable of being plied
PLI'ANT, 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
POI'GNANCY, s. power of irritation; sharpness
POI'SON, s. that which taken into the body destroys or injures life; anything infectious or malignant
POLI'TE, 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, a. state of being favoured by the people; representation suited to vulgar conception
POPULA'TION, s. the state of a country with respect to numbers of people
PO'RTABLE, a. manageable by the hand; supportable
PO'RTION, s. a part; an allotment
PORTMA'NTEAU, s. a chest, or bag, in which clothes are carried
POSI'TION, s. state of being placed; situation
PO'SITIVE, o. absolute; particular; real; certain
POSSE'SS, v.a. have as an owner; be master of; seize; obtain
POSSESSION, s. property; the thing possessed
POSSIBLE, a. having the power to be or to be done; not contrary to the nature of things
POSTE'RITY, s. succeeding generations
PO'TENTATE, s. monarch; prince; sovereign
PO'WER, s. command; authority; ability; strength; faculty of the mind
PRACTICABLE, a. capable of being practised
PRA'CTICAL, o. relating to action; not merely speculative.
PRAE'TOR, s. a functionary among the ancient Romans
PRAI'RIE, s. a meadow
PRECAUTION, s. preservative caution; preventive measures
PRECE'PTOR, s. a teacher; an Instructor
PRE'CINCT, s. outward limit; boundary
PRECI'PITOUS, a. headlong; steep
PREDECE'SSOR, s. one who was in any state or place before another; ancestor
PREDOMINANCE, s. prevalence; ascendancy
PREDOMINANT, a. prevalent; ascendant; supreme influence
PREDOMINATE, v.n. prevail; be supreme in influence
PREFI'X, v.a. appoint beforehand; settle; establish; put before another thing
PRELI'MINARY, a. previous; introductory
PREJUDICE, s. prepossession; judgment formed beforehand; mischief; injury
PREPARATION, s. anything made by process of operation; previous measures
PREROGATIVE, s. an exclusive or peculiar privilege
PRE'SCIENT, a. foreknowing; prophetic
PRESENT, a. not past; not future; ready at hand; not absent; being face to face; being now in view
PRESE'NT, v.a. offer; exhibit
PRESE'RVE, v.a. save; keep; defend from destruction or any evil
PRESU'MPTION, s. arrogance; blind confidence
PREVE'NT, v.a. hinder; obviate; obstruct
PRINCIPAL, a. chief; capital; essential; important; considerable
PRINCIPLE, s. constituent part; original cause
PRO'BABLE, a. likely
PRO'BABLY, a. very likely