a bor'tive (217) undeveloped, incomplete.

ac cou'tre ment (226) dress, belongings.

ac cru'ing (221) increasing or adding to one's wealth as a result of profit or interest.

ac'o lytes (335) assistants in the church service.

a cu'men (267) cunning.

ad her'ents (207) followers.

ad u la'tion (14) praise in excess, flattery.

af fa bil'i ty (104) friendliness, courtesy.

ag gres'sion (60) an unprovoked attack, an invasion. aide'-de-camp (185) an assistant.

ai grette' (a grět') (203) a plume of gems or feathers.

ū as in use

u as in unite

ŭ as in tŭb

ŭ as in circus û as in für ü as in menü

oo as in moon ŋ as in ink

am'i ca bly (58) in a friendly way. a mor'phous (30) shapeless.

a nath'e ma tized (174) cursed. an i mos' i ty (44) hatred. ap pen'dix (181) an addition. ap per tain'ing (119) belonging. ar bi tra'ri ly (134) without a sufficient cause, not according to rule. ar o ma'tic (215) fragrant, spicy. ar raign'ment (20) being called to account, or brought to trial. ar'ro gance (63) pride.

as cend'an cy (254) controlling power. as say' (298) to try.

as ses'sing (30) judging the value of a thing.

as tute' (256) clever, shrewd.

a thwart' (303) across.

at'ro phied (45) wasted away, weakened.

at tain'der (17) loss of all civil rights and legal protection, caused by a sentence for treason.

at'tri bute (349) an essential char

acteristic or quality.

au'gurs (148) prophets or soothsayers, who foretold coming events, usually by observing the flight of birds. au thor'i ta tive (28) entitled to obedience.

a void' (298) go away.

bail'iff (341) an agent who looked after the rents and management of a lord's estate.

bait (365) to worry, to torment. ban dit'ti (17) outlaws, brigands. ban ner et' (300) a small banner. bas qui'na (bäs kē’nyä) (203) an overskirt, worn by the Basques, a people of northern Spain.

bas ti na'do (333) a beating with a cudgel.

beav'er (192) a hat of silky cloth resembling a beaver's fur.

be diz'ened (213) dressed, adorned. bel'dam (217) an ugly old woman. be lea'guered (114) surrounded by an enemy, besieged.

bes'tial (296) like a beast, brutal. bick'er (286) to move unsteadily and rapidly with a quick noise.

bog'-trot ting (184) living near a bog. bo le'ro (186) a lively Spanish dance. bou'doir (boo'dwar) (254) a small private sitting-room. brand (286) sword. brew'is (298) broth.

broach (292) a pointed stick on which meat is hung when roasted over an open fire.

brooked (353) endured.

buff'ers (181) fellows.

bull'doz ing (119) forcing by threats

of violence.

burgh'ers (141) inhabitants of a

burgh (borough) or town, citizens.

cal'en dar (193) here, a table containing the names of all the saints arranged according to the days assigned to honor them.

call boy (344) a boy who calls the actors to go on the stage.

cam pan'u las (90) a bell-shaped flower, such as the Canterbury bell. cant (254) here, a form of expression, phrases.

ca pac'i ties (221) here, powers, positions.

car'di nal (41) chief, principal.

ca reered' (234) moved in a lively manner, galloped.

car'i bou (92) a species of reindeer. car'i ca tured (343) represented by a ridiculous exaggeration, either by a written description or a drawing. cas si'o pe (90) a flowering shrub growing in northern countries. cat'a pult (302) a machine used by the Romans to hurl stones and weapons at an enemy.

cen'sure (348) thought, judgment, opinion; (354) to criticize, or, here, to judge.

cer e mo'ni ous (230) formal, precise. ces sa'tion (18) a stop or discontinuance of action, whether temporary or final.

ces'sion (227) a grant.

chaff'ing (181) making fun in a goodnatured way, teasing.

chap'book (319) a small old book. char'la tans (237) impostors. char'tered (315) hired for use. chas'tise ment (365) punishment.

cha teau' (shä tō') (75) a French castle or fortress.

chev a lier' (231) a nobleman of the lowest rank.

chol'er (366) anger.

chron'i cle (190) record, register, here, a news-collector.

cler'i cal (247) belonging to the work of a clerk, writing,

cock'er el (181) a young cock, or

rooster.

co er'cion (35) force.

co in cid'ed (205) agreed.

co los'sal (26) huge, gigantic.

com pli ca'tion (18) confusion, entanglement.

com pos'ite (36) made up of many parts.

com po si'tion (235) the way a thing is made up, or the elements which make it.

com pul'sions (31) forces.

con cep'tions (24) ideas.

con cert' (56) to work or plan together.

con ces'sions (34) things that are granted or yielded.

con fis ca'tion (17) the taking of private property for public use without payment.

con form' (86) to bring into harmony,

to make two things agree. con'jured (201) brought before the eyes by magic.

con nives' (35) winks at, therefore,

disregards or ignores purposely.

con struc'tion (312) engineering. con sum ma'tion (55) completion, fulfillment.

con tam'i nate (365) soil, dishonor. con ti nu'i ty (230) proper order of events.

con ven'tion al ism (233) a regard for the customs, fashions, and traditions of the time.

coot (286) a kind of duck.

cor'mo rants (106) birds living along

the seacoast, noted for gluttony. cor po ros'i ty (211) body.

cor rob'o rat ed (194) strengthened,

made more certain.

count'ers (367) here, money. cov'e nants (58) solemn agreements. cov'ert (320) secretive, sly. cox'combs (237) vain, conceited per

sons.

cran'nied (310) full of cracks. cra'ven (151) cowardly.

cre vass'es (92) deep cracks or crevices, especially in a glacier. cuc'koo-buds (342) yellow spring flowers.

cue (56) the last words of a speech, or the ending of an action in a play indicating the time for the next player to speak or act. Sometimes, as here, the actor's part in a play. cu pid' i ty (193) greed.

cu ra'tor (155) caretaker.

daff'ing (321) toying, fooling. dam'ask (230) here, silk with a pattern woven into the fabric.

de ca'dent (63) weakening, declining. de cre'scent (292) growing smaller, applied to the moon in its last half. deft'ly (147) skillfully, cleverly. de lec'ta ble (76) delightful. de lin'quent (192) one who fails in his duty, a law-breaker.

dem'a gogue (11) a popular leader or

orator. The word originally meant a leader of the people, but has come to mean one who uses his influence with the people for his own advantage.

de pre'ci ate (121) to make a thing seem less in value. des'pi ca ble

temptible.

(334) wretched, con

di gres'sion (185) a change of subject, an interruption.

di lap'i dat ed (175) decayed, fallen into ruins.

di plo'ma cy (254) here, the business or art of conducting treaties or affairs between nations.

dirk (327) a dagger.

dis com posed' (262) disturbed, worried.

dis sen'tient (228) one who disagrees. dog'ger el (257) poetry of a poor quality.

dooms'day (209) the day of final judgment, the end of the world. driv'el ing (179) talking foolishly. du'al (38) two-sided.

dul'ci fied (210) sweetened, put into a good humor.

dung (72) manure.

dy nam'i cal ly (91) with power, forcefully, energetically.

ear'nest (287) a pledge of something to come, a promise of fulfillment. ef faced' (94) erased, wiped away. e gre'gious (195) out of the ordinary, here, very wrong.

e late' (50) elevated, exalted.

en cum'brance (171) hindrance, burden, annoyance.

en dued' (50) endowed.

en nui' (än nwē') (270) indifference, weariness, languor.

en'signs (146) standards, banners. er'mine (134) the white fur formerly

used on a judge's robes. Now, the symbol of a judge's office or authority.

es'cri toire (es'kri twär) (263) a writ-. ing desk.

es pla nade' (183) a clear level space. eu'phon y (276) harmony, pleasing combination of sounds.

ex'e cra ble (228) horrible, dreadful. ex hor ta'tion (214) encouragement, advice.

ex plic'it (253) clear, exact, definite. ex pos tu la'tion (276) protest, monstrance.

re

fac sim'i le (273) an exact copy. fag'ot (205) a bundle of sticks or twigs used to kindle a fire; here, the sticks used to kindle a fire for burning alive an offender against the law. fan'ta sy (296) fancy, imagination. fel'on (266) a criminal.

fen (128) a swamp or marsh. fend (53) to protect, defend.

fer'vid (26) burning, eager, intense. feu'dal (66) belonging to the Middle

Ages (from the 9th to the 14th or 15th centuries).

fil'i gree (271) decorated with graceful and intricate designs in gold and silver wire.

flumed (92) turned from its natural

course by a deep channel or ravine. for'mal ism (27) a belief in following closely certain definite rules and laws, rather than interpreting and acting upon their meaning.

forms (45) classes, (364) benches. fo'rum (354) an open place where the people stood.

franc (261) a French coin worth about twenty cents.

fresh'en ing (71) growing more brisk

and strong.

func'tion a ry (267) an official.

gam'bol (186) frolic, play.

gar'ish (128) dazzling, glaring. gauged (41) measured.

gav'el (135) the mallet used by the presiding officer of a legislative body, or public assembly, for the purpose of calling the meeting to order. gim'let (259) a tool for boring holes. gin'-house (jin) (131) a building where

the seeds are taken from cotton by a machine called a cotton-gin.

gloats (276) gazes at fondly. gnarled (80) full of knots, rough. grim ace' (229) a wry or made-up face. guer'don (54) reward.

gyves (jives) (52) chains, fetters.

hand'some (58) noble.

har'pies (106) monsters in Greek mythology, with the head of a woman and the claws, wings, and beak of a bird. They snatched food from their starving victims. har'ry (53) to oppress, annoy. hern (286) heron, a kind of water bird.