DESI'GN, _s._ an intention; a purpose; a scheme
DESIGNA'TION, _s._ appointment; direction; intention to design
DESI'RE, _v.a._ wish; long for; intreat
DE'SOLATE, _a._ without inhabitants; solitary; laid waste
DESPA'TCH, _s._ to send away hastily; to do business quickly; to put to
death
DE'SPERATE, _a._ without hope; rash; mad; furious
DE'SPICABLE, _a._ worthy of scorn; contemptible
DESPI'SE, _v.a._ scorn; condemn; slight; abhor
DE'SPOTISM, _s._ absolute power
DESTINA'TION, _s._ the place where it was our destiny to go; fate; doom
DE'STINE, _v.a._ doom; devote
DE'STINY, _s._ doom; fate
DE'STITUTE, _a._ forsaken; abject; in want of
DESTRO'Y, _v.a._ lay waste; make desolate; put an end to
DESTRU'CTION, _s._ the act of destroying; the state of being destroyed;
ruin
DETA'CH, _v.a._ separate; disengage
DETA'CHMENT, _s._ a body of troops sent out from the main army
DETE'R, _v.a._ fright from anything
DETERMINA'TION, _s._ absolute direction to a certain end; the result of
deliberation; judicial decision
DETE'RMINE, _v.a._ fix; settle; resolve; decide
DETE'STABLE, _a._ hateful; abominable; odious
DETRA'CTION, _s._ the withdrawing or taking off from a thing
DETRU'DE, _v.a._ thrust down; force into a lower place
DEVASTA'TION, _s._ waste; havoc; desolation; destruction
DEVE'LOP, _v.a._ to disentangle; to disengage from something that
enfolds and conceals
DEVIA'TION, _s._ the act of quitting the right way; wandering
DEVO'TE, _v.a._ dedicate; consecrate
DE'VOTEE, _s._ one erroneously or superstitiously religious; a bigot
DEVO'TION, _s._ piety; prayer; strong affection; power
DE'XTEROUS, _a._ subtle; full of expedients; expert; active; ready
DIABO'LICAL, _a._ devilish
DI'ADEM, _s._ the mark of Royalty worn on the head
DI'AL, _s._ a plate marked with lines, where a hand or shadow shows the
hour
DI'ALECT, _s._ subdivision of a language; style; manner of expression
DI'ALOGUE, _s._ a discussion between two persons
DIA'METER, _s._ the straight line which, passing through the centre of a
circle, divides it into two equal parts
DI'AMOND, _s._ the most valuable and hardest of all the gems; a
brilliant
DI'FFER, _v.n._ be distinguished from; contend; be of a contrary opinion
DI'FFERENT, _a._ distinct; unlike; dissimilar
DIFFICULTY, _s._ hardness; something hard to accomplish; distress;
perplexity in affairs
DI'GNITY, _s._ rank of elevation; grandeur of mien; high place
DILA'TE, _v n._ widen; grow wide; speak largely
DI'LIGENCE, _s._ industry; assiduity
DIMI'NISH, _v.a._ to make less
DIMI'NUTIVE, _a._ small; narrow; contracted
DIRE'CT, _v.a._ aim at a straight line; regulate; order; command;
adjust; mark out a certain course
DIRE'CTION, _s._ tendency of motion impressed by a certain impulse;
order; command; prescription
DIRE'CTLY, _ad._ immediately; apparently; in a straight line
DISAGRE'EABLE, _a._ unpleasing; offensive
DISA'STROUS, _a._ calamitous
DISCI'PLE, _s._ a scholar; one that professes to receive instruction
from another
DISCIPLINE, _s._ education; the art of cultivating the mind; a state of
subjection
DISCONCE'RT, _v.a._ unsettle the mind; discompose
DISCOU'RAGE, _v.a._ depress; deprive of confidence
DISCO'VER, _v.a._ disclose; bring to light; find out
DISCO'VERY, _s._ the act of finding anything hidden
DISCRI'MINATION, _s._ the state of being distinguished from other
persons or things; the mark of distinction
DISHO'NOUR, _s._ reproach; disgrace; ignominy
DISLO'DGE, _v.a._ to go to another place; to drive or remove from a
place
DISMA'NTLE, _v.a._ strip; deprive of a dress; strip a town of its
outworks; loose
DISMA'Y, _s._ fall of courage; desertion of mind
DISOBE'DIENCE, _s._ the act of disobeying; inattention to the words of
those who have right to command
DISO'RDER, _s._ irregularity; tumult; sickness
DISPA'RAGEMENT, _s._ reproach; disgrace; indignity
DISPLA'Y, _v.a._ exhibit; talk without restraint
DISPOSI'TION, _s._ order; method; temper of mind
DISQUI'ETUDE, _s._ uneasiness
DI'SREGARD, _v.a._ to slight; to neglect
DI'SSIPATE, _v.a._ scatter every way; disperse; scatter the attention
DISSO'LVE, _v.n._ be melted; fall to nothing
DISTANCE, _s._ remoteness in place; retraction of kindness; reserve
DISTE'MPER, _s._ disease; malady; bad constitution of the mind
DISTI'NCTION, _s._ the act of discerning one as preferable to the other;
note of difference; honourable note of superiority; discernment
DISTINCTLY, _ad._ not confusedly; plainly; clearly
DISTRE'SS, _s._ calamity; misery; misfortune
DISTRI'BUTE, _v.a._ to deal out; to dispensate
DI'STRICT, _s._ region; country; territory
DIVE'RGE, _v.n._ send various ways from one point
DIVE'RSIFY, _v.a._ make different from another
DIVE'RSION, _s._ the act of turning anything off from its course
DIVE'RSITY, _s._ difference; dissimilitude; unlikeness; variety
DIVI'DE, _v.a._ part one whole in different pieces; separate; deal out
DI'VIDEND, _s._ a share
DO'CILE, _a._ teachable; easily instructed; tractable
DOMA'IN, _s._ dominion; possession; estate; empire
DOME'STIC, _a._ belonging to the house; private
DOME'STICATE, _v.a._ make domestic; withdraw from the public
DOMI'NION, _s._ sovereign authority; power; territory
DO'RSAL, _a._ pertaining to the back
DO'UBLE, _a._ two of a sort; in pairs; twice as much
DRAMA'TIC, _a._ representable by action
DRA'MATIST, _s._ author of dramatic compositions
DRAW'INGROOM, _s._ a room to which company withdraw--originally
withdrawing-room
DRE'ADFUL, _a._ terrible; frightful
DRE'ARINESS, _s._ gloominess; sorrowfulness
DRE'ARY, _a._ sorrowful; gloomy; dismal; horrid
DU'CAT, _s._ a coin struck by Dukes; in silver valued at about four
shillings and sixpence, in gold at nine shillings and sixpence
DURA'TION, _s._ power of continuance; length of continuance
DU'RING, _prep._ for the time of the continuance
EA'RLY, _ad._ soon; betimes
EA'RTHQUAKE, _s._ tremour or convulsion of the earth
EA'STERN, _a._ belonging to the east; lying to the east; oriental
EA'SY, _a._ not difficult; ready; contented; at rest
ECLI'PSE, _s._ an obscuration of the heavenly luminaries; darkness;
obscuration
ECO'NOMY, _s._ frugality; discretion of expense; system of matter
E'DIFICE, _s._ a fabric; a building
EDI'TION, _s._ publication of anything, particularly of a book
EDUCA'TION, _s._ formation of manners in youth
EFFE'CT, _s._ that which is produced by an operating cause; success;
purpose; meaning; consequence
EFFE'CTUAL, _a._ productive of effects; expressive of facts
EFFE'MINACY, _s._ softness; unmanly delicacy
E'FFLUENCE, _s._ what issues from some other principle
E'FFULGENCE, _s._ lustre; brightness; splendour
EFFU'SE, _v.a._ to pour out; to spill, to shed
EJA'CULATION, _s._ an exclamation
ELA'BORATE, _a._ finished with care
ELE'CTRIC, _a._ relating to electricity
ELE'CTRO-MA'GNETISM, _s._ a branch of electrical science
E'LEGANCE, _s._ beauty, rather soothing than striking; beauty without
grandeur
E'LEGY, _s._ a mournful song; short poem without points or turns
E'LEPHANT, _s._ a large quadruped
E'LEVA'TED, _a._ exalted; raised up; progressed in rank
ELEVA'TION, _s._ the act of raising up aloft; exaltation
ELOCU'TION, _s._ the power of fluent speech; the power of expression;
eloquence; flow of language
E'LOQUENCE, _s._ the power or speaking with fluency and elegance
ELU'DE, _v.a._ to mock by unexpected escape
E'MANATE, _v.a._ to issue; to flow from something else
EMBA'LM, _v.a._ impregnate a body with aromatics, that it may resist
putrefaction
EMBA'RK, _v.n._ to go on board a ship; to engage in any affair
EMBROI'DERY, _s._ variegated work; figures raised upon a ground
E'MERALD, _s._ a precious stone of a green colour
EME'RGE, _v.n._ to issue; to proceed; to rise
EME'RGENCY, _s._ the act of rising into view; any sudden occasion;
pressing necessity
E'MINENCE, _s._ loftiness; height; summit; distinction
E'MINENT, _a._ celebrated; renowned
EMI'T, _v.a._ to send forth; to let fly; to dart
EMO'LUMENT, _s._ profit; advantage
E'MPEROR, _s._ a monarch of title and dignity superior to a king
EMPLO'Y, _v.a._ busy; keep at work; use as materials; trust with the
management of any affairs; use as means
E'MULATE, _v.a._ to vie
EMULA'TION, _s._ rivalry; desire of superiority
ENA'BLE, _v.a._ make able; confer power
ENCA'MPMENT, _s._ the act of encamping or pitching tents; a camp
ENCHA'NTMENT, _s._ magical charms; spells; irresistible influence
ENCI'RCLING, _a._ environing; surrounding
ENCLO'SE, _v.a._ part from things or grounds common by a fence;
surround; encompass
ENCOU'NTER, _v.a._ meet face to face; attack
ENCRO'ACHMENT, _s._ an unlawful gathering in upon another man; advance
into the territories or rights of another
ENDA'NGER, _v.a._ put in hazard; incur the danger of
ENDU'RANCE, _s._ continuance; lastingness; delay
E'NEMY, _s._ foe; antagonist; any one who regards another with
malevolence
ENERGE'TIC, _a._ operative; active; vigorous
E'NERGY, _s._ activity; quickness; vigour
ENGA'GE, _v.a._ employ; stake; unite; enlist; induce; fight
ENGINE'ER, _s._ one who manages engines; one who directs the artillery
of an army
ENGRA'VER, _s._ a cutter in wood or other matter
ENGRA'VING, _s._ the work of an engraver
ENGRO'SS, _v.a._ thicken; increase in bulk; fatten; to copy in a large
hand
ENJO'Y, _v.a._ feel or perceive with pleasure; please; delight
ENLA'RGEMENT, _s._ increase; copious discourse
ENNO'BLE, _v.a._ to dignify; to exalt; to make famous
ENO'RMOUS, _a._ wicked beyond the common measure; exceeding in bulk the
common measure
ENQUI'RY, _s._ interrogation; examination; search
ENRA'GE, _v.a._ irritate; make furious
ENSNA'RE, _v.a._ entrap; entangle in difficulties or perplexities
E'NTERPRISE, _s._ an undertaking of hazard; an arduous attempt
E'NTERPRISING, _a._ fond of enterprise
ENTHU'SIASM, _s._ a vain belief of private revelation; beat of
imagination; elevation of fancy
E'NTRAILS, _s._ the intestines; internal parts
ENU'MERATE, _v.a._ reckon up singly; number
ENVE'LOPEMENT, _s._ covering; inwrapment
E'PIC, _a._ narrative
EPI'STLE, _s._ a letter
EPI'STOLARY, _a._ transacted by letters; relating to letters
E'QUAL, _a._ even; uniform; in just proportion
EQUITY, _s._ justice; impartiality
ERE'CT, _a._ upright; bold; confident
ERE'CT, _v.a._ raise; build; elevate; settle
E'RMINE, _s._ an animal found in cold countries, of which the fur is
valuable, and used for the adornment of the person. A fur worn by
judges in England
ERRO'NEOUS, _a._ wrong; unfounded; false; misled by error
ERU'PTION, _s._ the act of bursting out; sudden excursion of a hostile
kind
ESCO'RT, _v.a._ convoy; guard from place to place
ESPE'CIAL, _a._ principal; chief
ESPE'CIALLY, _ad._ principally; chiefly; in an uncommon degree
ESPLANA'DE, _s._ the empty space between a citadel and the outskirts of
a town
ESSE'NTIAL, _a._ necessary to the constitution or existence of anything;
important in the highest degree
ESTA'BLISHMENT, _s._ settlement; fixed state
ESTRA'NGE, _v.a._ keep at a distance; withdraw
ETE'RNAL, _a._ without beginning or end; perpetual; unchanging
ETE'RNALLY, _ad._ incessantly; for evermore
ETE'RNITY, _s._ duration without beginning or end
ETHE'REAL, _a._ belonging to the higher regions
EVA'PORATE, _v.a._ to drive away in fumes
E'VENING, _s._ the close of the day; beginning of night
EVE'NTUALLY, _ad._ in the event; in the last result
E'VIDENT, _a._ plain; notorious
EXA'CT, _a._ nice; not deviating from rule; careful
EXA'MINE, _v.a._ search into; make inquiry into
EXA'MPLE, _s._ copy or pattern
E'XCAVATE, _v.a._ hollow; cut into hollows
EXCE'L, _v.a._ to outgo in good qualities; to surpass
E'XCELLENCE, _s._ the state of abounding in any good quality; dignity;
goodness
E'XCELLENT, _a._ eminent in any good quality; of great value
EXCE'PT, _prep._ exclusively of; unless
EXCE'SSIVE, _a._ beyond the common proportion
EXCI'TE, _v.a._ rouse; animate
EXCLU'DE, _v.a._ shut out; debar
EXCLU'SIVE, _a._ having the power of excluding or denying admission
EXCRU'CIATE, _v.a._ torture; torment
EXCU'RSION, _s._ an expedition into some distant part
EXCU'RSIVE, _a._ rambling; deviating
EXECU'TION, _s._ performance; practice; slaughter
EXE'MPLARY, _a._ such as may give warning to others; such as may attract
notice and imitation
E'XERCISE, _s._ labour of the mind or body
EXE'RTION, _s._ the act of exerting; effort
EXHI'BIT, _v.a._ to offer to view; show; display
EXHIBI'TION, _s._ the act of exhibiting; display
EXHI'LARATE, _v.a._ make cheerful; cheer; enliven
EXI'STENCE, _s._ state of being
EXPA'ND, _v.a._ to spread; to extend on all sides
EXPA'NSE, _s._ a body widely extended without inequalities
EXPE'DIENT, _s._ that which helps forward as means to an end
EXPEDI'TION, _s._ an excursion
EXPE'L, _v.a._ drive away; banish; eject
EXPE'RIENCE, _s._ knowledge gained by practice
EXPE'RIENCED, _a._ wise by long practice
EXPE'RIMENT, _s._ a trial of anything
EXPI'RE, _v.a._ breathe out; close; bring to an end
EXPLO'SION, _s._ an outburst; a sudden crash
EXPO'RT, _v.a._ carry out of a country
EXPO'SE, _v.a._ lay open; make bare; put in danger
EXPRE'SSION, _s._ the form of language in which any thoughts are
uttered; the act of squeezing out anything
E'XQUISITE, _a._ excellent; consummate; complete
EXTE'MPORE, _ad._ without premeditation; suddenly
EXTE'ND, _v.a._ stretch out; diffuse; impart
EXTE'NSIVE, _a._ large; wide; comprehensive
EXTE'RIOR, _a._ outward; external
EXTE'RNAL, _a._ outward
EXTI'NGUISH, _v.a._ put out; destroy; obscure
EXTI'RPATE, _v.a._ root out; eradicate
E'XTRACT, _s._ the chief parts drawn from anything
EXTRAO'RDINARY, _a._ different from common order and method; eminent;
remarkable
EXTRA'VAGANT, _a._ wasteful; not saving; otherwise, improbable, false
EXTRE'MELY, _ad._ greatly; very much; in the utmost degree
EXTRE'MITY, _s._ the utmost point; highest degree; parts at the greatest
distance
FACI'LITY, _s._ ease; dexterity; affability
FA'CTORY, _s._ a house or district inhabited by traders in a distant
country; traders embodied in one place
FA'CULTY, _s._ the power of doing anything; ability
FAMI'LIAR, _a._ domestic; free; well known; common; unceremonious
FAMI'LIARITY, _s._ easiness of conversation; acquaintance
FA'MILY, _s._ those who live in the same house; household; race; clans
FA'MOUS, _a._ renowned; celebrated
FANA'TICISM, _s._ madness; frenzy; insanity
FANTA'STIC, _a._ whimsical; fanciful; imaginary
FA'RTHER, _ad._ at a greater distance; beyond this
FA'SHION, _v.a._ form; mould; figure; make according to the rule
prescribed by custom
FA'TAL, _a._ deadly; mortal; appointed by destiny
FATI'GUE, _s._ weariness
FATI'GUE, _v.a._ tire; weary
FAUN, _s._ a kind of rural deity
FA'VOURITE, _s._ a person or thing beloved; one regarded with favour
FE'ATHER, _s._ plume of birds
FE'ATURE, _s._ the cast or make of the face; any lineament or single
part of the face
FE'ELING, _s._ the sense of touch; sensibility; tenderness; perception
FERMENTA'TION, _s._ a slow motion of the particles of a mixed body,
arising usually from the operation of some active acid matter; as
when leaven or yeast ferments bread or wort
FERO'CITY, _s._ savageness; wildness; fierceness
FE'RTILE, _a._ fruitful; abundant; plenteous
FERTI'LITY, _s._ abundance; fruitfulness
FE'STAL, _a._ festive; joyous; gay
FE'STIVAL, _a._ time of feast; anniversary-day of civil or religious joy
FESTO'ON, _s._ In architecture, an ornament of carved work in the form
of a wreath or garland of flowers or leaves twisted together
FEU'DAL, _a._ dependant; held by tenure
FI'BRE, _s._ a small thread or string
FI'CTION, _s._ a fanciful invention; a probable or improbable invention;
a falsehood; a lie
FIDE'LITY, _s._ honesty; faithful adherence
FI'GURE, _s._ shape; person; stature; the form of anything as terminated
by the outline
FI'LIAL, _a._ pertaining to a son; befitting a son; becoming the
relation of a son
FI'RMAMENT, _s._ sky; heavens
FLA'GON, _s._ a vessel with a narrow mouth
FLA'MBEAU, _s._ (pronounced _flam-bo_) a lighted torch
FLA'VOUR, _s._ power of pleasing the taste; odour
FLEUR-DE-LIS, _s._ (French for a lily, pronounced _flúr-de-lee_) a
term applied in architecture and heraldry
FLE'XIBLE, _a._ capable of being bent; pliant; not brittle; complying:
obsequious; ductile; manageable
FLOAT, _v.n._ to swim on the surface of water; to move without labour in
a fluid; to pass with a light irregular course; _v.a._ to cover with
water
FLO'RIDNESS, _s._ freshness of colour
FLO'URISH, _v.a._ and _v.n._ yield; prosper; wield; adorn
FLU'CTUATE, _v.n._ roll to and again, as water in agitation; be in an
uncertain state
FLU'ID, _a._ anything not solid
FLU'TTER, _v.n._ move irregularly; take short flights with great
agitation of the wines
FO'LIAGE, _s._ leaves; tuft of leaves
FO'LLOWING, _a._ coming after another
FOME'NT, _v.a._ cherish with heat; encourage
FO'REFATHER, _s._ ancestor
FO'REIGN, _a._ not in this country; not domestic; remote; not belonging
to
FO'REPART, _s._ anterior part
FO'REST, _s._ a wild uncultivated tract of ground, with wood
FO'RMER, _a._ before another in time; the first of two
FO'RMIDABLE, _a._ terrible; dreadful; tremendous
FORTIFICA'TION, _s._ the science of military architecture; a place built
for strength
FO'RTITUDE, _s._ courage; bravery; strength
FO'RWARD, _v.a._ hasten; quicken; advance
FO'RWARD, _a._ warm; earnest; quick; ready
FO'RWARD, _ad._ onward; straight before
FO'RWARDNESS, _s._ eagerness; ardour; quickness; confidence
FOSSE, _s._ a ditch; a moat
FOUNDA'TION, _s._ the basis or lower parts of an edifice; the act of
fixing the basis; original; rise
FRA'GMENT, _s._ a part broken from the whole; an imperfect piece
FRA'NTIC, _a._ mad; deprived of understanding
FREE'STONE, _s._ stone commonly used in building, so called because it
can be cut freely in all directions
FREIGHT, _s._ anything with which a ship is loaded; the money due for
transportation of goods
FRE'QUENT, _a._ often done; often seen; often occurring
FRE'SCO, _s._ coolness; shade; duskiness; a picture not drawn in glaring
light, but in dusk
FRI'CTION, _s._ the act of rubbing two bodies together
FRI'VOLOUS, _a._ trifling; wasteful; dawdling
FRO'NTIER, _s._ the limit; the utmost verge of any territory
FU'RNACE, _s._ a large fire
FU'RNISH, _v.a._ supply with what is necessary; fit up; equip; decorate
GA'BLE, _s._ the sloping roof of a building
GA'LAXY, _s._ the Milky Way
GA'LLANT, _a._ brave; daring; noble
G'ALLEY, _a._ a vessel used in the Mediterranean
GA'RDEN, _s._ piece of ground enclosed and cultivated
GA'RMENT, _s._ anything by which the body is covered
GA'RRISON, _s._ fortified place, stored with soldiers
GAUGE, _s._ a measure; a standard
GENEA'LOGY, _s._ history of the succession of families
GE'NERAL, _a._ common; usual; extensive, though not universal; public
GENERA'TION, _s._ a family; a race; an age
GE'NEROUS, _a._ noble of mind; magnanimous; open of heart
GE'NIAL, _a._ that gives cheerfulness, or supports life; natural; native
GE'NTLE, _a._ soft; mild; tame; meek; peaceable
GEOGRA'PHICAL, _a._ that which relates to geography
GEO'GRAPHY, _s._ knowledge of the earth
GE'STURE, _s._ action or posture expressive of sentiment
GI'ANT, _s._ a man of size above the ordinary rate of men; a man
unnaturally large
GIGA'NTIC, _a._ suitable to a giant; enormous
GLA'CIER, _s._ a mountain of ice
GLA'NDULAR, _a._ having glands
GLI'STER, _v.n._ shine; to be bright
GLO'BULE, _s._ a small particle of matter of a round figure, as the red
particles of the blood
GLO'RIOUS, _a._ noble; excellent; illustrious
GLO'SSY, _a._ shiny; smoothly polished
GO'RGEOUS, _a._ fine; magnificent; gaudy; showy
GO'SLING, _s._ a young goose; a catkin on nut-trees and pines
GO'SSAMER, _s._ the web of a male spider
GOUT, _s._ a disease attended with great pain
GO'VERNOR, _s._ one who has the supreme direction; a tutor
GRADA'TION, _s._ regular progress from one degree to another; order;
arrangement
GRA'DUALLY, _ad._ by degrees; step by step
GRA'NDEUR, _s._ splendour of appearance; magnificence
GRANGE, _s._ a farm
GRATIFICA'TION, _s._ pleasure; something gratifying
GRA'TITUDE, _s._ duty to benefactors; desire to return benefits
GRA'VITY, _s._ weight; tendency to the centre; seriousness; solemnity
GROTE'SQUE, _a._ distorted of figure; unnatural
GUARD, _s._ part of the hilt of a sword; a man or body of men whose
business is to watch
GUIDE, _s._ director; regulator
HABITATION, _s._ place of abode; dwelling
HABI'TUALLY, _ad._ customarily; by habit
HA'GGARD, _a._ deformed; ugly
HARA'NGUE, _v.n._ make a speech
HA'RMONIZE, _v.a._ to adjust in fit proportion
HARPO'ON, _s._ a bearded dart, with a line fastened to the handle, with
which whales are struck and caught
HA'ZARDOUS, _a._ perilous, dangerous
HE'AVY, _a._ weighty; burdened; depressed
HE'RALDRY, _s._ the art or office of a herald; registers of genealogies
HE'RBAGE, _s._ grass; pasture; herbs collectively
HERBI'VOROUS, _a._ that eats herbs
HERE'DITARY, _a._ possessed or claimed by right of inheritance;
descending by inheritance
HE'RETIC, _s._ one who propagates his private opinions in opposition to
the Catholic Church
HE'YDAY, _s._ frolic; wildness
HI'DEOUS, _a._ frightful; ugly
HIPPOPO'TAMUS, _s._ a large animal--the river horse
HISTO'RIAN, _s._ a writer of facts and events
HISTO'RICAL, _a._ that which relates to history
HI'STORY, _s._ narration; the knowledge of facts and events
HO'LLOW, _a._ excavated; not solid; not sound
HO'NEY, _s._ a sweet substance produced by bees
HO'NOUR, _s._ dignity; fame; reputation; glory
HO'RIZON, _s._ the line that terminates the view
HO'SPITABLE, _a._ giving entertainment to strangers; kind to strangers
HO'TTENTO'T, _s._ a native of the south of Africa
HOWE'VER, _ad._ in whatsoever manner; at all events; happen what will;
yet
HOWI'TZER, _s._ a kind of bomb
HU'MAN, _a._ having the qualities of a man; belonging to man
HUMA'NITY, _s._ the nature of man; benevolence
HU'MBLE, _a._ not proud; modest; low
HU'MID, _a._ wet; moist; watery
HUMI'LITY, _s._ freedom from pride; modesty
HU'NDRED, _s._ a company or body consisting of a hundred.
HU'RRICANE, _s._ a blast; a tempest
HYDRAU'LIC, _a._ relating to the conveyance of water through pipes
HY'DROGEN, _s._ a gas, one of the component parts of the atmosphere
I'CEBERG, _s._ a hill of ice; a moving island of ice
I'CICLE, _s._ a pendent shoot of ice
I'DOL, _s._ an image worshipped as God; one loved or honoured to
adoration
IGNO'BLE, _a._ mean of birth; worthless
IGUA'NA, _s._ a reptile of the lizard species
ILLE'GAL, _a._ unlawful
ILLUMINA'TION, _s._ brightness; splendour
ILLU'MINATIVE, _a._ having the power to give light
ILLU'SION, _s._ mockery; false show
ILLU'STRATE, _v.a._ brighten with light; brighten with honour; explain;
clear
ILLUSTRA'TION, _s._ explanation; example; exposition
ILLU'STRIOUS, _a._ conspicuous; noble; eminent
I'MAGE, _s._ a statue; a picture; an idol; a copy
IMA'GINARY, _a._ fanciful; poetical
IMAGINATION, _s._ fancy; conception; contrivance; scheme
I'MITATE, _v.a._ copy; counterfeit; resemble
IMMATE'RIAL, _a._ incorporeal; unimportant
IMMEA'SURABLE, _a._ immense; not to be measured
IMME'DIATELY, _ad._ without the intervention of any other cause or event
IMME'NSE, _a._ unlimited; unbounded; infinite
I'MMINENT, _a._ unavoidable; perilous
IMMO'RTALISE, _v.a._ to render immortal
IMMORTA'LITY, _s._ exemption from death; life never to end
IMPA'RT, _v.a._ grant; give; communicate
IMPA'RTIAL, _a._ indifferent; disinterested; just
IMPA'SSABLE, _a._ not to be passed; not admitting passage
IMPA'SSIBLE, _a._ incapable of suffering
IMPA'TIENT, _a._ not able to endure; hasty; eager