WORD LIST.

THE MOST DIFFICULT WORDS IN THE PRECEDING LESSONS PRONOUNCED AND DEFINED.

KEY TO THE MARKS OF PRONUNCIATION.

ā, ē, ī, ō, ū, long; ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ, y̆, short; câre, ärm, ȧsk, ạll; fĕrn; fôrm, sȯn; rṳde, fṳll, ûrn; fōōd, bŏŏk; çinder; ġentle; chasm; thin; them; iṉk.

a băn´don. To give up; relinquish. ăb´bot. The ruler of an abbey. a brĭdged´. Shortened. a by̆ss´. A bottomless gulf. ac çĕl´erated. Quickened; hastened. ăc´ çi dent. A sudden and unexpected event. a chiēved´. Done; accomplished. acknowl´edged (ăk nŏl´ĕjd). Assented to; owned as a fact. ăd mi rā´tion. Wonder and delight. ăf fĕct´ed. Moved; influenced. ăġ i tā´tion. Emotion; excitement. a lōōf´. Away from. a māze´ment. Wonder; astonishment. ăm´ber. Yellowish. ăm´bling. Going at an easy gait. ăm mu nĭ´tion. Articles used in charging firearms. ăm´ple. Sufficient. “Ample prospects” = wide or extended views. a nŏn´. “Ever and anon” = frequently; often. ăn´ti quāt ed. Old-fashioned. an tique´ (ăn tēēk´). Old; ancient. ăn´tlered. Having horns like a deer. ăp pạll´ing. Terrible; fearful. ăp pâr´ent ly. Clearly; seemingly. ăp pa rĭ´tion. A wonderful appearance; a ghost. ăp pli cā´tion (of the rod). The act of laying on. ăp point´ed. Set apart; named; established. ăp prĕn´tĭçe ship. Service under legal agreement for the purpose of learning a trade or art. ăs çer tāined´. Learned; found out. ăsp´ens. Poplar trees of a certain kind, the leaves of which are moved by the slightest breeze. ăs sạult´ed. Attacked; set upon with violence. ȧ stẽrn´. At the stern or hinder part. at most = at the greatest estimate. ăt´om. The smallest particle of matter. ạu´di ble. That can be heard. ạu´dience. An assembly of hearers. ȧ vĕnġe´. To inflict punishment upon evil doers for an injury to one’s self or friends. bạl´dric. A broad belt worn over one shoulder and under the opposite arm. bär. The legal profession. “Admitted to the bar” = authorized to practice law in the courts. bā´sĭs. Foundation; groundwork. bȧsk´ing. Lying in a warm place. bāy. “Leaves of bay” = leaves of the laurel tree. be dīght´. Dressed. bĕl lĭġ´er ent. Warlike. be stōwed´. Placed; used; imparted. be wĭl´dered. Greatly perplexed. be wĭtched´. Charmed; entranced. bĭck´er. To move quickly. bĭlġe wạter. Water in the hold of a ship. bĩrch (of jŭs tice). A tough, slender twig, used in school for punishment. biv´ouac (bĭv´wăk). An encampment for the night without tents or covering. blā´zoned. Displayed in bright colors; published far and wide. blŭb´ber. The fat of whales and other large sea animals, from which oil is obtained. blŭsh´ing gŏb´let. A goblet or glass full of red wine. boat´swain (bō´s’n). An officer who has charge of the boats of a ship. bŏnds´man. A slave. bow´er. A lady’s private apartment; a shady recess. brāke. A thicket; a place overgrown with shrubs. brăm´bly. Full of briers. brăn´dished. Shook or flourished. broạd´sīde. A discharge at the same time of all the guns on one side of a ship. bŭc cȧ nēērs´. Robbers upon the sea. bṳl´lion. Gold or silver in the mass. bûrgh´er. Townsman; villager. bûr´nished. Polished. bûrnt ŏf´fer ing. Something offered and burnt on an altar as an atonement for sin. bŭx´om. Stout and rosy. cāne´brākes. Thickets of canes. ca prĭ´çious. Changeable; freakish. cär nĭv´or ous. Flesh-eating. cāse´ment. A window sash opening on hinges. căt´a răct. A waterfall. çĕl´lu lar. Containing cells. chasms (kăzmz). Deep openings in the earth. chŏp´fạll en. Dejected; downcast. chrŏn´i cles. Historical account of facts arranged in regular order. chûrls. Countrymen; laborers. çĩr cŭm´fer ençe. The distance around. çĭr´cum stan çes. Facts; events. clēave. Separate; divide. clōse hạuled. Moving as nearly as possible toward the wind. clūe. A thread; means of guidance. coin´aġe. The act of making pieces of money from metal. cŏm bŭs´ti ble. That can be burned. cŏm mŏd´i ties. Things bought and sold. cŏm´mon wĕalth. A state; the public. cŏm mūned´. Talked together. cŏm mū ni cā´tion. Intercourse; news. cŏm pen sā´tion. Payment; reward. cŏm´pli cat ed. Complex; combined in an intricate manner. cŏm pound´ed. Put together; mixed. cŏn çēd´ed. Gave up; yielded. cŏn çĕp´tions. Ideas; notions. cŏn fẽrred´. Gave; bestowed. cŏn frȯnts´. Meets face to face. con spĭc´u ous. Plain; distinct. con stĭt´u ents. Component parts. cŏn´tra band. Prohibited; forbidden. cōōt. A bird resembling a duck. cŏp´y ist. One who copies. cor rŭpt´. To change from good to bad; depraved. coun´te nançe. Face; appearance. crā´ni um. The skull. crā´ter. The opening or mouth of a volcano. cre dū´li ty. Readiness of belief. crŏpped. Grazed. “Hair cropped close” = hair cut short. crouched. Stooped low, as an animal when waiting for prey. cûr´dled. Coagulated; thickened. “Curdling awe” = awe that thickens the blood in the veins. cŭs tō´di an. A keeper; guardian. de clĕn´sion. A falling. “Declension of spirits” = loss of cheerfulness. dĕm´on strāte. To explain; point out. de nounçe´. To accuse; threaten. de prĕss´ing. Pressing down; humbling. de scrīed´. Saw; beheld. de serts´ (de zẽrts´). “According to his deserts” = as he deserves. de spīte´ful ly. Maliciously. des pŏt´ic (power). The power of a master; tyranny. de vŏlved´. Passed from one person to another. dī´a grăms. Drawings; plans. dĭc tāt´ed. Said; declared. dĭf fūsed´. Spread; circulated. dĭg´ni ty. Loftiness and grace. dĭl´i ġent. Busy; earnest. di mĕn´sions. Extent; measure. dis côrd´ant. Unmusical; jarring. dis coun´te nançed. Discouraged; abashed. dis guīsed´. Hidden. dĭsk. The face of a heavenly body. dis sĕv´ered. Separated. dŏg´ged. Sullen; obstinate. doŭb lōōn´. A Spanish coin worth about $15.00. drăm´a tīzed. Represented in a play. drŭdg´er y. Hard, mean labor. dūe. “A stranger’s due” = that which custom requires to be given to a stranger. dŭsk. “Breezes dusk and shiver” = darken and cause to quiver. ĕc´sta sy. Extreme delight. eight-bells. On shipboard, the striking of a bell eight times at 4, 8, and 12 o’clock. ēked. Increased. ĕl´e ment. One of several parts of something. em bĕl´lish ing. Illustrating; beautifying. ĕm´blem. Sign. ĕm´i nençe. High place or station. e mĭt´ting. Sending out. en çĩr´cled. Surrounded. en coun´tered. Met face to face. ĕn´sīgn. A banner; one who carries a banner. ĕn´ter prī sing. Resolute; active. en thrōned´. Put on a throne. en trēat´. To beg off. e rŭp´tion. A breaking out. ē´ther. The air; a light, volatile liquid. ĕv er-vā´ry ing. Ever-changing. ĕv´i dence. Proof. ex alt´ed (ĕgz ạlt´ed). Raised on high. ex çēēd´ing. More than usual. ex çĕss´ive. Overmuch. ex clū´sive. Shutting out all others. ex e cūt´ed. Performed. ex haust´ing (ĕgz ạst´ing). Using up: tiring out. ex pĕr´i ments. Trials; tests. ex pōrt´ed. Carried out. ex pŏs tu lā´tions. Remonstrances. ex prĕss´ly. Particularly. ex´quis ite (ĕx´kwĭ zĭt). Very excellent; nice. ex´tant. Still existing. ex ult’ed (ĕgz ŭlt´ed). Rejoiced. făl´low. Land left unplowed. fan tăs´tic. Fanciful; unreal. făth´om. Six feet. fa tig´u ing (fa tēg´ing). Tiring; wearying. fe rŏç´i ty. Fierceness. fer´ule (fĕr´rĭl). A short stick or ruler. feuds. Quarrels; disputes. flĭm´sy. Weak; limp. fo rāy´. An attack; a raid. fore´cas tle (fōr´kăs’l). The forward part of a ship. fōre´land. A cape; headland. for sweâr´. To declare or deny on oath. fō´rum. A court; tribunal. foul. Shameful; disgraceful. frăg´men tā ry. In pieces. fra tẽr´nal. Brotherly. frŏn´tiēr. Border land. fûr´bish ing. Scouring: cleaning. gâr´ish. Showy. gär´nished. Decorated. gaunt (gänt). Thin; lean. ġĕm´my. Full of gems. gĩrth. Band fastening a saddle on a horse’s back. gla´cier (glā´shẽr). Field of ice. glū´ey. Full of glue; sticky. gnarled (närld). Knotty; twisted. gŏb´lin. A mischievous spirit; phantom. gŏŏd´man. A tenant. gŏs´sip. To tattle; talk. grăn´deur. Vastness; nobility. grăph´ic. Vivid; impressive. grāy´ling. A kind of fish. grēaves. Armor for the leg below the knee. griēv´ous. Causing sorrow. guärd. Protection. “Mounting guard” = keeping watch. gŭt´tur al. A sound made in the throat. hăp´less. Unfortunate. hăp´ly. Fortunately. här pōōn´. A barbed spear, used in catching whales and other sea animals. häunts. Places of resort. hēav´ing. Hoisting; straining. hĕr´ald ed. Proclaimed; made known. hĕr´e sy. Opinion contrary to established belief. hẽrn. A wading bird. hĭg´gle dy-pĭggle dy. Topsy-turvy. hōōves. Feet of horses or cattle. hôrse´man ship. The riding of horses. hōve. Hoisted; came to a stop. hu māne´. Kind; gentle. hŭs´band man. Farmer. hus´tled (hŭs´l’d). Pushed; crowded. il lū´mi nā tors. Illustrators; embellishers. il lŭs´tri ous. Noble; grand. im bĕd´ded. Covered over. im pẽarled´. Made look as though ornamented with pearls. im pĕn´e tra ble. Not to be entered. im per fĕc´tions. Shortcomings; failings. ĭm´po tence. Weakness; infirmity; having no power. im prẽs´sion. Mark made by pressure. ĭn´çi dents. Happenings. in cli nā´tion. Desire. in clīned´. Leaned toward; placed against. in con vēn´ience. Disadvantage; awkwardness. in crĕd´i ble. Not to be believed. in cre dū´li ty. Showing disbelief. in crĕd´u lous. Unbelieving. in den tā´tion. Notch; dent. in di cā´tions. Signs; symptoms. in dĭf´fer ençe. Carelessness; heedlessness. in ex prĕss´i ble. Not to be described. ĭn´no cençe. Harmlessness. in no vā´tions. Things not customary. in nū´mer a ble. Without number. in quī´ry. Research; an inquiring. in sĕp´a ra ble. Not to be divided. ĭn´so lent ly. Rudely. in sti tū´tion. Something established. in sure´ (-shṳre). To make sure. in tel lĕc´tu al. Belonging to the mind; mental. in tĕl´li gençe. News. intĕns´est. Strictest; extreme in degree. in ter çĕpt´ed. Cut off; stopped on the way. in ter fēred´. Meddled; interposed. in ter mĭn´gling. Mixing together. in un dā´tion. A flood. in vĕn´tion. Discovery; finding out. in ves ti gā´tion. A looking into. ir rĕs´o lute ly. In an undecided manner. ī tĭn´er ant. Wandering; not settled. kēēl. The bottom part of a boat. knĕll. A funeral bell. knīght-ĕr´rant. A knight who traveled in search of adventures. knōll. A little round hill. lâird. A Scottish landholder. lär´board. Left-hand side of a ship. ’lăr´ums. Abbreviation of alarums = alarms. lăt´er al. Sideways. läunch´ing. Setting afloat. lạu´rel. An evergreen shrub; a symbol of honor. lä´vȧ. Melted rock from a volcano. lēague. About three miles; a treaty of friendship. lēē´ward. The part toward which the wind blows. lĕġ is lā´tion. Lawmaking. lĕp´rous. Affected with a disease called leprosy. lĭt´er al ly. Word for word. lŏck´er. A chest on shipboard. lū´mi nous. Shining; bright. lŭs´ti ly. Vigorously; with strength. lŭst´y. Stout; robust. lŭx ū´ri ous. Dainty; expensive; pleasing to the appetite. lȳre (līr). A stringed musical instrument. ma gi´cian (-jĭsh´un). One skilled in magic. māin. The sea; the mainland; principal. ma jĕs´tic. Stately; grand. mal for mā´tion. Irregular formation. măl´low. A kind of plant. măn´i fest. Plain; clear. măn´ū script. Something written by hand. mĕd´i tā tive. Thoughtful. mĕt´tle. Spirit; temper. mi li´tia (mĭ lĭsh´ȧ). A body of citizen soldiers. mĭnt. A place where money is coined. mĭs chȧnçe´. Ill luck. mĭs´sĭle. Something thrown. mis trēat´ing. Abusing. mol es tā´tion. Troubling; annoyance. mōōd. Temper; humor; manner. môr ti fi cā´tion. Vexation; shame. mō´tive. Moving; causing to move; reason. mûrk´iness. Obscurity; darkness. mỹr´tle. A shrubby plant. my̆s tē´rious. Strange; unknown; unaccountable. năr´ra tive. Story; tale. nạu´tic al. Belonging to the sea. nĕc´tar. A delicious drink. nĕth´er. Lower. no bĭ´li ty. The being noble; those of high rank. noŭr´ish er. One who supports or feeds. nŏv´el. A fictitious narrative. ob li gā´tions. Debts owing for a favor or kindness. ob ser vā´tion. View; notice; comment. ŏb´vi āt ed. Avoided. of fi´cious (ŏf fĭsh´us). Meddlesome. ŏm´i nous. Foreboding evil. ŏp por tū´ni ty. Chance; fit time. ŏp´u lent. Rich. ordāined´. Set apart; appointed. păd´. An easy-paced horse. pāġe. A boy employed to attend a person of high rank. pȧ rāde´. Display; show. pärch´ment. Skin of a sheep prepared for writing on. pās´try cŏŏks. Cooks who make pies, tarts, etc. pa thĕt´ic. Full of tender pity. pa trōl´ling. Traversing; guarding. pe cūl´iar. Uncommon; particular. pĕd´a gŏgue. A schoolmaster. pĕn´sive. Thoughtful. pē´o ny. A big red flower. pẽr çĕp´ti ble. That can be seen. pẽr pĕt´u al. All the time. pẽr se cūt´ed. Punished on account of one´s belief; harassed. pẽr´son a ble. Well-formed; presentable. pẽr´ti nent. Well adapted to the purpose in view. per vẽrse´. Contrary. pē´wee. A small bird. pew´ter (pū´tẽr). An alloy of tin and lead. phe nŏm´e non. A remarkable thing or appearance. pic tur ĕsque´ly. Vividly; in a pleasing manner. pĭl´lion. Cushion behind a saddle. pī´lot. One who steers a vessel; a guide. pīned. Drooped; languished. pĭn´ions. Wings. pĭn´nacles. Lofty points or peaks. pī o nēēr´. One who goes before and prepares the way for others. pĭt´e ous. Exciting pity. pĭt´i able. Deserving pity. plăsh´y. Watery; splashy. poi´son ous. Full of poison. pol i ti´cian (-tĭsh´an). Statesman; office seeker. pol lūt´ed. Made impure. pom´mel (pŭm´mel). Knob of a saddle or of a sword. pŏn´der ous. Weighty. pōr´ti coes. Covered spaces before buildings. pŏs si bĭl´i ties. Things possible. pōs´tern. Back entrance. pō´tent. Powerful. prĕçious ness. Great value. prĕ´ma ture ly. Before the right time. prī´mal. First; original. prŏd´i gal dyes. Brilliant colors. prŏj´ects. Plans. pro mōt´ed. Assisted; raised. pro pĕll´ing. Driving. proph´e cy (prŏf´e sy̆). A foretelling. pro prī´e ta ry. Pertaining to an owner. prow. Fore part of a vessel. pŭb´li cans. Collectors of taxes; keepers of inns. pum´ice (pŭm´ĭs). A light volcanic stone. pûr´pos es. Aims; intentions. quăg´mīre. A marsh; soft, wet land. quạr´ter-dĕck. That part of the upper-deck behind the main-mast. quạr´tern. A quarter of a pint; a fourth part. queued (kūd). Hair put up into a pigtail. quĭv´er. Case for carrying arrows. răck´et ing. Frolicking; playing. răl´lied. Ridiculed pleasantly. rămp´ant. Leaping; frolicking. rānġed. Roved over; wandered. re çĕp´ta cle. Place to receive things. rĕc ol lĕc´tion. Remembrance. rĕc on noi´ter. To look around. re flĕc´tion. Consideration; meditation; musing; the return of rays, sound, etc., from a surface. re lŭc´tance. Unwillingness. rĕm´nants. Pieces remaining. re nowned´. Celebrated; famous. re quīt´ed. Returned evil for evil. re sôrt´. To go; a place to which one is in the habit of going. res´pite (rĕs´pĭt). A putting off; reprieve. rĕv´er ençe. To treat with respect and fear. rĭv´en. Split apart. ro măn´tic. Unreal; picturesque. roȳs´ter ing. Blustering. săc´ris tan. Sexton; church officer. săl´ly. A rushing out; to go out. sā´mite. A kind of silk stuff interwoven with gold. sap´phire (săf´īr). A blue precious stone. sea´soned. Dried and hardened. sē clūd´ed. Shut up apart from others. sē crēt´ed. Concealed. sĕn´ti ment. Thought; opinion. shăl´lop. A boat. shăm´bled. Shuffled along. shēathed. Put into a case. shĭṉ´gly bars. Gravelly shallows. shrouds of a ship. The set of ropes that stay the masts. si ĕs´ta. A midday nap. sĭm´mer. To boil gently. sim plĭç´i ty. Plainness; truthfulness. sin´ew y. Vigorous; firm. sit u ā´tion. Location; place. sĭx´pençe. A silver coin worth about 12 cents. skĕtch´es. Short essays or stories. skĭm´ming. Flying with a gentle motion. slăp´jăcks. Griddle cakes. slŭg´gish. Slow; lazy. smĭth´y. A blacksmith’s shop. snīpe. A small bird having a long, straight beak. “Snipe nose” = a nose like a snipe’s beak. sō çia bĭl´i ty. Readiness to converse. sō joŭrned´. Remained awhile. sōle´ly. Alone; only. spē´cies (-shëz). Kind; variety. spĕc´ter. Ghost; phantom. spĕc u lā´tion. Notion; theory. stātes´men. Men eminent for their political abilities. steer´age. Part of a vessel below decks. stĕm and stẽrn. The fore part and the hind part of a vessel. stŏck āde´. A strong inclosure; or wall. stŭb´ble fields. Fields from which grain has recently been cut. stŭl´ti fy. To make a fool of. stū pĕn´dous. Wonderful; amazing. suf fūsed´. Overspread. sŭmp´tu ous. Costly; luxurious. sŭn´dry. Several; various. su per năt´u ral. Miraculous. sup po sĭ´tion. Something supposed. sur vey´ing (-vāĭng). Viewing; mapping out. swāins. Young rustics. swạrd. Turf; grassy surface of the land. swạrth´y. Dusky; tawny. sy̆mp´tom. Sign; token. tăṉk´ards. Large drinking vessels. tăn´ta līz ing. Teasing. thătch. Straw covering the roof of a building. thēmes. Topics on which one writes or speaks. thôrps. Small villages. thrŏt´tling. Choking; strangling. thyme (tīm). A garden plant. tĭlt. A tournament. tĭr´rȧ lĭr´rȧ. An imitation of a musical sound. tŏl er ā´tion. Freedom. tŏp´sail hăl´yards. Ropes for hoisting the topsail on a mast. tŏp´sy-tûr´vy. Upside down. tour´na ment (tōōr´nȧ mĕnt). A mock fight between horsemen. tōw clŏth. Cloth made of coarse flax. trāiled. Drawn; dragged. trȧnçe. An unconscious condition or state of being. trăn scrīb´ing. Copying. trăns pōrt´. To carry; to carry away with joy. trăns´port. Conveyance; rapture. trĕach´er ous. Not to be trusted. tre mĕn´dous. Dreadful; awful. trĕm´u lous. Trembling. trim the yards. Arrange the vessel for sailing. trōōp´er. Horseman; cavalryman. tu mŭl´tu ous. Disorderly. u biq´ui tous (ū bĭk´wĭ tŭs). In many places at the same time. ŭm´braġe. Resentment. ū na nĭm´i ty. Agreement. un bī´ased. Not prejudiced. un couth´ (ŭn kōōth´). Awkward. ŭn in tĕl´li ġi ble. Can not be understood. ū ni vẽr´sal. General. u´ni vẽrse. All created things. ŭn sûr păssed´. Having no superior. u surp´ (u zûrp´). To seize by force; without right. ŭt´ter most. Greatest; farthest limit. ū´til īzed. Made useful. vā´grants. Wanderers; beggars. vāl´iant. Brave. văp´id. Having lost life and spirit. vĕn´i son. Flesh of the deer. vĕr´sion. A translation; a description from a particular point of view. vĭ çĭn´i ty. Neighborhood. vi´cious ness (vĭsh´ŭs nĕss). Wickedness. vict´uals (vĭt´’lz). Food; provisions. vĭg´or ous. Strong; healthy. vine´yards (vĭn´yẽrdz). Places where grapevines grow. vĩr´tues. Good qualities. vĭ´sion a ry. Imaginary. vŏl cā´noes. Burning mountains. wạrd´er. A guard. wāy´ward ness. Willfulness. whey (whā). The watery part of milk, separated from the curd in cheese making. whole´some (hōl´sŭm). Healthful. wĭck´er. A twig or withe, used in making baskets. wĭl´der ness. A wild tract of country; desert. wĭnd´lass. Machine for raising weights by turning a crank. wĭtch´crăft. The art of witches. “Witching time of night” = time favorable for witchery. wīthes. Long, flexible twigs. wĭz´ard. Magician; enchanter. wōe´ful. Wretched; sad. wōld. A wood; a plain. wŏŏd´bīne. A climbing plant. wŏŏd´crăft. Skill in anything connected with the woods. wres´tling (rĕs´lĭng). Struggling. yärds (of a ship). The long, slender pieces which support the sails. yẽarned. Desired very much. yeō´man. A freeholder; a farmer. yōre. Long ago.