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GLOSSARY OF WORDS
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| Astrologer. | An interpreter of the supposed influence of the stars on the destinies of man. |
| Accumulation. | To add to; gathering little by little. A store of things. |
| Acquiring. | To receive or gain in whatsoever manner. |
| Accosted. | To speak to; to address; to approach. |
| Adequate. | Sufficient; enough. |
| Alluring. | That which attracts; to have a fancy for. |
| Alternative. | Either one or the other. |
| Animated. | Lively; sparkling; exhilarating. |
| Apportion. | To divide and distribute or assign. |
| Aptitude. | Suited to the work; well adapted. |
| Betokened. | To give a promise or evidence of. |
| Cardinal. | The main feature; the original. |
| Calcareous. | Partaking of lime. |
| Capillary. | That capacity in liquids to cohere to material. |
| Celerity. | Quickly; with speed. |
| Climax. | To bring to a conclusion. |
| Chaparral. | A dense cluster of small trees. |
| Cooperation. | Acting together; in concert. |
| Concise. | Short and to the point. |
| Cohesive. | To stick together; to adhere to each other. |
| Comprehend. | To understand. |
| Compact. | In a small space. |
| Concentrated. | To bring together. |
| Commotion. | Not orderly; violent agitation; tumult. |
| Cringed. | To bow in servility; to wince. |
| Deterred. | Prevented; kept from. |
| Devoid. | To be without; bereft. |
| Depredations. | The act of plundering or laying waste. |
| Decorum. | In an orderly manner. |
| Demoniacs. | Influenced by demons, or possessed with bad spirit.[p. 238] |
| Detained. | Held as a captive. |
| Deftly. | Neat and skillful in action. |
| Diagonally. | Across from corner to corner. |
| Dismantle. | To take apart; to dissever. |
| Discernible. | To see. |
| Disinfectant. | To make germ proof; to make sanitary. |
| Diversified. | A variety; having different qualities; many of the same kind. |
| Disclose. | To show; to advise or inform. |
| Doctrine. | That which is taught or set forth for belief. |
| Drones. | Those which are not busy, or prone to shirk. |
| Effusive. | Talkative. |
| Emboldened. | One who is encouraged to go forward. |
| Entrapped. | One who is caught by some design on the part of another. |
| Emotional. | An excitement of the mind. |
| Emaciated. | Lean; thin from want of food. |
| Emulated. | To copy after; to take pattern from. |
| Enumerated. | Counted. |
| Entrancing. | To put into a state of delight. |
| Ethics. | The philosophy of morals. |
| Evolutions. | A term employed to show the manner in which soldiers are trained. |
| Factor. | One of the elements in a problem. |
| Fantastical. | Peculiarly garbed; out of the natural manner. |
| Fascination. | A peculiar drawing to; pleasant attraction. |
| Function. | Any specific act or power that belongs to an agent. |
| Gratified. | Satisfied; well pleased. |
| Hilarity. | Joy; the state of being demonstratively happy. |
| Identical. | The same; exactly alike. |
| Impulse. | That which is done at the moment. |
| Imprecations. | To hurl defiance; to bring down maledictions. |
| Impressed. | To produce an effect; warned. |
| Imperiously. | In a haughty manner; in a way to indicate power. |
| Imitated. | To do in the same manner. |
| Initiated. | To bring into; to make familiar with; to install. |
| Imposing. | Adapted to make an impression. |
| Interspersed. | To put between or among. |
| Indication. | To show; to give an idea of. |
| Instilling. | To educate; to teach.[p. 239] |
| Installed. | To establish; to put in the proper place. |
| Inculcate. | To teach by principle, or otherwise. |
| Indignant. | Anger or scorn aroused by a wrong act. |
| Instigation. | To entice another to do a thing. |
| Indefatigable. | Continual act in doing a thing; not weary in work or play. |
| Innumerable. | A large number; many of the same kind or thing. |
| Indited. | To put into words or writing. |
| Irritability. | Rubbing against; friction of part. |
| Irrepressible. | Difficult to control; hard to keep down. |
| Instrumental. | The means by which a thing is done. |
| Malediction. | A wish that harm may come; a curse. |
| Medium. | A means; an object that enables the carrying out of a design. |
| Muster roll. | The list of a set of men who have combined for an object. |
| Maneuvered. | The arranging of forces in a certain manner. |
| Naturalist. | One versed in natural history. |
| Omen. | A sign; a favorable or unfavorable issue. |
| Pendant. | Hanging; an article suspended; swinging below. |
| Penetrated. | Going into; entering a body. |
| Phase. | One form; a particular manner. |
| Projection. | To give out; a throwing, shooting or sending out. |
| Precarious. | Rather dangerous; not the safest. |
| Profusion. | A quantity; many of the same kind or quality. |
| Presentiment. | Believing or feeling beforehand. |
| Prescribing. | Setting forth; explaining in detail. |
| Precipitous. | Doing quickly; acting without considering results. |
| Restriction. | Within certain bounds or limits. |
| Restoration. | To bring back to its original form. |
| Requiting. | To pay; to give just dues. |
| Requisition. | The necessity for a thing; to call for some quality or article. |
| Regeneration. | To make over anew; to better. |
| Reconstructed. | To put into a better condition; or to restore to its original form. |
| Rhythmic. | Made to correspond in sound, in a regular or determined time. |
| Rudimentary. | Original, or basic.[p. 240] |
| Saturated. | To thoroughly fill a substance, as with a liquid so it will not hold more. |
| Scantling. | A piece of sawn timber, used as the upright support of a building. |
| Seclusion. | Hidden; kept out of sight. |
| Semblance. | The same as; likened unto. |
| Simulating. | To copy; to imitate. |
| Smelter. | A furnace for melting metals. |
| Solicitation. | Asking for anything; requesting, by petition or otherwise. |
| Stimulating. | To encourage; to cause to act. |
| Stalagmite. | An incrustation on the floor of a cave or cavern. |
| Stalactite. | The calcareous or lime hangings on the walls and ceilings of a cavern. |
| Stipulated. | Set forth in some particular manner. |
| Tactics. | The science or art of military evolutions. |
| Talisman. | Something that produces or is capable of bringing about a wonderful effect. |
| Tempered. | The quality in a metal of hardening. |
| Tissues. | The flesh, muscles and organic materials of a body. |
| Tournament. | A festival of ancient time; games and feats of arms. |
| Transmitted. | Sent away; forwarded to a distant place. |
| Transport. | Carried away by joyful news or emotions. |
| Typical. | A good sample; the like in kind. |
| Unaffected. | Not influenced; without emotion. |
| Undulating. | Wavy; rolling. |
| Unscrupulous. | Not guided by a right course; wrongful actions. |