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n. inheritance; estate by succession.

Her met' i cal, a. chemical.

Her mit, n. a solitary devout person. Her' mit age, mit's cell.

n. a her.

He' ro, n. a brave man ; a great warrior. He ro' ic, a. brave; noble.

Her' o ine, n. a female hero.

Her' o ism, n. the quali

ties of a hero. Hes" i tate, v. to pause;

to delay; to doubt. Hes i tation, n. doubt;

intermission of speech. Het' e ro dox, a. not or thodox. Het e ro ge' ne ous, a. of a nature diametrically opposite.

Hex' a gon, n. a figure of six equal sides or angles. Hex am' e ter, n. a verse or line consisting of six feet.

Hic' cough, (hik' kup), Hick' up,

v. to sob with a convulsed stomach.

Hid' e ous, a. horrible; dreadful.

Hi'e rar 'chy, n. a sacred government; ecclesiastical establishment. Hi e ro glyph' ic, n. an emblem ; a figure by which a word is impli ed.

High fli er, n. one who carries his opinions to extravagance. High' mind ed, a. proud; arrogant. High' ness, n. elevation; height; the title of princes; supremacy. High way', n. public path. High way man, n. a highway robber.

Hi lar' i ty, n. merriment; gayety.

Hin' der ance, n. impedi

ment; let; stop. Hind' er most, a. the last; the lag.

Hip po pot' a mus, n. the

river horse. Hire' Jing, n.

a

one who serves for wages; mercenary.

His to ri an, n. a writer

of facts and events. His tor' ic al, a. pertaining to history. His to ri og ra pher, n. a historian; a writer of

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er; a murderer.

Hom' i ly, n. a discourse read to a congregation. Ho mo ge' ne ous, a. having the same nature or principles.

of

Ho mol' o gous, a. having the same manner proportions.

Hon' est, a. upright; sincere; chaste; righteous; just.

Hon' es ty, n. justice; truth; virtue; purity. Hon' or a ry, a. done in honour; conferring honour without gain. Hon' our, n. dignity; reputation; nobleness; glory.

Hon' our a ble, a. illustrious; noble; great; equitable.

Hon' our a bly, ad. magnanimously; generously; reputably. Hood' wink, v. to blind with something bound over the eyes. Hoop ing cough', n. & cough so called from its noise.

Hope, n. expectation indulged with pleasure. to expect with de

V.

sire.

Hope' ful, a. promising; full of hope.

Hope' less, a. without

hope; promising nothing pleasing. Horizon, n. the line that terminates the view. Hor i zon' tal, a. parallel to the horizon; on the level.

Ho rol' o gy, n. an instrument that tells the hour, as a clock, watch, and hourglass.

Hor' os cope, n. the figure | which shews the situa tion of the planets, &c. Hor' ri ble, a. dreadful; terrible; shocking;

hideous; enormous. Horribly, ad. dreadfully; hideously.

Hor' rid,a. hideous; dreadful; shocking. Hor rif' ic, a. causing hor

ror.

Horror, n. terror mixed with detestation; gloom; dreariness. Horse' man, n. one skilled in riding; a trooper.

practice of entertaining strangers.

Hōst, n. the landlord of

an inn; an army; sacri. fice of mass.

Hos' tage, n. one given in pledge for the performance of conditions. Ho tel', n. a genteel inn. Host' ess, n. a female

host. Hos' tile, a. adverse ; opposite; suitable to an enemy. Hos til'i ty, n. open war;

opposition in war. Host' ler, n. one who has the care of horses at an inn

Hov' el, n. a shed open on the sides; a cottage; a mean habitation. Hough, (hok), n. the lower part of the thigh; a kind of hoe. v. to hamstring.

Hound, n. a dog used in the chase.

Ho 'san' na, n. an exclama-Hour ly, a. happening or

tion of praise to God Hosier, n. one who sells stockings.

Hos' pit a ble, a. kind to strangers. Hos' pital, n. a place for the reception of the sick, or support of the poor. Hos' pi tal i ty, n. the

done every hour. ad. frequently.

House' break ing, n. burglary.

House' hold, n. a family living together. a. do

mestic.

House' hold er, n. a master of a family; house keeper.

House wife, n. the mis- | Hum' drum, n. a stupid

tress of a family; a female economist. Housing, n. a cloth fixed to a saddle to prevent dirt from the horse. How be it, ad. nevertheless.

How ev' er, ad. in whatsoever manner; at all events; at least. Huck' a back, n. a kind of linen on which figures are raised.

Huck' ster, n. a retailer of small wares ; a trickish mean fellow. Hud' dle, v. to crowd together in a confused

manner.

Hue n. shade of colour. Huff, v. to chide with insolence.

Huff' ish, a. arrogant; in

solent; hectoring. Huge, a. vast; immense; large; enormous. Hu' man, a. having the qualities of a man. Hu mane', a. kind; good

natured; tender. Hu man' i ty, n. benevolence ; compassion; generosity.

Hum' ble, a. modest; submissive. v. to subdue ; to condescend.

Hum' bly, ad. submissively; lowly.

person. a. dull. Humid, a. wet; moist. Hu mid' i ty, n. moisture; dampness.

Hu mil i a' tion, n. the act of humility.

Hu mil' i ty, n. modesty freedom from pride. Hu mor ous, a full of grotesque or odd images; pleasant; jocular. Humor ous lỹ, ad. merrily; jocosely; capriciously.

Humor some, a. peevish; petulant; odd; humor

ous. Humour,

v. to gratify. n.

present disposition. Hun" ger,

n. desire of food. v. to desire with

great eagerness.

Hun" gry, a. in want of food.

Hunts' man, n. one who hunts.

Hurl, v. to throw with violence.

Hur' ri cane, n. a violent storm; a tempest. Hurt' ful, a. pernicious; mischievous. Hus' band, n.

a married

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frugality.

Hush' mo ney, n. a bribe

to induce secrecy Hussy, n. a vile woman. Hus' tie, v. to shake together.

Huz za', in. a shout or cry of acclamation. Hy drau' lics, n. the science of conveying water through pipes or conduits. Hy dro ceph' a lus, n. a

dropsy in the head. Hy drog ra phy, n. description of the sea and its boundaries. Hy drom' e ter, n an in

strument to measure the extent of water. Hy dro pho' bi a, n. a distemper occasioned by the bite of a mad dog. Hy dro stat' ics, n. the science of weighing fluids, or of weighing bodies in fluids. Hy me' ne al, a. pertaining to marriage. Hyper bol' ic al, a. exag. gerating beyond fact. Hy per bo le, n. a rhetorical figure by which things are represented much greater or less than they are. Hy per crit' i cal, a critical beyond use. Hyp o 'chon' dri ac,

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I AM' BICK, n. verses composed of a short and long syllable alternately. Ice, n. frozen water; con creted sugar. v. to turn to ice; to cover with concreted sugar. Ich' thy ol' o gy, n. the doctrine of the nature of fish.

I ci cle, n. a shoot of ice hanging down

I de' a, n. a mental image. I de' al, a. mental; intellectual.

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