a. done in Ju di" cia ry, due form of justice. Ju di" cious, a. prudent; wise; skilful Jug' gler, n. a cheat; one who practises sleight of hand. Ju' gu lar, a. belonging or relating to the throat. Junction, n. an union; coalition; combination. Junct' ure, n. a critical ame; joint; union. Jun' ior, a. younger. Jun' to, n. a cabal; faction; party; combination Ju rid' i cal, a. used in courts of justice; legal. Ju ris dic' tion, n. legal authority; a district. Ju ris prudence, n, the science of, or skill in, law. Jus' ti fy, v. to defend; maintain free; clear. Just' ly, ad. uprightly; honestly; properly; exactly. Just' ness, n. reasonableness; propriety. Ju' ve nile, a. young; youthful; gay; brisk; lively. K. KAL' EN DAR, n. an account or register of time. Keen, a. sharp ; fine; eager; severe. Keen' ly, ad. sharply. Keeping, n. custody. support; protection; feed Ken' nel, n. a house for dogs; watercourse of a street. Ker' "sey, n. coarse stuff. Ket' tle, n. a vessel in which liquor is boiled. Key stone, n the middle stone of an arch. Kid' nap, v. to steal children; to steal human beings. Kin' dle, v. to set on fire ; to inflame the passions. Kin' dred, n. a relation. King' dom, n. the dominions of a king. Kitch' en, n. a room used for cookery, &c. Knap' sack, n. a soldier's | La' bour, n. pain; toil; bag. Knave, n. a petty rascal; a scoundrel. Kna ver y, n. dishonesty; craft; deceit. Kna vish, a. fraudulent; waggish; wicked. Knead, v. to work dough with the fist. Knead' ing trough, trough to knead in. Knight, n. a champion; a title, next to a baronet. Knight er rant, n. a wandering knight. n. a work. v. to toil; to work. Lab' ỹ rinth, n. a maze full of windings. La" ce rate, v. to tear in pieces; to rend. Lac' keỹ, n. a foot boy; an attendant; a servant. La con' ic, a. short; brief; concise. La'ic, La' ic al, S to the laity. La'ity, n. the people as distinguished from the clergy. a. pertaining Lake, n. a large inland water. Lam' bent, a. playing about; gliding over without harm. Lam' en ta ble, a. mournful; sorrowful. Lam en ta' tion, n. an expression of sorrow. Lamp' black, n. the soot of pitch. Lam poon', n. personal satire. v. to abuse personally. Lan' cet, n. a small pointed instrument. Land' grave, n. a German title of dominion. Land' job ber, n. one who buys and sells land. Land' mark, n. a mark of boundaries. Land' scape, n. the pros Lan" guish, v. to grow feeble; to pine. Lan" guor, n. want of strength or spirit. Lan' fice, n. a woolen manufacture. La ni" ger ous, a. bearing wool. Lan' tern, n. a case for a lighted candle. Lap'i da ry, n. a polisher of precious stones. Lar' board, n. the left hand side of a ship. Lar ce ny, n. petty theft or robbery. Lard, n. the fat of swine melted. Lard' er, n. a place where meat is kept. Las' si tude, n. fatigue ; weariness; languor. Latch' et, n. a shoe string. La tent, a. secret; hidden; concealed. Laths' er, n. the froth of water and soap. Lat' in, n. the ancient Ro man language. Lat' i tude, n. the distance from the equator. Lat i tu di na ri an, a. unlimited; not confined, n, one who allows Lau' da num, n. the tincture of opium. La' ver, n. a washing vessel. Laugh' ter, n. a convulsive merry noise Lav ish, v. to waste; to scatter profusely. a. indiscreetly liberal. Launch, v. to put to sea; to dart forward. Laun' dress, n. a washer woman. Lau' rel, n. an evergreen tree. Law' ful, a. conformable to law; legal. Law' giv er, n. one who makes laws; a legisla tor. Law' less, a. unrestrained by law. Lawn, n. a plain between woods; fine linen. Law' suit, n. a process in law; litigation. Law' yer, n. a professor of law; an advocate. Lay man, n. one of the laity. Laz a ret' to, n. an hospital, La` zy, a、 idle; sluggish. Lean' ness, n. a want of flesh; meagerness. Leap' year,n. every fourth year. Learn' ed, a. versed in science; skilled. Learn' ing, n. skill in any thing; erudition. Lease, n. a temporary contract for possession of houses or lands; any tenure. Leaths' er, n. an animal's hide dressed. Leaths' ern, a. made of leather. Leave, n. permission; license; a farewell. v. to qhit; to bequeath. Leav' en, n. ferment. v. to ferment; to taint. Lecture, n. a discourse on any subject. v. to read lectures; to reprimand. Lect' ur er, n. an instruct er; a preacher. Ledge, n. a ridge rising above the rest; a stra tum. Leer, v. to look obliquely or archly. Lees, n. dregs; sediment. Lee ward, a. from the wind. Leg' a cy, n. a bequest made by will. Legal, a. lawful. Le gal' i ty, n. lawfulness. Le gal ly, ad. lawfully. Le gate, n. an embassador. Leg a tee', n. one to whom a legacy is left. Le ga tion, n a deputation; an embassy. Le' gend, n. a chronicle or register; a fabulous narrative; an inscrip tion. Le" gen da ry, a. fabulous. Le" ger, n. the chief book of accounts. Le" ger de main',n. sleight of hand; juggle; trick. Le" gi ble, a. easy to be read; apparent. Legion, n. a great number; a military force. Le gis la' tion, n. the act of giving laws. Le gis la' tive, a. lawgiving. Le gis la tor, n. giver. Le gis la'ture, n. the power that makes laws. Le git' i ma cy, n. a lawful birth; genuineness. Le git' i mate, á. born in a law marriage; lawful; pro per. Leisure.n. freedom from business or hurry. Leisure ly, a. deliberate; slow. ad. slowly. Lem on ade', n. water, sugar, and lemon juice. Length, n. extent from end to end; distance. Len' i ent, a. assuasive; mitigating; emollient. n. an emollient application Len' i ty, n. mildness; mercy; tenderness. Lens, n. a glass spherically convex. Lent, n. the quadragesimal fast; time of ab. stinence. Leop' ard, n. a spotted beast of prey. Lep' er, n. one infected with a leprosy. Lep' rous, a. having the leprosy. Lep' ro sy, n. a distemper of white scales. Les see', n. a person to whom a lease is given. Les' sen, v. to grow less; to degrade; to shrink. Les' son. n. a task to learn or read; a precept Les' sor, n. he who grants a lease to another. Le thargic, a. sleepy be yond the natural power of sleep. Leth' ar gy, n. a morbid drowsiness. Let' tuce, (let' tis,) n. a common saliad plant. Lev ee, n. a crowd of attendants about a man of power in the morning, Lev' el, v. to make even or flat; to aim. a. flat; smooth. n a plane; an instrument to level by. Lever, n. a bar for raising a heavy weight; the second mechanical power. Lev' i tỹ, n. lightness; inconstancy; vanity. Levy, n. the act of raising money or men. v. to raise; to collect ; to impose Lex i cog ra pher, n. a writer of dictionaries. Lex' i con, n. a dictiona |