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Aforetime, á-fore'time. ad. in time past Afraid, a-frade'. part. a. terrified, fearful Afresh, &-fresh'. ad. anew, again

Afront, à-frånt'. ad. in front, in direct opposition

After, aftår. prep. following in place After, af tår. ad. in succeeding time; following another [posterity Afterages, aftår-à'jêz. s. succeeding times, Afterall, af'tår-áll'. ad. at last, in fine Afterbirth, åftår-berth. s. the secundine Afterclap, aftár-klap s. an unexpected event happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end

Aftercrop, åf'tår-krop. s. second harvest Aftergame, af tår-game. s. methods taken after the first turn of affairs Aftermath, åf'tår-math.s. second crop of grass Afternoon, âf'tår-nôôn'. s. the time from the meridian to the evening Afterpains, aftår-panz. s. pains after birth Aftertaste, áftår-taste. s. taste remaining upon the tongue [ter the act Afterthought, áf'tår-thawt. s. reflection afAftertimes, aftår-timz. s. succeeding times Afterward, âf'tår-wård. ad. in succeeding time

Afterwit, áftår-wit. s. contrivance of expedients after the occasion of using them is past

Again, å-gèn', ad. a second time, once more
Against, å-genst'. prep. contrary, opposite
Agape, a-gape'. ad. staring with eagerness
Agarick, åg'a-rik. s. a drug
Agate, ágát. s. a precious stone
Agaty, ag'a-té. a. of the nature of agate
Agaze, a-gaze'. v. a. to strike with amaze-
[age
Age, aje. s. the space of a hundred years; old
Aged, a'jed. a. old, stricken in years
Agedly, 'jéd-lê. ad. after the manner of an
aged person

ment

Agency, jên-se. s. the quality of acting, business performed by an agent

Agent, à'jént. a. acting upon, active [tor Agent, a'jént. s. a substitute, a deputy, a facAggeneration, âd-jễn-når-à'shûn. s. the state of growing to another body Aggerate, ad'jår-åte. v. a. to heap up Agglomerate, åg-glôm'mår-åte, v. a. to gather up in a ball

Agglutinants, âg-glå'tè-nânts. s. medicines which have the power of uniting parts together

Agglutinate, åg-glu'tè-nåte. v. a. to unite Agglutination, âg-glù-tè-nà'shůn. s. union, cohesion

Agglutinative, åg-glů’tè-nà-tiv. a. procuring agglutination

Aggrandize, âg'grån-dize. v. a. to enlarge, to exalt [state of being aggrandized Aggrandizement, åg'grån-dize-ment. s. the Aggrandizer, åg'grán-dize-år. s. the person that makes another great [thing worse Aggravate, ág'grå-vite. v. a. to make any Aggravation, ag-grå-va'shun. s. the act of

aggravating; the circumstances which heighten guilt

Aggregate, âg'grè-gåte. a. framed by the collection of parts into one mass Aggregate, aggregate. s. the result of the conjunction of many parts into one mass Aggregate, ág'gré-gåte. v. a. to collect together

Aggregation, ag-grè-ga'shún. s. the act of collecting many particulars into one whole Aggress, ág-gress'. v. n. to commit the first act by violence

Aggression, åg-grésh'an. s. commencement of a quarrel by some act of iniquity Aggressor, åg-grés'sår. s. an assaulter or

invader

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Agileness, j'il-ness, s. nimbleness, quickness, | Aguish, à'gu-ish. a. having the qualities of activity [resembling an ague Agility, â-jil'è-tě. s. nimbleness, quickness, Aguishness, a'gu-ish-ness. s. the quality of activity [mean rate | Ah, å. int. a word denoting dislike or comAgistment, âj-ist'ment. s. composition, or passion Agitable, aj'è-tå-bl, a, that may be put in Aha! å-hå'. int. a word intimating triumph Ahead, â-hed'. ad. further onward than

motion

[actuate Agitate, aj'è-tåte. v. a. to put in motion; to Agitation, âj-e-ta'shun, s. the act of moving any thing; discussion, disturbance [fairs Agitator, aje-tà-tur. s. he who manages afAgminal, ág'me-nál. a. belonging to a troop Agnail, åg'nåle, s. a whitlow

Agnation, ág-na'shůn. s. descent from the same father

Agnition, ag-nish'ůn. s. acknowledgment
Agnize, ag-nize'. v, a. to acknowledge
Agnomination, âg-nom-mè-ná'shån, s. allu-
sion of one word to another
Ago, a-go. ad. past; as, long ago
Agog, á-gog. ad. in a state of desire
Agoing, a-going. ad. in action
Agone, a-gon'. ad. ago, past

Agonism, ago-nizm. s. contention for a príze
Agonistes, ag-o-nis'tèz. s. a prize-fighter
Agonize, ago-nize, v. n. to be in excessive
pain

Agony, ag'd-nè. s. violent pain
Agrarian, a-gra'rẻ-án, a. relating to grounds
Agree, å-gr', v. n. to be in concord
Agreeable, a-grè'â-bl. a. suitable to, pleasing
Agreeableness, á-gréé á-bl-néss. s. consisten-
cy with; the quality of pleasing
Agreeably,a-grèè'â-blé, ad. consistently with
Agreed, a-gred'. part. a. settled by consent
Agreement, a-gréè'ment. s. concord, com-
pact, bargain

Agriculture, ag'ré-kül-tshire. s. tillage
Agrimony, åg'ré-mån-nè. s. a plant
Aground, å-gròủnd', að, stranded
Ague, age, s. an intermitting fever
Agued, 'g-id. a. struck with the ague,
shivering

Ague-fit, 'ght-fit. 8. the paroxysm of the ague

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Aid, àde. v. a. to help, to support, to succour
Aid, ade. s, help, support; in law, a subsidy
Aidance, ade'ânse, s. help, support
Aidant, ade'ånt. a. helping, helpful
Aid-de-camp, ade-de-kawng'. s, an officer who
attends the chief commander
Aider, åde år. s. a helper, an ally
Aidless, àde'less. a. helpless, unsupported
Ail, àle. v. a. to pain, to trouble
Ailment, àle'ment. s. pain, disease
Ailing, åle'ing. part. a. sickly

Aim, ame. v. a, to endeavour to strike; to endeavour to reach or obtain

Aim, ime. s. the direction of a missile weapon Air, åre. s. the element encompassing the earth; manner or gesture

Air, åre, v. a. to expose to the air, to warm Airbladder, åre blåd-dúr. s. a bladder filled with air

Airbuilt, are bilt. a. built in the air
Air-drawn, åre'dråwn. a. painted in air
Airer, åre år. s. he that exposes to the air
Airhole, åre ́hòle. s. a hole to admit air
Airiness, àre'è-ness, 8. exposure to the air;
lightness, gaiety

into mines

Airing, are'ing. s. a short jaunt
Airless, are less. a. without the free air
Airpump, àre'pump. s. a machine by which
the air is exhausted out of proper vessels
Airshaft, are'shaft. s. a passage for the air
[tial;
; gay
Airy, re'. a, composed of air; unsubstan-
Aisie, lie. s. the walk in a church
Ake, ake. v. n. to feel a lasting pain
Akin, å-kin'. a. allied to by blood [ble
Alabaster, Alä-bas-tår. s. a kind of soft mar-

alert

Alabaster, ål'â-bås-tår. a. made of alabaster | Alertness, á-lêrt'nêss. s. the quality of being
Alack, á-låk'. int. an expression of sorrow
Alackaday, á-lak'â-da'. int. a word noting

sorrow

Alacriously, a-låk'ré-is-lè. ad. cheerfully
Alacrity, a-lák'krè-té. s. cheerfulness
Alamode, ål-å-mode'. ad. according to the
fashion

Alarm, â-lårm'. s. notice of danger [surprise
Alarm, à-lårm'. v. a. to call to arms; to
Alarming, á-lår'ming. part. a. terrifying
Alas, á-lass'. int. a word of pity
Alb, ålb. s. a surplice
Albeit, ål-be'it. ad. although
Albugo, ál-bu'gò. s. a disease in the eye
Alcahest, âl'kǎ-hêst. s. a universal dissolvent
Alchymical, ål-kim'mě-kál. a. relating to
alchymy [manner of an alchymist
Alchymically, ål-kîm'mé-kål-lè. ad. in the
Alchymist, al'ke-mist. s. one who professes
the science of alchymy

Alchymy, al'ke-me. s. sublime chymistry; a
kind of mixed metal

Alcohol, ál'ko-hôl. s. a high rectified spirit of wine

Alcoholization, al'kò-hôl-è-zà ́shån. s. the act of rectifying spirits

[alehouse Alewife, ale'wife. s. a woman that keeps an Alexandrine, âl-légz-ân'drin. s. a verse consisting of twelve syllables Alexipharmick, â-lék-se-far'mik. drives away poison, antidotal Alexiterical, a-lék-se-têrré-kál. Alexiterick, â-lék-sè-tėr'rik.

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a. that

that which drives away poison Algebra, âl'jê-brá. s. a peculiar kind of

arithmetick

Algebraical, ál-ja-brik-kål. a. { relating to

Algebraick, al-je-bra'îk.

algebra
Algebraist, ål-je-bra'ist. s. one skilled in the
science of algebra
Algid, âl'jid. a. cold, chill
Algidity, âl-jid'dè-tè. s. chilness, cold
Algific, ál-jíf'fîk. a. that produces cold
Algor, ål'gor. s. extreme cold
Algorithm, ál'go-rithm. s. the science of num-
Alias, à'lè-ás. ad. otherwise

[bers

Alible, àl'è-bl. a. nutritive, nourishing Alien, ale'yên. a. foreign, estranged from Alien, àle'yén. s. a foreigner, a stranger Alienable, åle'yên-â-bl. a. that may be transferred [withdraw the affections Alcoholize, álˇko-hô-lize. v. a. to rectify spir- Alienate, ale'yên-åte. v. a. to transfer, to its till they are wholly dephlegmated Alienate, ale'yên-åte. a. withdrawn from Alcoran, ål'ko-rån. s. the book of the Ma- Alienation, ale-yên-d'shån. s. the act of transhometan precepts and credenda ferring property [upon Alcove, ál-kove'. s. a recess to lie or sit in Alight, à-lite'. v. n. to come down; to fall Alder, ål'dår. s. a tree [gistrate Alike, å-like'. ad. with resemblance Alderman, ål'dår-mân. s. a governor or ma- Aliment, ål'lé-ment. s. nourishment, food Aldermanly, ål'dår-mân-lè. ad. like an al-Alimental, ål-le-mên'tál. a. that nourishes derman

Aldern, àl'důrn. a. made of alder
Ale, ale. s. a liquor made of malt and hops
Alebrewer, ale broó-år. s. one who brews ale
Alehoof, åle hoof. s. ground ivy
Alehouse, åle house. s. a tippling house
Alembick, á-lém'bik. s. a vessel used in
distilling

Alert, á-lễrt'. a. watchful, vigilant, brisk

Alimentariness, al-lẻ-mềntá-rẻ-ness. s. the quality of being alimentary

Alimentary, ál-le-mên'tâ-rẻ. a. that has the

power of nourishing [of nourishing Alimentation, al-lê-mễn-tashān.s. the quality Alimonious, ál-le-mo'nè-ås. a. that nourishes Alimony, álle-mån-nè. s. legal proportion of

the husband's estate allowed to the wife, upon the account of separation

allegory, to form an allegory Allegory, al'le-gor-rè. s. a figurative discourse Allegro, ál-lè'grò. s. a sprightly motion Allelujah, ál-lè-lu'yâ. s. a word of spiritual exultation; Praise God

Aliquant, ál'le-qwånt. a. parts of a number, | Allegorize, âl'lè-go-rize. v. a. to turn into which will never make up the number exactly Aliquot, al'le-qwôt. a. parts of any number or quantity, such as will exactly measure it without any remainder Alish, åle'ish. a. resembling ale Alive, â-live'. a. not dead; unextinguished, active; cheerful

Alkahest, al'kå-hêst. s. a universal dissolvent
Alkalescent, ål-kå-lés'sént. a. that has a ten-
dency to the properties of an alkali
Alkali, ál'ká-lè. s. any substance which, when
mingled with acid, produces fermentation
Alkaline, ál❜ká-lin. a. that has the qualities
of alkali
[line
Alkalizate, ål-kâl'lè-záte. v. a. to make alka-
Alkalizate, al-kål'le-zåte. a. that has the
qualities of alkali
[alkalizating
Alkalization, ål-kâ-lè-zá ́shẳn. s. the act of
All, all. a. the whole, every one
All, ll. s. the whole; every thing
All, ill. ad. quite, completely; altogether
Allay, ál-la'. v. a. to mix one metal with
another; to quiet, pacify, repress
Allay, al-la. s. the metal of a baser kind
mixed in coins, to harden them
Allayer, ál-la'år. s. the person who has the
power of allaying [power of allaying
Allayment, ál-la'ment. s. that which has the
Allegation, ål-le-gà'shẳn. s. affirmation, de-

claration

Alleviate, ål-lè'vè-åte. v. a. to make light, to ease, to soften

another

Alleviation, ǎl-lé-vè-à'shẳn. s. that by which
any pain is eased, or fault extenuated
Alley, ál'lè. s. a walk; a narrow passage
Alliance, âl-ll'anse. s. league; relation by
marriage
[attracting
Alliciency, ál-lish'yên-se. s. the power of
Alligate, al'lè-gåte. v. a. to tie one thing to
[together
Alligation, âl-lè-gà'shẳn. s. the act of tying
Alligator, ál-le-ga'tår. s. the crocodile of
America
[thing against another
Allision, âl-lizh'án. s. the act of striking one
Alliteration, ål-lit-ér-à'shån. s. the beginning
two or more words with the same letter to
give them a sort of rhyming consonance
Allocution, âl-lò-ku'shún. s. the act of speak-
ing to another
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another

Allodial, âl-lò'dè-âl. a. not feudal, indepenAllodium, âl-lo'dè-ům. s. possession held in absolute independence [a rapier Allonge, ål-låndje'. s. a pass or thrust with Alloo, al-loo'. v. a. to set on, to incite Alloquy, âl'lò-kwè. s. the act of speaking to [grant Allot, âl-lôt'. v. a. to distribute by lot; to al-Allotment, ál-lôt'ment. s. the part, the share Allottery, ál-lôt'tûr-ẻ. s. that which is granted to any in a distribution Allow, al-lou'. v. a. to admit, grant Allowable, âl-lou'â-bl. a. that may be admitAllowableness, ál-löù'â-bl-ness. 8. lawfulness Allowance, ál-lóú'ânse. s. sanction, abatement; a sum granted

Allege, ál-lédje'. v. a. to affirm, declare
Allegeable, al-lêdje'â-bl. a. that may be
leged
[Allegation
Allcgement, al-lêdje'ment. s. the same with
Alleger, ál-lédje'or. s. he that alleges
Allegiance, al-lejanse. s. the duty of subjects
Allegiant, ál-ljant. a. loyal, dutiful [ral
Allegorick, al-le-gör rik. a. not real, not lite-
Allegorical, ál-le-gor'ré-kál. a. in the form of
an allegory

Allegorically, al-lé-gôr'ré-kâl-lè. ad. after an
allegorical manner

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Alloy, ál-loe'. s. baser metal mixed in coinage Allude, ål-lùde'. v. n. to have some reference to a thing, without the direct mention

Alluminor, ål-là'me-når. s. one who paints | Alphabet, ál'fa-bêt. s. the letters, or elements upon paper or parchment

Allure, al-låre'. v. a. to entice to any thing Allurement, ál-lure'mént. s. enticement Allurer, ál-lu'rår. s. enticer, inveigler Alluringly, ål-la'ring-lè, ad. enticingly Alluringness, ål-lår ing-nés. s. enticement Allusion, ál-lu zhẳn. s. a hint, an implication Allusive, ål-lu'siv. a. hinting at something Allusively, al-lu'siv-lè. ad. in an allusive [being allusive Allusiveness, ål-lu'siv-nês. s. the quality of Ally, ál-l'. v. a. to unite by kindred, friendship, or confederacy

manner

Ally, al-'. s. one united to some other by marriage, friendship, or confederacy Almacanter, ål-má-kân'tår. s. a circle drawn parallel to the horizon

Almanack, ål'mâ-nâk. s. a calendar Almightiness, ål-mi'tè-nês. s. omnipotence Almighty, il-mi'tè. a. of unlimited power, omnipotent

[tree

Almond, a'månd. s. the nut of the almond Almonds, a'måndz. s. the two glands of the throat [distribution of charity Almoner, ål'md-når. s. one employed in the Almonry, àl'mån-rẻ. s. the place where alms are distributed

Almost, ål'most. ad. nearly, well nigh Alms, ȧmz. 8. what is given in relief of the poor [poor Almshouse, imz'house. s. an hospital for the Alnight, al'nite. s. a great cake of wax, with the wick in the midst [medicinal juice Aloes, ál'òze. s. a precious wood, a tree, a Aloetical, ál-b-t'è-kål. a. consisting chiefly Aloft, å-loft'. ad. on high, in the air [of aloes Aloft, å-loft'. pre above solitary Alone, â-lone. a. single; without company, Along, ả-lông. a. at length ; forward Aloof, á-lôôf'. ad. at a distance

Aloud, á-loůd'. ad. loudly, with a great noise Alpha, ál få. s. the first letter in the Greek alphabet

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of speech [the series of letters Alphabetical, al-fă-bêt'tè-kâl. a. according to Alphabetically, ál-fa-bêt'tě-kål-lè. ad. according to the order of the letters Alpine, ål'pin. a. belonging to the Alps Already, al-red'dè. ad. at this present time; before the present

Also, al'sò. ad. in the same manner, likewise Altar, ål'tår. s. the table in christian church. es where the communion is administered Alter, àl'tår. v. a. to change [change Alter, ål'tår. v. n. to be changed, to suffer Alterable, ål'tår-á-bl. a. that may be changed Alterableness, ål'tår-å-bl-ness. s. the quality

of being alterable [as may be altered Alterably, ¿l'tår-â-blễ. ad. in such a manner Alterant, ál'tår-ånt. a. that has the power of

producing change [ing; the change made Alteration, àl'tár-a'shan. s. the act of changAlterative, àl'tår-â-tiv. a. medicines which gradually gain upon the constitution Altercation, ål-túr-ka'shån. s. debate, controversy

Altern, ál-térn'. a. acting by turns [ciprocal Alternate, âl-ter'nåte. a. being by turns, reAlternate, âl-têr'nåte. v. a. to perform alternately [succession Alternately, al-tér'nåte-lé. ad. in reciprocal Alternateness, ál-têr'nåte-nés. s. the quality of being alternate [succession Alternation, âl-tur-na'shún. s. reciprocal Alternative, ål-tér'nå-tiv. s. the choice given of two things, so that if one be rejected, the other must be taken [reciprocally Alternatively, ål-tér'nâ-tiv-lè. ad. by turns, Alternativeness, ål-tẻr'nå-tiv-nės. 8. the state of being alternative [sion, vicissitude Alternity, al-ter'nè-tè. s. reciprocal succesAlthough, al-тnò'. conj. notwithstanding, [language Altiloquence, ál-till-kwênse. s. pompous Altimetry, ål-tim'me-trẻ. s. the art of measuring altitudes or heights

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