Scut'tle, a coal-hod; small

square hole.

Affair', business, concern, a minor engagement. Flim'sy (-zi), weak, thin. Cultivator, one who cultivates; a kind of plough. Sapphire (saf'fur), a precious stone next in hardness to the diamond. Cre'dence, belief, credit. In'stigate, to urge to do. Ves'tibule, a hall or porch

next the entrance to a house. Bureau (bū-rō' or bū'rō), a chest of drawers; office.

point, top.

Wind'lass, a machine to raise weights. Squeak, to make a shrill

noise.

Im'plement, an instrument, tool.

Beam (bēm), main piece of timber; part of a balance; ray of light. Obei'sance (ō-ba'- or ō-be'-), a bow or act of rev

erence.

Es'sence, the nature or being of a thing; a perfume.

used, trite.

Cha'os (kā'os), a confused

mass of matter.

Guar'dian, one who has the care of another. Eu'logy, praise, a speaking well of.

Serenade', music performed under windows at night; to compliment with a serenade. Coali'tion (-lish'-), a union. Mov'ables (moov'-), furni

ture, &c.,that may be moved. Indiscreet', imprudent.

Lin'eament, feature, outline.

Berth, station of a ship; place in a ship to sleep in.

Birth, a coming into life, offspring, extraction, origin. Saga'cious (-gā'shus), discerning, wise. Commencement, a beginning; day when the degrees are conferred by a college. Flex'ible, that may be bent. Anniversary, day on which an event is annually celebrated.

Ep'ilepsy, a disease of the

brain.

Cau'tious, watchful, careful.

Fab'ulous, fictitious.

Dea'con (de'kn), a church officer. Quad'rant, quarter of a circle, arc of 90°; an in strument to take angular heights. Premium, a bounty; amount above par.

Mi'croscope, an optical instrument for viewing minute objects.

Penin'sula, land almost surrounded by water. Bux'om, lively, jolly, vigor

ous.

An'thracite,a hard mineral coal.

Ren'ovate, to renew. Souvenir (soov'nēr), a keepsake.

Ec'stasy, excessive joy. Forbear'ance, the exercise of patience. Transmis'sion, the act of sending; dispatching. Insolvent, not able to pay one's debts.

Inexcu'sable, not to be excused.

Diver'sion, turning aside; amusement, sport.

Fi'nal, last, conclusive. Eth'ics, science of morals. Chlo'roform, a liquid used to induce insensibility to pain.

Fierce, eager, ferocious. Bowl'der (bōl'-), a large, round stone. Inev'itable, not to be avoided.

Fil'ial (-yal), befitting a son

Cav'ity, hollow place.

To, prep., in the direction of,

opposite to from.

Too, also, in addition.

Two, one and one. Perseverance, a persisting in what is undertaken. Ar'duous, lofty; difficult. Cyn'ic, a fault-finder. Bur'y (běr'ri), to inter, to put into a grave; to conceal. Eas'el (ez'l), a painter's frame.

Unconcern', want of con

cern.

Cana'ry, a kind of wine; a

kind of singing bird. Disparage', to decry, bring

reproach upon. Privateer', a private armed

ship, licensed to take prizes. Resolute, determined,

fixed in purpose, Cy'press, an evergreen tree. Administra'tor, he who manages the estate of a man dying intesate. Exas'perate, to enrage. Delir'ium, a wandering wildly in mind. Sacrilegious (-lē'jus), profane, impious.

Pique (pēk), slight anger; to offend.

Except', to leave out, to ob

ject.

Accept', to receive with favor; to promise to pay. Shoul'der, the joint which connects the arm to the body.

Peti'tion (-tish'un), request,

prayer.

Bull'ion (-yun), gold or silver in mass. Anni'hilate, to destroy utterly.

Neu'tral (nu'), taking no

part on either side. Niece (nēs), daughter of a brother or a sister.

Adjoin', to join, be contiguous to, lie next to. Or'ator, an eloquent speak

er.

Har'mony, concord of mu sical tones, agreement. Affida'vit, a written decla

ration sworn to.

Tenʼant, one who occupies an estate of another. Toilet, a dressing-table; act of dressing, dress. Impos'sible,that cannot be. Es'timate, to set a value on, to rate.

Or'nament, an embellishment.

Fra'grant, sweet of smell. Corps (kōr),a body of troops. Sieve (siv), a vessel for sifting.

Econ'omize, to use frugally. Car'tridge, a case containing the charge for a gun. Outra'geous (-rā'jus), exceeding all bounds of reason or decency. Accrued', increased, augmented, added, as accrued interest.

Cemetery (-těr-ĭ),a burying ground.

Intercede', to mediate, to plead for one. Dimenʼsion, size, bulk. Ap'petite, natural desire, hunger.

Infe'rior, lower in rank, worth, &c. Tomahawk, an American Indian hatchet. Ow'ing, due, imputable. In'nocent, free from guilt, pure.

Squeal, to cry shrilly, as a pig.

Embryo, undeveloped rudiments of an animal, or plant, &c.

Geom ́etry, that branch of mathematics which treats of magnitude in space. Culprit, a criminal. Trough (trof), a long tray. Flue, chimney passage. El'igible, legally qualified. Homœopathy, homeopathy (ho-mē-op'-), mode of treating disease by drugs which excite symptoms similar to the disease. Bot'any, the science of plants. Parquet' (par-ka'), the low

er floor of a theatre, the pit. Aver'sion, hatred. Vague (vāg), unsettled, indefinite.

Immoral, vicious, wicked. Tarʼlatan, a book-muslin. Sphere (sfer), a globe; round of duty.

Cro'ny, a bosom companion. Discreet', prudent, wary. Assure' (-shoor'), to make secure, assert positively, in

sure.

Colos'sal, gigantic. Oppo'nent, one who op poses.

Sab'bath, the day of rest,

Sunday.

Com'ical, raising mirth, di

verting, droll.

Indebt'ed, being in debt; beholden.

His'tory, narrative of past

events.

Myr'tle,an evergreen shrub. Ab'stinence, an abstaining

from some indulgence. Ex'ercise, to train, practice.

Illus'trate, to make bright, explain; to adorn with pic-❘

tures.

Stag'nant, not running; impure from want of mo tion. In'terest, to concern, affect; concern, benefit, share; premium for the use of money. Gingham, a cotton cloth. Ficti'tious (-tish'us), feigned.

Cru'cify, to put to death by nailing to the cross; to subdue, mortify.

Excu'sable, pardonable. Disobey'(-bā'),to neglect or refuse to obey.