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ENO'RMOUS, a. wicked beyond the common measure; exceeding in bulk the common measure

ENQUI'RY, s. interrogation; examination; search

ENRA'GE, v.a. irritate; make furious

ENSNA'RE, v.a. entrap; entangle in difficulties or perplexities

E'NTERPRISE, s. an undertaking of hazard; an arduous attempt

E'NTERPRISING, a. fond of enterprise

ENTHU'SIASM, s. a vain belief of private revelation; beat of imagination; elevation of fancy

E'NTRAILS, s. the intestines; internal parts

ENU'MERATE, v.a. reckon up singly; number

ENVE'LOPEMENT, s. covering; inwrapment

E'PIC, a. narrative

EPI'STLE, s. a letter

EPI'STOLARY, a. transacted by letters; relating to letters

E'QUAL, a. even; uniform; in just proportion

EQUITY, s. justice; impartiality

ERE'CT, a. upright; bold; confident

ERE'CT, v.a. raise; build; elevate; settle

E'RMINE, s. an animal found in cold countries, of which the fur is valuable, and used for the adornment of the person. A fur worn by judges in England

ERRO'NEOUS, a. wrong; unfounded; false; misled by error

ERU'PTION, s. the act of bursting out; sudden excursion of a hostile kind

ESCO'RT, v.a. convoy; guard from place to place

ESPE'CIAL, a. principal; chief

ESPE'CIALLY, ad. principally; chiefly; in an uncommon degree

ESPLANA'DE, s. the empty space between a citadel and the outskirts of a town

ESSE'NTIAL, a. necessary to the constitution or existence of anything; important in the highest degree

ESTA'BLISHMENT, s. settlement; fixed state

ESTRA'NGE, v.a. keep at a distance; withdraw

ETE'RNAL, a. without beginning or end; perpetual; unchanging

ETE'RNALLY, ad. incessantly; for evermore

ETE'RNITY, s. duration without beginning or end

ETHE'REAL, a. belonging to the higher regions

EVA'PORATE, v.a. to drive away in fumes

E'VENING, s. the close of the day; beginning of night

EVE'NTUALLY, ad. in the event; in the last result

E'VIDENT, a. plain; notorious

EXA'CT, a. nice; not deviating from rule; careful

EXA'MINE, v.a. search into; make inquiry into

EXA'MPLE, s. copy or pattern

E'XCAVATE, v.a. hollow; cut into hollows

EXCE'L, v.a. to outgo in good qualities; to surpass

E'XCELLENCE, s. the state of abounding in any good quality; dignity; goodness

E'XCELLENT, a. eminent in any good quality; of great value

EXCE'PT, prep , exclusively of; unless

EXCE'SSIVE, a. beyond the common proportion

EXCI'TE, v.a. rouse; animate

EXCLU'DE, v.a. shut out; debar

EXCLU'SIVE, a. having the power of excluding or denying admission

EXCRU'CIATE, v.a. torture; torment

EXCU'RSION, s. an expedition into some distant part

EXCU'RSIVE, a. rambling; deviating

EXECU'TION, s. performance; practice; slaughter

EXE'MPLARY, a. such as may give warning to others; such as may attract notice and imitation

E'XERCISE, s. labour of the mind or body

EXE'RTION, s. the act of exerting; effort

EXHI'BIT, v.a. to offer to view; show; display

EXHIBI'TION, s. the act of exhibiting; display

EXHI'LARATE, v.a. make cheerful; cheer; enliven

EXI'STENCE, s. state of being

EXPA'ND, v.a. to spread; to extend on all sides

EXPA'NSE, s. a body widely extended without inequalities

EXPE'DIENT, s. that which helps forward as means to an end

EXPEDI'TION, s. an excursion

EXPE'L, v.a. drive away; banish; eject

EXPE'RIENCE, s. knowledge gained by practice

EXPE'RIENCED, a. wise by long practice

EXPE'RIMENT, s. a trial of anything

EXPI'RE, v.a. breathe out; close; bring to an end

EXPLO'SION, s. an outburst; a sudden crash

EXPO'RT, v.a. carry out of a country

EXPO'SE, v.a. lay open; make bare; put in danger

EXPRE'SSION, s. the form of language in which any thoughts are uttered; the act of squeezing out anything

E'XQUISITE, a. excellent; consummate; complete

EXTE'MPORE, ad. without premeditation; suddenly

EXTE'ND, v.a. stretch out; diffuse; impart

EXTE'NSIVE, a. large; wide; comprehensive

EXTE'RIOR, a. outward; external

EXTE'RNAL, a. outward

EXTI'NGUISH, v.a. put out; destroy; obscure

EXTI'RPATE, v.a. root out; eradicate

E'XTRACT, s. the chief parts drawn from anything

EXTRAO'RDINARY, a. different from common order and method; eminent; remarkable

EXTRA'VAGANT, a. wasteful; not saving; otherwise, improbable, false

EXTRE'MELY, ad. greatly; very much; in the utmost degree

EXTRE'MITY, s. the utmost point; highest degree; parts at the greatest distance

FACI'LITY, s. ease; dexterity; affability

FA'CTORY, s. a house or district inhabited by traders in a distant country; traders embodied in one place

FA'CULTY, s. the power of doing anything; ability

FAMI'LIAR, a. domestic; free; well known; common; unceremonious

FAMI'LIARITY, s. easiness of conversation; acquaintance

FA'MILY, s. those who live in the same house; household; race; clans

FA'MOUS, a. renowned; celebrated

FANA'TICISM, s. madness; frenzy; insanity

FANTA'STIC, a. whimsical; fanciful; imaginary

FA'RTHER, ad. at a greater distance; beyond this

FA'SHION, v.a. form; mould; figure; make according to the rule prescribed by custom

FA'TAL, a. deadly; mortal; appointed by destiny

FATI'GUE, s. weariness

FATI'GUE, v.a. tire; weary

FAUN, s. a kind of rural deity

FA'VOURITE, s. a person or thing beloved; one regarded with favour

FE'ATHER, s. plume of birds

FE'ATURE, s. the cast or make of the face; any lineament or single part of the face

FE'ELING, s. the sense of touch; sensibility; tenderness; perception

FERMENTA'TION, s. a slow motion of the particles of a mixed body, arising usually from the operation of some active acid matter; as when leaven or yeast ferments bread or wort

FERO'CITY, s. savageness; wildness; fierceness

FE'RTILE, a. fruitful; abundant; plenteous

FERTI'LITY, s. abundance; fruitfulness

FE'STAL, a. festive; joyous; gay

FE'STIVAL, a. time of feast; anniversary-day of civil or religious joy

FESTO'ON, s. In architecture, an ornament of carved work in the form of a wreath or garland of flowers or leaves twisted together

FEU'DAL, a. dependant; held by tenure

FI'BRE, s. a small thread or string

FI'CTION, s. a fanciful invention; a probable or improbable invention; a falsehood; a lie

FIDE'LITY, s. honesty; faithful adherence

FI'GURE, s. shape; person; stature; the form of anything as terminated by the outline

FI'LIAL, a. pertaining to a son; befitting a son; becoming the relation of a son

FI'RMAMENT, s. sky; heavens

FLA'GON, s. a vessel with a narrow mouth

FLA'MBEAU, s. (pronounced flam-bo) a lighted torch

FLA'VOUR, s. power of pleasing the taste; odour

FLEUR-DE-LIS, s. (French for a lily, pronounced flúr-de-lee) a term applied in architecture and heraldry

FLE'XIBLE, a. capable of being bent; pliant; not brittle; complying: obsequious; ductile; manageable

FLOAT, v.n. to swim on the surface of water; to move without labour in a fluid; to pass with a light irregular course; v.a. to cover with water

FLO'RIDNESS, s. freshness of colour

FLO'URISH, v.a. and v.n. yield; prosper; wield; adorn

FLU'CTUATE, v.n. roll to and again, as water in agitation; be in an uncertain state

FLU'ID, a. anything not solid

FLU'TTER, v.n. move irregularly; take short flights with great agitation of the wines

FO'LIAGE, s. leaves; tuft of leaves

FO'LLOWING, a. coming after another

FOME'NT, v.a. cherish with heat; encourage

FO'REFATHER, s. ancestor

FO'REIGN, a. not in this country; not domestic; remote; not belonging to

FO'REPART, s. anterior part

FO'REST, s. a wild uncultivated tract of ground, with wood

FO'RMER, a. before another in time; the first of two

FO'RMIDABLE, a. terrible; dreadful; tremendous

FORTIFICA'TION, s. the science of military architecture; a place built for strength

FO'RTITUDE, s. courage; bravery; strength

FO'RWARD, v.a. hasten; quicken; advance

FO'RWARD, a. warm; earnest; quick; ready

FO'RWARD, ad. onward; straight before

FO'RWARDNESS, s. eagerness; ardour; quickness; confidence

FOSSE, s. a ditch; a moat

FOUNDA'TION, s. the basis or lower parts of an edifice; the act of fixing the basis; original; rise

FRA'GMENT, s. a part broken from the whole; an imperfect piece

FRA'NTIC, a. mad; deprived of understanding

FREE'STONE, s. stone commonly used in building, so called because it can be cut freely in all directions

FREIGHT, s. anything with which a ship is loaded; the money due for transportation of goods

FRE'QUENT, a. often done; often seen; often occurring

FRE'SCO, s. coolness; shade; duskiness; a picture not drawn in glaring light, but in dusk

FRI'CTION, s. the act of rubbing two bodies together

FRI'VOLOUS, a. trifling; wasteful; dawdling

FRO'NTIER, s. the limit; the utmost verge of any territory

FU'RNACE, s. a large fire

FU'RNISH, v.a. supply with what is necessary; fit up; equip; decorate

GA'BLE, s. the sloping roof of a building

GA'LAXY, s. the Milky Way

GA'LLANT, a. brave; daring; noble

G'ALLEY, a. a vessel used in the Mediterranean

GA'RDEN, s. piece of ground enclosed and cultivated

GA'RMENT, s. anything by which the body is covered

GA'RRISON, s. fortified place, stored with soldiers

GAUGE, s. a measure; a standard

GENEA'LOGY, s. history of the succession of families

GE'NERAL, a. common; usual; extensive, though not universal; public

GENERA'TION, s. a family; a race; an age

GE'NEROUS, a. noble of mind; magnanimous; open of heart

GE'NIAL, a. that gives cheerfulness, or supports life; natural; native

GE'NTLE, a. soft; mild; tame; meek; peaceable

GEOGRA'PHICAL, a. that which relates to geography

GEO'GRAPHY, s. knowledge of the earth

GE'STURE, s. action or posture expressive of sentiment

GI'ANT, s. a man of size above the ordinary rate of men; a man unnaturally large

GIGA'NTIC, a. suitable to a giant; enormous

GLA'CIER, s. a mountain of ice

GLA'NDULAR, a. having glands

GLI'STER, v.n. shine; to be bright

GLO'BULE, s. a small particle of matter of a round figure, as the red particles of the blood

GLO'RIOUS, a. noble; excellent; illustrious

GLO'SSY, a. shiny; smoothly polished

GO'RGEOUS, a. fine; magnificent; gaudy; showy

GO'SLING, s. a young goose; a catkin on nut-trees and pines

GO'SSAMER, s. the web of a male spider

GOUT, s , a disease attended with great pain

GO'VERNOR, s. one who has the supreme direction; a tutor

GRADA'TION, s. regular progress from one degree to another; order; arrangement

GRA'DUALLY, ad. by degrees; step by step

GRA'NDEUR, s. splendour of appearance; magnificence

GRANGE, s. a farm

GRATIFICA'TION, s. pleasure; something gratifying

GRA'TITUDE, s. duty to benefactors; desire to return benefits

GRA'VITY, s. weight; tendency to the centre; seriousness; solemnity

GROTE'SQUE, a. distorted of figure; unnatural

GUARD, s. part of the hilt of a sword; a man or body of men whose business is to watch

GUIDE, s. director; regulator

HABITATION, s. place of abode; dwelling

HABI'TUALLY, ad. customarily; by habit

HA'GGARD, a. deformed; ugly

HARA'NGUE, v.n. make a speech

HA'RMONIZE, v.a. to adjust in fit proportion

HARPO'ON, s. a bearded dart, with a line fastened to the handle, with which whales are struck and caught

HA'ZARDOUS, a. perilous, dangerous

HE'AVY, a. weighty; burdened; depressed

HE'RALDRY, s. the art or office of a herald; registers of genealogies

HE'RBAGE, s. grass; pasture; herbs collectively

HERBI'VOROUS, a. that eats herbs

HERE'DITARY, a. possessed or claimed by right of inheritance; descending by inheritance

HE'RETIC, s. one who propagates his private opinions in opposition to the Catholic Church

HE'YDAY, s. frolic; wildness

HI'DEOUS, a. frightful; ugly

HIPPOPO'TAMUS, s. a large animal—the river horse

HISTO'RIAN, s. a writer of facts and events

HISTO'RICAL, a. that which relates to history

HI'STORY, s. narration; the knowledge of facts and events

HO'LLOW, a. excavated; not solid; not sound

HO'NEY, s. a sweet substance produced by bees

HO'NOUR, s. dignity; fame; reputation; glory

HO'RIZON, s. the line that terminates the view

HO'SPITABLE, a. giving entertainment to strangers; kind to strangers

HO'TTENTO'T, s. a native of the south of Africa

HOWE'VER, ad. in whatsoever manner; at all events; happen what will; yet

HOWI'TZER, s. a kind of bomb

HU'MAN, a. having the qualities of a man; belonging to man

HUMA'NITY, s. the nature of man; benevolence

HU'MBLE, a. not proud; modest; low

HU'MID, a. wet; moist; watery

HUMI'LITY, s. freedom from pride; modesty

HU'NDRED, s. a company or body consisting of a hundred.

HU'RRICANE, s. a blast; a tempest

HYDRAU'LIC, a. relating to the conveyance of water through pipes

HY'DROGEN, s. a gas, one of the component parts of the atmosphere

I'CEBERG, s. a hill of ice; a moving island of ice

I'CICLE, s. a pendent shoot of ice

I'DOL, s. an image worshipped as God; one loved or honoured to adoration

IGNO'BLE, a. mean of birth; worthless

IGUA'NA, s. a reptile of the lizard species

ILLE'GAL, a. unlawful

ILLUMINA'TION, s. brightness; splendour

ILLU'MINATIVE, a. having the power to give light

ILLU'SION, s. mockery; false show

ILLU'STRATE, v.a. brighten with light; brighten with honour; explain; clear

ILLUSTRA'TION, s. explanation; example; exposition

ILLU'STRIOUS, a. conspicuous; noble; eminent

I'MAGE, s. a statue; a picture; an idol; a copy

IMA'GINARY, a. fanciful; poetical

IMAGINATION, s. fancy; conception; contrivance; scheme

I'MITATE, v.a. copy; counterfeit; resemble

IMMATE'RIAL, a. incorporeal; unimportant

IMMEA'SURABLE, a. immense; not to be measured

IMME'DIATELY, ad. without the intervention of any other cause or event

IMME'NSE, a. unlimited; unbounded; infinite

I'MMINENT, a. unavoidable; perilous

IMMO'RTALISE, v.a. to render immortal

IMMORTA'LITY, s. exemption from death; life never to end

IMPA'RT, v.a. grant; give; communicate

IMPA'RTIAL, a. indifferent; disinterested; just

IMPA'SSABLE, a. not to be passed; not admitting passage

IMPA'SSIBLE, a. incapable of suffering

IMPA'TIENT, a. not able to endure; hasty; eager

IMPERCE'PTIBLE, a. not to be discovered; not to be perceived; small

IMPERFE'CTION, s. defect; failure; fault

IMPE'RIAL, a. belonging to an emperor, king, or queen; regal; monarchical

IMPE'RIOUS, a. commanding; powerful

IMPE'TUOUS, a. violent; forcible; vehement

IMPLA'CABILITY, s. irreconcileable enmity

IMPLI'CITLY, ad. with unreserved confidence

IMPO'RT, v.a. carry into any country from abroad

IMPO'RTANCE, s. thing imported, or implied; consequence; matter

IMPO'RTANT, a. momentous; weighty; of great consequence; forcible

IMPO'SE, v.a. lay on as a burden or penalty; deceive; fix on

IMPO'SSIBLE, a. that which cannot be; that which cannot be done

IMPRE'GNABLE, a. invincible; unsubdueable

IMPRE'SSION, s. the act of pressing one body upon another; mark made by pressure; image fixed in the mind

IMPULSE, s. communicated love; the effect of one body upon another

IMPU'NITY, s. freedom from punishment; exemption from punishment

INABI'LITY, s. want of power; impotence

INACCE'SSIBLE, a. not to be reached or approached

INA'CTIVE, a. sluggish; slothful; not quick

INCA'LCULABLE, a. that which cannot be counted

INCAPA'CITATE, v.a. disable; weaken; disqualify

INCARNA'TION, s. the act of assuming body

INCE'NTIVE, s. that which kindles; that which provokes; that which encourages; spur

INCE'SSANT, a. unceasing; continual

I'NCIDENT, s. something happening beside the main design; casualty

INCLO'SURE, s. a place surrounded or fenced in

INCLU'DE, v.a. comprise; shut

INCONCE'IVABLE, a. incomprehensible

INCONSI'DERABLE, a. unworthy of notice; unimportant

INCONSI'STENT, a. contrary; absurd; incompatible

INCRE'DIBLE, a. surpassing belief; not to be credited

INCU'LCATE, v.a. impress by frequent admonitions

INCU'RSION, s. an expedition

INDENTA'TION, s. an indenture; having a wavy figure

I'NDICATE, v.a. show; point out

INDI'CTMENT, s. an accusation presented in a court of justice

INDIGNA'TION, s. wrath; anger

INDISCRI'MINATE, a. without choice; impartially

INDISPE'NSABLE, a. not to be spared; necessary

INDIVI'DUAL, a. single; numerically one; undivided; separate from others of the same species

INDU'CE, v.a. persuade; enforce; bring into view

INDU'LGENCE, s. fond kindness; tenderness; favour granted

INDU'STRIOUS, a. diligent; laborious

I'NDUSTRY, s. diligence; cheerful labour

INEQUA'LITY, s. difference of comparative quantity

INE'VITABLE, a. unavoidable

INEXHA'USTIBLE, a. not to be spent or consumed; incapable of being spent

INEXPRE'SSIBLE, a. not to be told; unutterable

I'NFANTRTY, s. a body of foot soldiers; foot soldiery

INFA'TUATE, v.a. to strike with folly; to deprive of understanding

INFE'RIOR, a. lower in place, station, or value

I'NFIDEL, s. an unbeliever; a Pagan; one who rejects Christianity

I'NFINITE, a. unbounded; unlimited; immense

INFINITE'SSIMAL, a. infinitely divided

INFI'NITY, s. immensity; endless number

INFI'RMITY, s. weakness of age or temper; weakness; malady

INFLA'TE, v.a. to swell; to make larger

INFLE'XIBLE, a. not to be bent; immoveable; not to be changed

INFLI'CT, v.a. to impose as a punishment

I'NFLUENCE, s. power of directing or modifying

INFLUE'NTIAL, a. exerting influence or power

INGE'NIOUS, a. witty; inventive

INGENU'ITY, s. wit; invention; genius; subtlety

INGLO'RIOUS, a. void of honour; mean; without glory

INGRA'TITUDE, s. unthankfulness

INHA'BITANT, s. dweller; one that lives in a place

INHE'RENT, a. existing in something else, so as to be inseparable from it; innate

INI'MITABLE, a. not able to be imitated; that which is incapable of imitation

INJU'RIOUS, a. hurtful; baneful; capable of injuring; that which injures; destructive

INJU'STICE, s. iniquity; wrong

INNU'MEROUS, a. innumerable; too many to be counted

INQUI'SITIVE, a. curious; busy in search; active to pry into everything

INSCRI'PTION, s. something written or engraved; title

I'NSECT, s. a small animal. Insects are so called from a separation in the middle of their bodies, whereby they are cut into two parts, which are joined together by a small ligature, as we see in wasps and common flies

INSE'NSIBLY, ad. imperceptibly; in such a manner as is not discovered by the senses

INSE'RT, v.a. place in or among other things

INSI'DIOUS, a. sly; diligent to entrap; treacherous

INSI'GNIA, s. ensigns; arms

INSIGNI'FICANT, a. unimportant

INSI'PID, a. tasteless; void of taste

INSIPI'DITY, s. want of taste; want of life or spirit

I'NSOLENCE, s. petulant contempt

INSPE'CT, v.a. to examine; to look over

INSPE'CTION, s. prying examination; superintendence

INSPIRA'TION, s. infusion of ideas into the mind by divine power; the act of drawing breath

INSTABI'LITY, s. inconstancy; fickleness

I'NSTANT, a. instant is such a part of duration wherein we perceive no succession; present or current month

I'NSTANTLY, ad. immediately

I'NSTINCT, s. natural desire or aversion; natural tendency

INSTITU'TION, s. establishment; settlement; positive law

INSTRU'CT, v.a. teach; form by precept; form authoritatively; educate; model; form

INSTRU'CTION, s. the act of teaching; information

INSUFFI'CIENT, a. inadequate to any need, use, or purpose; unfit

INTE'GRITY, s. honesty; straightforwardness; uprightness

INTELLE'CTUAL, a. relating to the understanding; mental; transacted by the understanding

INTE'LLIGENCE, s. commerce of information; spirit; understanding

INTE'LLIGIBLE, a. possible to be understood

INTE'MPERANCE, s. the act of overdoing something

INTE'NSE, a. excessive; very great

INTE'R, v.a. cover under ground; to bury

INTERCE'PT, v.a. to hinder; to stop

I'NTERCOURSE, s. commerce; communication

I'NTEREST, s. concern; advantage; good; influence over others

INTERE'ST, v.n. affect; move; touch with passion

INTERLO'CUTOR, s. a dialogist; one that talks with another

INTERME'DIATE, a. intervening; interposed

INTE'RMINABLE, a. immense; without limits

INTE'RPRETER, s. one that interprets

INTERRU'PT, v.a. hinder the process of anything by breaking in upon it