to

skru-tor', F.; ĕs-kru-twor', Ja.] n. [Fr.] a box with all the implements necessary for writing. Es cu-age, n. a kind of tenure by knight's serEs'cu-lent, a. good for food; eatable. [vice. Es-cutcheon, (es-kuch'un) n. the shield of a family; the ensigns armorial. Es-o-ter ic, a.. secret: opposed to exoteric. Es-palier, (e-spal yer) n. a tree on a frame. Es-pecial, (e-spesh al) a. principal; chief. Es-pecial-ly, (e-spěsh'al-e) ad. principally. Es-pi'al, n. a spy; secret observation. Es-piler, n. one who watches as a spy. Espi-o-nage, n. [Fr.] the practice of a spy. Es-pla-nade, n. [Fr.] open space between the glacis of a citadel and the first houses of the

town.

*Ere, (ar) [ār, W. J. F. Ja.; år, P.; ér, S. E.]| Escritoire, (es-kry-tor') [es-kru-tor', S. W. J. E.; ad. before; sooner than.-pre. before. *Ere-long', (ár-long') ad. before long. *Ere-nöw', (ar-nöû) ad. before this time. *Ere-while', (år-hwil) ad. some time ago. E-rect, v. a. to place upright; to raise; build; to exalt. [bold. E-rect, a. upright; not leaning; firm; intent; E-rection, n. act of raising; elevation. E-rěc tive, a. raising; advancing. E-rect ness, n. uprightness of posture. E-rector, n. one who raises or constructs. Er'e-mite, n. a hermit; a retired person. Er-e-mit'i-cal, a. secluded; solitary. E-rep'tion, n. a taking away by force. Ergo, ad. [L.] therefore: a term in logic. Er got, n. a morbid excrescence in grain. E-ristic, or E-ris/ti-cal, a. controversial. Er mine, n. a species of animal or its fur. Er mined, (ër mind) a. clothed with ermine. E-rode', v. a. to eat away; to corrode. Er-o-ga tion, n. act of giving or bestowing. F-roşion, (e-ro'zhun) n. act of eating away. E-rotic, or E-rot i-cal, a. relating to love." Err, (er) v. n. to miss the right way; to stray; to deviate; to commit error; to mistake. Errand, [errand, P. J. E. Ja. '; ăr'rand, S. W.; errand, or ar rand, F.] n. a message; mandate. Errant, a. wandering; roving; vile; bad. Errant-ly, ad. in an errant state. [&c. Er-rā'ta, n. pl. [L.] errors or faults in printing, Er-ratic, Er-rat i-cal, a. wandering; irregular. Er-rat'i-cal-ly, ad. without rule or order. [ing. Er-ra tum, n.; pl. errata; [L.] an error in printEr-rhine', n. a medicine for the nose.

Er-rō ne-ous, a. being in error; incorrect; regular; mistaken.

Es-pöû şal, a. relating to the act of espousing. Es poû gals, n. pl. a contracting of marriage. Es-pöûşe, v. a. to betroth; to marry; to defend. Es-pöûşler, n. one who espouses. Esprit du corps, (es-pre'du-kōr') [Fr.] the spirit of the body; the corporation spirit. Es-py', v. a. to see at a distance; to discover. Es-py, v. n. to watch; to look about. Es-quire', n. a title of a magistrate, &c. Esquire', v. a. to attend; to wait on. Es-say, v. a. to attempt; to try; to endeavor Es'say, n. an attempt; a trial; a short treatise Es-say/er, (es-sā'er) n. one who essays. Es'say-ist, or Es-say ist, [es'sa-ist, P. Ja.; essa ist, W. Wb.] n. a writer of essays. Es sence, n. the nature, substance, or being of any thing; existence; perfume; scent. Es/sence, v. a. to perfuine; to scent. ir-Es-sential, (es-sen shal) a. necessary; very important; principal; pure; highly rectified. Es-sen-ti-ali-ty, (es-sen-she-l'e-te) n. the quality of being essential.

Er-ro'ne-ous-ly, ad. by mistake; not rightly.
Er-rō'ne-ous-ness, n. inconformity to truth.
Error, n. a mistake; blunder; sin; offence.
Erse, n. the language of the Scotch Highlanders.
Erst, ad. first; formerly; till now.
Er-u-bes cence, n. redness; a blush.
Er-u-bes'cent, a. reddish; somewhat red.
E-ruct', or E-ruc'tate, v. a. to belch; to vomit.
Er-uc-ta tion, n. the act of belching; a belch.
Erudite, [eru-dit, Ja. Wb.; ĕr-u-dit', W.; ĕr'u-
dit, P. a. learned; having erudition.
Er-u-dition, (ĕr-u-dish un) n. learning.
E-ru'gi-nous, a. partaking of copper.
E-ruption, n. act of bursting forth; burst;

Es-sential-ly, ad. in an essential manner.
Es-sen ti-ate, (es-sen shẹ āt) v. n. to become

of the same essence.

Es-soin', n. a person excused; an excuse.
Es-tablish, v. a. to settle firmly; to fix; to
Es-tablish-er, n. he who establishes. [ratify.
Es-tab lish-ment, n. settlement; fixed state;
form; foundation; allowance; income; cal-

ary.

Es-ta-fette', n. [Fr.] a military courier. [rank.
Es-tate, n. condition; fortune; possession
emis-Es-teem, v. a. to value; to prize; to rate; to
Es-teem', n. estimation; high regard. [think.
Es-teem'a-ble, a. that may be.esteemed.
Es-teem er, n. one who esteems.
Es'ti-ma-ble, a. valuable; worthy of esteem
Es/ti-ma-ble-ness, n. desert of esteem.
Es ti-mate, v. a. to rate; to set a value on.
Es'ti-mate, n. computation; calculation; value;
valuation; assignment of proportional value;
comparative judgment.

sion; efflorescence; pustule; humor. E-raptive, a. bursting forth; having eruption. Er-y-siple-las, n. a disease affecting the skin, vulgarly called St. Anthony's fire. Er-y-si-pěl a-tous, a. having erysipelas. Es-ca-bode', n. [Fr.] the act of scaling walls. Escalop, (skol lup) n. a shellfish; indenture. s-ca-pade, n. [Fr.] irregular motion of a horse. -cape', v. a. to shun; to flee from; to avoid. scape', v. n. to fly; to get out of danger.

*.flight; a getting out of danger;

a. to slope down as a fortification.
(sha-lōt') n. [Fr.] a small onion or gar-
a scab or mark on a wound. [lic.
a forfeiture by want of heirs.
b. n. to be forfeited by failure of heirs.
*. An officer that observes escheats.
to fly to avoid; to shun.
ly of armed men for a guard.
attend as a guard by land.

Es-ti-ma tion, n. opinion; esteem; valuation.
Es/ti-ma-tive, a. comparing and adjusting.
Es ti-ma tor, n. one who estimates; a valuer.
Es'ti-val, [es/te-val, S. W. P. Ja.; es-ti val,

Dyche, Barclay.] a. pertaining to the summer.
Es-top'el, n. an act that bars a legal process.
Esto per-pet'u-a, [L.] be thou perpetual; may
this institution be permanent.
Es-topped', (es-topt') a. under an estopel.
Es-to'vers, n. pl. necessaries allowed by law.
Es-trange', v. a. to keep at a distance;
alienate.

ax called scot and lot. See Scot. Es-trange'ment, n. alienation; distance.

nör, sön; bûll, bür, rûle.-Ç, G, ç, g, soft ; C, F, £, §, hard. § as z; xas gz;—thi'

to

Es-tra-pade', n. [Fr.] the act of a restive horse.
Es-tray', n. a beast fost or wandering; astray.
Es-treat', n. a true copy of an original writing.
Es-treat', v. a. in law, to extract; to copy.
Es-trepe'ment, n. in law, spoil; waste.
Ea'tu-a-ry, n. an arm of the sea; a frith.
Es tu-ate, v. a. to swell and rage; to boil.
Es-tu-a tion, n. act of boiling; agitation.
E-suri-ent, a. hungry; voracious.
Eş'u-rine, (ezh'y-rin) a. corroding; eating.
Et cætera, (et set e-ra) [L.] also the contrac-E-vac/u-a-tor, n. one who evacuates.
tion etc. or &c. denote others of the like kind, or
the rest, or so on, or so forth. [aquafortis.
Etch, v. a. to engrave on copper by means of
Etching, n. an impression of a copper-plate.
E-tër nal, a. without beginning or end; endless;
perpetual; everlasting; constant.
-tër nal, n. an appellation of God.
-tër'nal-ize, v. a. to make eternal.
-ter'nal-ly, ad. without beginning or end.
-ter ni-ty, n. duration without end.
-tër nīze, v. a. to make eternal or endless.
E-te şi-an, (e-te zhę-an) a. periodical; stated:
applied to winds.

Eurys, n. [L.] the east wind.

Eu ryth-my, . symmetrical proportion.
Eu style, n. proper position of columns.
Lu-than-ã1şi-a, (yũ-than-ā'zhe-a) { n. an easy
Eu-than a-sy, (yu-thun a-se)
death.
E-vacu-ants, n. pl. purgative medicines.
E-vacy-ate, v. a. to make empty or void; to
quit.

E-vac-u-a'tion, n. discharge; a withdrawing.
-vacu-a-tive, a. purgative.

E'ther, n. an element purer than air; a fluid.
E-ther-al, a. formed of ether; celestial.
E-there-ous, a. formed of ether; heavenly.
Ethic, Eth'i cal, a. moral; relating to morals.
Eth i-cal-ly, ad. in an ethical manner.
Ethics, n. the doctrine or system of morality.
Ethi op, n. a native of Ethiopia; a blackamoor.
Ethnic,
a. heathen; pagan; relating to
Eth'ni-cal, races of mankind.
Eth'ni-cism, n. heathenism; paganism. [kind.
Eth-no-graph'i-cal, a. relating to races of man-
Eth-nog ra-phy, n. a description of nations or
Eth-o-loi-cal, a. treating of morality. [races.
Et-i-quette', (ét-e-kět') n. ceremony.

Etui, (a-twe) n. [Fr.] a case for tweezers, &c.
Et-y-mo-log i-cal, a. relating to etymology.
Et-y-mo-logi-cal-ly, ad. according to etymology.
Et-y-mol p-gist, n. one versed in etymology.
Et-y-mol -gize, v. a. to treat of etymology.
Et-y-mol o-gy, n. the descent or derivation of
words.

Et'y-mon, n. an original or primitive word.
Eū'çha-rist, (yü'ka-rist) n. act of giving thanks;
the sacrament of the Lord's supper.
Eu-cha-ristic, a. relating to the sacrament

Eu-cha-ris'ti-cal, } of the Lord's supper.

Eu-Chol'o-gy, n. a formulary of prayers.
Eu'chy-my, (yu'kę-mẹ) n. a good state of blood.
Eu'cra-sy, n. an agreeable temperament.
Eu-di-om'e-ter, (yu-de-õm'e-ter) n. an instru-
ment to determine the purity of the air.
Eu-lóg'i-cal, (yu-lój e-kal) a. containing praise.
Eu-logi-cal-ly, ad. in a laudatory manner.
Ea-loi-um, or Eu'lo-gy, n. praise; panegyric.
Bu'lo-gizo, ". a. to commend; to praise.
Eu'nych, (yu'nu̟k) n. one that is castrated.
Eunuch-ism, n. the state of a eunuch.
Eu'pep-sy, (yu'pẹp-se) n. good digestion.
Eu-pep tic, (yu-pěp'tik) a. easy of digestion.
Eu'phem-ism, (yū fem-izm) ». the describing of
an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression.
Ea-phōn'ic,
Eu-phon i cal,
a. sounding agreeably.
Eu'pho-non, n. a fine musical instrument.
Euphony, (yu fo-nẹ) n. agreeable sound.
E-phorin-um, n. [L.] a medicinal gum resin.
Eu-ro-pe'an, [yū-ro-pelan, S. W. J. Wb.; yū-
ro-pelan, or yu̟-ro pe-an, P.] a. belonging to
Europe.

E-vade', v. a. to elude; to equivocate; to avoid.
Ev-a-gā tiọn, n. act of wandering; excursion.
Ev-a-nes cence, n. disappearance; a vanishing.
Ev-a-nes cent, a. vanishing; imperceptible.
E-van-gelic, a. agreeable to the Gospel.
*E-van-gi-c?1, [ē-vạn j 1t hại, S. J. E. J.;
ev-an-jel e-kal, W. r.] a. agreeable to Gospel.
*E-van-gel'i-cal-ly, ad. according to the Gospel.
E-van'ge-lism, n. the promulgation of the Gos-
pel.
[Gospel.
E-van'ge-list, n. a writer or preacher of the
E-văn'ge-lize, v. a. to instruct in the Gospel.
E-van ish, v. n. to vanish; to disappear.
E-vap o-ra-ble, a. easily dissipated in vapor.
E-vap o-rate, v. n. to fly away in vapors.
E-vapo-rate, v. a. to disperse in vapors.
E-vap-o-ra'tion, n. act of flying away in vapor.
E-va șion, (e-vá zhụn) z. subterfuge; artifice.
E-va sive, a. practising evasion; elusive.
E-va sive-ly, ad. by evasion; elusively.
Eve, or Even, ('vn) n. the close of the day.
E-věc tion, (e-věk shun) n. exaltation.
Even, (e'vn) a. level; uniform; equal; par-
allel; calm.

Even, (e/vn) v. a. to make even; to level.
E ven, (e'vn) v. n. to be equal or level.
Even, ad. verily; likewise; so much as.
Even-handed, a. impartial; equitable.
Even-ing, (e/vn-ing) n. close of the day.
Even-ly, (e'vn-le) ad. equally; uniformly.
Even-ness, (e vn-nes) n. state of being even;
uniformity; regularity; levelness; calmness.
Even-song, n. a song for the evening.
E-vent', n. issue; end; incident; consequence.
E-ventful, a. full of events; momentous.
F'ven-tide, (e'vn tid) a. the time of evening.

-věn'ti-lāte, v. a. to winnow; to sift out.
E-věn-ti-la'tíọn, n. the act of ventilating.
E-vent'u-al, a. consequential; ultimate; final.
E-vent'u-al-ly, ad. in the event.
Ever, ad. at any time; at all times; always.
-For ever, eternally.-Ever is much used in
composition in the sense of always; as, ever-
green.

Ever-green, a. verdant throughout the year.
Ever-green, n. a plant green all the year.
Ev-er-lasting, a. having no end; eternal.
Ev-er-lasting-ly, ad. eternally; without end.
Ev-er-more', ad. always; eternally.
E-ver'sion, n. overthrow.

E-vert, v. a. to destroy; to overthrow.
Ever-y, a. each one of all.-Every where, in all
places; in each place.

Ev er-y-day, a. common ; occurring on any day.
E vict', v. a. to take away by a sentence of law.
E-viction, n. dispossession; evidence.
Ev'i-děnce, n. testimony; proof; a witness.
Ev'i-děnce, v. a. to prove; to evince; to show.
Ev'i-děnt, a. plain; apparent; notorious.
Ev-i-děn'tial, a. affording evidence or proof.
Ev'i-dent-ly, ad. apparently; certainly. [rupt.
Evil, (e/vi) a. not good; wicked; bad; cor-

it.

Evil, ('vl) n. wickedness; injury; calamity.]
E'vil, (vi) ad. not well, injuriously.
E-vil-dô'er, (e-vl-dô'er) ». a malefactor.
Evil-ejed, (vl-id) «. having a malignant look.
Evil-mind ed, & vl-mind ed). malicious.
Evil-ness, (vl-nės) u. contrariety to goodness.
E-vil-speaking, e-vl-sp2'king). slander.
E-vince', c.a. to prove; to show; to manifest.
E-vince', (e-v.ns') r. u. to prove.
E-vīn cj-ble, a. capable of proof.

E-vis cer-ate, r. a. to take out the entrails.
Evi-ta-ble, a. capable of being shunned.
Evio-cate, v. a. to call forth.

Ev-o-ca'tion, a. the act of calling out.
E-voke', v. u. to call forth.
Év-o-lt ic, a. apt to fly off.

Ev-o-la tion, a. the act of dying away.

Ev-o-lŭ tion, n. aet of unfolding; a displaying.
E-vólve', (e-velv') 7. a. to unfold; to open.
E-volve', r. n. to open or disclose itself.
Ev-o-million, a. the act of vomiting out.
E-vul gate, e. a. to spread abroad.
Ev-ul-ga tion, a, the act of divulging.
E-vulsion, . act of plucking or tearing out.
Ewe, (yu) [yū, W. J. s. Ja. Wb.; yō, S.; yū,
or yō, P., a female sheep.

Ewer, (yüler) n. a kind of pitcher for water.
Ex, (éks, or egz) a Latin preposition, often
prefixed to compounded words; sometimes
meaning out: as, ex-minister, a late minister,
or a minister out of office.

Maunder; kath'e-dra, Latin.] [L.] from the
chair, that is, from high authority.
Ex ca-vate, or Ex-ca vale, [eks kā'vāt, S. W.
P. J. Ju.; čks ka-vat, Wb. Rees, Maunder;
eks'ka-vāt, or çks-ka vât, F.] v. a. to hol
low; to make hollow.

Ex-ca-vation, n. act of excavating; cavity.
Ex'ca-va-tor, u. one who excavates. [pass.
Ex-ceed', v. a. to go beyond; to excel; to sur-
Ex-ceed, v. u. to go too far; to pass bounds.
Ex-ceed a-ble, a. capable of being surpassed.
Ex-ceeding, p. a. great in quantity, extent, &e
Ex-ceeding-ly, ad. to a great degree.
Ex-cel', v. u. to outdo in excellence; to surpass
Ex-cil, v. n. to have good qualities.
Ex cel-lence, R. good quality; dignity; puri-
Excel-len-cy, ty; goodness; title of honor.
Ex cel·lent, a. eminent in any good quality.
Excel-lent-ly, ad, well in a high degree.
Ex-centric, a. See Eccentric.

Ex-cept', v. u. to leave out; to exclude.
Ex-cept v. n. to object; to make objections.
Ex-cept',pre.exclusively of; without including
Ex-cepting, pre, with exception of.

Ex-c、ption, ». exclusion; objection; cavil. Ex-cèp tion-a-ble, a. liable to objection. Ex-ceptious, (ek-sep'shus) a. peevish; froward. Ex-cop tious-ness, . peevishness. Ex-ceptive, a. including an exception. Ex-ceptor, . one who excepts. Ex-cerplia, n. pl. [L.] extracts. Ex-çler-bate, egz-us er-bat, W. P.; čgz-a- Ex-cërp'tion, ». act of gleaning; selection sërbāt, S. Ja. Wb.] c. u. to exasperate. [ysm. Ex-cerp'tor, ". a picker or cutler. Ex-aç-er-ba tion, wheight of a disease; a paroxEx-c-er-valtion, n. act of heaping up. [tual. Ex-ct, a. nice; accurate; methodical; puncEx-act, v. a. to require; to demand of right. Ex-acter, n. one who exacts. [tribute. Ex-action, n. extortion; unjust demand; a Ex-act'i-tāde, n. exactness; nicety.

Exactly, ad. accurately; nicely; precisely.
Ex-actiness, n. accuracy; nicety; regularity.
Ex-actor, n. one who exacts; an extortioner.
Ex-agger-ate, v. a. to accumulate; to heighten.
Ex-ag-der-a tion, ». amplification; hyperbole.
Ex-agger-a-to-ry, a. containing exaggerations.
Ex-ag-i-ta tion, n. the act of agitating.
Ex-alt', v. a. to raise; to elevate; to heighten.
Ex-al-ta'tion, . act of raising; elevation.
Ex-alt ed-ness, », state of dignity.

x-am'in-a-ble, a. capable of being examined.
Ex-am'i-nant, n. one who is examined.
Ex-am-i-nā'tion, 7. act of examining.
Ex-am'i-na-tor, n. an examiner.
Ex-ăm ine, (egz-ămin) r. a. to try; to question;
to search iuto; to scrutinize.
-ăm'j-ner, w. one who examines.
-am'ple, n. a copy; pattern; model; prece-
dent; instance; illustration.
Exampler, n. now Sample, or Sampler.
Ex-ani-mate, a. lifeless; dead; spiritless.
Ex-an-i-ma tion, ». deprivation of life.
Ex-an-them'a-ta, n. pl. eruptions; pustules.
Ex-an-them'a-tous, a. efflorescent; eruptive.
Exarch, (eks'ärk) ». a viceroy; a prefect.
Exer-chate, [eks ar-kāt, Ja. Todd: eks-är kat,
Wb. Maunder.] n. the office of an exarch.
Ex-ar-tic-u-la'tion, n. dislocation of a joint.
Ex-as/per-ate, v. a. to provoke; to enrage; to

vex.

-ás'per-ate, a. provoked; imbittered. x-as-per-a'tion, ». great provocation; anger.

Ex-cerpts', n. pl. extracts from authors.
Ex-css', n. superfluity; exuberance; intem
perance.

Ex-ces sive, a. beyond due bounds; vehement
Ex-ces'sive-ly, ad. exceedingly; extravagantly.
Ex-ces sive-ness, n. excess; velicinence.
Ex-change', r. a. to give one thing for another.
Ex-change', n. act of bartering; barter; balance
of money; a place where merchants meet.
Ex-change a-ble, a. that may be exchanged.
Ex-chequer, (eks-chěk'er) n. the court to which
the public revenue in England is paid.
Ex-chèq'uer, v.a. to sue in the court of es
chequer.

Ex-ci șa-ble, a. liable to the duty of excise..
Ex-cise', n. a tax levied upon commodities.
Ex-cise', v. a. to levy a tax or excise.
Ex-cişe'măn, n. an inspector of excised goods..
Ex-cision, (ek-sizb'un) ». extirpation; ruin.
Ex-ci-ta-b l'i-ty, n. capability of being excited
Ex-cita-ble, a. easy, to be excited.

Éx-ci-ta'tion, n. act of exciting or rousing.
Ex-ci'ta-tive, a, having power to excite.
Ex-cite', . a. to rouse; to anǹnate; to stir up.
Ex-cīte'ment, n. motive that exeites; agitation;
commotion.

Ex-citler, ". one who excites or stirs up.
Ex-claim', . . to cry out; to make an outery.
Ex-claim'er, n., one who makes outcries.
Ex-cla-ma'tion, n. vehement outcry; clamor ;
a mark [] indicating emotion.
Ex-clam'a-to-ry, a. containing exclamation.
Ex-clude', v. a. to shut out; to debar; prohibit
Ex-cla gion, (eks-klūʻzhạn) n. a shutting out.
Ex-clusion-ist, n. one who excludes or debars..
Ex-clusive, a. excluding; debarring; except-
[er.

ing.

Ex-clu'sive-ly, ad. without admission of anoth Ex-cog i-tate, v. a. to invent; to contrive. Ex ca-the dra, or cathe-dra, [ka-thedra, Ash, Ex-cog'i-tāte, v. n. to think.

tion.

Ex-cog-j-ta'tion, n. invention; contrivance. Ex-empli grati-a, [L.] as an example.. Ex com-mu nj-ca-ble, a. liable to excommunica- Ex-empt, o. a. to privilege; to free from.. [ion. Ex-empt, a. free by privilege; not liable. Ex-com-mū1nj-cāte, v. a. to eject from commun- Ex-empt, n. a person exempted from certain Ex-com-mu'ni-cate, a. excluded from the church. Ex-com-mu-ni-cation, n. an interdict; exclusion from the fellowship of the church.

services.

[ilege.
Ex-emp tion, (egz-ĕm'shun) n. immunity; priv-
Ex-emp'ti-ble, a. capable of being exempted.
Ex-e'qui-al, a. funereal; relating to funerals.
Ex e-quies, n. pl. funeral rites or ceremonies.
Exercise, n. labor; practice; performance.
Ex er-cise, v. a. to employ; to engage; to
train; to practise.

Ex con-cès/sq, [L.] from what has been granted.
Ex-co ri-ate, v. a. to flay; to strip off the skin.
Ex-co-ri-a tion, n. act of flaying; a galling.
Ex-cor-ti ca tign, n. a pulling off the bark.
Ex'cre-ment, n. alvine discharges; dung.
Ex-cre-ment al, a. relating to excrement. Exercise, v. n. to use exercise; to labor.
Ex-cre-men-titious, a. containing excrement. Exer cis-er, n. he who exercises.
Ex-crescence, u. fleshy protuberance; tumor. Ex-er-ci-ta'tion, n. exercise; practice; use.
Ex-cres cent, a. growing out of something else. Ex-ergue, (egz-ërg') n. a little space on a medal
Ex-crete, v. a. to pass or eject by excretion. for the name of the place where it is struck, &c.
Ex-cretion, n. ejection of animal substance. Ex-ert', . a. to use with effort; to perform.
Ex'cretive, [eks kre-tiv, S. W. P. J. F.; eks- Ex-ertion, n. act of exerting; effort.
kretiv, Ja. a. able to eject excrements. Ex-elsion, (egz-e zhun) n. act of eating through.
Exere to-ry, [ks/kre-tur-e, S. W. P.; eks-x-fo li-ate, v. n. to shell off; to peel off.
kretur-e, Ja.] a. having the power of excret- Ex-fo-li-ation, n. act of shelling off.
ing.
[torment. Ex-fo li-a-tive, a. procuring exfoliation.
Ex-crú ci-a-ble, (eks-kru'she-a-bl) a. liable to Ex-ha la-ble, a. capable of being evaporated.
Ex-cru ci-ate, (eks-krú shę-āt) v. a. to torture; Ex-ha-la'tion, n. act of exhaling; evaporation.
Ex-hale, v. a. to send or draw out in vapors.
Ex-hale ment, n. matter exhaled; vapor.
Ex-haust', v. a. to drain; to draw out totally.
Ex-haust er, n. one who draws out totally.
Ex-haust i-ble, a. capable of being exhausted.
Ex-haus tion, (egz-haws chun) n. an emptying.
Ex-haust less, a. not to be emptied; inexhaust
ible.
[display.

to torment.

Ex cru-ci-a tion, ". torment; vexation.
Ex-cul pa-ble, a, that may be exculpated.
Ex-cal/pate, v. a. to clear from fault; to excuse.
Ex-cyl-pa'tion, n. vindication; excuse.
Ex-cul pa-to-ry, a. clearing from imputed fault.
Fx curia, [L.] out of court.

Ex cür sign, n. a ramble; digression; journey.
Ex-cür sive, a. rambling; wandering; deviat-

ing.

Ex-hibit, v. a. to offer to view; to show; to Ex-h.bit, . a paper exhibited; a statement. Ex-cursive-ly, ad. in a wandering manner. Ex-hib it-er, n. he who exhibits or offers. Ex-cür sive-ness, n. the being excursive. Ex-hibition, (eks-e-bish'un) n. act of exhibitEx-cus a-ble, a. admitting excuse; pardonable. ing; display; public show; pension. Ex-casa-ble-ness, a. pardonableness. Ex-hi-bition-er, n. a university student who Ex-cu-ga'tion, n. excuse; plea; apology. enjoys an exhibition or pension. England. Ex-ca/sa-to-ry, a. pleading excuse; apologetical. Ex-hibi-tive, a. representative; displaying. Ex-cuse', v.a. to extenuate; to remit; to par- Ex-hib i-to-ry, a. setting forth; showing. Ex-cuse, n. plea; apology; pardon. [don. Ex-hilar-ate, v. a. to make cheerful; to enliven Ex-cus'sion, (eks-kish'un) n. seizure by law. Ex-hil-ar-a/tion, a. act of exhilarating. Ex e-cra-ble, a. hateful; detestable; accursed. Ex-hört, v. a. to incite to any good action. Ex'e-cra-bly, ad. cursedly; abominably. Ex-hor-ta'tion, n. incitement to good. Exe-crate, v. a. to curse; to imprecate ill upon. Ex-hört a-tive, a. containing exhortation. Ex-e-cra tion, n. curse; imprecation of evil. Ex-hört a-to-ry, a. tending to exhort. Ex e-cra-to-ry, a. a formulary of execrations. Ex-hörtler, . one who exhorts or encourages. Execute, v. a. to perform; to put to death. Ex-bu-ma tion, n. the act of unburying. Exle-cu-ter, n. he who performs or executes. Ex-ic'cate, v. a. to dry up. See Exsiccate. Ex-e-cution, n. performance; practice; seizure; Exi-fence, n. demand; want; need; presspunishment; death inflicted by forms of law. Ex-gen-cy, ing necessity; sudden occasion. Ex-e-cution-er, . he who inflicts capital pun- Exigent, a. pressing; requiring immediate aid. ishment. [cuting. Ex-ent, n. a kind of writ: a law term. Ex-ecu-tive, a. having the power to act; exe-Ex-i-gū i-ty, n. diminutiveness; slenderness. Ex-cu-tive, n. he who administers the govern- Ex-igu-ous, a. small; diminutive. ment; executive power or authority. Exile, n. banishment; the person banished. Ex-ec u-tor, n. he who executes a testator's will. Ex-ile', v. a. to banish; to drive from a country. Ex-ec'u-tor-ship, n. the office of an executor. Ex-ile, a. small; slender; thin little used. Ex-ec u-to-ry, a. relating to execution. Ex-ist, v. n. to be; to have a being; to live. Ex-ecu-trix, n. a female executor. Ex-is'tence, n. state of being; a being; life. Ex-is tent, a. having existence or being. Exit, n. departure; a going; death. [play. Exode, n. interlude, or farce, at the end of a Ex'o-dus, n. a journey from a place; the 2d book of Moses, so called, because it describes the journey of the Israelites from Egypt. Ex of-fi ci-ō, (èks-of-fish'e-o) [L.] by virtue Ex-om'pha-los, n. a navel rupture. [of office. Ex-on er-ate, v. a. to unload; to disburden. Ex-on-er-a tion, n. the act of disburdening. Ex-on er-a-tive, a. freeing from any charge.

-e-desis, n. explanation; interpretation.
Ex-e-getic, or Ex-e-gět'i-cal, a. explanatory.
Ex-em'plar, n. a pattern; an example; a copy.
*Exem-pla-ri-ly, ad, in an exemplary manner.
*Ex'em-la-ri-ness, n. state of being exemplary.
*Kxem-ry, [ěgziem-pla-re, S. W. F. J.
Wb.; egz-em pla-re, P.] a. worthy of imita-
tion; monitory.

Ex-em-pli-fi-cation, n. illustration; copy.
Ex-em pli-fi-er, n. he who exemplifies. [copy.
Exemplify, v. a. to illustrate by example; to

Ex'o-ra-ble, a. that may be moved by intreaty. | Ex-pen'sive-ly, ad. with great expense.
Ex-ör bi-tance, or Ex-ör/bi-tan-cy, n. enormity. Ex-pen'sive-ness, n. extravagance; costliness.
Ex-ör bi-tant, a. enormous; excessive.
Ex-ör bi-tant-ly, ad. beyond all bounds.
Ex'or-cişe, [ĕks'or-siz, S. W. P. J. E. F. Ja.
Wb.] v. a. to expel evil spirits; to purify.
Exor-cis-er, n. one who exorcises.
Ex or-cism, n. expulsion of evil spirits.
Exor-cist, n. a caster out of evil spirits.
Ex-ör'di-al, a. introductory.

Ex-ör di-um, n. a preface; an introduction.
Ex-or-na'tion, n. ornament; decoration.
Ex-os sa-ted, a. deprived of bones.
Ex-os'se-ous, (egz-osh'e-ŭs) a. boneless.
Ex-os-to'sis, n. a protuberance of a bone.
Ex-o-těr'ic, a. public; not secret: opposed
Ex-o-těr'i-cal, to esoteric.

Ex'o-ter-y, n. what is obvious or common.
Ex-ot/ic, a. foreign; not native; not pro-
Ex-oti-cal, duced in our own country.
Ex-otic, (egz-ot'ik) n. a foreign plant.
Ex-pănd', v. a. to spread; to open; to dilate.
Ex-panse', n. wide extent; the firmament.
Ex-pan-si-bil'i-ty, n. capacity of extension.
Ex-păn'si-ble, a. capable of being extended.
Ex-păn'sion, n. act of spreading out; extent.
Ex-pan'sive, a. spreading; being expanded.
Ex parte, [L.] on one side or one part.-Ex
parte evidence, evidence delivered on only one
side.-Ex parte council, a council on only one

side.

Ex-pa/ti-ate, (ek-spā'she-āt) v. n. to range at
large; to enlarge upon in language.
Ex-pa'ti-a-tor, n. one who expatiates.
*Ex-pa tri-ate, [eks-pa/tre-at, E. Ja. Maunder;
eks-păt re-at, Wb.] v. a. to banish from one's
country.
*Ex-pa-tri-a/tion, n. banishment; emigration.
Ex-pect', v. a. to look for; to wait for.
Ex-pěc'tance, n. act or state of expecting;

Ex-pěc tan-cy, } something expected; hope.

Ex-pec tant, a. waiting in expectation.
Ex-pěc'tant, n. one who waits in expectation.
Ex-pec-ta tion, n. act of expecting; prospect.
Ex-pect er, n. one who expects.
Ex-pěc'to-rant, a. causing expectoration.
Ex-pěc to-rants, n. pl. expectorative medicines.
Ex-pěc/to-rate, v. a. to eject from the breast.
Ex-pec-to-ra/tion, n. discharge by coughing.
Ex-pěc to-ra-tive, a. promoting expectoration.
Ex-pe'di-ence,n. fitness; propriety; suita-
*Ex-pe'di-en-cy,) bleness to a good end; con-

venience.

Ex-pe'di-ent, [eks-pe'de-ent, P. J. Ja. Wb.; eks-pe dyent, S. E. F.; eks-pē'de-ent, or ekspeje-ent, W. a. proper; fit; convenient; suitable.

Ex-pe'di-ent, n. means to an end; device. *Ex-pe'di-ent-ly, ad. suitably; conveniently Expe-dite, v. a. to facilitate; to hasten; to quicken.

ment.

Ex-pe'ri-ence, n. trial; practical knowledge.
Ex-pe ri-ence, v. a. to try; to know by practice.
Ex-pe'ri-enced, (eks-pē re-enst) p. a. made skil
ful or wise by experience; tried.
Ex-pe'ri-en-cer, n. one who makes trials.
Ex-pěr i-měnt, n. trial or proof of any thing.
Ex-peri-ment, v. n. to make experiment.
Ex-per-i-měnt'al, a. founded on experiment.
Ex-per-i-měn tal-ist, n. a maker of experiments.
Ex-per-i-mental-ly, ad. by experiment.
Ex-pěr j-ment-er, n. one who makes experi-
[periment.
Ex-per-i-měn'tum crucis, [L.] a decisive ex-
Ex-përt', a. skilful; prompt; ready; dexterous.
Ex-pert'ly, ad. in a skilful, ready manner.
Ex-përt'ness, n. skill; readiness; dexterity.
Ex pi-a-ble, a. capable of being expiated.
Ex'pi-ate, v. a. to atone for; to appease.
Ex-pi-a'tion, n. act of expiating; satisfaction.
Ex'pi-a-to-ry, [eks pe-a-tur-e, S. W. P. J. E. F.
Ja. Wb.; eks-pe-a'to-re, Bailey.] a. relating
Ex-pi-la tion, n. robbery; waste. [to expiation.
Ex-pi-ra tion, n. act of respiration; emission of

breath; end; death; evaporation; vapor.
Ex-pire', v. a. to breathe out; to exhale."
Ex-pire', v. n. to emit the last breath; to die.
Ex-plain', v. a. to expound; to illustrate.
Ex-plain'a-ble, a. capable of being explained.
Ex-plain er, n. an expositor; an interpreter.
Ex-pla-na'tion, n. act of explaining; a note.
Ex-plan a-to-ry, a. containing explanation.
Ex-ple'tion, n. accomplishment.
Ex/ple-tive, n. a word used to fill a space.
Ex'ple-to-ry, a. filling up; taking up room.
Ex pli-ca-ble, a. explainable.
Ex/pli-cāte, v. a. to unfold; to explain; to clear.
Ex-pli-ca'tion, n. act of opening; explanation.
Ex'pli-ca-tive, [ěks'ple-ka-tiv, W. P. J. F. Ja.

eks-plik a-tív, S.]a. having a tendency to ex-
Expli-ca-tor, n. an expounder; explainer. [plain.
Ex pli-ca-to-ry, a. explicative.
Ex-plicit, a. plain; clear; direct.
Ex-plicit-ly, ad. plainly; expressly; directly.
Ex-plicit-ness, n. state of being explicit.
Ex-plode', v. n. to make an explosion.
Ex-plode', v. a. to drive out; to reject; discard.
Ex-plod'er, n. one who explodes.
Ex-plöït, n. a great action; an achievement.
Ex-plo-ra'tion, n. search; examination.
Ex-plo-ra'tor, n. one who searches or explores.
Ex-plor'a-to-ry, [eks-plor'a-tur-e, W. Ja.; eks-
plor'a-tur-e, S. J.] a. searching; examining.
Ex-plore', v. a. to search into ; to examine by trial.
Ex-plore ment, n. search; trial: little used.
Ex-plo'gion, (eks-plo zhun) n. a sudden bursting
with noise and violence; a discharge.
Ex-plo'sive, a. bursting; causing explosion.
Ex-po-li-ation, n. a spoiling or wasting.
Ex-po'nent, n. a term in algebra. [fluxions.
Ex-po-něn tial, a. a term applied to curves in
Ex-port', v. a. to carry or send out of a country.
Ex/port, n. commodity sent to a foreign market.
Ex-port/a-ble, a. that may be exported.
Ex-por-ta/tion, n. act of exporting.
Ex-port er, n. he that carries out commodities.
Ex-pose', v. a. to lay open; to disclose; to en-
danger.
[recital.

Ex pe-dite, a. quick; hasty; easy; active.
Expe-dite-ly, ad. with quickness; hastily.
Ex-pe-dition, (eks-pe-dish'un) n. haste; speed;
activity; an enterprise; an undertaking.
Ex-pe-ditious, (ěks-pe-dísh'us) a. quick; nim-
Ex-pe-di'tious-ly, ad. speedily; nimbly. [ble.
Ex-pel', v. a. to drive out; to eject; to banish.
Ex-pěl ler, n. one that expels or drives away.
Ex-pěnd', v. a. to lay out; to spend.
Ex-po-sé', (ěks-po-zā') n. [Fr.] an exposition;
Ex-pen'di-ture, n. cost; disbursement. Ex-po-sition, (eks-po-zish'un) n. explanation.
Ex-pense', n. cost; charges; money expended. Ex-posi-tive, a. explanatory; disclosing.
Ex-pensive, a. given to expense; lavish; costly. Ex-pog'i-tor, n. an explainer; interpreter.