Lim pid ness, s. clearness Li ne al, a. of a direct line Li ri ment, s. balsom Li o ness, s. a she lion Li qui fy, v a. to melt Li qui date, v a, to clear List less ly, ad. without thought Li ta ny, s. prayer
Lite ral, a. according to the letter Li ti gant, s. one engaged in a law- suit
Liti gate, va. & n. to manage in a law-suit
Liturgy, s. a form of prayer Live li hood, s. means of living Live liness, s. vivacity
Liv er grown, a. having a great
Li ve ry, trimmed clothes given
Lof ti ly, ad. on high
Lof ti ness, s. height
Lo gi cal, a. according to lcgick Lo gi cian, s. a teacher of logick Lone li ness, s. solitude
Lot te ry, s. chance
Mu nu script, s. a written book Ma ple tree, s. a sugar-tree Ma ra time, a. relating to the sea Mar ma lade, s. a conserve of quinz ces and sugar
Mar ma lade, s. made of the pulph of quinces and sugar
Mar shal sea, s. a royal prison Mar shal ship, s. the office of mar shal
Mar vel lous, a. wonderous Mas cu line, a. of the male kind Ma son ry, s, the work of a mason Mas sive ness, s. weight
Mas ter key, st that opens many locks
Master peice, s. a capital perform
Match a ble, a. equal, suitable
Ma tri cide,s. the killing of a mother Mea ger ness, s. leanness Med dle some, a. intrusive, Me di cine, s. physick
Me di um, s. a middle state Me mo ry, s. recollection Men di cant, s. a beggar
Lout ish ly, ad. with the air of a Me ni al, a. like a servant
Ma ce rate, v. a. to make lean Ma chi nal, a, relating to a machine Ma chi nate, v a. to plan Mac ke ral, s. a sea fish
Ma cu late, v a. to stain
Ma gis trate, s. a justice of peace Mag ni fy, va. to extol Mag ni tude, s. greatness Ma la dy, s. a disease
Ma la pert, a. saucy
Men stru al, a. monthly
Men tally, ad. belonging to the
Ma na cles, s. a chain to tie the Mi ne ral, s, fossel
Ma nage ment, s. conduct
Ma na ger, s. one who directs Man ci pate, y a. to enslave
Man slaugh ter, s. the killing a per-- son without intent Man tu a, s. a Lady's gown
Mi ni ken, a. small
Mi nis tér, s. an agent, v a. and n.
Mi no taur, s. a being half man and half bull Mi nis try, s. ffice, service Mis chier ous, a. hurtful
Mi se ry, s.. wretchedness Mi ti gate, v a. to soften Mit ti mus, s, a warrant
Mo de rate, a. temperate v a. to re- strain
Mo des ty, s. chastity, decency Mo di cum, s. a small portion
Mò di fy, v a. to shape
Neg a tive, a. denying, s. a particle of denial
Neg li gent, a. heedless
Neigh bour ly, a. kind, civil ad. with civility
Ne o phyte, s. a convert Ne sci ence, s, ignorance Ne ther most, a. lowest
Mo du late, v a. to form sounds to Night en gale, s. a bird
Mol li fy, v a. to soften Mo nar chy, s. the government of a single person
Mo ra list, s. one who teaches the duties of life
Mort ga ger,s. he that gives a mort Mor ti fy, v a. to destroy vital qualities v n. to corrupt
Mo ther ly, a. like a mother, ad. as a mother
Move a ble, a. that may be moved Moun tai nous, a. full of mountains Mud di ness, s. foulness
Mul ber ry, s. a tree and fruit Mul ti form, a. of many shapes Mul ti ply. v a. to increase in num-
Mur der ous, a. cruel, bloody Mus ca dine, s, a sweet grape Mus cu lous, a. full of muscles Mu si cal, a. harmonious. Mus sul man, s. a Mahometon: Mus ter roll, s. a register of forces Mu ta ble, a..subject to change Mu ti late, v a. to deprive of essen-
Mu'ti nous, a. seditious, turbulent Mu ti ny, s. sedition
Mu tu al, a. reciprocal
Nim ble ness, s. activity No ble ness, s. greatness Noi some ness, s. offensiveness. No mi nate, v a. to appoint No ta ble, a. remarkable No ta bly, a. remarkably No ta ry, s. one who protests bills No ti fy, va. to make known Notion al, a. ideal No ve list, s. innovator No vel ty, s. newness Now a days, ad. the present time Nox iousness, s. hurtfulness Nu bi late, v a. to cloud Nu cle us, s. kernal Nu di ty, s. naked parts Nul li fy, v a. to make void Num ber less, a. without number Nu me ral, a. relating to number Nu me rous, a. containing many Nun cio, s. the Pope's embassador Nun ne ry, s. a house for nuns Nur se ry, s. a place for children
Oaf ish ness, s. dullness Ob du rate, a. hard of heart Ob e lisk, s. a piece of marble with four faces, and lessening up wards like a pyramid Ob li gate, v a. to bind by contract Ob li quy, s. slander Ob so lete, a. disused
Mys te ry, s. something above rea- Ob sti nate, a. contumacious
Ob stru ent, a. hindering Ob vi ate, v a. to prevent
Ob vi ous, a. open, exposed
Oc ci dent, s. the West
Oc cu pant, s. one in possession Oc cu py, v a. to possess
Na tu ral, a, according to nature, s. Ochre ous, a. consisting of ochre
Naugh ti ness, s. wickedness
Nà vi gate, v a. to sail
Nau ti cal, a. belonging to sailors Nec ta, rine, s. a fruit
Neg li gence, s. heedlessness
Oc ta gon, s. a figure of eight sides Oc cu lar, a. known by the eye Oc cu list, s. who professes to cure distempers of the eyes
O di ous, a. hateful O do rous, a. frågrant
Of fi cer, s. a man in command Often times, ad. many times
O mi nous, a. foreshowing ill
On e rate, v. a. to load, to burden, pen ing, s. an aperture Open ly, ad. publickly Open ness, s. plainness O pe ra, s. a poetical fiction O pe rate, v. n. to act Opiate, s. a medicine to cause sleep O pi um, s. a medicine Op po site, a. placed in front Op ta tive, a. expressive of desire Oral ly, ad. by word of mouth Or a tor, s. a publick speaker Or de al, s, a trial by fire or water Or der ly, a. regular, ad. methodi- "cally
Or di nance, s. rule, prescript Or di nate, v a. to appoint
Or ga nist, s. one who plays on the organs
Or ga nize, v a. to unite all the parts O ri ent, s. the East
O ri fice, s. an opening O ri gin, s. beginning
O ri sons, s. prayers
Or na ment, s. embellishment
Or re ry, s. an instrument which re- presents the heavenly bodies Or tho dox, a. sound in doctrine Os tra cism, s. voting by shells O va ry, s. the seat of impregnation Out law ry, s. one deprived of the protection of the laws Out ward ly, ad. externally Own er ship, s. rightful possession
Pa ci fy, v a. to appease Pa ga nism, s. heathenism Pa gan try, s. show, pomp Pains tak ing, a. laborious
Par tially, ad. in part, not totally Par ti cle, s. a very small part of a great substance
Par ti san, s. an adherent to a party Pas sa ble, a. allowable Pas sen ger, s. a traveller Pas si ble, a. susceptible of impres- sions
Pas sive ly, ad. with a passive nature Pass o ver, s. a jewish feast Pas to ral, a. rural like Pas tu rage, s. grazing land Pa tro nage, s. support, protection Pa tro nize, v a. to protect Pau ci ty, s. fewness in number Pawn bro ker, s. who giyes money on pledges Pay a ble, a. due. Peace a ble, a. quiet Peace ful ly, ad. mildly
Pea san try, s. the country people Pe dan try, s. ostentation of learn. ing
Pe des tal, s. the lowest part of a pil
Pa la tine, a. possessing royal privi- Pe ne trate, v a. to pierce
Pe ni tent, a. sorrowful
Pen sion er, s. a dependent
Pen sive ly, a. sorrowfully
Pen ta teuch, s. the five books of Mo-."
Pen te cost, s. a feast among the Jews
Pe nu ry, s. want, poverty
Per fo rate v a. to pierce through Pe ri lous, a dangerous
Perju ry, s, false swearing Per se cute, v a. to punish Per son age, s. a person of eminence Per so nal, a. belonging to a person Per so nate, v a. to represent.. Per ti nence, s, propriety Per vi ous. a. admitting passage Pes te rous, a. troublesome Pes ti lence, s. a plague Pes ti lent, a. malignant
Pe tri fy, v a. to change to a stone Pet ti ness, s. smallness Pe tu lance, s. pevishness Phar ma cy, s. the art of preparing
Phi lo mel, s. the nightingale Phleg ma tick, a. abounding phlegm
Pre fe rence, s. estimation of one a- bove another
Pre mi um, s. a reward offered. Pre science, s. foreknowledge Press ing ly, ad. with force Pret ti ly, ad neatly, elegantly Pre va lence, s. superiority Pri ma ry, a. first
Prin ci pal, a. assential, s. the chief Prin ciple, s. the first element Pri vi lege, s. publick right, v a. to grant
Pro ba ble, a. likely
Profi gate, a. abandoned, s.
shameless wretch
Pro pa gate, y a. to spread in Pro per ty, s. peculiar quality Pro phe cy, s. a prediction
Phy si cal, a. relating to nature Pil fer er, s. one who steals Pil gri mage, s. a journey of devo-
Ple na ry, a. full, complete Ple ni tude, s. fullness Plen ti ful, a. abundant Ple o nasm, s. redundance of words Pli a ble, a, flexible, easy bent Poig nan cy, s. sharpness Poi son ous, a. venomous Po li tick, a, political, s. a politician Po li ty, s. a form of government Po pe ry, a. belonging to the Pope Popu lace, s. the common people Po pu late, v n. to breed people Por ce lain, s. chinaware Por cu pine, s. a hedge hog Por te rage, s. the price of carriage Port liness, s. dignity of mien Pos it ed, a. placed, ranged Positive, a. real, absolute Pos si ble, a. that may happen Post hu mous, a. after death Prac ti cal, a. relating to action. Pre si dent, s. a governor
Pro phe sy, v a, to predict, v n. to preach
Pro phe tess, s. a female prophet Pro se lite, s. a convert
Pro so dy, s. a part of grammar Pros ti tute, v a. to sell to wicked
Quac ke ry, s. mean acts in physick Quad ran gle, s. a surface of four right angles
Quad ra ture, s. the act of squaring Quad ru ped, s. an animal having four feet
Quad ru ple, a. four fold Qua li fy, v a. to make fit
Quan ti ty, s. bulk, or weight
Quar rel some, a. inclined to brawls Quench a ble, a. that may be quench- ed
Ques tion less, ad. certainly Quick silver, s. a natural fluid mi- neral
Rap tu rous, a. ecstatick Ra ti fy, v a. to confirm
Ra tion al, a. agreeable to reason Ra ve nous, a. voracious
Ra vish er, one who takes by vio- * lence
Re cent ly, ad. newly
Re ci pe, s. a medical prescription Re con cile, v a. to compose differ-
Rec ti fy, v a. to reform Rec ti tude, s. uprightness Rec to ry, s. a parsonage Re flu ent, a. running back Re gen cy, s. authority
Re gi men, s. care in diet,& living Re gi ment, s. a body of soldiers un- der the same colonel Regis ter, s. a record
Re gu lar, a. agreeable to rule Re gu late, v a. to adjust Re la tive, s. a relation Re no vate, v a. to renew Re pro bate, v a. to disallow Re qui site, a. necessary Re si dence, s. place of abode Re si due, s. remainder
Re ti nue, s. a train of attendants Re tro grade, a. going back, v n. to go backwards
Re tros pect, s. a looking behind Ri vel ry, s. loose jollity Re ve nue, s. an income
Re ve rence, s. respect
Re di cule, s
Righ te ous, a. just, equitable Re gid ly, ad. stiffly
Rigo rous, a, strict, severe
Ring lead er, s head of a riotous
Sac cha rine, a. having the qualities of sugar
Sa cred ness, s. holiness
Sa cri fice, v a. & n. to offer to heaven, s. what is offered to heaven Sa cri lege, s. the robbing of a church
Sa cris ty, s. an apartment in a church
Sa li ent, a. leaping, jumping
Sa li vate, v a. to purge by the sali- val glands
Sal low ness, s. yellow paleness Sa na ble, a. curable
Sa na tive, a. healing Sanc ti fy, v a. to make holy Sanc ti ty, s. holiness
San he drim, s. a jewish council Sa nies, s. thin matter Sa ni ty, s. soundness Sa pi ence, s. wisdom Sa pi ent, a. wise, sage Sas sa fras, s. a kind of tree Sa tel lite, s. a small planet revolving round a larger
Sa ti ate, v a. to satisfy, to glut Sa ti rist, s. a writer of satire Sa ti rize, v a. to censure in satire Satis fy, v a. to content
Sa tu rate, v a. to fill full
Sa tur day, s. the seventh and last day of the week
Sa tur nine, a. gloomy Sa vage ly, ad. cruelly Sau ci ness, s. impudence Sav ing ly, ad. with parsemony Sa vo ry, s. a plant
Sa vour ry, a. pleasing to the smell or
Sax i frage, s. a plant
Scan da lize, v a. to defame Scan da lous, a. disgraceful
Ri tu al, a. ceremonious, s. a book of Scan ti ly, ad. sparingly
Scan ti ness, s. want of space Sce ne ry, s the representation of the place in which an action is performed
Sci mi tar, s. a short sword Scin tillate, v n. to sparkle Scor pi on, s. a venomous creature Scru pu lous, a. cautious Scru ti nous, a. captious Scru ti ny, s. inquiry, search Scur ri lous, a. approbrious
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