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As-cět'ic, n. a devout recluse; a hermit.
As-cět i-cism, n. the state of an ascetic.
As'ci-i, (ash'e-i) n. [L.] those people who, at
certain times of the year, have no shadow at
As-ci teş, n. a dropsy of the lower belly. [noon.
As-cit'ic, or As-cit'i-cal, a. dropsical.
As-crī ba-ble, a. that may be ascribed.
As-cribe', v. a. to attribute to as a cause.
As-cription, n. the act of ascribing.
Ash, n. a tree; the wood of the ash.
A-shā'mẹd, (a-shām'ed, or a-shāmd') a. touched
with shame.

Ash'eş, n. pl. the dust or remains of any thing
burnt; the remains of a dead body.
A-shōre', ad. on shore; stranded.
Ash'-Wednesday, n. the first day of Lent.
Ashly, a. ash-colored; turned into ashes.
A-si-atic, (a-she-at'tik) a. pertaining to Asia.
A-si-atic, (a-she-at tik) n. a native of Asia.
A-side', ad. to one side; apart from the rest.
As-na-ry, a. belonging to an ass.

Asi-nine, a. resembling or belonging to an ass.
Ask, v. a. to beg; claim; demand; question.
Ask, v. n. to petition; to make inquiry.
As-känce',
ad. sideways; obliquely.
As-känt',

As-sǎs/sin, n. a secret murderer.
As-sas si-nāte, v. a. to murder; to way-lay.
As-sas-si-nation, n. the act of assassinating.
As-sas si-na-tor, n. he who assassinates.
As-sas si-nous, a. murderous.
As-sault', n. attack; storm; hostile violence.
As-sâult, v. a. to attack; to fall upon violently.
As-sâult a-ble, a. capable of being assaulted.
As-sâult er, n. one who violently assaults.
As-say, n. a trial; attempt; examination.
As-say', v. a. to try or prove, as metals.
As-say', v. n. to try; to endeavor.
As-say er, n. one who assays metals.
As-se-cution, n. act of obtaining.
As-semblage, n. a collection; an assembly.
As-semblance, n. similitude; an assembling.
As-semble, v. a. to bring together.
As-semble, v. n. to meet together.
As-sem bly, n. a company; an assemblage.
As-sent', n. act of agreeing; consent.
As-sent', v. n. to concede; to agree to.
As-sen-ta'tion, n. compliance.
As-sent'ment, n. consent.

As-sert', v. a. to maintain; to affirm; to claim.
As-ser'tion, n. act of asserting; affirmation.
As-sertive, a. positive; dogmatical.
As-ser'tor, n. a maintainer; a vindicator.
As'ser-to-ry, [as ser-tur-e, Ja. Todd ; as-sër to-
re, Wb. a. asserting; supporting.
As-sess', v. a. to charge with any certain sum.
As-ses'sa-ble, a. that may be assessed.
a-som-As-session, n. a sitting down by one.

Ask er, n. a petitioner; inquirer.
A-skew, (a-sku) ad. obliquely; with contempt.
A-slänt', ad. obliquely; on one side.
A-sleep, a. & ad. sleeping; at rest.
A-slope', ad. with declivity; obliquely.
A-so ma-tous, [a-so'ma-tus, Ja. Wb.;

a-tus, P.] a. incorporeal; without a body.
Asp, or As pic, n. a poisonous serpent.
As-para-gus, n. an esculent plant.
As pect, n. look; countenance; air; view.
tAs-pection, n. act of viewing.
As'pen, n. a poplar having trembling leaves.
As pen, a. belonging to the aspen tree.
As per, n. a small Turkish coin.
As'pe-rate, v. a. to make rough or uneven.
As-per-a'tion, a. act of making rough.
As-pěri-ty, n. roughness; harshness; sharpness.
fAs-per-na'tion, n. neglect; disregard.
As per-ous, a. rough; uneven.

As-perse', v. a. to vilify; to slander; to censure.
As-persion, n. a sprinkling; censure; calumny.
As-phaltic, a. gummy; bituminous.
As-phaltos, n. [Gr.] a bituminous substance.
As-phaltum, n. [L.] a bituminous stone.
As pho-děl, n. the day-lily; the king's pear.
As pic, n. a very venomous serpent. See Asp.
As-pirant, or As pi-rănt, [as-pirant, Todd,

As-session-a-ry, a. pertaining to assessors.
As-sessment, n. a sum levied; act of assessing.
As-sessor, n. one who assesses; an assistant.
As/sets, [as/sets, S. W. P. J. F. Ja.; as-sěts',
Wb. n. pl. in law, goods and chattels sum-
cient for the discharge of debts, legacies, &c.
As-sevier, v. a. to affirm with great solem-
As-sevier-ate, } nity.

As-sev-er-a tion, n. solemn affirmation.
As-si-du'i-ty, n. diligence; close application.
As-sid'u-ous, a. constant in application.
As-sid'u-ous-ly, ad. diligently.
As-sid u-ous-ness, n. diligence.
As-sign', (as-sin') v. a. to mark out; to appro
priate; to make over to another.
As-sign', n. one to whom an assignment is
made. See Assignee.
[signed.

As-sign'a-ble, (as-sin'a-bl) a. that may be as-
As-sig-na/tion, n. an appointment to meet.
As-sign-ēē', (as-se-ne') n. one to whom any as-
signment is made.

Wb.; as'pe-rant, or as-pirant, Ja.] n. a can-As-sign'er, (as-si'ner) n. he that appoints or
didate; an aspirer.
As-sign-ör', (as-sẹ-nör') assigns.

As'pi-rate, v. a. to pronounce with full breath.
As pi-rate, a. pronounced with full breath.
As pi-rate, n. a mark of aspiration.

As-pi-ra tion, n. a breathing after; an ardent
wish; act of pronouncing with full breath.
As-pīre, v. n. to aim at; to desire eagerly.
As-pire'ment, n. the act of aspiring.
As-pir'er, n. one that aspires.
As-por-ta tion, n. act of carrying away.
A-squint', ad. obliquely; not in a right line.
Ass, n. an animal of burden; a dull fellow.
As-sail', v.a. to attack in a hostile manner;
fall upon; to attack with argument.
As-sail a-ble, a. that may be attacked.
As-sailant, n. he who attacks or invades.
As-sailant, a. attacking; aggressive.
As-sailler, n. one who attacks.

fAs-sail'ment, n. act of assailing.

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As-sign'ment, (as sin ment) n. appropriation
of any thing; a transfer of title or interest.
As-sim/i-la-ble, a. that may be assimilated.
As-sim'i-late, v. n. to grow like.
As-sim'i-late, v. a. to bring to a likeness.
As-sim-i-la'tion, n. the act of assimilating.
As-sim'i-la-tive, a. having power to assimilate.
As-sim'u-late, v. a. to feign.

As-sim-u-la'tion, n. a counterfeiting.
As-sist', v. a. to help; to aid; to succor.
As-sis'tance, n. help; aid; succor; support.
As-sis/tant, n. one who assists; an auxiliary.
As-size', n. a court of judicature; a jury.
As-size', v. a. to fix the rate, measure, &c.
As-sizler, n. one who inspects weights and

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As-so'ci-āte, (as-sō'she-at) v. a. to unite with As-tro-logi-an, n. the same as astrologer.
another; to join in company; to accompany.
As-so ci-ate, v. n. to unite in company.
As-sō'ci-ate, (as-sō'she-at) a. confederate.
As-so'ci-ate, n. a partner; companion; sharer.
As-so-ci-a'tion, (as-sō-she-a'shun) n. union;
confederacy; partnership; connection; an
assembly.

As-tro-logic, a. professing or relating to as-
As-tro-log i-cal, } trology.

tas-söil, v. a. to solve; to release or set free.
As'so-nance, n. resemblance of sound.
As'so-nant, a. having a similar sound.
As-sört', v. a. to arrange in order; to class.
As-sört ment, n. a quantity selected or arranged.
As-suage, (as-swaj) v. a. to soften; to ease.
As-suage ment, n. mitigation.
As-sualer, n. one who pacifies.
As-sua sive, (as-swa/siv) a. softening; mitigat-
ing.

As-sue-faction, n. state of being accustomed.
As'sue-tude, (as'swe-tūd) n. custom.
As-sume', v. a. to take; to claim; to arrogate.
As-sume', v. n. to be arrogant.

As-sum er, n. one who assumes.
As-sum'ing, p. a. arrogant; haughty.
As-sum'ing, n. presumption.

As-tro-log'i-cal-ly, ad. according to astrology.
As-trol'o-gize, v. n. to practise astrology.
As-trol o-gy, n. the practice of foretelling things
by the knowledge of the stars.
As-tron/o-mer, n. one versed in astronomy.
As-tro-nom ic,
a. belonging to astronomy.
As-tro-nomical,
As-tro-nom/j-cal-ly, ad. in an astronomical

manner.

As-tron'o-mīze, v. n. to study astronomy.
As-tron 'o-my, n. the science which teaches the
knowledge of the heavenly bodies.
As-tros/co-py, n. observation of the stars.
Astro-the-olo-gy, n. divinity founded on the

observation of the celestial bodies.
As-tute', a. cunning; shrewd; eagle-eyed.
A-sun'der, ad. apart; in two parts.
A-sÿ'lum, n. a sanctuary; a refuge.
As'ymp-tōte, (asim-tot) [as im-tot, W. Ja.;
a-sim'tot, S. Ash.] n. a line which approaches
nearer and nearer to some curve, but never
meets it.

As-sump sit, (as-sum'sit) n. [L.] in law, a vol-A-syn'dẹ ton, n. in rhetoric, a figure which omits untary promise, or undertaking; a species of action.

As-sumption, (as-sum'shun) n. the act of ta-
king; supposition; the thing supposed.
As-sumptive, a. of a nature to be assumed.
As-sur'ance, (a-shūr'ans) n. certain expecta-
tion; confidence; want of modesty; security.
As-sure', (a-shur) v. a. to give confidence; to
make secure; to assert positively.
As-sur'ed-ly, (a-shur'ed-le) ad. certainly.
As-sur/ed-ness, (a-shūr'ed-nes) n. certainty.
As-sur'er, (a-shur er) n. one who assures.
As-swage', v. a. See Assuage.

Ås'ter-isk, n. a star or mark in printing; as,
As'ter-işm, n. a constellation; an asterisk.
A-stern', ad. at the hinder part of a ship.
As-thenic, a. feeble; without power.
As-the-nolo-gy, n. a description of weakness.
Asthma, (ast ma) n. a shortness of breath.
Asth-măt'ic,

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Asth-măt'i-cal, a. having asthma.
As-ton'ish, v. a. to amaze; to surprise.
As-ton'ish-ing, a. very wonderful.

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As-ton'ish-ment, n. amazement; great surprise.
As-töûnd', v. a. to astonish; to stun.
A-strad'dle, ad. with the legs across.
As/tra-gal, n. an ornament in architecture.
As/tral, a. starry; relating to the stars.
A-stray', ad. out of the right way or place.
As-trict, v. a. to contract by applications.
As-trict', a. compendious; contracted.
As-triction, n. the act of contracting parts.
As-trictive, a. binding; compressing.
As-tric'to-ry, a. astringent; binding.
A-stride', ad. with the legs open; across.
As-trifler-ous, a. bearing stars.
As-tringe', v. a. to draw together; to bind.
As-tringen-cy, n. the power of contracting the
parts of the body.

As-tringent, a. binding; contracting.
As-trin gents, n. pl. medicines which contract.
As-trog/no-sy, n. knowledge of the fixed stars.
As-trog'ra-phy, n. the describing of the stars.
Astro-labe, n. an instrument formerly used for
taking the altitude of the sun or stars at sea.
As-trol'o-ger, n. one that professes to foretell
events by the stars.

the conjunction; as, veni, vidi, vici.

At, pre. denoting nearness, presence, or towards.
Ata-băl, n. a kind of tabor used by the Moors.
Ate, imp. t. from the verb Eat.
Ath-a-na'sian, n. a follower of Athanasius.
Ath-a-nā'sian, (ath-a-nā shạn) a. relating to the

doctrine of Athanasius.
Ath'a-nör, n. a digesting furnace.
A'the-işm, n. disbelief in the being of a God.
A'the-ist, n. one who denies the existence of
God.

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†A'the-ous, a. atheistic; godless.

A-thirst', ad. or a. thirsty; in want of drink.
Athlete, n. a contender for victory of strength.
Ath-lět'ic, a. strong of body; vigorous; per-
taining to bodily exercise.

A-thwart', pre. across; transverse; through.
A-tilt', ad. in the manner of a barrel tilted.
At-lan-te'an, a. pertaining to Atlas.

At-lan'tes, n. pl. figures supporting a building.
At-lăn tic, a. pertaining to the ocean which

lies east of America.-n. the Atlantic ocean. Atlas, n. a collection of maps; a large square folio; a large kind of paper.

At mos-phere, (ǎt/mos-fer) n. the mass of fluid
or air which encompasses the earth.
At-mos-phĕr'ic, a. consisting of the atmos-
At-mos-pher'i-cal, phere.

At'om, n. an extremely small particle.
A-tom'i-cal, a. consisting of, or relating to atoms.
Atom-işin, n. the doctrine of atoms. [atoms.
Atom-ist, n. one who holds the doctrine of
Xt'o-my, n. atom; an abbreviation of anatomy.
A-tōne', v. n. to agree; to stand as an equiva-
lent.
[to appease.

A-tōne', v. a. to reconcile; to expiate; to satisfy;
A-tone ment, n. agreement; concord; expiation.
A-tōn'er, n. he who reconciles.
A-ton'ic, a. wanting tone; relaxed.
At'o-ny, n. want of tone; debility.
At-ra-bi-lari-an, a. affected with melancho-
At-ra-bi-la'ri-ous, ly, or black bile.

At-ra-měn❜tal,
At-ra-měn tous,

a. inky; black.

At-tractive, n. that which draws or incites. [house. At-tractive-ly, ad. in an attracting manner. Atri-um, n. [L.] a court before a temple or At-tractive-ness, n. the being attractive.

A-trocious, (a-tro'shus) a. wicked in a high
gree; enormous; outragious.
A-trocious-ly, ad. in an atrocious manner.
A-trō'cious-ness, n. enormous criminality.
A-troç'i-ty, n. great wickedness.

de-At-trăc'tor, n. a drawer.

Atro-phy, n. a consumption; a wasting.
At-tach, v. a. to take; to seize; to fix; to win.
At-tachment, n. adherence; fidelity; the union
of affection in law, an apprehension.
At-tack', v. a. to assault; to fall upon.
At-tack', n. an assault; invasion; onset.
At-tain', v. a. to gain; to obtain; to come to.
At-tain', v. n. to reach; to arrive at.
At-tain'a-ble, a. procurable.
At-tain'a-ble-ness, n. the being attainable.
At-tainder, n. the act of attainting in law;
conviction of a crime; taint; disgrace.
At-tainment, n acquisition; something at-
tained.

At-taint', v. a. to disgrace; to taint; to corrupt.
At-taint', n. a stain; a spot; a kind of writ.
At-taint'ment, n. the quality of being attainted.
At-těm'per, v. a. to mingle; to soften; to fit to.
At-těm per-ate, v. a. to attemper.

At-tempt', (at-témt') v. a. to try; to endeavor;
to essay; to make experiment; to attack.
At-tempt', n. an essay; a trial; an attack.
At-tempt'a-ble, a. that may be attempted.
At-tempt er, n. an invader; an endeavorer.
At-tend', v. a. to wait on; to accompany; to
await.

At-těnd', v. n. to listen; to wait; to be near.
At-tendance, n. the act of waiting on; ser-
vice; the persons waiting; a train; attention.
At-těnd ant, a. accompanying as subordinate.
At-tendant, n. one who attends, or is present.
At-těn'tion, n. the act of attending; civility.
At-ten'tive, a heedful; regardful; intent.
At-ten tive-ly, ad. heedfully; carefully.
At-těn'tive-ness, n. state of being attentive.
At-ten'u-ants, n. pl. attenuating medicines.
At-ten/u-āte, v. a. to make thin or slender.
At-těn u-ate, a. made thin or slender.
At-ten-u-a tion, n. the making thin or slender.
At-test', v. a. to bear witness; to invoke.
At-test', n. witness; testimony.
At-tes-ta/tion, n. testimony; witness; evidence.
At'tic, a. relating to Attica or Athens;
Attical, gant; pure; classical; elevated.

Attic, n. a native of Attica; the garret.
Atti-cism, n. the Attic style or idiom.
At'ti-cīze, v. n. to use an Atticisin.
At-tinge', v. a. to touch lightly.
At-tire, v. a. to dress; to array.

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At/tra-hent, n. that which draws.
At-trec-ta'tion, n. a frequent handling.
At-trib'u-ta-ble, a. ascribable; imputable.
At-tribute, v. a. to ascribe; to impute.
At'tri-bute, n. a quality; a thing inherent; as,
goodness is an attribute of God.
At-tri-bā'tion, n. the act of attributing.
At-tribu-tive, a. expressing an attribute.
At-trīte, a. ground; worn by rubbing.
At-trīte ness, n. the being much worn.
At-trition, (at-trish'un) n. the act of wearing,
or the state of being worn by rubbing; abra-
sion; grief for sin, arising only from fear.
At-tune', v. a. to make musical; to tune.
Au burn, a. brown; of a dark color.
Auction, (awk'shun) n. a public sale by bidding.
Auction-a-ry, a. belonging to an auction.
Auc-tion-eer', n. one who sells by auction.
Au-da'cious, (âw-da'shus) a. bold; impudent.
Au-da'cious-ly, ad. boldly; impudently.
Au-da'cious-ness, n. the being audacious.
Au-dac'i-ty, n. effrontery; spirit; boldness.
Audi-ble, a. capable of being heard.
Âu'di-ble-ness, n. capability of being heard.
Au di-bly, ad. in an audible manner.
Au'di-ence, n. the act of hearing; a hearing;

an auditory; an assembly of hearers.
Au'dit, n. the taking and settling of accounts.
Audit, v. a. to take and adjust an account.
Au'di-tive, a. having the power of hearing.
Au'di-tor, n. a hearer; a person employed and
authorized to take an account.
Au'di-tor-ship, n. the office of an auditor.
Au'di-to-ry, a. having the power of hearing.
Au'di-to-ry, n. an audience; a place where lec-
tures are heard.

Au-gelan, a. belonging to Augeas.
Auger, n. a tool to bore holes with.
Aught, (âwt) n. any thing; any part.
Aug-ment', v. a. to increase.-v. n. to grow.
Aug'ment, n. increase; state of increase.
Aug-men-ta'tion, n. the act of increasing.
Aug-měn'ta-tive, a. that augments.
Au gre, (âw/gur) n. See Auger.

Aulgur, n. one who predicts by omens; a sooth
sayer; a diviner.

ele-Aulgur, v. n. to guess; to conjecture by signs.
Aulgur, v. a. to foretell; to predict.
Au'gu-rate, v. n. to judge by augury.
Au-gu-ra'tion, n. the practice of augury.
Au-guri-al, a. relating to augury.
Au gu-rous, a. predicting; foretelling.
Au'gu-ry, n. prognostication by omens.
August, n. the eighth month in the year, named
in honor of Augustus Cæsar.

At-tire', n. clothes; dress; the head dress.
Atti-tude, n. posture; position; gesture.
At-tol lent, a. lifting up; raising.
At-torn', (at-türn') v. n. to transfer service.
At-tor'ney, (at-tür'ne) n. one who is authorized
to act for another, particularly in matters of
law.
[an attorney.
At-tor'ney-ship, (at-tür'ne-ship) n. the office of
At-toürn ment, (at-turn'ment) n. a yielding of

a tenant to a new lord.
At-tract, v. a. to draw to; to allure.
At-trac-ta-bil'i-ty, n. the being attractable.
At-trac ti-cal, a. having power to attract.
At-traction, (at-trak'shun) n. the power or act
of drawing or alluring.

At-trăcitive, a. drawing; alluring; inviting.

Au-gust', a. great; grand; awful; majestic.
Au-gust'ness, n. dignity; majesty.
Au-fétic, a. belonging to pipes.

Aulic, a. belonging to an imperial court.
Äunt, (änt) n. a father's or mother's sister.
Au-reli-a, n. nymph or chrysalis of an insect.
Au-re'q-la, n. a circle of rays; crown of glory.
Au'ri-cle, n. in anatomy, the external ear.
Au-riclu-la, n. a species of primrose.
Au-ricu-lar, a. within hearing; told in secret.
Au-rifler-ous, a. producing gold.

Au'rist, n. one skilled in disorders in the ear.
Au-ro'ra, n. [L.] the dawn of day; morning;
a flower.

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Aurora-Bō-re-a'lis, n. [L.] the northern light, |A-vănt'-Côu-riër, (a-vănt'kô-rēr) n. [Fr.] ore a meteor appearing usually in streams, in the who is despatched before the rest to notify northern parts of the heavens. approach. Aus-cul-ta'tion, n. act of listening to. Au'spice, n. an omen drawn from birds; favorable appearance; protection; influence. Au-spicial, (aw-spish'al) a. relating to prog

nostics.

Au-spicious, (âw-spish'us) a. having omens of
success; prosperous; propitious; lucky.
Au-spicious-ly, ad. prosperously.
Au-spicious-ness, n. prosperous appearance.
Au-stere', a. severe; harsh; rigid; stern.
Au-stere'ness, n. severity; rigor.

Au-stěr'i-ty, n. severity; rigor; mortified life.
Aus'tral, a. southern; towards the south.
Au-thěn tic, a. not fictitious; genuine;
Au-then ti cal,

true.

Au-then'ti-cal-ly, ad. in an authentic manner.
Au-then'ti-cal-ness, n. authenticity.
Au-thěn'ti-cate, v. a. to prove by authority.
Au-then-tiç'i-ty, n. authority; genuineness.
Author, n. the first beginner or mover; the ef-
ficient; the writer or composer of a book.
Au thor-ess, n. a female author.
Au-thor'i-ta-tive, a, having authority; positive.
Au-thor'i-ta-tive-ness, n. the being

tive.

A-vant-Guard, (a-vănt'gärd) [a-vănt'gärd, W.
P. J. F.; a-vâunt gård, S.; a-vâunggård,
Ja.] n. the van; the first body of an army.
Avla-riçe, n. inordinate desire of gain.
Av-a-ricious, (av-a-rish'us) a. covetous; gree-
dy of gain.
[ricious manner.
Av-a-ri cious-ly, (av-a-rish'us-le) ad. in an ava-
Av-a-ricious-ness, n. covetousness.
A-vast', int. hold, stop, stay: a sea term.
A-vaunt, int. a word expressing abhorrence;
hence! begone!

Ave, (a'vẹ) n. [L.] an address to the Virgin, so
called from the first words, ave Maria.
A-věnge', v. a. to revenge; to punish.
A-venge'ment, n. vengeance; punishment.
A-venture, (a-věnt'yur) n. in law, a mischance
causing a man's death without felony.
Avle-nue, (av'e-nu) n. a passage; a way of en
trance; an alley of trees before a house.
A-ver', v. a. to declare positively.
Av'er-age, n. a medium; a mean proportion; a
contribution to a general loss.

Aver-age, v. a. to reduce to a medium.
authorita-Aver-age, a. medial; having a medium.
A-ver'ment, n. establishment by evidence.
Av-er-run'cáte, v. a. to prune; to root up.
Av-er-sa tion, n. hatred; abhorrence.
A-verse', a. disinclined to; not favorable.
A-versely, ad. unwillingly; backwardly.
A-verse'ness, n. unwillingness; dislike.
A-version, (a-ver'shun) n. hatred; dislike;
abhorrence; the cause of aversion.
A-vert', v. a. to turn aside; to put away.
A-vert', v. n. to turn away.

Au-thor'i-ty, n. legal power; influence; power;
rule; support; testimony; credibility.
Au-thor-i-za'tion, n. the giving authority.
Author-ize, v. a. to give authority; to justify.
Author-ship, n. the quality of being an author.
Au-to-bi-og ra-phy, n. biography of a person
written by himself.

Au-to da Fe, (âw-to-da-fā') n. [Sp.] act of faith;
a sentence of the inquisition for burning a
heretic.

Au-toc'ra-cy, n. government by one's self.
Au-to-crat'i-cal, a. self-supreme.

Auto-graph, n. one's own hand-writing.
Au-tog'ra-phal,

Au-to-graph'i-cal,

a. relating to autography.

Au-tog'ra-phy, n. a person's own writing.

A'vi-a-ry, n. a place inclosed to keep birds in.
A-vid'i-ty, n. eagerness; greediness.
Avo-cate, v. a. to call off or away.
Av-o-ca'tion, (av-o-ka'shun) n. the act of calling
off or aside; the business that calls aside.
A-võid', v. a. to shun; to escape from; to annul.
A-vöĭd'a-ble, a. that may be avoided.

Au-to-mat i-cal, a. belonging to an automaton.A-voidance, n. the act of avoiding or annulling. Au-tom'a-ton, n. pl. automata; [Gr.] a self-moving machine.

Au-tom'a-tous, a. having self-motion.

Au-ton'o-my, n. power of self-government.
Au'top-sy, n. ocular demonstration.
Au-top'ti-cal, a. seen by one's own eyes.
Autumn, (aw tum) n. the season of the year
between summer and winter.
Au-tum'nal, a. belonging to autumn.

Av-oir-du-pois', (av-er-du-pöïz) n. a kind of weight, of which a pound contains 16 ounces. Av-o-lation, n. a flight; escape.

A-vöûch', v. a. to affirm; to declare; to main

tain.

A-vöûch'a-ble, a. that may be avouched.
A-vöûch'ment, n. a declaration.
A-vöŵ, v. a. to declare openly; to own.
A-vowa-ble, a. that may be avowed.

Aux-e'sis, (awg-zē'sis) n. [L.] a figure by which A-vöwal, n. positive or open declaration.

a thing is too much magnified. Aux-il'iar, (awg-zil'yar) a. auxiliary. Aux-ilia-ries, (âwg-zil'ya-rez) n. foreign troops in the service of nations at war. Aux-ilia-ry, (âwg-zil'ya-re) a. assisting: in grammar, a term applied to a verb that helps to conjugate other verbs. Aux-ilia-ry, (âwg-zïl'ya-re) n. a helper. Aux-il'ia-to-ry, (âwg-zil'ya-tur-e) a. aiding. A-vail, v. a. to profit; to turn to advantage. A-vail, v. n. to be of use or advantage. A-vail', n. profit; advantage; benefit. A-vail'a-ble, a. profitable; powerful; useful. A-vail'a-ble-ness, n. power; legal force. A-vail'a-bly, ad. powerfully; validly.

Avail'ment, n. usefulness; profit.

A-vowed-ly, ad. in an open manner.
Av-ow-eel, [av-ow-e', W. Ja. Ash; a-vöŵ'ē,
S. Wb.] n. the patron of a benefice
A-vöwer, n. he who avows or justifies.
A-vöŵry, n. in law, is when one takes a dis-
tress for rent, and the other sues replevin.
A-vöŵ'try, n. See Advowtry.

A-vulsion, n. the act of tearing away.
A-wait', v. a. to expect; to attend ; to wait for
A-wake, v. a. to rouse from sleep; to excite.
A-wake', v. n. to break from sleep.

A-wake', a. not sleeping; not being asleep.
A-wa ken, (a-wā'kn) v. a. & n. the same with
Awake.

A-wârd', v. a. to adjudge.

A-ward', v. n. to decree; to judge.

Av-a-länche', n. [Fr.] a body of snow sliding A-wârd', n. judgment; sentence.

down a mountain.

A-ware', a. vigilant; cautious; attentive.

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that passes through any thing, on which it may revolve.

Axle, (ak'sl)

n. a piece of timber on Ax/le-tree, (ak/sl-trē) which the wheels of a carriage turn.

A-way', (a-wā') ad. at a distance; absent.-int. Xx'is, n. (pl. ăx'ẹş) the line, real or imaginary,
Awe, (aw) n. reverential fear; dread. [begone.
Awe, (aw) v. a. to strike with reverence.
Awe-struck, p. a. impressed with awe.
Awful, a. that strikes with awe or dread.
Aw fully, ad. in a reverential manner.
Awful-ness, n. quality of being awful.
A-while', ad. for some time, or a short time.
Awk'ward, a. unpolite; unhandy; clumsy.
Awkward-ness, n. clumsiness.

Awl, (all) n. an instrument to bore holes with.
Awning, n. a cover of canvass spread over a
boat, or any place without a roof.
A-woke, imp. t. from Awake.
A-wry', (a-ri') ad. obliquely; asquint.

Axe, or Ax, n. an instrument consisting of a
metal head, with a sharp edge.
Axiom, (aks'yum) n. a self-evident truth.

Ay, (äe) ad. yes: a word expressing assent.
Aye, (ae) ad. always; for ever; to eternity.
Ay'ry, (are) a. See Airy.

Az'i-muth, n. the azimuth of the sun, or of a
star, is an arch between the meridian of the
place and any given vertical line.
A-zōte', n. a kind of gas, fatal to animal life.
A-zot'ic, a. relating to or containing azote.
*Azure, (azh ur or a zhur) [a zhur, S. E. F.;
azhur, W. Ja.; azur, J. Wb.; ăzur, P.]
a. blue; faint blue; sky-colored. [sky.
*Az'ure, (azh'ur) n. the color of the sky; the

B.

ad. with the back forwards; towards the back or the past. Back'ward, a. unwilling; sluggish; dull; late. Back ward-ness, n. dulness; tardiness. Back-woodşmắn, (băk-wudzmăn) n. an inhab

B, the second letter of the English alphabet, is | Back/ward,
a mute and a labial, being pronounced by Back wards, (
pressing the whole length of the lips together.
Baa, (ba) n. the cry of a sheep.
Baa, (ba) v. n. to cry like a sheep.
Ba'al, n. an ancient idol, representing the sun.
Babble, v. n. to prattle like a child; to talk idly.
Băbble, n. idle talk; senseless prattle.
Băb'ble-měnt, n. senseless prate.

Babbler, n. an idle talker; a teller of secrets.
Babe, n. an infant; a young child.
Ba be-ry, a. finery to please a child.
Ba'bish, a. like a babe; childish.
Bab-ôôn', n. a monkey of the largest kind.
Ba'by, n. a young child; an infant.

Ba'by-hood, (ba'be-hûd) n. infancy; childhood.
Ba'by-ish, a. childish.

Băc ca-ted, a. having pearls or berries.
Băc'cha-nal, a. drunken; noisy.

Băc cha-nal, or Băc-cha-nā'li-an, n. a drunkard.
Bac-cha-na li-an, a. relating to revelry.
Baccha-nals, n. pl. drunken feasts or revels.
Bac-chan tes, n. pl. the priests of Bacchus.
Bac-cif er-ous, a. berry-bearing.

Bach'e-lor, n. an unmarried man; one who has
taken his first degree in the liberal arts; a
Bach'e-lor-ship, n. state of a bachelor. [knight.
Back, n. the hinder part of the body in man,
and the upper part in animals; the hinder
part of a thing; the rear.

Back, ad. to the place left; behind; again.
Back, v. a. to mount a horse; to place upon the
back; to maintain; to justify; to second.
Back'bīte, v. a. to censure the absent.
Back/bi-ter, n. a privy calumniator.

Back/bi-ting, n. secret detraction.

Back'bōne, n. the bone of the back.
Back door, n. a door behind a house.

itant of the western country of the U. States.
Bā'con, (bā'kn) n. hog's flesh salted and dried.
Băd, a. ill; not good; vicious; hurtful.
|Băde, (bad) [băd, S. W. J. F.; bād, E.] imp. t.
from Bid.

Bădge, n. a mark or token of distinction.
Badger, n. a quadruped; a man who buys and
Badger, v. a. to confound.
[sells corn.

Bad i-nage', (bäd'e-näzh') n. [Fr.] light or play-
ful discourse.

Băd ly, ad. in a bad manner; not well.
Băd'ness, n. want of good qualities.
Baffle, v. a. to elude; to confound.
Bag, n. a sack; a pouch; a purse; an udder.
Bag, v. a. to put into a bag.

Bag, v. n. to swell like a full bag.
Bag-a-telle', (bag-a-těl') n. [Fr.] a trifle.
Baggage, n. the luggage of an army, &c.; the

goods that are to be carried away; a worth-
less woman.

Băgn'iọ, (băn'yọ) n. a bathing house; a brothel.
Bagpipe, n. a musical wind instrument.
Bag pi-per, n. one that plays on a bagpipe.
Ba-quette', (ba-get') n. [Fr.] in architecture, a

little round moulding, less than an astragal.
Bail, n. surety given for another's appearance.
Pail, v. a. to give bail; to admit to bail.
Baila-ble, a. capable of being bailed.
Bailiff, (bā'lif) n. a subordinate officer in Eng-
land, appointed by a sheriff; a steward.
Baili-wick, n. the jurisdiction of a bailiff.
Bailment, n. a delivery of things in trust.
n. a child. [Scottish.]

Bairn, (barn)}

Bait, v. a. to put meat upon a look; to give re-
freshment on a journey; to attack, or harass.
Bait, v. n. to take refreshment.
Bait, n. a lure; a temptation; a refreshment.
Baize, n. a kind of coarse, open, cloth stuff.
Bake, v. a. to dry and harden by heat or fire;
to dress food in an oven.

Back-găm'mon, n. a game at tables played by Bärn,
two persons with box and dice.
Back piece, n. armor to cover the back.
Back'sīde, n. the hinder part of a thing.
*Back-slide', [bak-slid', W. E. F. Ja. Wb.;
bak'slid, S. P.] v. n. to fall off; to aposta-
*Back-slider, n. an apostate.
[tize.
Back'staff, n. a kind of quadrant.
Back/stays, n. ropes to support a ship's masts.
Back'sword, (bak'sōrd) n. a sword with one
sharp edge; also a rustic sword stick.

Bake, v. n. to do the work of baking; to be heated or baked.

Bake/höûse, n. a place for baking bread.

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