THE AMERICAN EXPOSITOR. FATE. AID, v. to help, to assist, to relieve. AID, n. help, assistance, support. AIM, v. to endeavor, to direct the intention, to take sight. AIM, n. endeavor, design, end. BANE, n. poison, mischief, ruin. BLAME, v. to censure, to find fault with. CLAIM, v. to demand as a right. CLAIM, n. a demand of a right or supposed right, a title. DALE, n. a space between hills, a vale. DATE, n. the time of an act or event. DATE, v. to note the time at which any thing is written or done. DRAIN, v. to empty, to draw off. DRAIN, n. a channel to carry off water. [er, to vanish. FADE, v. to lose color, to withFAIN, ad. gladly. FAINT, a. languid, weak. FAINT, v. to lose strength and color, to sink motionless, to grow feeble. [glory. FAME, n. renown, reputation, FATE, n. destiny, lat, death, ruin. FRAIL, a, weak, liable to error. GAIN, n. profit, advantage. GAIN, v. to obtain, to win. GAOL, [jale,] n. a prison. GAUGE, [gage,] v. to measure a cask. [measuring. GAUGE, [gage,] n. a rule of GAY, a. merry, cheerful, showy. GAZE, v. to look steadfastly. GAZE, n. a steadfast look. GRACE, n. favor, beauty, divine influence. GRACE, v. to adorn. GRAVE, a. solemn, weighty. JAIL, n. a prison. MAIM, v. to lame, to wound. MATE, n. a companion. PAGE, n. one side of the leaf of a book. [stone. PAVE, v. to lay with brick or PLAGUE, n. a pestilential disease, vexation. QUAKE, v. to shake. RACE, n. a series of descendants, generation, a running match. RĂGE, n. violent anger, fury. RAGE, v. to be angry, to be violent. [to rove, to extend. RANGE, v. to place in order, RANGE, n. a rank, an excursion. [tion, tax. RATE, n. a price, fixed propor RATE, v. to estimate, to value. SAGE, n. a wise man, a plant. SAGE, a wise. [ing of a fish. SCALE, n. a balance, the coverSCALE, v. to climb by a ladder, to take off scales. SKAIN and SKEIN, n. a hank of silk or thread. SLAVE, n. a person subject to the will of another. STATE, n. a condition, a republic, a kingdom. STATE, v. to represent by word or writing, to settle. [out. TRACE, v. to follow, to mark TRACE, n. a mark, a footstep. WANE, v. to grow smaller, to decrease. Ain. FAIR, a clear, beautiful, just. FARE, r. the price of a passage, food. [raw. RARE, a scarce, thin, nearly SCARCE, a. not plentiful, not common. SPARE, v. to use frugally, to part with, to treat tenderly. SPARE, a. scanty, lean, more than is wanted. FAR. ALMS, n. any thing given to CRAFT, n. cunning, a trade. GUARD, n. a watch, defence. security. [chiel. HARM, n. injury, damage, misHARM, v. to injure, to hurt. HARSH, a, severe, rough, rig orous. HASP, n. a clasp for a staple. HAUNT, v. to frequent, to visit often, to intrude on. [resort. HAUNT, n. a place of frequent LANCE, n. a spear, a weapon of war to be thrown. LANCE, v. to pierce, to cut. LAUNCH, v. to cause to slide into the water. [deface. MAR, v. to injure, to spoil, to MARSH, n. a fen, a swamp. MASK, n. a cover for the face, a disguise. [disguise. MASK, v. to cover the face, to PALM, n. a tree, victory, triumph, a part of the hand. PARK, n. enclosure for beasts of chase. PARSE, v. to resolve according to the rules of grammar. | PART, n. a portion, a share. PART, v. to divide, to separate. PASS, v. to go by, to spend, to enact, to omit. Aim at improvement. All men aim to be happy. How frail is man, and his noblest works how imperfect. The streets are well paved, and regularly laid out. The army was ranged in order for battle. He purchased the house at a low rate. [sages. At his birth, a star proclaims him come, and guides the eastern They scaled the walls of the city, and put the inhabitants to the sword. He stated that he came from the State of New York. The city is guarded by walls. Guard against temptation. She this dangerous forest haunts. Shun the haunts of the intemperate and profane. The ship was launched for a long voyage. The Regent's park contains about four hundred and fifty acres. AWE, n, fear, dread, reverence. CALL, v. to name, to summon. CAUSE, n. that which produces or brings to pass, reason. CAUSE, v. to bring to pass, to produce. [of a sentence. CLAUSE, n. a sentence, a part DAWN, v. to begin to grow light. DAWN, n. the break of day, beginning. [common size. DWARF, n. a man below the FALSE, a, not true, not just, counterfeit. APT, a. fit, ready, inclined. BADGE, n. a mark of distinction. BLAND, d. soft, mild. CAMP, n. a place for soldiers to lodge in, an order of tents. CHASM, [kazm,] n. an opening, a cleft. DAMP, a. moist, wet, foggy. FACT, n. an act, a deed, reality, truth. [droop. FLAG, v. to become weak, to FLAG, n. a water-plant, a flat stone, the colors of a ship or of land forces. [or of an army. FLANK, n. the side of the body FLASH, n. a sudden blaze. FLASH, v. to blaze suddenly. FLAT, a. level, smooth. FRANK, a. liberal, open, ingenuous. [age. FRANK, v. to exempt from post. |