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to make mad.

Dis train', v. to seize; to make seizure.

Dis tress', v. to harass;

to make miserable. Dis trib' ute, v. to divide amongst several ; to deal out. Dis tri bu' tion, n. the act of distributing. Dis trust' ful, a. apt to distrust; timorous. Dis turb', v. to perplex; to confound; to interrupt. Dis tur bance, n. perplexconfusion; tu

ity; mult. Dis union, n. separation; disagreement.

Dis u nite', v. to divide; to part friends.

Di vest', v. to strip; to dispossess.

Div i na' tion, n. a foretelling of future events. Di vine, v. to foreknow. a. godlike; heavenly. n. a priest. Di vin' i ty, n. the Deity; science of divine things; theology.

Di vis i ble, a. capable of being divided. Di vorce' ment, n. legal separation of man and wife.

Di ur' nal, a. performed in a day; daily.

Di vulge', v. to publish; to reveal; to proclaim. Diz' zy, a. giddy; thoughtless.

Dis use', 'n. cessation of Do cil'i tỷ, n. aptness to

use.

Di van', n. the ottoman grand council.

Di verge', v. to tend vari

ous ways from one point. Di' vers, a. several; sundry; more than one. Di verse',

a. different; unlike; multiform. Di ver' si fy, v. to variegate; to distinguish. Di version, n. a turning

aside; sport; game. Di ver' si ty, n. dissimilitude; variegation. Di vert', v. to turn aside to entertain.

be taught. Doc' tri nal, n. containing doctrine.

Doc' trine, n. precept; maxim ; act of teaching. Doc' u ment, n. precept;

instruction; direction. Dog' days, n. the days

in which the dog star rises and sets with the

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Do main', n. a dominion; empire; estate. Dome, n. a building; cupola; arched roof.

Do mes' tick, a. belong

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mean labour; slavery.

ing to a house; not | Drug, n. a medicinal sim

n a servant.

a

foreign. Do mes' ti cate, V. to make domestick; to withdraw from public. Do min' ion, n. sovereign authority; territory. Do na' tion, n. a gift; present; a bounty. Dor mant, a. sleeping; in a sleeping posture. Do' tage, n. imbecility of mind; silly fondness. Doubt, n. suspense; suspicion; uncertainty. Doubt' less, ad. without doubt or fear. Dow' er, Dow' e ry, S portion; joint re. Dox ol' o gy, n. a form of giving glory to God. Drachm, n. a roman coin; the eighth of an ounce. Dra mat' ic, a. theatrical; represented by action. Dra pe ry, n. cloth work;

n. a wife's

a widow's

the dress of a picture. Dread' ful, a. terrible; frightful; horrid. Drea ry, a. mournful; gloomy; dismal.

Droop, v. to pine away;

ple; thing of little value.

Dru' ids, n. the priests and philosophers of the ancient Britons.

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Duc' tile, a. flexible; pliable; tractable. Dud" geon, n. a small dagger; malice; ill will.

Du' el, n. a fight between

two persons.

Dul' ci mer, n. a kind of musical instrument. Du' ly, ad. properly; regularly; exactly. Dun' geon, n. a dark prison under ground; a close prison.

Du o de" ci mo, n. a book of twelve leaves to a sheet.

Du' pli cate, n. an.exact copy of any thing. Du pli" ci ty, n. deceit ; doubleness of tongue or heart. Du'ra ble,a. hard; strong; firm; lasting.

Du' ring, pr. for the time of continuance.

Du' ti ful, a. obedient; reverential; respect

ful. Dwarfish, a. low; small. Dwin' dle, v. to shrink; to grow feeble.

Dy' nas ty, n. govern

ment, sovereignty. Dys' en te ry, n. a disease of the bowels.

E.

EA 3GER, a. ardent ; zealous ; keen; hot; sharp. Ea' glet, n. a young eagle. Early, ad. soon; be

times. a. soon. Ear nest, a. ardent; zealous; intent; eager. n. seriousness.

Earth' en, a. made of clay or earth.

Earth' ly, a. not heavenly;

mean; sordid. Earth' quake, n. tremor or convulsion of the earth. Ear' thy, a. consisting of earth; terrestrial. Easement, n. assistance; support. Easi ly, ad. without difficulty. Easter, n. the festival commemorative of the resurrection of Christ. Eas' ter ly, a. and ad. towards the east.

may be eaten. Eavesó, n. the lower edges of a roof.

Eb' o ny, n. a hard, black, valuable wood.

E bri e ty, n. drunken

ness; intoxication. E bul li" tion, n. the act of boiling or bubbling

up.

Ec cen' tric, a. deviating from the centre; irreg ular; anomalous. Ec cen tri” ci tỷ, n. deviation from the centre. Ec cle si as' tick, n. a cler

gyman; a priest. Ec cle si as' ti cal, a. re

lating to the church. Echo, n. the reverberation of a sound. E clair' cise ment, n. an explanation.

E clâť, n. lustre ; splendour; show; renown. E clipse', n. an obscuration of a planet. E clip' tic, n. a great circle of the sphere. Ec' logue, n. a pastoral

poem.

E co nom' ic al, a. frugal; thrifty; saving.

E con' o mỹ, n. frugali. ty.

Ec' sta sy, n. excessive joy; rapture; enthusi

asm.

Fat a ble, a. that which Ec static, a. enraptur

ing; transporting. E da" ci ty, n. voracity;

ravenousness.

Edging, . a fringe; an ornamental border. E' dict, n. a proclamation, or ordinance. Edi fi ca' tion, n. improve

ment; instruction. Ed'i fice, n. a fabrick; a building. Ed' i fy, v. to instruct; to improve

E di' tion, n. publication of a book. Ed'u cate, v. to breed ; to bring up; to instruct. Ed u ca' tion, n. formation of manners in youth; instruction.

Ef face', v. to blot out; to destroy.

Ef fect', n. event produced, issue. v. to produce; to bring to pass. Effect' ive, a. operative; active; serviceable. Effects', n. goods; moveables; furniture. Ef fect' u al, a. power ful; efficacious. Ef fect' u ate, v. to bring to pass; to fulfil, Ef fem' i na cy, n. unmanly delicacy.

Ef fem' i nate, a. womanish; tender; voluptu

ous.

Ef fer ves' cence, n. pro

duction of heat by intestine motion. Ef fi ca' cious, a. powerful to produce intended consequences.

Ef' fi ca cy, n. ability or power to effect. Ef' fi gy, n. resemblance, either in painting or sculpture.

Ef flu' vi a, n. those small particles which are continually flying off from

all bodies.

Ef' fort, n. a struggle;

a strong exertion. Ef fron' te ry n impu

dence; boldness. Ef ful' gence, n. lustre ;

brightness; splendour. Ef ful' gent, a. shining; bright; luminous. Ef fusion, n. the act of

pouring out; waste. E go tism, n. frequent self commendation. E gre' gi ous, a. remarkable; eminently bad. Egress, E gres' sion,

n. depar

ture; act of going out. E jac u la' tion, n. a short fervent prayer. E jec' tion, n. expulsion;

act of casting out. Eject' ment, n. a writ to

cast out of possession. E lab' o rate, a. studied; finished with labour and

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El' e gance, n. beauty without grandeur. El' e gant, a. beautiful pleasing; neat. El e gant ly, ad. in a pleasing manner; neatly. El e gy, n. a mournful,

pathetic poem; a dirge. El' e ment, n. the first or constituent principle of any thing; the proper habitation or sphere of any thing.

El e men' ta ry, a. not cpounded; simple.

El' e vate, v., to exalt; to dignify; to make glad. El e va tion, n. a raising up; exaltation; height. El' i gi ble, a. fit to be chosen; preferable. E lis ion, n. the act of cutting off; separation. E lix' ir, n. the extract or quintessence of any thing.

El lip' sis, n. an oval fig

ure; a defect; a chasm. El o cu' tion,n. eloquence; fluency of speech. El o gy, Eu lo gy panegyric.

n. praise;

E lope', v. to run away; to go off clandestinely. El' o quence, n. speaking with fluency. El' o quent, a. having the power of oratory.

E lu' ci date, v. to ex

plain; to clear up. E lu ci da' tion, n. an explanation; exposition. E lude, v. to escape by stratagem; to shun. E lusion, n. artifice ; escape from examination. E lys ian, a. pleasant; exceedingly delightful. E ma' ciate, v. to lose flesh; to pine;

waste.

to

Em a na' tion, n. the act of issuing or flowing

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