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Al der man, s. the magistrate of a Bale fully, ad. sorrowfully

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officer of charity

Al co ran, s. Mahomet's book
Al ge bra, s. a kind of arithmetick
Alien ate, v a. to transfer property
Ali ment, s. food, nourishment
Al ma nack, s. a calendar
Al mo ner, s. an
Al ti tude, s. height
Am ber gris, s. a fragrant drug
Am bi ent, a. surrounding
Am i ty, s. friendship
Amorous, a, inclined to love
Am ple ness, s. largeness
Am plify, v a, to enlarge
Am pli tude, s. largeness

Am pu tate, v a. to cut off a limb
Analyze, v a, to resolve

An ces. tor, s. from whom one de-
cends

An cient ly, ad. in old times

Ba nish ment, s. the state of an exile
Bar ba cue, s. a hog dressed whole
Bash ful ness, s. modesty
Bas ilisk, s. a serpent

Bat te ry, s. the act of battering
Bat-tle ment, s. a strong wall
Beau te ous, a. elegant in form
Beau ti fy, v a. to adorn
Bed la mite, s. a mad man

Beg gar ly, a. mean, poor, ad. mean
ly

Beg ga ry, s. indigence

Bel we ther, s. a sheep with a bell
Be ne fice, s. advantage
Be ne fit. s. a kindness
Ber ga mot, s. a sort of pear
Bes ti al, a. brutal

Bi ga mist, s. one having two wives
Bi got ed, a. prepossessed in fovour
of something

An di ron, s. irons belonging to a Bigotry, s. blind zeal

grate

An ec dote, s. a pleasing story
A ni mal, s. a living creature
An nu lar, a. like a ring

An swer er, s. one who answers
An ti pepe, s. one who usurps
pope-dom

An ti quate, v a. to make obsolate
Anxiously, ad. solicitously
Ap a thy, s. freedom from passion
A pish ly, ad, like an ape
A po logue, s. a contrived story
Ar chi tect, s. a builder
Ardu ous, a. difficult

Ar ga ment, s. reasoning

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Bit ter ness, s. acidity of taste

Blus ter er, s. a swaggerer

Bois te rous, a. violent

Boun da ry, s. limit, bound
Boun te ous, a. generous

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Bra ve ry, s. courage

Brev ia ry, s. the daily service of the

Church

Brick lay er, s. a brick-mason
Bro ther hood, s. fraternity
Bur den some, a. grievous

Butch e ry, s. the trade of a butcher
But ter fly, s. a pretty insect
C

Ca len dar, s. a register

A ri es, s. one of the signs of the zo- Ca len der, s. for dressing cloth

diack

Ar ma ment, s. naval force

Ar mo rer, s. who makes armour
Ar mo ry, s. a place for arms
Ar rant ly, ad. corruptly
Ar ro gant, a. haughty,
Artfully, ad, with art
Ar ti choke, s. a plant

Calum ny, s. slander

Can did ly, ad. fairly

Can dle mas, s. the feast of purifica

tion

Can dle stick, s. that holds candles
Can ni bal, s. a man eater

Can on ist, s. a professor, of the ca-
non law

Ca no nize, v a. to declare one a

Ar ti cle, s. a part of speech, a clause
Au gu ry, s. prediction from omens saint
Aw ful ly, ad. with reverential fear
Awk wardly, ad. inelegantly

B.

Ba che lor, s. an unmarried man

Can on ship, s. an ecclesiastical be-
nefice

Ca pi as, s. a writ of execution
Car di nal, s. a principal

Back bi ter, s. one who speaks ill of Care ful ness, s, yigilence

the absent

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De le gate, v a. to send away s. a deputy

Den i zen, s. a free man
Den si ty, s. closeness
De pre date, v a. to pillage

Cau te rise, v a. to burn with an De pu ty, s. a lieutenant

iron

Ce le brate, va. to praise
Cen tu ry, s. a hundred years
Cham ber er, s. a man of intrigue
Chas ti ty, s. purity
Cheer ful ness, s. alacrity

Cho co late, s. liquor made of the

Cocoa nut

Chris tian name, s. a name given at the font

Chy mi cal, a. relating to chymistry

Cin na mon, s. a spice

Cir cum stance, s. accident, state
Co mi cal, a. diverting

Com pli cate, v a. to compound
Com pli ment, s, act of civility
Con se crate, v a. to make sacred
Con sequence, s. that which fol
lows

Con ti nent, a. chaste

Con ver sant, a, acquainted with
Co pi ous, a. abundant
Cor di al, a, sincere

Coun ter plot, s. artifice,opposed to artifice

Cour te sy, s. civility

Cre di tor, s. one who gives credit
Cre du lous, a. ready to believe
Cri ti cize, v a. to censure
Cru ci ble, s. a chymist's pot
Crys tal line, a. transparent,
Cu bi cal, a. like a cube
Cul pa ble, a. criminal
Cul ti vate, v a, to improve
Cu ri ous, a. inquisitive
Cur vi ture, s. inflexion
Cy ni cal, a. churlish

Cy no sure, s. the north star

D

Dain ti ness, s. delicacy
Dal li ance, s. fondness
Dam na ble, a. wicked
Dam ni fy, v a. to injure
Dan ger ous, a, hazardous
Das tard ly, a. cowardly
De cen cy, s. propriety

De di cate, v a. to consecrate

De sig nate, v a. to point out
De so late, v a. to lay waste, a. laid

waste

Des ti ny, s. invincible necessity
De tri ment, loss,
out of the way
Di a dem, s. a crown
Di a lect, s. manner of expression
Di a phragm, s. the midriff
Di a ry, s. à journal
Dif fer ence, s. a dispute
Di fi dence, s. distrust
Dig ni fy, v a. to advance
Dig ni ty, s. a rank of elevation
Diligence, s, industry
Di mi ty, s. cotten cloth
Di o cese, s. a bishop's jurisdiction
Dis so nance, s. disagreement of
sounds-

De vi ate, v n. tomate

Di vi dend, s. a share
Diz zi ness, s. giddiness
Doc tri nal, a.
Containing doctrine
Do cu ment, s. precopt
Dog ma tize, v n. to assert posi-
tively

Dow a ger, s. a widow with a join

ture

Drow si ness, s. sleepiness
Drud ge ry, s. mean labour
Du el ist, s. a combatant

Dul ce mer, s. a musical instru

ment

Du ra ble, a. lasting
Du te ous, a. obedient
Du ti ful, a. respectful

Dy nas ty, s. a government
Dys u ry, s. difficulty of making

water

E

Ear li ness, s. quickness
Ear nest ness, s. eagerness
Ec sta cy, s. rapture
Ed i fice, s. a fabrick

E du cate, v a. to breed up
Effigy, s. an image
Ef flu ence, s, a flowing from
Eg lan tine, s. a rose
E le ment, s, air, fire &c

E go tism, s. the frequent use of Fe de ral, a. relating to a league.

speaking of oneself

E le phant, s. a beast
El e yate, v a. to raise
El o quent, a. oratorial

E ma nate, v n. to issue from
Em bas sy, s. a public message
Em bry o, s. the child in the womb
E me rald, s. a green stone
Em pe ror, s. one superior to a
King

En pha sis, s. stress of voice

upon a word or sentence

En mi ty, s. malice

En ter prise, s. an attempt
En ti ty, s. real being
En vious, a. grudging

laid

Ep i curean, s. a man of luxury
Episode, s, a digression in a poem
Epitaph, s. an inscription upon a
tomb-stone

E qui page, s. furniture
E qui ty, s. justice, right
Es cu lent, a. eatable

Eu pho ny, s. a pleasing sound
Ex cel lent, s. of great virtue
Ex i gence, s. want, need
Ex o dus, s. a departure
Ex or cism, s. abjuration
Ex pi ate, v a. to atone for
Ex plicate, v a. to unfold
Eye ser vice, s. that service done
under inspection

Eye wit ness, s. an ocular evidence
F

Fa bu lous, a. feigned

Fac to ry, s. a house of traders
Fa cul ty, s. ability, power
Faith ful ness, s. honesty
Fal co ner, s. one who trains hawks
Fal li ble, a, liable to err
Fa mi ly, s. race, tribe
Fas ci nate, v a. to bewitch
Father hood, s. the quality of father
Fa ther ly, a. paternal

Fa thom less, a. without bottom
Fawn ing ly, ad, in a cringing man-

ner

Fe al ty, s. duty due to a Lord
Fea si ble, a. practionable
Febri fuge, s. medicine to expel
the fever

Fe cu lence, s. muddiness
Fe cu lent, a. foul, dreggy

Fee ble ness, s. infirmity
Feign ed ly, ad. not truly
Fel low ship, s. association
Fe mi nine, a. female, soft
Fen ci ble, a. capable of defence
Fer ti lize, v a. to make fruitful
Fic cle ness, s. inconstancy
Fil thi ness, s. foulness
Fi ne ry, s. splendour
Fini cal, a. foppish
Fir ma ment, s. the sky
Fish mon ger, s. a dealer in fish
Fis tu la, s. an ulcer

Fla ge let, s. a small flute
Flat ter er, s. a wheedler
Flat te ry, s. false praise
Flexi ble, a. pliant

Fluc tu ate, n. to roll to and fro
Fo lio, s. a book whose sheets are
doubled once only

Fop pe ry, s. affectation of show
For ci ble, a. strong

Fore cas tle, s. part of a ship
For ma list, s. one who prefers form
to reality

For mal ly, ad. precisely
For mer ly, ad. time past
For ti fy v a. to strengthen
For ti tude, s. courage

For tu nate, a. successful, lucky
For ward ness, s. assurance
Fos ter child, s. a child raised by a
woman not its inother

Frac tion al, a. belonging to a bro-
ken member

Fra gran cy, s. sweetness of smell
Frau du lence, s. deceitfulness
Free hold er, s. who holds free land
Fre quen cy, s. concourse
Fre quent ly, ad. often times
Fret ful ness, s. peevishness
Fri gid ly, ad. coldly, dully
Fruc tu ous, a. fruitful
Ful ling mill, s. a mill for scout-
ing cloth

Ful mi nant, a. thundering
Ful mi nate, v n. to thunder
Fu ga cious, a. fleeting
G

Ga lax y, s. the milky way
Gal lant ly, ad. bravely, nobly
Gal lo way, s. a horse Qurteen

hands high

Går den er,s. a cultivator of gardens Hor ri ble, a, dreadful

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Hor ri bly, ad. dreadfully
Hos pi tal, s, a place for sick
Hu ma nist, s. a gramarian
Hu ma nize, v a. to soften
Hu morous, a. jocular
Hu mor some, a. peevish
Hus ban dry, s. tillage
Hy a cinth, s. a plant
Hy dro mel, s. honey & water

Glom er ate, v a. to gather into a Hy pocrite, s. one who deceitfully

ball.

Gloom i ness, s. want of light

Good li ness, s. grace, elegance
Gorge ous ly, ad. splendidly

Gor man dize, v a. to feed ravenous.ly

Go vern ance, s guidance

Gra cions ly, ad. kindly

Gra du al, a. by degrees

pretends

I

I dle ness, s. laziness

I dol ize, v a. to adore
Ig ne ous, a. firy

Ig no rance, s. want of knowledge
Ig no rant, a. uninstructed

Im i tate, v a. to counterfeit
Im mi nent, a. impending

Gra du ate, v a. to dignify with de- Im ple ment, s. instrument

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Ha bi tant, s. a dweller
Ha bi tude, s. custom

Hand bas ket, s. a portable basket
Han di craft, s. manual occupation
Har bin ger, s. a forerunner
Har di ness. s. stoutness
Har le quin, s. a buffoon

Har mo nize, v a. to adjust in order
Has tiness, s. speed, hurry
Haugh ti ness, s. pride
Heart i ness, s. sincerity
Hea ven ly, ad. in a heavenly
ner, a. like heaven

He ca tomb, s. a sacrifice

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Heed ful ness, s. caution
Hei nous ly, ad, wickedly
He rald ry, s, the art of a herald
He re sy, s, private opinion

Her mi tage, s, the cell of a hermit
Hes i tate, v n, to be doubtful
His to ry, s. a relation of facts
Hi ther to, ad, to this time
Ho'li ness, s, sanctity

Ho mi cide, s, manslaying.

Im pli cate, v a. to entangle
Im po tent, a. weak

Im pre cate, v a. to pray for evil
In ci dence, s. accident
In ci dent, a. fortuitous

In ci dent, s. something happening
beside the mean design
Incre ment, s. increase
In di cant, a. showing
In di gence, s. want
In di gent, a. poor, needy
In di go, s. a plant for dying
In do lence, s. laziness
In fa moss, a. scandalous
In fa my, s. scandal

In fan cy, s. the first part of life
In fan try, foot soldiers

In fe rence, s. a conclusion drawn from arguments

In fi del, s. an unbeliever.

In fi nite, a. unbounded

In ju ry, s. mischief

In lan der, s. a dweller from the sca
In no cence, s. purity

In no cent, a. free from guilt
In so lence, s. contemptuous prid
In stant ly, ad. immediately
In sti gate, v a. to urge to ill'
In sti tute v a. to establish

In stru ment, s. a tool

In su lar, a, like an island

Hem i ly, s, a discourse read to a In te ger, a. whole

congregation

In tel lect, & understanding G2

In ter course, s. commerce

La mina, s, thin plate

In ter est, va & n. to concern, s. Land hold er, s. who holds land

advantage

In te rim, ad. in the meantime

In ter val, s. space between

Land job ber, one who buys and sells

land

Land la dy, s. the mistress of an inn

In ti mate, a. familiar, s. a near ac- Land wait er, s. a custom-house of

quaintance.

In ti mate, v a. to hint
In tri cate, a. perplexed
In vi ous, a. impassible
In vo cate, v. a. to call upon.
In ward ly, ad. in the heart
Irk some ness, s. tediousness
1 ro ny, s. a mode of speaking
Ir ri gate; v a. to water
Ir ritate, v a. to provoke
Is chu ry, s. stoppage of water
Is ling glass, s. fine glue
Island er, s. inhabitant of an island

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Ju ni per, s. a plant

jury

ficer

Lan guid ly, ad. weakly

Lan guish ment, s. a state of pining
La pi date, y a. to cast stones
La si tude, s. weariness

La ti ral, a. belonging to the side
La ti nist, s. one skilled in latin
La ti tude, s. breadth
Lat ter ly, ad. of late.

Lau da ble, a. praise worthy
Lau da bly, ad. deserving praise
La ven der, s. a plant

Laugh a ble, a. exciting laughter Laugh ing stock, s. an object of ri dicule

Law ful ly, ad. legally

Law giv er, s. a maker of laws

Tax a tive, a. purgative

Lax i ty, s. looseness

La zily, ad. idly

Le che rous, a. lewd, lustful

Le che ry, s. lewdness

Ju ry man, s. one impannelled on a Lec tu rer, s. one who teaches lec

Jus tify, va. to vindicate

K

Kal en dar, s. (written calendar) an account of time

Kid nap per, s. one who steals hu-
man beings

Kidney bean, s. a kind of pulse
Kil der kin, s. a small barrel-
King fish er, s, a bird

Kins wo man, s. a female relation
Kitch en maid, s. a scullion,
Ana ve ry, s. dishonesty
Kna vish ly, ad. fraudulently
Know ing ly, ad. with skill

L

a bial, a. fittered by the lips La bour er, s. one employed Coarse work.

La by rinth, s. a maze
La ce rate, va. to tear

Lach ry mal, a. generating tears,
Lac te ousa. milky

La dy ship, s. the title of a lady
La i ty, s. the common people

tures

Le ga lize, y a. to authorize
Le gal ly, ad. lawfully
Le gi ble, ad. easy to be read
Le ni ent, a. assuasive
Le ni tive, a. emollient
Le ni ty, s. mildness

Le pro sy, s. a distemper
Let ter ed, a. educated

Level er, s. one who makes eventi.
Le ye ret, s. a young hare

Le vi ty, s. lightness

Lex i con, s. a greek dictionary
Libelous, a. defamatory

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in Li ber ty, s. freedom

Li bra ry, s. a collection of books
Lic kerish, a. delicate of taste.
Li ga ment, s. that connects the
parts

Li ga ture, s. a bandage
Lig ne ous, a. made of wood
Like li hood, s. appearance

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