Webster's Self-pronouncing Vest Pocket Dictionary, 51,200 Words: Containing Also Rules for Spelling, Punctuation, Use of Capitals, EtcThompson & Thomas, 1902 |
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Page 30
... tending to cen'tuple , a hundred fold centü'rion , Roman officer cent'ury , 100 years . cephalopod , an animal . cerăm'ics , of pottery . ce'real , edible grain . cerebral , of the brain cěremō'nious , solemn . ceremonial , external ...
... tending to cen'tuple , a hundred fold centü'rion , Roman officer cent'ury , 100 years . cephalopod , an animal . cerăm'ics , of pottery . ce'real , edible grain . cerebral , of the brain cěremō'nious , solemn . ceremonial , external ...
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... tending to . con'duct , behavior . conduct ' , to manage . conduct'or , a leader ; chief conduct'or , transmitter . con'duit , a narrow canal cone , a geometrical figure confǎb'ulate , to chat . confĕc'tion , a sweetmeat confectioner ...
... tending to . con'duct , behavior . conduct ' , to manage . conduct'or , a leader ; chief conduct'or , transmitter . con'duit , a narrow canal cone , a geometrical figure confǎb'ulate , to chat . confĕc'tion , a sweetmeat confectioner ...
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... tending to elude elü'triate , purify by wash- ing . ely'sian , delightful ; hap- ely'sium , a happy place . ema'clate , to make lean . èm'anate , to issue from . ĕm'anative , issuing from another . emăn'cipate , to set free . emăn ...
... tending to elude elü'triate , purify by wash- ing . ely'sian , delightful ; hap- ely'sium , a happy place . ema'clate , to make lean . èm'anate , to issue from . ĕm'anative , issuing from another . emăn'cipate , to set free . emăn ...
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... tending to prove evis'cerate , to embowel . ev'itable , avoidable . evocation , calling out . 55 Exculpation evoke ' , to call forth . evolû'tion , growth . evolve ' , to unfold .. evül'sion , plucking out . ewe , a female sheep . ew'er ...
... tending to prove evis'cerate , to embowel . ev'itable , avoidable . evocation , calling out . 55 Exculpation evoke ' , to call forth . evolû'tion , growth . evolve ' , to unfold .. evül'sion , plucking out . ewe , a female sheep . ew'er ...
Page 73
... tending to implicate . implic'it , unreserved . implore ' , to supplicate . imply ' , to denote . impŏl'icy , bad policy . Impolite ' , not polite . impŏl'itic , imprudent . impon'derable , may not be weighed . imporŏs'ity , not porous ...
... tending to implicate . implic'it , unreserved . implore ' , to supplicate . imply ' , to denote . impŏl'icy , bad policy . Impolite ' , not polite . impŏl'itic , imprudent . impon'derable , may not be weighed . imporŏs'ity , not porous ...
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