Ablution, åb-lu'shun, s. the act of cleansing.
Abnegate, ab'nè-gate. v. a. to deny. [ciation.
Abnegation, ab-ne-ga'shån. s. denial, renun-
Aboard, â-bord'. ad. in a ship.
Abode, â-bode'. s. habitation, dwelling, stay.
Abodement, â-bode'ment. s. a secret antici-
pation of something future.

Abolish, â-bol'ish. v. a. to annul, destroy.
Abolishable, â-bôl'lish-å-bl. a. that may be
abolished.

Abhorrent, åb-hör/rênt. a. struck with abhorrence; contrary to, inconsistent with. Abhorrer, âb-hôr'ror. s. a hater, a detester. Abolisher, á-bôl/lish-år. s. he that abolishes.

Abide, â-bide'. v. n. to dwell in a place, to Abolishment, â-bôl'lish-ment. s. the act of [a place. Abolition, åb-d-lish'ån.

abolishing.

bear the consequences. Abider, â-bl'dur. s. the person that abides in Abiding, â-bl'ding. s. continuance. Abominable, â-bôm'è-nâ-bl. a. hateful, deAbject, ab'jekt. a. mean, contemptible. testable. [fulness, odiousness. Abject, abjekt. s. a man without hope. Abominableness,å-bôm'è-nâ-bl-ness.s. hateAbject, åb-jekt. o. a. to throw away. Abominably, â-bóm'è-nâ-blè. ad. most hateAbjectedness, âb-jêk têd-ness. s. the state of fully, odiously. [test, hate. an abject. [ty, baseness. Abominate, å-bom'è-nåte. v. a. to abhor, deAbjection, ab-jêk'shån. s. meanness, servili- Abomination,â-bôm-è-nà'shûn. s. hatred, deAbjectly, ab'jekt-lė. ad. meanly.. [ness. testation. [inhabitants of a country. Abjectness, ab'jekt-ness. s. servility, mean- Aborigines, âb-ò-ridge'è-nèz. s. the earliest Ability, â-bile-tè. s. power, capacity. Abortion, â-bor'shån, s. an untimely birth. Abjure, åb-jùre'. v. a. to swear not to do Abortive, â-bör tiv. a. brought forth before something; to recant upon oath. the due time; that which brings forth Abjuration, åb-ju-rà'shûn. s. the act of ab- nothing. [timely. juring; the oath taken for that end. Abortively, å-bor'tiv-le. ad. immaturely, unAblactate, áb-lak'tate. v.a. to wean [grafting. Abortiveness, â-bor'tiv-ness. s. the state of Ablactation, ab-lâk-tà'shûn, s. a method of ⚫ abortion. [birth. Ablaqueation, åb-là-kwè-à'shûn. s. the prac- Abortment, å-bort'ment. s. an untimely tice of opening the ground about the roots Abound, â-bỏůnd'. v. n. to have or be in of trees. f [away. great plenty. [relating to; engaged in. About, a-bout. prep. surrounding, near to; About, â-boût'. ad. circularly; nearly. Above, â-bův'. prep. higher in rank, or ex

Ablation, ab-la'shun. s. the act of taking
Ablative, åblå-tiv. a. the sixth case of Latin

nouns.

Able, a'bl. a. having sufficient power.
Able-bodied, a-bl-bod'did, a. strong of body.
Ablegate, âble-gate. v. a. to send abroad
upon some employment.
Ablegation,âb-le-ga'shun.s.a sending abroad.
Ableness, a bl-ness. s. ability of body, force.
Ablepsy, áb lêp-sè. s. want of sight.
Abluent, âb lù-ént. a. cleansing.

cellence; beyond, too high for. [of heaven. Above, â-bův. ad. over-head; in the regions Above-all, å-båv-åll. in the first place; chiefly. [without artifice or trick, Above-board, â-bův bord. in open sight; Above-cited, á-bův'si-têd. cited before. Above-ground, â-bův'gròånd. s. alive, not in the grave.

[away. Absonous, âb'sò-nus.

reason.

Abracadabra, åb-râ-kâ-dâb'râ. s. a supersti-| Absonant, âb'sò-nânt.
tious charm against agues.
Abrade, à-bråde. v. a. to rub off, to wear
Abrasion, â-bra/zhûn. s. the act of rubbing.
Abreast, â-brêst'. ad. side by side.
Abridge, â-bridje'. v. a. to make shorter in
words, to contract, diminish.
Abridger, å-brid/jår. s. he that abridges.
Abridgment, å-bridje'ment. s. the contrac-
tion of a larger work into a small compass.
Abroach,a-brotsh'.ad. in a posture to run out.
Abroad, â-bråwd'. ad. in another country;
without.

Abrogate, åb'rò-gate. v.a. to repeal, to annul.
Abrogation, âb-ró-ga'shun. s. the act of ab-
rogating, the repeal of a law. [den.
Abrupt, ab-rupt. a. broken, craggy; sud-
Abruption, åb-råp'shån. s. violent and sud-
den separation.

Abruptly, åb-rupt'lè. ad. hastily. [ness.
Abruptness, åb-růpt'ness. s. haste, sudden-
Abscess, âb'sèss. s. a morbid cavity in the
body.

absconds.

Absorb, åb-sorb'. v. a. to suck up.
Absorbent, åb-sôr/bent. s. a medicine that
sucks up humours.
Absorpt, âb-sorpt'. p. swallowed up.
Absorption, åb-sorp'shin. s. the act of swal-
lowing up. [one's self any gratification.
Abstain, ab-stȧne'. v. n. to forbear, to deny
Abstemious, âb-stè'mè-ûs. a, temperate, ab-
stinent.
[rately, soberly.
Abstemiously, åb-stè'mè-ås-lè. ad. tempe-
Abstemiousness, âb-stè'mè-ûs-ness. s. the
quality of being abstemious.
Abstention, åb-sten'shån. s. the act of hold-
ing off.
[wiping.
Absterge, áb-stêrje'. v. a. to cleanse by
Abstergent, åb-ster'jênt. a. having a cleans-
ing quality.

[thing else.

Absterse, åb-stêrse'. v.a. to cleanse, to purify. Abstersion, åb-ster'shån. s. the act of cleansing. [lity of cleansing Abscind, áb-sind'. v. a. to cut off. Abstersive, åb-ster'siv. a. that has the qua Abscission,áb-sizh'ün.s. the act of cutting off. Abstinence, åb'stè-nense. s. forbearance of Abscond, áb-skônd'. v. n. to hide one's self. any thing; fasting. Absconder, b-scôn'dår. s. the person that Abstinent,âb'stè-nent.a.that uses abstinence. [sent, inattention. | Abstract, åb-stråkt'. v. a. to separate; to Absence, åb'sense. s. the state of being ab- reduce to an epitome. Absent, åb'sent. a. not present; inattentive. Abstract, âb-stråkt'. a. separated from someAbsent, áb-sent'. v. a. to withdraw, to for- Abstract, åb'stråkt. s. a smaller quantity, bear to come into presence. containing power of a greater; an epitome. Absentee, ab-sen-tè. s. a person absent. Abstracted, ab-stråk'ted. p. a. separated; Absinthiated, åb-sîn'thè-à-têd. p. impreg- absent of mind. nated with wormwood. Abstractedly, åb-stråk'têd-lè. ad. simply, separately from all contingent circumstances. Abstraction, åb-stråk/shun. s. the act of abstracting; the state of being abstracted. Abstractive, âb-strâk/tiv. a. having the power or quality of abstracting. [manner.

Absist, åb-sist'. v. n. to stand off, to leave off. Absolve, áb-zôlv. v. a. to clear, acquit. Absolute, âb'so-låte. a. complete, unconditional. [sitively. Absolutely, ab'sò-lute-lè. ad. completely, poAbsoluteness, åb'sò-lùte-ness. s. complete- Abstractly, ab-stråkt lè. ad. in an abstract ness, despotism. Abstruse, åb-stråse'. a. hidden; difficult. Absolution, åb-so-lu'shån. s. acquittal; re- Abstrusely, âb-stråse lè. ad, obscurely, not Absolutory, ab-sôl'ù-târ-rè. a, that absolves.

[mission.

plainly.

Abstruseness, áb-strůse'nês. s. difficulty, ob- | Acceleration, äk-sêl-lår-à'shûn. s. the act scurity.

Abstrusity, åb-stru'sè-tè. s. abstruseness. Absume, åb-sume'. v. a. to destroy by gradual waste.

rant.

of quickening motion.

[fire.

Accend, ak-send'. v. a. to kindle, to set on
Accension,åk-sen'shun.s. the act of kindling.
Accent, âk'sênt. s. the manner of pronounc-
ing; a mark upon syllables to regulate
their pronunciation.

Accent, âk-sênt'. v. a. to speak words with.
particular regard to the grammatical marks
or rules.
[cents.

Absurd, åb-sård'. a. contrary to reason. Absurdity,ab-sür'dè-tè.s.that which is absurd. Absurdly, åb-sård/lè. ad. improperly, unreasonably. [being absurd. Absurdness, åb-sård'nês. s. the quality of Abundance, â-bůn'dânse. s. plenty; great Accentual, ak-sen'tshu-ål. a. relating to acnumbers; exuberance, more than enough. Accentuate, âk-sen'tshu-åte. v. a. to place Abundant, â-bůn'dânt. a. plentiful; exube- the accent properly. [of placing the accent. [amply, liberally. Accentuation, âk-sen-tshu-a/shẳn. s. the act Abundantly, â-bun'dânt-lè. ad. in plenty; Accept, âk-sept'. v. a. to take with pleasure, Abuse, â-buze'. v. a. to make an ill use of; to receive kindly. [ty of being acceptable. deceive, impose on. [rude reproach. Acceptability,âk-sep-tå-bil'lè-tè. s. the qualiAbuse, â-bùse'. s. the ill use of any thing; Acceptable, ak'sèp-tâ-bl. a. grateful, pleas Abuser, â-ba'zûr. s. he that makes an ill use; ing. [lity of being acceptable. he that reproaches with rudeness. [ceitful. Acceptableness, ak'sep-tâ-bl-nes. s. the quaAbusive, â-bu'siv. a. practising abuse; de- Acceptably, âk'sèp-tâ-blè. ad. in an accepAbusively, â-bu'siv-lè. ad. improperly, retable manner. [approbation. proachfully. [ders upon another. Acceptance, åk-sep'tânse. s. reception with Abutment, â-but'ment. s. that which bor- Acceptation, ak-sep-ta'shun. s. reception; Abyss, â-biss'. s. a great depth, a gulf. the meaning of a word. [cepts. Acacia, â-ka'shè-â. s. a drug. [academy. Accepter, âk-sêp'tår. s. the person who acAcademial, âk-â-dè'mè-âl. a. relating to an Acception, âk-sep'shûn. s. the received sense Academian, âk-â-dè'mè-ân. s. a scholar of an academy. [to a university. Academical, âk-å-dêm'mè-kâl. a. belonging Academick, åk-â-dêm'îk. s. a student of a university. [university. Academick, ák-kâ-dém'îk. a. relating to a Academician, âk-kâ-dè-mish'ân. Academist, â-kâd'dè-mist. s. the

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member of an academy. Academy, â-kâd'dè-mè. s. society of men uniting for the promotion of some art; the place where sciences are taught. Acanthus, â-kân'this. s. the herb bear's-foot. Acatalectic, â-kât-â-lêk'tîk. s. a verse which has the complete number of syllables. Accede, åk-sède'. v. n. to come. [to hasten. Accelerate,âk-sêl'lûr-åte. v.a. to make quick,

of a word.

Access, åk-sess'. s. the way by which any
thing may be approached.
Accessariness, åk'sês-så-rẻ-ness. s .the state
of being accessary.
Accessary, âk'sés-sâ-rè. s. he who, not being
the chief agent in a crime, contributes to it.
Accessary, ak'sês-sâ-rè. a. joined to, addi-
tional.
[proached.
Accessible, âk-sès'sè-bl. a. that may be ap-
Accession, åk-sêsh'ån. s. increase by some-
thing added.
[of an accessory.
Accessorily, âk'sês-so-ré-lè.ad.in the manner
Accessory, ák'sés-só-rè. a. joined to another
thing, additional.
Accidence, åk'sè-dense. s. the little book
containing the first rudiments of grammar.

ment.

Accident, âk'sè-dênt. s. the property of a Accompt, åk-köånt'. s. an account, a reckthing; casualty, chance. [essential. oning. [computer. Accidental, âk-se-dén'tål. s. a property non- Accomptant, åk-köůn'tânt. s. a reckoner, Accidental, ak-se-dên'tâl. a. having the qua- Accord, åk-körd'. v. a. to make agree. lity of an accident; casual, happening by Accord, âk-körd'. v. n. to agree, to suit with. chance. [fortuitously. Accord, åk-körd' s. a compact, an agree [with; conformity to. Accordance, åk-kor'dânse. s. agreement Accordant, åk-kör/dânt. a. willing. According, ák-kör'ding. p. agreeable to. Accordingly, ák-kôr'ding-lè. ad. agreeably Accost, âk-kost'. v. a. to address, to salute. Accostable, åk-kös'tâ-bl. a. easy of access. Account, åk-köånt'. s. a computation of debts or expenses; a narrativ, explanation, relation.

Accidentally, åk-sé-dên'tål-lè. ad. casually,
Accidentalness, âk-sè-dên'tâl-nẻss. s. the
quality of being accidental.
Accipient, åk-sip'pè-ênt. s. a receiver.
Accite, ak-site'. v. a. to call; to summon.
Acclaim, åk-klame'. s. a shout of praise.
Acclamation, âk-klá-mà'shûn. s. shout of
applause.

Account, åk-köånt'. v. a. to esteem, reckon.
Accountable, åk-köûn'tå-bl. a. of whom an
account may be required; who must an-
swer for.
[accounts.

Acclivity, åk-kliv'vè-tè. s. the ascent of a hill. Acclivous, åk-kll'vus. a. rising with a slope. Accloy, åk-kloè'. v. a. to fill to satiety. [hurry. Accoil, âk-koil', v. n. to bustle, to be in a Accolent, åk/ko-lênt. s. a borderer. Accommodable, åk-kôm'mò-då-bl. a. that may be fitted. [ply with conveniences. Accountant, åk-köån'tânt. s.a man skilled in Accommodate, åk-kom'mo-date. v. a. to sup- Accouple, åk-kup/pl. v. a. to join, to link. Accommodate, åk-kôm'mò-dåte. a. suitable, Accourt, åk-kort v. a. to entertain with [suitably. courtesy.

fit.

Accommodately, åk-kom'mo-date-lè. ad. Accoutre,âk-kỏô'tår. v. a. to dress, to equip. Accommodation, âk-kôm-mò-da'shûn, s.pro- Accoutrement, åk-köỏ'tår-ment. s. dress, vision of conveniences.

equipage.

[putation. Accompanable, åk-kům på-nå-bl.a. sociable. Accredited, âk-kredit-êd. a. of allowed reAccompanier, âk-kům'på-nè-år. s. a com- Accretion, âk-kré'shûn. s. the act of growpanion. ing to another so as to increase it. Accompaniment, åk-kům'på-nè-mênt. s. the Accretive, åk-krè'tiv. a. growing. instrumental that accompanies the vocal Accroach, åk-krótsh'. v. a. to draw to one part in musick. as with a hook. [as profits. Accompany, ák-kům'på-nè, v. a. to be with Accrue, âk-kroo'. v. n. to be added, to arise another as a companion; to join with. Accubation, ák-ků-bå'shân. s. the ancient Accomplice, âk-kôm'plis. s. associate, a par- posture of leaning at meals. taker, in an ill sense. [to fulfil, to adorn. Accumb, âk-kûmb'. v. n. to lean at the table. Accomplish, åk-kôm'plish. v. a. to complete, Accumulate, âk-kù'mù-låte. v. a. to heap Accomplished, âk-kôm'plish-ed. p. a. com- together. [of accumulating. plete in some qualification; elegant. Accumulation, åk-kù-mů-lå'shån. s, the act Accomplisher, ák-kôm'plish-ůr. s. the per- Accumulative, åk-ku'mù-là-tiv. a. that acson who accomplishes. [cumulates. Accomplishment, åk-kôm'plish-mênt. s. Accumulator, ák-ků/mù-lå-tår. s. he that accompletion, embellishment, elegance. Accuracy, ák'ku-râ-se. s. exactness, nicely.

cumulates.

Accurate, ák ́ků-råte. a. exact.
Accurately, åk kú-råte-lè. ad. exactly.
Accurateness, åk'ku-råte-ness. s. exactness,
niccty.

Acidity, â-sid'dè-té. s. sharpness, sourness. Acidness, âs'sid-ness. s. the quality of being acid.

Acidulæ, &-sid'dá-lè. s. medicinal springs impregnated with sharp particles. [acid.

Accurse, ak-kurse'. v. a. to doom to misery. Accursed, åk-kår'sêd. part. a. doomed to Acidulate, â-sid'dů-låte. v. a. to tinge with misery; execrable. [pable. Acknowledge, âk-nôl'lêdj. v. a. to confess,

Accusable, âk-ků/zá-bl. a. blameable, cul- to own. Accusation, âk-ku-zà/shûn. s. the act of ac- Acknowledging, åk-nôl'lêdj-ing a.grateful. cusing; the charge brought. [a noun. Acknowledgment, åk-nôl'lêdj-ment. s. conAccusative, âk-ku/zå-tiv. a. the fourth case of fession of a fault, or of a benefit received. Accusatory, âk-kủ'zâ-to-rẻ. a. producing an Acme, åk'me. s. the height of any thing accusation. [crime, to blame or censure. Acolothist, â-kôl'lò-thist. s. one of the lowAccuse, âk-kuse'. v. a. to charge with a est order in the Roman church. Accuser, åk-ků zur. s. he who brings a charge Aconite, åk'ko-nite. s. the herb wolf's-bane against another. Acorn, a körn. s. the seed or fruit of an oak Accustom, âk-kås/tům. v. a. to habituate. Acousticks, â-kdu'stiks. s. the theory of Accustomable, âk-kûs/tåm-má-bl. a. done by sounds; medicines to help the hearing. long custom. [cording to custom. Acquaint, âk-kwȧnt'. v. a. to make familiar Accustomably, ák-kůs/tum-må-blé. ad. ac- with, to inform. Accustomarily, âk-kås'tům-mâ-rè-lè. ad. in Acquaintance, åk-kwan'tânse. s. familiar a customary manner. [practised. knowledge; the person with whom we are Accustomary, âk-kas/tam-må-rè. a. usual, acquainted. [known. Accustomed, åk-kůs'tům-êd. a. according to Acquainted, âk-kwan'têd. p. familiar, wellcustom, usual. Acquest, âk-kwest'. s. an acquisition. Acquiesce, âk-kwè-èss'. v. n. to rest in, or

Ace, ase. s. a unit on cards or dice. Acerbity, â-sér bè-tè. s. a rough sour taste; sharpness of temper.

acids.

remain satisfied.

Acquiescence, åk-kwè-êss'ênse. s. a silent Acervate, â-ser/vate. v. a. to heap up. appearance of content; submission. Acervation, âs-êr-và'shûn. s. a heaping to- Acquirable, âk-kwl'rå-bl. a. attainable. gether. [to sourness. Acquire, åk-kwire'. v. a. to gain. Acescent, â-ses'sent. a. that has a tendency Acquired, âk-kwi'rêd. particip. a. gained. Acetose, âs-e-tose'. a. that which has in it Acquirer, åk-kwl'rår. s. the person who acquires. [is acquired. Acquirement, åk-kwire'mênt. s. that which Acquisition, åk-kwè-zish'shûn. s. the act of acquiring; the thing gained. [ed. Acquisitive, åk-kwiz/zé-tiv. a. that is acquirAcquit, åk-kwit'. v. a. to set free; to clear. Acquitment, åk-kwit'ment. s. the state of being acquitted.

[acetose.
Acetosity, âs-è-tos'è-tè. s. the state of being
Acetous, â-sè'tûs. a. sour.
Ache, ake. s. a continued pain.
Ache, ake. v. n. to be in pain.
Achieve, ât-tshève'. v. a. to perform, to finish.
Achievement, ât-tshèvement.s. the perform-
ance of an action. [what he endeavours.
Achiever, ât-tshè'vår. s. he who performs
Achor, a'kôr. s. a species of the herpes.
Acid, âs'sid. a. sour, sharp.

Acquittal, âk-kwit/tâl. s deliverance. Acquittance, åk-kwit'tânse. v. a. to procure an acquittance