TA'PER, v.n. grow gradually smaller

TA'TTOO, v.a. mark by staining on the skin

TA'WDRY, a. meanly showy; showy without elegance

TA'XATION, s. the act of loading with taxes; accusation

TE'CHNICAL, a. belonging to the arts; not in common or popular use

TE'LESCOPE, s. a long glass by which distant objects are viewed

TEA'CHER, s. one who teaches; an instructor

TE'MPERANCE, s. moderation in meat and drink; free from ardent passion

TE'MPERATE, a. moderate in meat and drink; free from ardent passion; not excessive

TE'MPERATURE, s. constitution of nature; degree of any qualities; moderation

TE'MPLE, s. a place appropriated to acts of religion; the upper part of the sides of the head

TE'MPORAL, a. measured by time secular; not spiritual

TEMPTA'TION, s. the act of tempting

TENA'CITY, s. adhesion of one part to another

TE'NDENCY, s. direction or course toward any place, object, inference, or result

TE'NDER, a. soft; sensible; delicate; gentle; mild; young; weak, as tender age

TE'NDRIL, s. the clasp of a vine or other climbing plant

TE'NEMENT, s. anything held by a tenant

TENU'ITY, s. thinness; smallness; poverty

TE'RMINATE, v.n. have an end; be limited; end

TERMINA'TION, s. the end

TERRE'STRIAL, a. earthly

TE'RRIBLE, a. dreadful; formidable; causing fear

TE'RRIER, s. a kind of dog

TE'RRITORY, s. land; country

TE'RROR, s. fear communicated; fear received; the cause of fear

TE'XTURE, s. the act of weaving; a web; a thing woven; combination of parts

THE'REFORE, ad. for this reason; consequently

THOU'SAND, a. or s. the number of ten hundred

TIDE, s. time; alternate ebb and flow of the sea

TI'MID, a. fearful; wanting courage

TI'MOROUS, a. fearful; terrified; susceptible of fear; capable of being frightened

TI'TLE, s. a general head comprising particulars; an appellation of honour; claim of right; the first page of a book, telling its name, and generally its subject

TO'CSIN, s. an alarm-bell

TO'RPID, a. motionless; sluggish

TO'RTURE, s. torments judicially inflicted; pain by which guilt is punished, or confession extorted

TO'RTURE, v.a. punish with tortures; torment

TOUR, s. (pronounced toor) a journey for pleasure

TOU'RIST, s. one who travels for pleasure

TO'WARD, prep. in a direction to; near to

TOW'ER, s. high building; fortress; an elevation

TRADI'TIONAL, a. delivered by tradition

TRA'GEDY, s. any mournful or dreadful event

TRA'GIC, a. mournful, calamitous

TRA'GI-CO'MEDY, s. a drama compounded of merry and serious things

TRAIN, v.a. draw along; entice; educate

TRA'NQUIL, a. quiet; peaceful

TRANQUI'LLITY, a. quietness; peace; freedom from trouble or annoyance

TRANSA'CT, v.a. manage; negotiate; perform

TRANSA'CTION, s. negotiation; management

TRA'NSIENT, a. short; momentary

TRANSI'TION, s. removal; passage from one to another; change

TRANSMI'T, v.a. send from one place to another

TRANSPA'RENT, a. clear; translucent

TRA'VEL, s. journey; labour; toil

TRA'VEL, v.n. make travels; move; go

TRA'VERSE, v.a. to cross; to lay athwart; to cross by way of opposition; to wander over

TREA'CHEROUS, a. faithless; guilty of deserting or betraying

TREA'CHERY, s. perfidy; breach of faith

TREA'SURER, s. one who has the care of money; one who has the charge of treasure

TRE'LLIS, s. a structure of iron, wood, or osier, the parts crossing each other like a lattice

TREME'NDOUS, a. dreadful; horrible

TRE'MOUR, s. the state of trembling or quivering

TRE'MULOUS, a. trembling; fearful; quivering

TREPIDA'TION, s. fear; terror; hurry; confused haste; terrified flight

TRI'ANGLE, s. a figure of three angles

TRIBU'NAL, s. the seat of a judge; a court of justice

TRI'BUTE, s. payment in acknowledgment; subjection

TRI'PLE, a. threefold; treble

TRI'UMPH, s. victory; conquest

TRIU'MPHANT, a. victorious; celebrating a victory

TRO'PHY, s. something shown or treasured up in proof of victory

TRO'UBLE, v.n. disturb; afflict; tease; disorder

TRU'NCATE, v.a. maim; cut short

TRU'NNIONS, s. the knobs or bunchings of a gun, that bear it on the checks of a carriage

TUBE, s. a pipe; a long hollow body

TU'BULAR, a. resembling a pipe or trunk

TUMU'LTUOUS, a. uproarious; noisy

TU'NIC, s. part of the Roman dress, natural covering; tunicle

TU'NNEL, s. funnel; shaft of a chimney; passage underground

TU'RBAN, s. the covering worn by the Turks on their heads

TU'RPITUDE, s. shamefulness; baseness

TY'RANNY, s. severity; rigour

TY'RANT, s. an absolute monarch governing imperiously; a cruel and severe master; an oppressor



U'LTIMATE, a. intended as the last resort

UNABA'TED, part. not lessened in force or intensity

UNACCOU'NTABLE, a. not explicable; not to be solved by reason; not subject

UNA'LTERABLE, a. unchangeable; immutable

UNAPRROA'CHED, a. inaccessible

UNAWA'RE, ad. unexpectedly; without thought

UNCE'RTAINTY, s. want of certainty; inaccuracy

UNCHA'NGEABLE, a. not subject to variation

UNCO'MFORTABLE, a. affording no comfort; gloomy

UNCU'LTIVATED, a. not instructed; uncivilised

UNDAU'NTED, a. unsubdued by fear; not depressed

UNDERGO', v.a. suffer; sustain; support

UNDERMI'NE, v.a. to excavate under

UNDIMI'NISHED, a. not to be lessened; incapable of being lessened

UNDISCO'VERED, a. not seen; not found out

UNDISTI'NGUISHABLE, a. not to be distinguished

UNFO'RTUNATE, a. unsuccessful; unprosperous

U'NIFORM, a. conforming to one rule; similar to itself

UNIFO'RMITY, s. conforming to one pattern

UNINHA'BITABLE, a. unfit to be inhabited

UNINI'TIATED, part. ignorant of; not conversant with

UNIVE'RSAL, s. the whole

U'NIVERSE, s. the general system of things

UNJU'STIFIABLE, a. not to be defended

UNMO'ULTED, part. unchanged in feather

UNPA'LATEABLE, a. nauseous, disgusting

UNRETA'LIATED, part. unreturned, applied to injuries

UNSA'Y, v.a. retract; deny what has been said

UNSUCCE'SSFUL, a. not having the wished event

UNSWA'THE, v.a. unbandage

UNVI'TIATED, part. pure; not defiled

UNWIE'LDY, a. unmanageable; not easily moving, or moved

URGE, v.a. press; incite; provoke; solicit

U'SHER, s. an under-teacher; one whose business it is to introduce strangers, or walk before a person of high rank

UTE'NSIL, s. an instrument for any use, such as the vessels of the kitchen, or tools of a trade



VALE'RIAN, s. a plant

VA'LLEY, s. low ground; a hollow between two hills

VA'LUABLE, a. precious; worthy

VA'LUE, s. price; worth; rate

VAN, s. the front of an army; the first line

VANI'LLA, s. a plant, the fruit of which is used to scent chocolate

VA'NISH, v.n. lose perceptible existence; disappear; be lost; pass away

VA'RIANCE, s. discord; disagreement

VA'RIEGATE, v.a. diversify; stain with different colours

VA'RIOUS, a. different; several; diversified

VA'RY, v.a. change; change to something else

VA'TICAN, s. the palace of the Pope at Rome

VEGETA'TION, s. the power of producing the growth of plants

VEGETA'TIVE, a. having the power to produce growth in plants

VE'HICLE, s. a conveyance

VE'NERABLE, a. old; to be treated with reverence

VE'NISON, s. game; the flesh of deer

VENTILA'TION, s. the act of fanning

VENTILA'TOR, s. an instrument contrived to supply close places with fresh air

VE'NTURE, v.n. dare; run hazard; engage in

VE'RIFY, v.n. justify against the charge of falsehood; confirm; to prove true

VE'RILY, ad. in truth; certainly

VE'SSEL, s. any capacity; anything containing; the containing parts of an animal body

VESU'VIUS, s. a burning mountain near Naples

VICI'NITY, s. nearness; state of being near

VICI'SSITUDE, s. regular change; revolution

VI'CTIM, s. sacrifice; something destroyed

VI'CTORY, s. conquest; triumph

VI'GIL, s. watch; a fast kept before a holiday

VI'GOROUS, a. full of strength and life

VI'GOROUSLY, ad. energetically; forcibly; with force; without weakness

VI'LLAGE, s. a small collection of houses

VI'NDICATE, v.a. justify; clear; assert; revenge

VI'NTAGE, s. the produce of the vine for the year; the time in which grapes are gathered

VI'OLATION, s. infringement of a law

VI'OLENT, a. forcible; unseasonably vehement

VI'PER, s. a serpent; anything mischievous

VI'PERINE, a. belonging to a viper

VI'RULENT, a. poisonous; venomous; poisoned in the mind; malignant

VI'SIBLE, a. perceptible by the eye; apparent

VI'SION, s. sight; the faculty of seeing; the act of seeing; a supernatural appearance; a spectre; a phantom; a dream; something shown in a dream

VI'SUAL, a. using the power of sight

VI'TIATE, v.a. deprave; spoil; make less pure

VOLCA'NO, s. a burning mountain

VO'TARY, s. one devoted, as by a vow, to any particular service, worship, study, or state of life

VU'LTURE, s. a large bird of prey



WA'NTONLY, ad. sportively; carelessly

WEA'PON, s. an instrument of offence; something with which one is armed to hurt another

WI'LDERNESS, s. a desert

WI'STFUL, a. attentive; earnest; full of thought

WO'NDERFUL, a. admirable; strange; astonishing

WO'RSHIP, v.a. adore; honour; venerate



ZEST, s. relish

ZOOLO'GICAL, a. that which relates to animals



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