Ad-jürler, n. one that exacts an oath.
Ad-just', v. a. to regulate; to put in order.
Ad-just'er, n. he who places in due order.
Ad-just ment, n. regulation; settlement.
Adju-tan-cy, n. the office of an adjutant.
Ad'ju-tǎnt, n. a military officer; an assistant.
tAd-jūte', v. a. to help.
Ad-jutor, n. a helper.

Åd'ju-to-ry, a. that helps; helpful.

A-dopted-ly, ad. in the manner of adoption.
A-dopt er, n. one that adopts.

A-doption, n. the act or state of adopting.
A-doptive, a. that adopts or is adopted.
A-dora-ble, a. worthy of adoration; divine
A-dōr'a-ble-ness, n. worthiness of adoration.
A-dor'a-bly, ad, in an adorable manner.
Ad-o-ra'tion, n. divine worship; homage.
A-dōre', v. a. to worship with external homage;

*Ad'ju-vänt, [ăd'ju-vănt, S. W. F. Ja.; ad- to reverence; to honor; to love intensely.

ju vant, J. E.] a. helpful; useful. *Ăd'ju-vănt, n. an assistant; a helper. Ad'ju-väte, v. a. to help. Ad lib'i-tum, [L.] at pleasure. Ad-měaş'ure-ment, (ad-mězh'ur-ment) n. the act or result of measuring according to rule. Ad-mens-u-ra'tion, n. art of measuring. Ad-min'is-ter, v. a. to supply; to act as agent. Ad-minis-tra-ble, a. capable of administration. ǎd'min-is-tra'tion, n. act of administering; the executive part of government; dispensation. Ad-min'is-tra-tive, a. that administers. Admin-is-tra'tor, n. he that has the charge of the estate of a man dying intestate. Ad'min-js-trā'tor-ship, n. office of administrator. Ad'min-js-trā'trix, n. a woman who adminis

ters.

Ad'mi-ra-bil'i-ty, a. quality of being admirable.
Ad'mi-ra-ble, a. worthy of being admired.
Ad'mi-ra-ble-ness, n. quality of being admira-
Ad'mi-ra-bly, ad, so as to raise wonder. [ble.
Ad'mi-ral, n. the chief commander of a fleet.
Ad'mi-ral-ship, n. office or skill of an admiral.
Ad'mi-ral-ty, n. the authority appointed for the
administration of naval affairs.
Ad-mi-ra'tion, n. act of admiring; wonder.
Ad'mi-ra-tive, n. point of admiration, thus!
Ad-mire, v. a. to regard with wonder or love.
Ad-mire', v. n. to wonder.

Ad-mir'er, n. one who admires; a lover.
Ad-mir'ing-ly, ad. in an admiring manner.
Ad-mis'si-ble, a. that may be admitted.
Ad-mis'si-bly, ad. in an admissible manner.
Ad-mission, (ad-mish'un) n. the act of
ting; admittance; the allowance of an ar-
gument.

A-dōrier, n. he that adores; a devoted lover.
A-dörn', v. a. to dress, decorate, embellish.
A-dörning, n. ornament; embellishment.
A-dörn'ment, n. ornament; embellishment.
A-dread', (a-drěd') ad. in a state of fear.
A-drift', ad. floating at random.
A-droit', a. dexterous; active; skilful; clever.
A-dröit ly, ad. dexterously; cleverly.
A-droit'ness, n. dexterity; skill; activity.
A-dry, a. thirsty; in want of drink; athirst.
Ad-sci-ti"tious, (ad-se-tish'us) a. additional.
*Ad-u-la'tion, (ad-du-la'shun, S. J. Ja.; ǎd-jų-
la'shun, W.; ad-yu-lã'shun, E.] n. flattery.
*Ad-u-la'tor, n. a flatterer; a parasite.
*Ăd'u-la-to-ry, a. flattering; full of compli-
*Ad-u-la'tress, n. she that flatters. [ments.
A-dult', a. grown up; of mature age.
A-dult', n. a person grown up; one full grown.
A-dult'ness, n. the state of being adult.
A-dul'ter-ant, n. that which adulterates.
A-dul ter-ate, v. n. to commit adultery.
A-dul ter-ate, v. a. to corrupt; to debase.
A-dul ter-ate, a. corrupted; polluted; debased.
A-dŭl'ter-ate-ly, ad. in an adulterate manner.
A-dulter-ate-ness, n. quality of being adul-

terate.

A-dŭl-ter-a'tion, n. act of adulterating.
A-dul'ter-er, n. a person guilty of adultery.
A-dul'ter-ess, n. a woman that commits adul-
tery.

A-dul'ter-ine, n. a child born of an adulteress.
A-dul ter-ine, a. spurious.

A-dul ter-ize, v. n. to commit adultery.
admit-A-dŭl'ter-ous, a. guilty of adultery; spurious.
A-dul'ter-oŭs-ly, ad. in an adulterous manner.
A-dulter-y, n. violation of the marriage bed.
Ad-ŭm'brant, a. giving a slight resemblance.
Ad-ŭm/brate, n. a. to shadow out faintly.
Ad-um-bration, n. a faint sketch; a shadow.
†Ad-u-na'tion, n. the being united; union.
A-dun'ej-ty, n. crookedness; form of a hook.
fA-dunque', (a-dŭngk') a. crooked; hooked.
A-dure', v. n. to burn up.
A-dust', a. burnt up; scorched.
A-dusted, a. burnt; scorched; hot.
A-dŭs'ti-ble, a. capable of being burnt up.
A-dus'tion, n. act of burning up or drying.
Ad-va-lorem, [L.] according to the value.

Ad-mĭť, v. a. to suffer to enter; to allow an
argument or position; to receive; to grant.
Ad-mit'ta-ble, a. capable of being admitted.
Ad-mittance, n. act of admitting; entrance.
Ad-mit'ter, n. he who admits.
Ad-mix', v. a. to mingle with.
Ad-mix'tion, (ad-mix chun) n. a mingling.
Ad-mixture, (ad-mixt'yur) n. the substance
of bodies mingled.

Ad-mon'ish, v. a. to warn, reprove, advise.
Ad-mon'ish-er, n. he that admonishes.

Ad-mon ish-mént, n. admonition.

Xd-mo-nition, (ád-mo̟-nish'un) n. the hint of Ad-vance', v. a. to bring forward; to raise

a fault or duty; gentle reproof.

Ad-mo-ni'tion-er, n. an admonisher.

Ad-mon'i-tive, a. that admonishes.

Ad-mon'i-tor, n. one who admonishes.
Ad-mon'i-to-ry, a. that admonishes.

Ad-môve', v. a. to bring one thing to another.
Ad-năs'cent, a. growing to something else.
Ad'nate, a. growing upon.

A-dô', n. trouble; difficulty; bustle; tumult.
ǎd-q-les'cence, n. the age between child-
Ad-o-les/cen-cy, hood and manhood.
A-dopt', v. a. to take as a son or daughter the
child of another person; to receive as one's

own.

;

to improve; to heighten; to propose; to pay
beforehand.

Ad-vance', v. n. to go forward; to rise.
Ad-vance', n. a going forward; progression;
improvement; rise; anticipation of time.
Ad-vance'ment, n. the act of moving forward;
preferment; improvement; promotion.
Ad-van'cer, n. he that advances.
Ad-van'tage, n. superiority; favorable circum-
stances; convenience; benefit; gain.
Ad-van'tage, v. a. to benefit; to promote.
Ad-van'tage-gröûnd, n. ground that gives su-
periority.
[useful.

| Ad-van-ta'geous, (ăd-van-ta'jus) a. profitable

Åd'verb, n. in grammar, a word joined to a A'e-ro-măn-cy, [a'e-ro-man-se, W. J. F.; āre'

A-fresh', ad. anew.

Af-fll'i-äte, v. a. to adopt; to associate with. | A-fraid', (a-frâd') a. struck with fear.
Af-fl-i-ation, n. adoption; act of taking a son.
Affi-nage, n. refining metals by the cupel.
Af-fined, a. joined by affinity.

Af-fin'i-ty, n. relation by marriage, opposed
to consanguinity; resemblance; attraction.
Af-firm', v. n. to declare positively.

Af-firm', v. a. to ratify; to assert; to allege.
Af-firm'a-ble, a. capable of being affirmed.
Af-firm'a-bly, ad. in an affirmable manner.
Af-firm'ance, n. confirmation; declaration.
Af-firmant, n. one who affirms.
Xf-fir-ma'tion, n. act of affirming in law, the
solemn declaration of a Quaker, answering

to an oath.

Af-firm'a-tive, a. that affirms; positive.
Af-firm'a-tive, n. that side of a question which
affirms, opposed to negative.
[ner.
Af-firm'a-tive-ly, ad. in an affirmative man-
Af-firm'er, n. the person who affirms.
Af-fix', v. a. to unite to; to subjoin; to fix.
Af fix, n. something added to the end of a
word.

Af-fix'ion, (af-fIk'shun) n. the act of affixing.
Af-flation, n. the act of breathing upon.
Af-flatus, n. [L.] divine inspiration.
Af-flict, v. a. to put to pain; to grieve.
Af-flict'ed-ness, n. the state of affliction.
Af-flict'er, n. one who afflicts.
Af-flicting-ly, ad. in an afflicting manner.
Af-fliction, n. calamity; sorrowfulness; mis-
Af-flictive, a. painful; calamitous. [ery.
Af-flictive-ly, ad. in an afflicting manner.
Afflu-ence, n. riches; plenty; abundance.
Af flu-ent, a. abundant; wealthy; rich.
Af'flu-ent-ly, ad. in an affluent manner.
Af'flu-ent-ness, n. quality of being affluent.
Af flux, n. the act of flowing to some place.
Af-flux'ion, (af-fluk'shun) n. act of flowing to.
Af-ford', v. a. to yield or produce; to grant or
confer; to be able to bear expenses.
Af-forest, v. a. to turn ground into forest.
Af-for-es-ta'tion, n. turning ground into forest.
Af-franchise, (af-frăn chiz) v. a. to make free.
Af-fran'chişe-ment, n. act of making free.
Af-fray', v. a. to strike with fear; to terrify.
Af-fray', n. a quarrel; disturbance; tumult.
Af-friction, a. the act of rubbing.

Af-fright', (af-frit) v. a. to alarm; to terrify.
Af-fright', (af-frit') n. terror; fear.
Af-frightled-ly, ad, with fear.

Af-frighter, (af-frit'er) w he who frightens.
Af-fright'ment, n. fear; terror; fearfulness.
Af-front, (af-frunt') v. a. to insult; to offend.
Af-front, (af-frunt') n. insult; outrage.
Af-frontier, (af-frŭn'ter) n. he that affronts.
Af-frontling, p. a. contumelious.
Af-front/ive, a. causing affront; abusive.
Af-frontive-ness, n. quality that affronts.
Af-fuse', v. a. to pour upon; to sprinkle.
Af-fusion, (af-fú'zhun) n. act of pouring up-
Af-fy, v. a. to betroth; to bind; to join.
Af-fy, v. n. to put confidence in.

[on.

A-field', (a-fēēld') ad. to the field; in the field.
A-float', (a-flōte') ad. floating.
[tion.
A-foot, (a-fût) ad. on foot; in action; in mo-
A-före, pre. before; sooner in time.
A-fore, ad. in time past; in front.
A-före go-ing, p. a. going before.

[pared.

-fore hand, ad. by previous provision; preA för-ti-ō'ri, (a-för-she-o'rl) [L.] with stronger A-fore'said, (a före'sed) a. said before. [reason. \-fōre'time, ad. in time past.

A-front', (a-frunt') ad. in front.
Aft, ad. behind; astern: a sea term.
After, pre. following in place or time; behind ;
according to.

After, ad. in succeeding time.

Af'ter-bïrth, n. in medicine, the placenta.
After-clap, n. a subsequent event.
After-crop, n. the second crop.

[low.

After-hours, (àf'ter-öûrz) n.” hours that fol-
After-math, n. the second crop of grass.
After-most, a. hindmost.

Af'ter-nôôn, n. time from noon to evening.
After-paing, (af'ter-panz) n. pains after birth.
After-part, n. the latter part.

After-piece, (af'ter-pēēs) n. a farce.
After-state, n. the future state.
After-thought, (after-thâwt) n. reflection af-
ter the act; later thought.
After-time, n. succeeding time.
After-ward, (after-wurd) ad. in succeed
After-wards, (after-wurdz) } ing time.
After-wit, n. contrivance too late.

Aga, (a'ga) n. a Turkish military officer.
A-gain', (a-gen') [a-gĕn', S. W. J. E. F.;
a-gane', Ja.] ad. a second time; once more ;
in return, noting re-action.

A-gainst', (a-genst') [a-genst', S. W. J. E.
F.; a-ganst', Ja.] pre. in opposition to; con-
trary; in contradiction to; opposite to.
Ag'a-lax-y, n. want of milk.

A-gape', (a-gap') ad. staring with eagerness.
Aga-pe, [Gr.] n. a feast of charity or love.
Ag'a-ric, n. a drug used in physic and dying.
A-gast', a. struck with terror. See Aghast.
A-gate', ad. on the way; agoing.

Agate, n. a precious stone of the lowest class.
Ag'a-ty, a. of the nature of agate.
A-ga ve, n. the American aloe.
Age, n. any period of time; a generation of
men; a hundred years; maturity; decline of
life.

A'ged, (ā'jed) a. old; stricken in years.
A'gen-cy, n. action; acting for another.
A-gen'da, n. [L. pl. things to be done] business
to be done'; a memorandum-book; a ritual
or service-book.

A'gent, n. one who acts; a deputy; a factor.
Agent-ship, n. the office of an agent.
Ag-ge-la'tion, n. concretion of ice.

tAgger, (ad'jer) n. [L.] a fortress, or trench.
Ag-ger-ose', a. full of heaps.

Ag-glom'er-áte, v. a. to gather up in a ball.
Ag-glom'er-ate, v. n. to grow into one mass.
Ag-glom-er-a'tion, n. a growing or heaping to-
gether.

Ag-gluti-nant, n. a substance causing adhesion.
Ag-glu'ti-nant, a. uniting parts together.
Ag-gluti-nate, v. n. to unite one part to an-
Ag-glu-ti-nation, n. union; cohesion. [other.
Ag-glu tin-a-tive, a. having the power of ag-
glutinating.

Ag-grăn-dj-zä'tiọn, n. the act of aggrandizing.
Aggran-dize, v. a. to make great; to enlarge;
to exalt; to increase.
Ag'gran-dize-ment, or Ag-grăn/dize-měnt, [ǎg'-
gran-dize-ment, S. W. J. F.; ag-grăn diz-
ment, Ja.; ag/gran-dize-ment, or ag-gran'-
diz-měnt, P.] n. the state of being aggran-
dized.

Ag/gran-di-zer, n. he that aggrandizes.
| Ăg'gra-va-ble, a. making any thing worse.

Ag'gra-vate, v. a. to make any thing worse; A-gres'tic,

a. rude; rustic; relating to the A-grés ti-cal, country.

Ag-gra-vation, (ăg-gra-va'shun) n. the act of Ag-ri-cul'tor, n. a cultivator of the earth

Ag-ri-cultu-rist, (ag-re-kult'yu-rĭst) n. one skilled in the art of cultivating the ground. Agri-mo-ny, n. liverwort, a plant. TA-grise', v. a. to affright; to disfigure. Ag-gress', v. n. to commit the first act of vio-A-gröûnd', ad. stranded: applied to a ship. lence. A'gue, (a'gu) n. an intermitting fever, with Ag-gression, (ag-grěsh'ụn) n the first act of Agu-ish, a. partaking of ague. 'cold fits. injury. A gu-ish-ness, n. the resembling of an ague. Äh, (a) int. noting dislike, contempt, or exultation; but most frequently, compassion and complaint.

[tempt. A-hä! X-ha! int. expressing triumph and conA-head', (a-hěd) ad. further on: a nautical ama-A-high', (a-hi') ad. on high. [term.

Al-ge-bra'ic,

A-larm', v. a. to call to arms; to excite fear in. | Al'ge-bra, n. a peculiar kind of arithmetic
A-lärm-běll, n. a bell rung noting danger.
A-lärm'ing, p. a. terrifying; giving alarm.
A-lärm'ist, n. he who excites an alarm.
A-lärm'-póst, n. the post appointed to appear
at, in case of an alarm.

A-lärm-watch, (a-lärm'-wotch) n. a watch that
strikes the hour by regulated movement.
A-la'rum, n. an alarm clock. See Alarm.
A-lás, int. a word expressing lamentation,
pity, or concern; alas the day!
Alb, n. a Roman priest's surplice.
Alba-tross, n. a South-sea bird.
Al-belit, ad. although; notwithstanding.
Al-bi-fi-ca/tion, n. act of making white.
Al-bi'no, n. a person unnaturally white.
Al-bi-gen'ses, n. a sect so called from Albi.
Al-bu-gin'ç-ous, a. resembling the white of an
egg.

Al-bugo, n. [L.] a disease in the eye.

Al-ge-bra-cal, a. relating to algebra.
Al-ge-bra'jst, n. one well versed in algebra.
Algid, a. cold; chill.
Al-gidi-ty, n.chillness; cold.
Al gid-ness,

[cold

Al-gif'ic, a. having the quality of producing
Algor, n. [L.] extreme cold.
Algo-rim,neral figures, as in arithmetic.

Al/go-rithm,

n. the art of computation by nu

Al'gua-zîl, (ǎl'ga-zēl) [ăl'ga-zēl, Ja.; ǎl'ga-zil,
E.] n. a Spanish officer of justice.

Ali-as, ad. [L.] otherwise.-n. a kind of writ.
Ali-bi, n. [L.] in law, elsewhere; the plea of
a person who alleges that he was in another
place.

Al'j-ble, a. nutritive; nourishing.

Al'ien, (al'yen) a. foreign; estranged from.
Alien, (alyen) n. a foreigner; a stranger.

Album, n. a book for inserting autographs, &c. Alien, (al'yen) v. a. to make any thing the
Al-bu'men, n. the white of an egg.
Alburn. See Auburn.

Al-bür'num, n. the white or softer part of wood.
Al'ca-hěst, n. a universal dissolvent.

Al-caid', n. an officer in Barbary and Spain.
Al-chěm'i-cal, a. relating to alchemy.

property of another.

Alien-a-ble, (al'yen-a-bl) a. capable of being alienated or transferred.

Alien-āte, (āl'yen-āt) v. a. to transfer property to another; to withdraw the heart or affections.

Al-chemi-cal-ly, ad. in the manner of an al-Al'ien-ate, (āl'yen-at) a. withdrawn from. chemist.

Al'che-mist, n. one who pursues or professes
the science of alchemy.

Al-che-mis'ti-cal, a. acting like an alchemist.
Al che-mize, v. a. to practise alchemy.
Al'che-my, or Al'chy-my, n. occult chemistry,
or that part of chemistry which proposes the
transmutation of metals; a kind of mixed
metal.

Al'co-hol, n. spirits of wine highly rectified;
an impalpable powder.

Al-co-hol-i-za'tion, n. the act of alcoholizing.
Al'co-ho-lize, [ǎl'ko-ho-liz, W. P. F. Ja.;

Al-ien-a'tion, (al-yen-a'shun) n. the act of
transferring property; the state of being al-
ienated; mental derangement.
Al-ien-a'tor, n. he who transfers or alienates.
†A-lif'er-ous, a. having wings.
†A-lig'er-ous, a. having wings.
A-light', (a-lit') v. n. to come down; to dis-

mount.

A-like', a. & ad. with resemblance; equally.
Ål'i-měnt, n. nourishment; food.
Al-i-mental, a. nutritious; nourishing.
Al-i-měnt'al-ly, ad. nutritiously.
Al-j-měnt'a-ri-ness, n. the being alimentary.

ment.

al-ko ho-liz, S. J.] v. a. to make an al-Al-j-měnt'a-ry, a. belonging to or affording alicohol. Al'co-răn, n. the book of the Mahometan precepts and credenda.

Al-co-rănic, a. relating to the Alcoran.
Al-cove', [al-kōv', S. W. P. J. E. F. Ja.;
al'kov, Wb.] n. a recess of a chamber, or
of a library; an arbor in a garden.
Alder, n. a tree resembling the hazel.
Alder-măn, n. a magistrate in a corporation.
"Al-der-măn'i-ty, n. the society of aldermen.
Ale, n. fermented malt liquor.

Ale-con-ner, n. an inspector of alehouse meas

ures.

A-lec'try-o-măn-cy, n. divination by a cock.
Ale-gar, n. sour ale.

Ale'hôôf, n. ground-ivy.

Ale höûse, n. a house where ale is sold.
A-lěm bic, n. a vessel used in distilling.
A-lert', a. on guard; watchful; brisk; pert.
A-lert'ness, n. sprightliness; pertness.
Ale-vat, n. the tub in which ale is fermented.
A-lew', (al-lôô') n. a shouting or crying aloud.
Al-ex-án drine, n. a kind of verse of twelve syl-
lables.

Xl-i-men-tā'tion, n. the power of affording
aliment; the state of being nourished.
Al-j-mõ1nj-oŭs, a. having the quality of nour-
ishing.

Al'i-mo-ny, n. that part of the husband's es-
tate which is allowed to the wife, when sep-
arated.

Al'i-quănt, [ǎl'e-kwănt, S. P. J. F. Ja. ; ǎl'e̟-
kwont, W.] a. being parts of a number,
which, however repeated, will never make
up the number exactly; as, 3 is an aliquant
part of 10.

Ali-quot, a. aliquot parts of any number are
such as will exactly measure it, without any
remainder; as, 3 is an aliquot part of 12.
Al'i-tūre, n. same as Aliment.
[ly
A-live', a. not dead; active; cheerful; spright-
Al'ka-hěst, n. a liquor; a universal dissol-

vent.

Al'ka-li, [ǎl/ka-lę, S. W. P. J. E. F.; ǎlka-li, Ja.] n. a kind of salt which neutralizes acid.

Alka-line, [ǎl'ka-lin, W. J. E. F.; ǎl'ka-
lin, S. P. Ja.] a. having the qualities of
alkali.

Al-kälj-zāte, v. a. to make bodies alkaline.
Al-kali-zate, a. impregnated with alkali.
Al-ka-li-za'tion, n. the act of rendering alka-

line.

| Al-kĕr'mẹş, n. a confection made of kermes.