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Fru i" tion, n. enjoyment; pleasure given by pos

session.

Frus' trate, v. to defeat; to disappoint. Fu' gi tive, n. a runaway. a. wandering; unsteady. Ful' gent, a. shining. Full' er, n. one who dresses cloth.

Ful' some, a. nauseous; rank; offensive. Fu' mi gate, v. to smoke; to perfume. Function, n. an employment; an occupation. Fun da ment' al, a. serving for the foundation. Fu' ne ral, n. the solemni

zation of a burial. Fun" gus, n. a mushroom;

any excrescence. Fun' nel, n. a tunnel. Fu' ri ous, a. violent; passionate.

Fur' long, n. the eighth part of a mile. Fur' lough, n. a temporary leave of absence from military service. Furnace, n. an enclosed fire place.

Fur nish, V. to supply

with what is necessary. Fur ni" ture, n. household

goods; appendages; decorations, &c. Fusi ble, a. capable of being melted.

Fusion, n. the state of being melted. Futile, a. talkative; trifling; worthless.

Future, a. what is to come hereafter.

cation; a putrefaction. Gaol, n. a prison; jail. Gar' land, n. a wreath of

branches or flowers. Garnish, v. to decorate; to embellish.

Fu tu' ri ty, n. the time Gar' ri son, n. soldiers to

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Gal' ax y, n. the milky

way. Gal' lant, a. gay; brave; fine; specious. Gal lant', n.a gay, sprightly man; a lover. Gal' lant ly, ad. bravely; nobly; generously. Gal' lan try, n. bravery; splendour; courtship. Gal' li cism, n. a mode of speech peculiar to the French language. Gal' lows, n. a thing on which malefactors are hung. Gam' bler, n. a cheating gamester.

Game' ster, n. one vici. ously addicted to play. Gan' grene, n. a mortifi

defend a fortified place. v. to secure by fortres

ses.

Gar ru'li tỷ, n. loquacity; talkativeness.

Gar' ru lous, a. prattling ; talkative.

Gas, n, a spirit not capable of coagulation Gas' co nade, v. to brag. n. a boast; a bravado. Gau' dy, a. showy; splendid; pompous. Gauge, v. to measure the contents of a vessel a measure; a standard. Gai e ty, Gay' e ty

n.

n. cheerfulness; pomp; finery. Ga zette', n. an authen] tic newspaper. Gel' id, a. extremely cold; frozen.

Gem' i nous, a. double; twofold.

Gen e a lo" gic al, a per

taining to pedigrees. Gen e al' o gy, n. history of family succession. Gen er al is' si mo,

n. a

commander in chief,

Gen e ral' i ty, n. the main body; the bulk Cen' e rate, v. to beget;

to cause; to produce. Gen e ra' tion, n. off

spring; progeny; race. Gen e ros' i ty, n. liberality.

Ge ni al, a. that gives cheerfulness; festive; contributing to propagation; natural. Ge ni us, n. intellectual power; a spirit either good or evil.

Gen teel', a. polite; elegant in behaviour. Gen' tile, n. one who knows not the true God.

Gen til' i ty, n. good extraction; elegance of behaviour.

Gen' tle ness, n. softness of manners; sweetness of disposition; meek

ness.

Gen' try, n. class of people above the vulgar. Gen' u ine, a. not spuri

ous.

Genus, n. a class of beings, comprehending many species. Ge ogʻ ra pher, n. one who describes the earth according to its different parts.

Ge o graph' ic al, a. per

taining to geography. Ge og ra phy, n. the knowledge of the earth. Ge om e tri" cian, n one skilled in the science of geometry.

Ge o metric al, a. pertaining to geometry. Ge o met' ric al ly, ad. according to geometry. Ge om' e try, n. the science of quantity, extension, or magnitude. Geor' gic, n. a rural

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Ghost' ly, a. spiritual; re lating to the soul. Giant, n. a person larger than the ordinary rate of men. Gib' bet, n. a gallows. v.

to hang up. 3Gib bous, a. convex ; protuberant; swelling into inequalities. Gib' lets, n. the parts of a goose which are cut off before it is roasted. 3Gid dỹ, a. whirling; heedless; changeful. 3Gift' ed, a. endowed with

eminent powers. Gi gan' tic, a. giantlike; big; enormous; bulky. 3Giggle, v. to laugh idly; to titter.

3Gild' ing, n. gold laid on a surface for ornament. 3Gim' let, n. a nail-piercer or borer. Gin' gle, v. to make a tinkling noise.

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shrill resounding noise. Glad i a' tor, n. a sword. player; a prize-fight

er.

Glaire, n. the white of an

egg. v. to smear with the white of an egg. Glare, n splendour. v. to shine so as to dazzle the eyes. Gla' ring, a. blazing out; barefaced.

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Glazier, n. one who glazes windows. Gleam' y, a. flashing; darting light. Glean, v. to gather any thing scattered. Glebe, n. tuff; soil; land for the use of the minister of a parish. Glee, n. merriment. Glim' mer, v. to shine or appear faintly. Glimpse, n. a faint light; a short view. Glob' u lar, a. spherical; round; globose. Gloom' y, a.

obscure ; sullen; melancholy. Glo ri fy, v. to honour; to extol; to worship. Glo' ri ous, a. noble; il

lustrious; excellent. Glo`ry, n. honour; praise; renown. v. to boast in; to be proud of.

Glu' ti nous, a. gluy; viscous; tenacious. Glut' ton, n. one who eats

to excess.

Gnash, v. to grind the teeth in a rage. Guo' mon, n. the hand or pin of a dial.

Goal, n. the starting post; the final purpose. Gob' lin, n. an evil spirit ; a phantom.

Good ly, a. beautiful; graceful; gay; splendid.

Good' ness, n. desirable qualities.

Gor' di an knot, n. an inextricable difficulty. Gorgeous, a. fine; splendid; glittering. Gor' man dize, v. to feed ravenously, Gospel, n. the christian revelation; divinity; theology.

Govern, v. to rule; to manage; to direct. Gov' ern a ble, a. submissive to authority. Gov er nant', n. a govern

ess of young ladies. Gov' ern ment, n. an establishment of legal authority.

Grace, n. favour; kindness; effect of God's influence, &c. v. to adorn.

Grace' ful, a. beautiful with dignity;

come

ly. Grace' less, a. without grace; abandoned. Gracious, a. benevolent; virtuous; graceful. Gra da' tion, n. regular advance step by step. Grad' u al, a. done by degrees.

Grad' u ate, v. to mark with degrees. Gram i nivo rous, 2. grass eating.

Gram' mar, n. the science of speaking and writing correctly.

Gram mari an, n. one who understands gram

mar.

Gra' na ry, n. a storehouse for threshed corn. Grand, a. great; illustrious; high in power. Gran dee', n. a man of high rank or power. Gran dil' o quous, a. using a lofty style. Gran' ite, n. a kind of fine speckled marble ; granate.

Gra niv o rous, a. eating or living on grain. Grate ful, a. willing to acknowledge and repay benefits.

Grat' i fy, v. to indulge;

to please; to requite. Grat' is, ad. for nothing; without reward.

Grat' i tude, n. duty to benefactors.

Gra tu i ty, n. a free gift;

a recompense. Grat' u la to ry, a.

ex

pressing congratulation. Grave, a. solemn; serious; sober. n a place for the dead. v. to engrave.

Grav i tate, v. to tend to the centre of attrac tion.

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