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INTERSE'CTION, s. point where lines cross each other

I'NTERSPACE, s. space between

INTERSPE'RSE, v.a. to scatter here and there among other things

INTERVE'NE, v.n. to come between

I'NTERVIEW, s. mutual sight; sight of each other

INTERWE'AVE, v.a. to intermingle; to mix one with another in a regular texture

I'NTIMATE, a. inmost; inward; near; familiar

INTONA'TION, s. the act of thundering

INTO'XICATE, v.a. to inebriate; to make drunk

I'NTRICATE, a. entangled; perplexed; obscure

INTRI'GUER, s. one that intrigues

INTRI'NSIC, a. inward; real; true

INTRODU'CTION, s. the act of bringing anything into notice or practice; the preface or part of a book containing previous matter

INTRU'DER, s. one who forces himself into company or affairs without right or welcome

INUNDA'TION, s. the overflow of waters; the flood; a confluence of any kind

INVA'LUABLE, a. precious above estimation

INVA'RIABLE, a. unchangeable; constant

INVESTIGATION, s. the act of investigating; the state of being investigated

INVI'NCIBLE, a. not capable of being conquered

INVI'SIBLE, a. not to be seen

I'RIS, s. the rainbow; the circle round the pupil of the eye

IRRA'DIATE, v.a. brighten; animate by heat or light; illuminate

IRRE'GULAR, a. deviating from rule, custom, or nature

I'RRIGATE, v.a. wet; moisten; water

I'RRITATE, v.a. provoke; tease; agitate

IRRITA'TION, s. provocation; stimulation

I'SLAND, s. a tract of land surrounded by water

I'SSUE, v.a. send forth

ITA'LIC, s. a letter in the Italian character

JA'VELIN, s. a spear; a dart; an implement of war

JE'ALOUSY, s. suspicion in love; suspicious fear; suspicious caution

JE'WEL, s. a precious stone; a teem

JO'CUND, a. merry; gay; lively

JO'URNEY, s. the travel of a day; passage from place to place

JO'YOUS, a. glad; gay; merry; giving joy

JUDI'CIOUS, a. prudent; wise; skilful

JU'GGLER, s. one who practises sleight of hand

JU'NCTION, s. union; coalition

JU'STIFY, v.a. clear from imputed guilt; maintain

KANGARO'O, s. an animal found in Australia

KE'RNEL, s. anything included in a husk; the seeds of pulpy fruits

KI'NGDOM, s. the territories subject to a monarch; a different class or order of beings, as the mineral kingdom; a region

KNI'GHTHOOD, s. the character or dignity of a knight

KNO'WLEDGE, s. information

KNU'CKLE, s. joints of the fingers, protuberant when the fingers close

LABU'RNUM, s. a kind of tree

LA'MENTABLE, a. deplorable

LAMENTA'TION, s. expression of sorrow; audible grief

LA'NCEOLATE, a. in a lance-like form

LA'NDSCAPE, s. the prospect of a country; a picture of the prospect of a country

LA'NGUAGE, s. human speech; style; manner of expression

LA'NGUOR, s. faintness; softness; inattention

LA'RVA, s. an insect in the caterpillar state

LA'TENT, a. concealed; invisible

LA'TERALLY, ad. by the side

LA'TITUDE, s. latent diffusion; a certain degree reckoned from the Equator

LA'TTER, a. lately done or past; mentioned last of two

LA'VA, s. molten substance projected from volcanoes

LE'AFLET, s. a small leaf

LE'GION, s. a body of Roman soldiers, consisting of about five thousand; military force; a great number

LE'NITY, s. mildness; gentleness

LENS, s. a glass spherically convex on both sides

LEVA'NT, s. east, particularly those coasts of the Mediterranean east of Italy

LEVI'ATHAN, s. a water-animal mentioned in the Book of Job

LI'ABLE, a. subject; not exempt

LI'BERAL, a. not mean; generous; bountiful

LI'BERATE, v.a. free from confinement

LI'BERTY, s. freedom, as opposed to slavery; privilege; permission

LICE'NTIOUSNESS, s. boundless liberty; contempt of just restraint

LI'CHEN, s. moss

LIEUTE'NANT, s. a deputy; in war, one who holds the next rank to a superior of any denomination

LI'GHTHOUSE, s. a house built either upon a rock or some other place of danger, with a light, in order to warn ships of danger

LI'NEAR, a. composed of lines; having the form of lines

LI'QUID, a. not solid; fluid; soft; clear

LI'QUOR, s. anything liquid; strong drink, in familiar language

LI'STEN, v.a. hear; attend

LI'TERALLY, ad. with close adherence to words

LI'TERARY, a. respecting letters; regarding learning

LI'TERATURE, s. learning; skill in letters

LI'TURGY, s. form of prayer

LOCA'LITY, s. existence in place

LOCOMO'TIVE, a. changing place; having the power of removing or changing place

LO'CUST, s. a devouring insect

LU'DICROUS, a. fantastic; laughable; whimsical

LU'MINARY, a. any body which gives light

LU'MINOUS, a. shining; enlightened

LU'NAR, a. that which relates to the moon

LU'PINE, s. a kind of pulse

LUXU'RIANT, a. superfluously plentiful

MACHINE, s. an engine; any complicated work in which one part contributes to the motion of another

MACHI'NERY, s. enginery; complicated workmanship

MAGAZI'NE, s. a storehouse

MA'GICAL, a. acted or performed by secret and invisible powers

MAGNANI'MITY, s. greatness of mind

MAGNA'NIMOUS, a. of great mind; of open heart

MAGNI'FICENT, a. grand in appearance; splendid; otherwise, pompous

MAJE'STIC, a. august; having dignity; grand

MAJO'RITY, s. the state of being greater; the greater number; the office of a major

MALE'VOLENCE, s. ill-will; inclination to hurt others

MA'LICE, s. hatred; enmity; desire of hurting

MALI'CIOUS, a. desirous of hurting; with wicked design

MALI'GNANT, a. envious; malicious; mischievous

MALI'GNITY, s. ill-will; enmity

MA'NDIBLE, s. a jaw

MA'NKIND, s. the race or species of human beings

MA'NNER, s. form; method; way; mode; sort

MANUFA'CTORY, s. a place where a manufacture is carried on

MANOEUVRE, s. a stratagem; a trick

MARA'UDER, s. a soldier that roves in quest of plunder

MA'RGIN, s. the brink; the edge

MA'RINER, s. a seaman

MA'RITIME, a. that which relates to the sea

MA'RSHAL, v.a. arrange; rank in order

MA'RTYR, s. one who by his death bears witness to the truth

MA'RVELLOUS, a. wonderful; strange; astonishing

MA'SONRY, s. the craft or performance of a mason

MA'SSACRE, s. butchery; murder

MA'SSIVE, a. heavy; weighty; ponderous; bulky; continuous

MA'STERPIECE, s. chief excellence

MATE'RIAL, a. consisting of matter; not spiritual; important

MATHEMA'TICS, s. that science which contemplates whatever is capable of being numbered or measured

MA'XIM, s. general principle; leading truth

ME'ASURE, s. that by which anything is measured; proportion; quantity; time; degree

MECHA'NIC, s. a workman

MECHA'NICAL, a. constructed by the laws of mechanics

ME'DAL, s. a piece of metal stamped in honour of some remarkable performance

MEDI'CINAL, a. having the power of healing; belonging to physic

MEDITA'TION, s. deep thought; contemplation

ME'DIUM, s. the centre point between two extremes

ME'LANCHOLY, a. gloomy; dismal; sorrowful

ME'LLOW, a. soft with ripeness; soft; unctuous

MELO'DIOUS, a. musical; harmonious

ME'MBRANE, s. a web of several sorts of fibres, interwoven for the wrapping up some parts; the fibres give them an elasticity, whereby they can contract and closely grasp the parts they contain

MEMBRA'NOUS, a. consisting of membranes

ME'MOIR, s. an account of anything

ME'MORABLE, a. worthy of memory; not to be forgotten

ME'MORY, s. the power of retaining or recollecting things past; recollection

MENA'GERIE, s. a place for keeping foreign birds and other curious animals

ME'NTION, v.a. to express in words or in writing

ME'RCHANDISE, s. commerce; traffic; wares; anything to be bought or sold

ME'RCHANTMAN, s. a ship of trade

META'LLIC, a. partaking of metal; consisting of metal

ME'TEOR, s. any body in the air or sky that is of a transitory nature

ME'TRICAL, a. pertaining to metre or numbers; consisting of verses

METROPO'LITAN, a. belonging to a metropolis

MI'CROSCOPE, s. an optical instrument, contrived to give to the eye a large appearance of many objects which could not otherwise be seen

MI'LITARY, a. engaged in the life of a soldier; soldierlike warlike; pertaining to war; affected by soldiers

MIND, s. intellectual capacity; memory; opinion

MI'NERAL, s. fossil body; something dug out of mines

MI'NSTER, s. a monastery; a cathedral church

MI'NSTRELSY, s. music; instrumental harmony

MINU'TE, a. small; little; slender

MI'RACLE, s. a wonder; something above human power

MIRA'CULOUS, a. done by miracle

MI'RROR, s. a looking-glass

MI'SERY, s. wretchedness; calamity; misfortune

MISFO'RTUNE, s. calamity; ill-luck

MI'SSILE, s. something thrown by the hand

MI'SSIONARY, s. one sent to propagate religion

MI'XTURE, s. the act of mixing; that which is added and mixed

MO'ATED, a. surrounded with canals by way of defence

MO'DERATE, a. temperate; not excessive

MODERA'TION, s. state of keeping a due mean between extremities

MO'DESTY, s. decency; purity of manners

MODULA'TION, s. the act of forming anything to certain proportion; harmony

MO'LTEN, part. pass. the state of being melted

MO'MENT, s. an individual particle of time; force; importance

MOME'NTUM, s. the quantity of motion in a moving body

MO'NARCH, s. a sovereign; a ruler; a king or queen

MO'NASTERY, s. a residence of monks

MO'NEY, s. metal coined for the purposes of commerce

MO'NKEY, s. an animal bearing some resemblance to man; a word of contempt, or slight kindness

MO'NUMENT, s. anything by which the memory of persons or things is preserved; a memorial; a tomb

MO'RALIST, s. one who teaches the duties of life

MORA'LITY, s. the doctrine of the duties of life

MO'RNING, s. the first part of the day

MO'RTAR, s. a cement for fixing bricks together; otherwise, a kind of cannon for firing bomb-shells; a kind of vessel in which anything is broken by a pestle

MO'RTIFY, v.a. destroy vital properties, or active powers; vex; humble; depict; corrupt; die away

MO'SLEM, s. a Mussulman; relating to the Mahometan form of religion

MOSQUE, s. a Mahometan temple

MO'TION, s. the act of changing place; action; agitation; proposal made

MO'ULDED, v.n. be turned to dust; perish in dust

MO'UNTAINOUS, a. hilly; full of mountains; huge

MO'VEABLE, a. capable of being moved; portable

MULETE'ER, s. mule-driver; horse-boy

MULTIPLI'CITY, s. more than one of the same kind; state of being many

MU'LTITUDE, s. a large crowd of people; a vast assembly

MU'RMUR, v.n. grumble; utter secret and sullen discontent

MU'SSULMAN, s. a Mahometan believer

MU'TILATE, v.a. deprive of some essential part

MU'TUALLY, ad. reciprocally; in return

MY'RIAD, s. the number of ten thousand; proverbially any great number

NA'RROW, a. not broad or wide; small; close; covetous; near

NA'TION, s. a people distinguished from another people

NA'TIVE, a. original; natural

NA'TIVE, s. one born in any place

NA'TURAL, a. produced or effected by nature; not forced; tender

NA'TURALIST, s. one who studies nature, more especially as regards inferior animals, plants, &c.

NA'TURE, s. constitution of an animated body; regular course of things; disposition of mind; native state or properties of anything; sort; species

NAU'TICAL, a. that which relates to a sailor

NA'VIGABLE, a. capable of being passed by ships or boats

NAVIGA'TOR, s. a sailor; seaman

NE'CESSARY, a. needful

NECE'SSITY, s. compulsion; want; need; poverty

NEGO'TIATION, s. treaty of business

NEI'GHBOURHOOD, s. vicinity; place adjoining

NE'ITHER, pron. not either; nor one nor other

NICHE, s. a hollow hi which a statue may be placed

NIDIFICA'TION, s. the act of building nests

NI'MBLY, ad. quickly; speedily; actively

NI'TROUS, a. impregnated with nitre

NOBI'LITY, s. high-mindedness; the highest class of people in civilized life

NO'BLE, a. magnificent; great; illustrious

NO'TICE, s. remark; heed; regard; information

NOTWITHSTA'NDING, conj. although; nevertheless

NO'XIOUS, a. hurtful; harmful; baneful; guilty

NU'MBER, s. many; more than one.

NU'MBERLESS, a. more than can be reckoned

NU'MEROUS, a. containing many; consisting of many

NU'TRIMENT, s. food

OBE'DIENCE, s. submission to authority

OBE'ISANCE, s. courtesy

O'BJECT, s. that about which any power or faculty is employed

OBJE'CTION, s. adverse argument; criminal charge; fault found; the act of opposing anything

OBLI'QUE, a. not direct; not parallel; not perpendicular

OBLI'VION, s. forgetfulness

OBNO'XIOUS, a. hateful; hurtful; injurious

OBSERVA'TION, s. the act of observing, noticing, or remarking; note; remark

OBSE'RVE, v.a. watch; regard attentively note; obey; follow

O'BSTINACY, s. stubbornness

OBSTRU'CT, v.a. block up; oppose; hinder

OCCA'SION, s. occurrence; casualty; incident; opportunity; convenience

OCCA'SION, v.a. cause; produce; influence

O'CCUPY, v.a. possess; keep; take up; employ; use

OFFE'NSIVE, a. displeasing; disgusting; injurious

O'FFER, v.a. present itself; be at hand; be present

O'FFER, v.a. propose; present; sacrifice

O'FFICE, s. a public charge or employment; agency; business

OLFA'CTORY, a. having the sense of smelling

O'LIVE, s. a plant producing oil; the fruit of the tree; the emblem of peace

O'MINOUS, a. exhibiting bad tokens of futurity

OMI'SSION, s. neglect of duty; neglect to do something

OMNI'POTENT, s. the Almighty

OMNIPRE'SENCE, s. unbounded presence

OMNI'SCIENCE, s. boundless knowledge; infinite wisdom

O'NSET, s. attack; storm; assault

O'PAL, s. a precious stone

O'PALINE, a. resembling opal

OPPORTU'NITY, s. convenience; suitableness of circumstances to any end

OPPRE'SS, v.a. crush by hardship or unreasonable severity; overpower; subdue

OPPRE'SSOR, s. one who harasses others with unreasonable or unjust severity

O'PTICAL, a. relating to the science of optics

O'PTICS, s. the science of the nature and laws of vision

O'PULENT, a. rich

O'RACLE, s. something delivered by supernatural wisdom; the place where, or persons of whom, the determinations of heaven are inquired

O'RAL, a. delivered by mouth; not written

O'RATOR, s. a public speaker; a man of eloquence

O'RBIT, s. a circle; path of a heavenly body

O'RCHARD, s. a garden of fruit trees

O'RCHIS, s. a kind of flowering plant

O'RDER, s. method; regularity; command; a rank or class; rule

O'RDINANCE, s. law; rule; appointment

O'RDINARY, a. established; regular; common; of low rank

O'RDNANCE, s. cannon; great guns

O'RGAN, s. natural instrument: as the tongue is the organ of speech. A musical instrument

ORGA'NIC, a. consisting of various parts co-operating with each other

O'RGANISM, s. organic structure

O'RIENT, a. eastern; oriental; bright; gaudy

ORI'GINAL, a. primitive; first

O'RNAMENT, v.a. embellish; decorate

OSCILLA'TION, a. the act of moving backward or forward like a pendulum

O'SSEOUS, a. bony; resembling bone

OSTENTA'TION, s. outward show; pride of riches or power

OSTRICH, s. a large bird

OTHERWISE, ad. in a different manner; by other causes; in other respects

OU'TLET, s. passage outward

OU'TSET, s. setting out; departure

OU'TWARD, a. external; opposed to inward.

OVERFLO'W, v.a. deluge; drown; overrun; fill beyond the brim

OVERTA'KE, v.a. catch anything by pursuit; come up to something going before

OVERTHRO'W, v.a. turn upside down; throw down; ruin; defeat; destroy

OVERWHE'LM, v.a. crush underneath something violent and weighty; overlook gloomily

PACI'FIC, a. mild; gentle; appeasing

PA'LACE, a. a royal house

PA'LTRY, a. worthless; contemptible; mean

PA'RADISE, s. the blissful region in which the first pair were placed; any place of felicity

PA'RALLEL, a. extending in the same direction; having the same tendency

PARALLE'LOGRAM, s. in geometry, a right-lined four-sided figure, whose opposite sides are parallel and equal

PA'RAPET, s. a wall breast high

PA'RCEL, s. a small bundle; a part of a whole

PA'RDON, s. forgiveness

PARO'CHIAL, a. belonging to a parish

PARO'TIDA-SA'LIVART, a. glands so named because near the ear

PA'RTICLE, s. any small quantity of a greater substance; a word unvaried by inflection

PARTICULAR, s. a single instance; a minute detail of things singly enumerated. IN PARTICULAR, peculiarly; distinctly

PARTICULARLY, ad. in an extraordinary degree; distinctly

PA'SSAGE, s. act of passing; road; way; entrance or exit; part of a book

PA'SSENGER, s. traveller; a wayfarer; one who hires in any vehicle the liberty of travelling

PA'SSIONATE, a. moved by passion; easily moved to anger

PA'SSIVE, a. unresisting; suffering; not acting

PA'STORAL, a. rural; rustic; imitating shepherds

PATHE'TIC, a. affecting the passions; moving

PA'THOS, s. passion; warmth; affection of the mind

PA'THWAY, s. a road; a narrow way to be passed on foot.

PA'TIENCE, s. the power of suffering; perseverance

PA'TIENTLY, ad. with steadfast resignation; with hopeful confidence

PA'TRIARCH, a. one who governs by paternal right; the father and ruler of a family

PA'THIMONY, s. an estate possessed by inheritance

PA'TRIOT, s. one who loves his country

PA'TRON, s. one who countenances, supports, or protects; defender

PEA'CEABLE, a. not quarrelsome; not turbulent

PE'CTORAL, a. belonging to the breast

PECU'LIAR, a. appropriate; not common to other things; particular

PECULIARITY, s. particularity; something found only in one

PE'DESTAL, a. the lower member of a pillar; the basis of a statue

PE'DIMENT, s. an ornament that finishes the fronts of buildings, and serves as a decoration over gates

PE'NANCE, s. infliction, either public or private,suffered as an expression of repentance for sin

PE'NDULOUS, a hanging

PE'NETRATE, v.a. enter beyond the surface; make way into a body; affect the mind

PENINSULA, s. laud almost surrounded by water

PE'NURY, s. poverty; indigence

PE'OPLE, s. a nation; the vulgar

PERCEI'VE, v.a. discover by some sensible effects; know; observe

PERCE'PTIBLE, a. such as may be known or observed

PERFECTION, s. the state of being perfect

PERFO'RM, v.a. execute; do; accomplish

PE'RFORATE, v.a. pierce with a tool; bore

PERHA'PS, ad. peradventure; may be

PE'RIL, s. danger; hazard; jeopardy

PE'RIOD, s. length of duration; a complete sentence from one full stop to another; the end or conclusion

PE'RISII, v.n. die; be destroyed; be lost; come to nothing

PE'RMANENT, a. durable; unchanged; of long continuance

PERNI'CIOUS, a. destructive; baneful

PERPENDICULAR, a. a straight line up and down

PERPE'TUAL, a. never-ceasing; continual

PERPLE'X, v.a. disturb; distract; tease; plague

PERPLE'XITY, s. anxiety; entanglement

PE'RSECUTE, v.a. to harass or pursue with malignity

PERSEVE'RANCE, s. persistence in any design or attempt; constancy in progress

PERTINA'CITY, s. obstinacy; stubbornness; constancy

PERTURBA'TION, s. restlessness; disturbance

PERU'S AL, s. the act of reading

PETI'TION, s. request; entreaty; single branch or article of prayer

PHA'LANX, s. a troop of men closely embodied

PHENO'MENON, s. appearance

PHILOSOPHER, s. a man deep in knowledge

PHILOSOPHICAL, a. belonging to philosophy

PHILO'SOPHY, s. moral or natural knowledge

PHY'SICAL, a. relating to nature or to natural philosophy; medicinal; relating to health

PICTO'RIAL, a. produced by a painter

PIC'TURESQUE, a. beautiful; magnificent

PI'LCHARD, s. a kind of fish

PI'LGRIMAGE, s. a long journey

PI'OUS, a. careful of the duties owed by created beings to God; godly; religious

PI'RATE, s. a sea robber

PISTA'CHIO, s. a dry fruit of an oblong figure

PI'TIABLE, a. that which deserves pity

PLA'CABLE, a. willing or able to be appeased

PLA'INTIVE, a. complaining; lamenting; expressive of sorrow

PLA'NETARY, a. pertaining to the planets; produced by the planets

PLANTATION, s. a place planted; a colony

PLAU'SIBLY, ad. with fair show

PLEA'SANT, a. delightful; cheerful; merry

PLEA'SANTRY, s. merriment; lively talk

PLEA'SURE, s. delight

PLE'NTIFUL, a. copious; fruitful; abundant

PLI'ABLE, a. flexible; easy to be bent; easy to be persuaded; capable of being plied

PLI'ANT, a. bending; flexible; easy to take a form

PLU'MAGE, s. feathers; suit of feathers

PNY'X, s. a place where assemblies of the people were held