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(pronounced & as a letter, but a as a word.) The indefinite article, put before nouns of the singular number which begin with a consonant. A is placed before a participle, or participial noun, and is considered as a contraction of at or on; as, "I am a walking." A has also the signification of each, every; as, "The landlord has a hundred a year." Äard'-värk, n. The South-African ant-eater. Ab, n. Eleventh month of the Jewish year. Ab'a-cist, n. One who casts accounts. 4-back', ad. Backwards; pressed against the mast by the wind, as a sail. Ab'a-cot, n. A king's cap of

A-baft, prep. & ad. Towards the stern of a vessel. A-băn'don, v. a. To give up; to desert; to forsake. A-ban'doned (a-ban'dund), p. a. Given up; corrupted in a high degree; very wicked.-SYN. Vicious; corrupt; profligate; flagitious. 4-băn dọn-měnt, n The act of abandoning; the state of being abandoned. [low. A-base', v. a. To humble; to depress; to bring A-base'ment, n. State of being brought low; act of bringing low.

4-bǎsh', v. a. To make ashamed; to confuse. A-bat'a-ble, a. That may be abated. A-bāte', v. a. To lessen; to diminish.-2, v. n. To grow less; to decrease; to subside. A-bate'ment, n. The act of abating; decrease. A-bāt er, n. One who, or that which, abates. Ab'a-tis (ab'a-tis or ab-a-te'), n. A defence formed of trees, or of sharpened branches pointing outward. [slaughter-house. Ab-at-toir' (ab-a-twör'), n. [Fr.] A public Ab'ba, n. A Syriac word, signifying father. Ab'ba-cy, n. Office and privileges of an abbot. Ab-ba'tial (-shal),a. Pertaining to an abbey Ab-bấtị-cal, or an abbot.

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Ab'be, n. An abbot; an ecclesiastical title. Ab'bess, n. The governess of an abbey.

ABLAZE

Abbey, n. A monastery; a convent.
Ab'bot, n. The chief of an abbey or convent.
Ab-bre'vi-āte, v. a. To abridge; to shorten.
Ab-brē-vi-a'tion, n. A shortening; one or more
letters of a word standing for the whole.
Ab-brē'vi-a-tọr, n. One who abbreviates.
Ab'di-cāte, v. a. To resign; to relinquish.-2,
To abandon an office; to resign. [tion.
Ab-di-ca'tion, n. Act of abdicating; resigna
Ab-do'men, n. The venter or belly.
Ab-dom'i-nal, a.
Ab-duce', v. a.
Ab-du'cent, a.
Ab-duct', v. a.

V. N.

Relating to the abdomen. To draw from; to separate. Drawing away; pulling back. To take away by force or fraud, as a person; to kidnap. Ab-duc'tion, n. A wrongful taking away. A-be-ce-da'ri-an, n. A teacher or learner of A-běd', ad. In bed; on the bed. [the alphabet, Ab-ĕr'rance, n. Deviation from the right way;

aberration; error.

Ab-er'rant, a. Deviating from the right way.
Åb-er-ra'tion, n. Act of deviating; deviation.
A-bět', v. a. To assist; to set on; to incite.
A-bět'tor, n. One who abets; an accomplice.
A-bey'ance (a-bā'ans), n. Expectation of law:
state of suspension, cessation, or delay.
Ab-hör, v. a. To detest; to abominate.
Ab-horrence, n. Hatred; detestation.
Ab-hor rent, a. Odious; inconsistent.
Ab-hör rer. n. One who abhors; a detester.
Ã'bib, n. First month of the Jewish year.
A-bide', v. n. (imp. t. and pp. abode.) To stay
in a place; to dwell; to remain; to continue.
-2, v. a. To wait for; to expect; to attend.
A-bil'i-ty, n. Power; skill; capacity; talent.
Ab'ject, a. Mean; low; despicable; vile.
Abject-ly, ad. Meanly; basely; vilely.
Ab'ject-ness, n. Meanness; servility.
Ab-ju-ra'tion, n. The act of abjuring.
Ab-jure', v. a. To recant; to renounce on oath.
Ab-la'tion, n. The act of taking away; re-
moval. (Surgery.)

Ab'la-tive, a. Noting the sixth case in Latin. 4-blaze', ad. In a blaze; on fire.

ABLE

A'ble, a. Having strength, power, or skill.
A'ble-bodied (a'bl-bōd'id), a. Strong of body.
Ab'le-gāte, n. A messenger from the pope.
Ab'lu-ĕnt, a. Washing clean; purifying.
Ab-lü'tion, n. Act of cleansing or washing.
A'bly, ad. In an able manner; with ability.
Ab-ne-ga'tion, n. Denial; renunciation.
Ab-nör'mal, a. Irregular; anomalous.
A-board' (a-bord'), ad. In a ship or vessel.-2,
prep. On board of.

4-bode', n. Habitation; dwelling; stay.-2, imp. i. and pp. from abide.

4-bode'ment, n. A foreboding; prognostication. A-bŏl'ish, v. a. To annul; to destroy. A-bol'ish-ment, n. The act of abolishing. Ab-o-li'tion (ab-o-lish'un), n. The state of being abolished; the act of abolishing. Ab-o-li'tion-ism, n. The principles of those who favor abolition.

Ab-o-li'tion-ist, n. A promoter of abolition. A-bom'i-na-ble, a. Hateful; detestable. A-bom'i-na-bly, ad. Hatefully; detestably. A-bom'i-nate, v. a. To detest; to hate utterly. -bom-i-na'tion, n. Hatred; object of hatred. b-o-rig'i-nal, a. Original; primitive; first. -2, n. An original inhabitant. Ab-o-rig'i-nēs, n. pl. The earliest inhabitants. 4-bör tion, n. Miscarriage; untimely birth. A-bör tive, a. Immature; unsuccessful. A-bör'tive-ly, ad. Immaturely; untimely. A-böûnd', v. n. To be in great plenty. A-böût', prep. Around; near to; concerning. 2, ad. Circularly; nearly; around. 4-bove' (a-buv'), prep. Higher than; more than; greater than; beyond; too proud for.2, ad. Overhead; before. 4-bove'-board, ad. In open sight; openly. A-brāde', v. a. To wear away; to rub off. Ab-ra'şion (ab-rā'zhun), n. Act of rubbing off; place whence anything is rubbed off. A-breast' (a-brest'), ad. Side by side. A-bridge', v. a. To make shorter; to contract. A-bridgment, n. A work abridged; the act of abridging.

A-broach', ad. In a position to let the contents
run out, as a cask; broached.
4-broâd' (a-brâwd'), ad. At large; from home.
Ab'ro-gate, v. a. To repeal; to annul; to abolish.
Ab-ro-ga'tion, n. The act of abrogating.
4b-rupt', a. Broken; sudden; unconnected.
Ab-rup'tion, n. A violent or sudden separation.
Ab-ruptly, ad. Hastily; suddenly; ruggedly.
Ab-rupt'ness, n. An abrupt manner; rough-
ness; steepness; suddenness..

Ab'scess, n. A cavity containing matter or pus.
Ab-scind' (ab-sind'), v. a. To cut or pare off.
Ab-scission (ab-sizh'un), n. A cutting off.
Ab-scond', v. n. To hide or conceal one's self;
to withdraw secretly; to steal away.
Ab'sence, n. The state of being absent; want.
Ab'sent, a. Not present; inattentive in mind.
Ab-sent', v. a. To keep away; to withdraw.
Ab-sen-tee', n. One absent from his station.
Ab-sinth' (ab-sinth' or ab-sǎnt), n. [Fr.] A
Ab-sinthe bitter stimulant drink flavored with
wormwood.

Ab-sin'thi-an, a. Of the nature of wormwood.
Ab'so-lute, a. Complete; not limited; positive.
Ab'so-lute-ly, ad. Fully; unconditionally.

Ab'so-lute-ness, n. Completeness; despotism.
Ab-so-lu'tion, n. Act of absolving; acquittal.
Ab'so-lu-tişm, n. The principles of despotism
or of absolute government.

Ab-sol'u-to-ry, a. That absolves; absolvatory.
Ab-sol'va-to-ry, a. Relating to pardon.
Ab-şõlve', v. a. To clear; to acquit; to pardon.
Ab-sörb', v. a. To imbibe; to swallow up.
Ab-sörb'ent, n. Medicine that promotes absorp
tion; anything that sucks up.-2, a. Having
power to absorb or cause absorption.
Ab-sörp'tion, n. The act of absorbing, or of
being absorbed.
Ab-stain', v. n. To keep from; to forbear.
Ab-stē'mi-ous, a. Temperate; abstinent.
Ab-ste'mi-ous-ly, ad. Temperately; soberly.
Ab-ste'mi-ous-ness, n. The being abstemious.
Ab-sterge', v. a. To wipe; to cleanse.
Ab-stër gent, a. Having a cleansing quality.
Ab-ster'sion, n. The act of cleansing.
Ab-ster'sive, a. Cleansing.
Ab'sti-něnce, n.
Ab'sti-něnt, a.

Forbearance of food or drink.
Practising abstinence.
Ab-stract', v. a. To draw from; to abridge.
Ab'stract, a. Separate; refined; pure.-2, n.
Concentration or essence:-an abridgment;
an epitome; a summary.

Ab-stracted, p. a. Separated; inattentive.
Ab-stract'ed-ly, ad. In an abstracted manner.
Ab-străc'tion, n. Act of abstracting; state of
being abstracted.
Ab-strac'tive, a. Having power to abstract.
Ab'stract-ly, ad. Without reference to other
things.

Ab-strûse', a. Hidden; obscure; difficult.
Ab-strûse'ly, ad. Obscurely; not plainly.
Ab-sürd', a. Unreasonable; inconsistent.
Ab-sürd'i-ty, n. The quality of being absurd;
Ab-sürd'ness, inconsistency; folly.
A-bun'dance, n. Great plenty; exuberance.
A-bun'dant, a. Plentiful; exuberant; ample.
A-buşe', v. a. To make an ill use of; to revile.
A-buse', n. Ill use; injury; reproach.
A-bu'sive, a. Containing abuse; deceitful.
A-but', v. n. To end at; border upon; meet.
A-but'ment, n. That which joins another; mass
of masonry at the end of a bridge.
A-but'tal, n. The butting or boundary of land.
A-bysm' (a-bizm'), n. A gulf; an abyss.
A-byss', n. A depth without bottom; a gulf.
A-ca'ci-a (a-ka'she-a), n. A plant; a drug.
Ac-a dem'ic, n. An academic philosopher.
Ac-a-děm'ic, a. Belonging to an academy,
Ac-a-dem'i-cal, or to the Platonic philosophy.
Ac-a-de-mi"'cian (ak-a-de-mish'an), n. A mem-
ber of an academy; a man of science.
A-căd'e-my, n. A school of arts
and sciences; a school or semi-
nary of learning.
Ac-a-na'ceous,
Ac-an-tha'ceous (-shus),
Prickly.

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A-can'thus, n. The herb bear's foot; a leaf-like ornament in architecture.

Ac'a-rid, n. A minute insect;

a mite or tick.

Acarid (mag. nified).

A-căt-a-lec'tic, n. A complete verse. Ac-cēde', v. n. To comply; to assent.

ACCELERATE

Ac-cel'er-ate, v. a. To hasten; to quicken.
Ac-cel-er-a'tion, n. A quickening.
4c-cel'er-a-tive, a. Increasing velocity.
Ac'cent, n.

Modulation or stress of voice; a mark on a syllable directing modulation or stress of voice; language; words. Ac-cent', v. a. To express the accent of. Ac-cent'à-al, a. Relating to accent. Ac-cent'ù-ate, v. a. To place the accent on; to make prominent.

Ac-cent-u-a'tion, n. Act of placing accent. Ac-cept', v. a. To take; to receive; to admit. Ac-cept-a-bil'i-ty, n. Acceptableness. Ac-cept'a-ble, a. Likely to be accepted; grateful; pleasing; welcome. Table. Ac-cept'a-ble-ness, n. Quality of being acceptAc-cept'a-bly, ad. In an acceptable manner. 4c-cept'ance, n. Reception; acceptation. Ac-cep-ta'tion, n. Acceptance; meaning. 4c-cess' or Ac'cess, n. Approach; admission. Ac'ces-sa-ry, n. (Law.) One who is guilty of a crime, not principally, but by participation. Ac'ces-sa-ry, a. Contributing. See ACCESSORY. Ac-ces-si-bil'i-ty, n. State of being acces

sible.

Ac-ces'si-ble, a. That may be approached. Ac-ces'sion (ak-sesh'un), n. Addition; enlargement; augmentation; approach; arrival. Ac'ces-so-ry, n. An accomplice; accessary.-2, a. Joined; contributing. Ac'ci-děnce, n. Book of rudiments of grammar. Ac'ci-děnt, n. Casualty; chance; unexpected

Occurrence.

Ac-ci-děn'tal, a. Non-essential; casual.
Ac-ci-děn'tal-ly, ad. Casually; fortuitously.
Ac-claim', n. A shout of praise; acclamation.
Ac-cla-ma'tion, n. A shout of applause. [tion.
Ac-clam'a-to-ry, a. Pertaining to acclama-
Ac-cli-ma-ta'tion, n. State or process of
Ac-cli-ma'tion, becoming inured to a
Ac-cli-măt-i-za'tion, strange climate.
Ac-cli'māte, v. a. To inure to a climate.
Ac-cli'ma-tize, v. a. To acclimate.—2, v. n.
become acclimated.

To

Ac-clivi-ty, n. Steepness reckoned upwards.
Ac-co-lade', n. A blow given in knighting.
Ac-com'mo-date, v. a. To supply; to fit; to adjust.
Ac-com'mo-dat-ing, a. Willing to oblige; dis-
posed to be kind.

4c-com-mo-da'tion, n. Provision of conveni-
ences; fitness; reconciliation.
Ac-com'pa-ni-měnt, n. That which attends.
Ac-com'pa-ny, v. a. To attend; to go with.
Ac-com'plice, n. An associate in crime.
Ac-com'plish, v. a. To complete; to execute.
Ac-com'plished (ak-kom'plisht), p. a. Complete
in some qualification; refined; elegant.
Ac-com'plish-ment, n. Completion; full per-
formance:-ornament of mind or body.
Ac-compt' (ak-köûnt'), n. See ACCOUNT.
Ac-cörd', v. a. To make agree; to adjust.-2, v.
n. To agree; to harmonize.-3, n. A com-
pact; agreement; union; harmony.
Ac-cörd'ance, n. Agreement; conformity.
Ac-cörd'ant, a. Consonant; corresponding.
Ac-cörd'ing tô, prep. Agreeably to; suiting.
Ac-cörd'ing-ly, ad. Agreeably; conformably.
Ac-cör'di-on, n. A musical instrument, with
bellows, reeds, and keys, played by hand.

Ac-cost', v. a. To speak to; to address. Ac-cöûnt', n. A computation; explanation; reason; regard; estimation; profit; narration. -2, v. a. To esteem; to reckon; to compute. Ac-cöûnt-a-bil'i-ty, n. Accountableness; liabil ity to be called to account. [counted for. Ac-cöûnt'a-ble, a. Amenable; that may be acAc-cöûnt'a-ble-ness, n. State of being account

able.

Ac-cöûnt'ant, n. One who keeps accounts.
Ac-couple (ak-kup'pl), v. a. To link together.
Ac-côu tre (ak-kô'tur), v. a. To dress; to equip.
Ac-côu'tre-ments, n. pl. Military dress and
arms; equipage; equipments. [or credit for.
Ac-cred'it, v. a. To give credit to; to procure honor
Ac-crěd'it-ed, p. a. Intrusted; empowered.
Ac-cretion, n. Act of growing to another; an

addition.

Ac-cretive, a. Increasing by growth.
Ac-crûe' (ak-krū'), v. n. To be added; to arise,
as profits; to follow, as loss.
Ac-crú'ment, n. Addition; increase.
Ac-cum'ben-cy, n. State of being accumbent.
Ac-cum'bent, a. Leaning; reclining.
Ac-cu'mú-late, v. a. To heap up; to pile up.-
2, v. n. To increase; to amass.
Ac-cu-mu-la'tion, n. The act of accumulating;
increase; addition; augmentation. [lative.
Ac-cu'mu-la-tive, a. That accumulates; cumu-
Ac-cu'mú-la-tor, n. One who accumulates; part
of an electrical apparatus; a storage battery.
Accu-ra-cy, n. Exactness; correctness.
Ac'cu-rate, a. Exact; correct; precise.
Ac'cu-rate-ly, ad. Exactly; correctly.
Ac'cu-rate-ness, n. Exactness; accuracy.
Ac-cürse', v. a. To doom to misery; to curse.
Ac-cürs'ed, p. a. Cursed; execrable; hateful.
Ac-cu'sa-ble (ak-ku'za-bl), a.
Ac-cu-sa'tion, n. The act of accusing; that of
which one is accused; a formal charge.
Ac-cu'sa-tive, a. Noting the fourth case of
Greek and Latin nouns.

Blamable.

Ac-cuşe', v. a. To charge; to blame.
Ac-cus er, n. One who accuses.
Ac-custom, v. a. To habituate; to inure.
Ac-cus'tomed (ak-kus'tumd), a. Usual.
Ace, n. A unit on cards or dice:-an atom.
A-centric, a. Not balanced, or centred.
A-ceph'a-lous (a-sef'a-lus), a. Without a head.
A-cër bi-ty, n. Sour taste; severity of temper.
4-ces'cent, a. Tending to sourness or acidity.
Aç'e-tāte, n. (Chem.) A salt of acetic acid.
A-cět'ic, a. Pertaining to vinegar.

A-ce' tous, a. Having the quality of vinegar.
A-cetyl-ene, n. An illuminating gas giving a
brilliant white light.

Ache (äk), n. A continued pain.-2, v. n. To suffer pain.

A-chieve', v. a. To perform; to finish; to gain. A-chievement, n. A performance; an exploit ; also, a hatchment.

Ach'ing (ak'ing), n. Pain; uneasiness. Aeh-ro-mătic, a. Destitute of color; neutralizing color.

A-cic'ù-lar, a. Needle-shaped.

Åç'id, a. Sour; sharp; like vinegar in taste.2, n. An acid substance. [acid. A-cid-i-fi-ca'tion, n. The act of becoming A-cid'i-fy, v. a. To convert into an acid.

ADIPOSE

Ad'i-pōse, or Ad'i-poŭs, a. Fat; fatty.
Ad'it, n. A passage under ground.
Ad-ja'cen-cy, n. The state of lying close to.
Ad-ja'cent, a. Lying near; contiguous.
Ad'jec-tiv-al, a. Pertaining to an adjective;
partaking of the nature of an adjective.
Ad'jęc-tive, n. A word added to a noun, to ex-
press some quality; as, good, bad, &c.
Ad'jec-tive-ly, ad. As an adjective.
4d-jöîn', v. a. To join; to unite or put to.-2,
v. n. To be contiguous; to lie near.
Ad-jöin'ing, p. a. Contiguous; adjacent.
Ad-journ' (ad-jürn'), v. a. To put off; postpone.
Ad-joürn'ment (ad-jürn'ment), n. A putting
off till another time; postponement; delay.
Ad-judge', v. a. To award; to decree; to deem.
Ad-ju'di-cate, v. n. To pass judgment.-2, v. a.
To adjudge; to sentence.
Ad-ju-di-ca'tion, n. The act of adjudicating.
Ad'junct, n. Something joined; addition.-2,
a. United; joined; adjoined.
Ad-junction, n. Act of adjoining; addition.
Ad-junctive, n. That which is joined.-2, a.
That joins; joining.

n.

Ad-ju-ra'tion, n. The act of adjuring. Ad-jure, v. a. To charge on oath or earnestly. Ad-just', v. a. To regulate; to put in order. Ad-just'ment, n. Regulation; settlement. Ad'ju-tan-cy, n. The office of an adjutant. Ad'ju-tǎnt, n. A military officer; an assistant. Ad'ju-vănt, a. Helpful; assisting; useful.-2, That which, or one who, assists. Ad-měaş'ure-ment (ad-mězh'ur-měnt), n. The act or result of measuring; measure. Ad-men-sú-rā'tion, n. The act of measuring. Ad-min'is-ter, v. a. To supply; to afford; to direct; to tender:-to act as administrator of. -2, v. n. To contribute; to conduce; to act as administrator of an estate. [tration. Ad-min-is-te'ri-al, a. Relating to an adminisAd-min-is-tra'tion, n. Act of administering; the executive part of government; the cabinet. Ad-min'is-tra-tive, a. That administers. Ad-min-is-tra'tor, n. He who has the charge of the estate of a man dying intestate. Ad-min-is-tra'tor-ship, n. Office of adminis

trator.

Ad-min-is-tra'trix, n. She who administers. Ad'mi-ra-ble, a. Worthy of being admired; very excellent; wonderful.

Ad'mi-ra-bly, ad. So as to raise admiration.
Ad'mi-ral, n. The chief commander of a fleet.
Ad'mi-ral-ship, n. The office of an admiral.
Ad'mi-ral-ty, n. The court or persons appointed
for the administration of naval affairs.
Ad-mi-ra'tion, n. Act of admiring; wonder.
Ad-mire', v. a. To regard with wonder, love,
or hearty approval.

The age between childhood

Ad-năs'cent, a. Growing to something else.
Åd'nate, a. Joined together; grown together.
A-dô', n. Trouble; difficulty; bustle; tumult.
4-do'be, n. [Sp.] Sun-dried brick.
Ad-o-les'cence, n.
and manhood.
Ad-o-les'cent, a.
A-dopt', v. a.
A-dopt'er, n.
A-doption, n.
A-dop'tive, a.
4-dōr'a-ble, a.
Ad-o-ra'tion, n.
homage.
A-dōre', v. a. To worship; to reverence; to love.
A-dōr'er, n. One who adores; a lover.
A-dörn', v. a. To dress to decorate; to embellish.
A-drift', ad. Floating at random, as a ship.
A-dröit', a. Dexterous; active; skilful.
A-dröit'ly, ad. Dexterously; skilfully.
4-dröit'ness, n. Dexterity; skill; activity.
Ad-sci-ti'tious (ad-se-tish'us), a. Additional.
Ad-u-la'tion, n. Excessive flattery or praise.
Ad'ù-la-to-ry, a. Flattering; complimental.
A-dult', a. Grown up; of mature age.-2, n. A
person grown to maturity.

Growing up to manhood.
To take as one's own.
One who adopts:-a distilling
The act of adopting. [vessel.
That adopts or is adopted.
Worthy of adoration; divine.
Divine worship; profound

A-dul'ter-ant, n. That which adulterates.
A-dul'ter-ate, v. a. To corrupt; to debase.
A-dul'ter-ate, a. Corrupted; spurious.
A-dil-ter-a'tion, n. Act of adulterating; sub
stance added in adulterating.
A-dul'ter-er, n. A person guilty of adultery.
A-dul'ter-ess, n. She who commits adultery.
A-dŭl'ter-ous, a. Guilty of, or tainted by, adul
tery; spurious; corrupt; adulterate.
A-dul'te-ry, n. Violation of the marriage bed.
Ad-um'brant, a. Giving a slight resemblance.
Ad-um'brate, v. a. To shadow out faintly.
Ad-um-bra'tion, n. A faint sketch; a shadow.
A-dun'ci-ty, n. Crookedness; form of a hook.
A-dust', or A-dust'ed, a. Scorched.
A-düs'tion, n. Act of burning up or drying.
Ad-vance', v. a. To bring forward; to raise; to
heighten; to propose; to pay beforehand.-2,
To go forward; to rise.-3, n. A going
forward; progression; improvement; rise; an-
ticipation of time.
Ad-vance'ment, n. Improvement; promotion.
Ad-van'tage. n. Superiority; benefit; gain.-2,
v. a. To benefit; to promote.
Ad-van-ta'geous (ad-van-ta'jus), a. Affording
advantages; beneficial; profitable; useful.
Ad'věnt, n. A coming; the coming of Christ;
the four weeks before Christmas. [not essential.
Ad-ven-titious (ad-ven-tish'us), a. Accidental;
Ad-ven'tive, a. Adventitious; coming to.
Ad-věnt'u-al, a. Relating to the advent.
Ad-věnt'ùre (ad-vent'yur), n. An accident; a
chance; a hazard; enterprise; speculation.-
2, v. n. To try the chance; to dare.-3, v. a.
To risk; to hazard.

v. n.