a-bat'ed (a-bat'ěd), reduced, decreased. ab'bess (ǎb'ěs), head of a convent. ab'bey (ab'i), the church of a monastery,

convent.

a

Ab'er-deen/shire (ǎb'er-dēn'sher), county in northeastern Scotland. Ab'er-dour (ǎb'er-door'), same as Ab'. er-deen', a city in Scotland. ab'di-cate (ǎb'di-kāt), to surrender, abandon.

ab-hor'rence (ǎb-hôr'ĕns), extreme hatred.

a-bide' (å-bid'), to entrust.

a-bode' (a-bod'), residence, dwelling. a-bom-i-na'tion (à-bom-i-na'shun), disgust, hatred.

a-boone' (ȧ-boon'), Scotch for above. ab'o-rig'i-nes (ǎb'ō-rījĭ-nēz),

races.

native

ab-surd' (ǎb-sŭrd'), ridiculous.

separa.

a-byss' (a-bis'), a bottomless pit.

a-byss' of the whirl (a-bis'), great depth of the whirlpool.

Ab'ys-sin'i-a (ăb'i-sin'i-ȧ), a country in East Africa.

A-ca'di-a (å-kā'di-ȧ), the original French, and now poetic, name of Nova Scotia.

ac'cess (ǎk'sěs; ǎk-sěs'), admission. ac-com'pa-nied (ă-kum'på-nid), went with. ac-cord (ǎ-kôrd'), agreement of will, assent, blend. ac-cord'ing-ly quently, so.

(ǎ-kôrd'ing-li), conse

ac-count'a-ble (ǎ-koun'tȧ-b'l), responsible.

ac-count'ant (ǎ-kount'ănt), one skilled in keeping accounts.

ac-cu'mu-la'tion (ǎ-ku'mū-lā'shŭn), collection.

ac'cu-sa'tion (ǎk'u-za'shun), the charge of an offense or crime. ac-cus'tomed (ǎ-kus'tumd), wont, used. a-chieve' (a-chev'), achieve your adventure, do your favor.

ō as in note

Ŏ as in not

ô as in or ō as in obey ú as in use

A-chil'les (å-kil'ēz), the central hero in the Iliad. See Elson Reader, Book II. ac-quire' (ǎ-kwir'), gain.

a-cu'men (å-kū'měn), keenness, shrewd

ness.

ad'age (ǎd'āj), an old saying. ad’a-man/tine (ad’i-măn’tin), impene trable, hard.

a-dapt'ing (a-dăpt'ing), fitting, adjusting. ad'der (ăd'er), a kind of snake. ad-dress' (ă-drěs'), skill, tact; to make a speech.

ad'e-quate (ǎd'ê-kwāt), sufficient. ad-her'ence (ăd-her'ĕns), steady attachment, fidelity.

ad-her'ent (ăd-her'ěnt), follower. a-dieu' (à-dū'), farewell, good-by. ad-ja'cent (ǎ-jā'sĕnt), near by. ad-just' (ǎ-just'), to arrange.

ad-min'is-ter (ǎd-min'is-ter), to apply,

serve out.

ad-min'is-tra'tion (ăd-min'is-tra'shun), management of public affairs.

ad'mi-ra-ble (ǎd'mi-râ-b'l), wonderful, marvelous.

ad'mi-ral (ǎd'mi-răl), a naval officer of the highest rank.

a-dorn' (a-dôrn'), to set off to advantage, beautify, decorate.

a-dorn'ment of all India (ȧ-dôrn'měnt), a flattering phrase-one that helps to beautify India.

a-droit'ness in traffic (à-droit'něs, trăf'ik), skill in bargaining or commerce. ad-vance' (ăd-văns'), offer, set forth. ad'van-ta/geous-ly (ăd'văn-tā jūs-lī), beneficially.

ad-ven'ture (ăd-věn'tûr), undertaking. ad-ven'tur-ous (ăd-ven'tûr-us), daring. ad'ver-sa-ries (ǎd'ver-sa-riz), foes, opponents.

ad'verse (ăd'vērs), unfavorable. ad-vert' (ăd-vûrt'), to refer, allude. ad-vis'a-ble (ăd-viz'à-b'l), desirable. ad'vo-cate (ăd'vō-kât), counselor, one who pleads for another.

a-e'ri-al (a-ē'ri-ăl), airy,. pertaining to air.

af-fect'ed (ǎ-fěkt'ěd), fancied; laid hold of.

af-fects' many gen'er-ous sen'timents (ǎ-fěkts'; jĕn'ēr-us; sĕn'timěnts), assumes so many noble feelings.

al'a-bas'ter (ǎl'à-bȧs'ter), white stone resembling marble.

al-be'it (ǎl'be'it), although.

Al-giers' (al-jērz'), seaport in Africa. Al-hambra (al-hăm’bra), the fortress, palace, or alcazar, of the Moorish kings.

al'ien (al'yen), foreign, strange. A-li-e'na (à-li-ē'nä).

al-e'giance (ǎ-lē'jăns),

loyalty, alle

giance merely nominal, loyalty called, not real. al-leg'ing (ă-lěj'ing), declaring, asserting. al-lit'er-a'tion (a-lit'er-a'shun), repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other. al-lot'ment (ă-lot'měnt), share by chance. al-low'ance (á-low'ăns), share. al-lude' (ă-lūd'), refer, hint.

al-lu'sion (ă-lū’zhŭn), indirect reference, hint.

al-ly' (ǎ-li'), partner, relative. Almes'bury (ämz'ber-i).

alms (ämz), charity.

a-loft' (a-loft'), to the mast head, overhead.

a-loof' (ä-loof'), apart. al-ter'nate (ǎl-tûr'nat; ăǎl'ter-nat), by

turns.

a-nat'o-my (ă-nǎt'ō-mi), the science which treats of the structure of the body.

An'dre, Major (än'drâ), a British officer in the Revolutionary War who was arrested at Tarrytown and executed as a spy.

anec-dote (ăn’ěk-dot), particular inci dent or fact of an interesting nature. an-gelic kin’dred (ăn-jělik kin’drěd), heavenly relationship.

an'guish (ăn'gwish), agony, distress. an i-mate (ǎn'i-mat), to enliven, inspire. an'kus (ǎn'kus), an elephant goad. An'noure (ǎn'or), a sorceress of King Arthur's time.

an-nul' (ăn-nul'), to cancel, abolish. a-non' (ȧ-non'), soon.

An-tae'us (ăn-te'us), a son of Poseidon. He was of gigantic size and strength, and grew stronger as long as he

touched his mother Earth. an-tag’o-nist (ăn tăgõ-nist), opponent. an'te (ǎn'tè), to put up.

an'them (an'them), a song of praise. an-tic'i-pate (ăn-tis'i-pāt), to have a previous view of what is to happen. anʼti-quat'ed (ǎn'ti-kwāt'ěd), old fashioned.

an'vil (ǎn'vil), a block usually of iron, steel faced, and of characteristic shape, on which metal is shaped as by hammering or forging.

ap'a-thy (ap'a-thi), lack of feeling. a'pex (a'pēks), summit, point. ap'ing (ap'ing), mimicing, imitating. a-poc'a-lyp'ti-cal (ȧ-pok'à-lip'ti-kǎl), revealing.

a-pos'tle (ȧ-pos"), one of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his companions and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the gospel.

ap'os-tol'ic (ăp'os-tolik), like one having a great mission.

ap-pall'ing (ǎ-pôl'ing), fearful, unusual. ap-par'el (ǎ-păr'ěl). clothing.

ap-par'ent (ǎ-pâr'ĕnt), easily seen, seeming.

ap'pa-ri'tion (ǎp'ȧ-rish'un), ghost. apper-tain/ing (áp’ěr-tâning), belong.

ing to.

ap-proach' (ǎ-prōch'), to draw near to stealthily.

ap'pro-ba'tion (ǎp'rō-ba'shun), liking. apt (ǎpt), suitable.

aptness to acts of violence, tending to commit deeds of violence, tendency to kill.

Ar'a-bic (ar'à-bik), the Arabs' language. ar'bi-tra-ry (är'bi-tra-ri), irresponsible. ar'bu-tus (är'bû-tŭs; är-bu'tus), a small trailing plant having fragrant flowers. Ar'ca-bu-ce/ro (är'kä-boo-thāʼrō), a soldier armed with firearms of the middle fifteenth century.

Ar-ma'da (är-mā'dä), a fleet; especially the great Spanish fleet defeated by England in 1588.

ar-ma'dos (är-mā'dōs), large ships, battleships.

ar'mor-er (är'mēr-er), one who cleans and repairs the small arms or iron parts on a ship.

arms at the trail, a military term, rifles carried at side in horizontal position. ar'rack (ǎr'ǎk), liquor made from rice, or molasses, or the sap of palms. ar'rant (ăr'ănt), downright. ar-ray' (ǎ-ra'), order, dress. ar'ro-gance (ǎr'ō-găns), pride. ar'se-nal (är'sê-năl), a public establishment for the storage or manufacture of arms and military equipment. ar-tif'i-cer (är-tif'i-sēr), skilled worker. ar'ti-fi'cial-ly (är'ti-fish'ă-li), not genuinely.

as-cend’an-cy (ă-sěn’dăn-si), control, su periority.

as-cend'ing (ă-send'ing), moving or climbing upward.

as'cer-tain' (ǎs'er-tān'), find out for a certainty.

as-crib'ing (ǎs-krib'ing), attributing, assigning.

as'pect (as'pěkt), appearance.

As'ni-net (as'pi-nět), an Indian chief. as'pi-ra'tion (ăs'pi-ra'shŭn), high desire. as-sail' (ă-sal'), attack.

as-sail'ant (ă-sāl'ănt)), one that attacks. as-sault' (ă-solt'), attack.

as-sert' their lordship (ă-sûrt'), state their right to rule.

as-sim'i-lat/ing (ă-sim'í-lātĭng), resembling.

as-sured' (ă-shoord'), made sure. as-sur'ed-ly (ǎ-shoor'ed-li), certainly. As'ta-roth (ǎs'tà-roth), the Phoenician goddess of love.

asth'ma (ǎz'má), a disease causing difficulty of breathing.

As'to-lat (ǎs'tō-låt), a name for Guildford, Surrey, England.

astral lamp (as'tral), a kind of brilliant lamp.

Atherfield (ǎth'ĕr-feld).

ath-let'ic (ǎth-lět'ik), strong, muscular. a-thwart' (a-thwort'), across.

Atlas (ǎt'las), in Greek mythology, a god who bore up the pillars which upheld the heavens.

a-tone' (ȧ-ton'), to make satisfaction for.

a-tro'cious (å-tro'shus), wicked, terrible. a-troc'i-ties (ȧ-tros'i-tiz), savagely brutal deeds.

at-tend'ance (ă-těn'dăns), service. at'ten/tive-ly scru'ti-nized (a-těn tiv-li skroo'ti-nizd), examined closely.

at'ti-tude (ǎt'i-tud), posture or position. at'tri-bute (ǎ'tri-būt), quality.

Auchmuty, Judge (ók'mů-ti), British general (1756-1822).

au-da'cious (ô-dā'shŭs), impudent, daring.

au'di-ble (ô'di-b'l), actually heard. au'di-tor (o'di-ter), a hearer, listener. aug-ment'ed (ôg-měnt'ěd), increased. auld (öld; äld), Scotch for old. aus-tere' (ôs-ter'), stern, severe.

au-then'tic (ô-thěntik), real, trustworthy, true. au'then-tic/i-ty ineness.

(o'then-tis/i-ti),

genu

au-thor'i-ta-tive (ô-thŏr'i-tå-tiv), commanding, positive.

au'to-bi-og/ra-phy (ô'tō-bi-og'rȧ-fi), history of one's life written by himself.

au'to-crat (ô'tō-krǎt), an absolute monarch.

au'to-cratic (ô'tō-krǎtik), absolute. au-tum'nal (ô-tŭm'năl), belonging to, or like autumn.

aux-il'ia-ry (ôg-zil'yȧ-ri), helper, assistant.

a-venged' (ȧ-věnjd'), punished the injuring party.

a-verse' (a-vers'), disinclined, contrary. aversion, unbounded (å-vûr'shŭn), unlimited dislike.

A-vil'ion (a-vil'yon), in Celtic mythology an earthly paradise in the western seas where heroes were carried at death. av'o-ca/tions (ăv'ō-ka'shunz), pursuits. a-vow'al (ȧ-vou'ăl), declaration. awed (ôd), struck with great fear. Ay'mer de Va'lence (a'mēr då vä'lons), Ayr (âr), a seaport in southwestern Scotland.

A-zores' (ā-zōrz'), islands near and belonging to Portugal.

az'ure (ǎzh'ûr), sky-blue.

Ba'al (bā'ǎl), a Phoenician god whose worship was attended by wild revelry. bab'ble (băb'l), utter unintelligible sounds, prattle.

Bab'y-lo/ni-an vaunt'ing (Băb'i-lōnĭ-ăn vänt'ing), referring to the hanging gardens of Babylon, one of the seven wonders of the world.

bach'e-lor (băch'e-ler), the lowest university degree.

Bacon, Sir Francis, English philosopher and statesman (1561-1626).

bade (băd), ordered, commanded. badge of his au-thor'i-ty (băj of his ô-thor'i-ti), sign of his power.

baf'fled (bǎf'"'ld), defeated, thwarted. bal'dric (bôl'drik), a broad belt, worn over one shoulder, across the breast and under the opposite arm. bal'ing (bal'ing),, dipping out water; making large bundles for shipping. bal'last (bǎl'ast), any heavy substance put into the hold of a ship to sink it in the water.

bam-boo' (băm-boo'), a woody kind of