The Literary World Seventh Reader - Unknown

[back] a byss´: a deep gulf.
[back] ac´ me: height.
[back] ac ro bat´ ics: gymnastics; athletic exercises.
[back] ad´ age: saying; proverb.
[back] a eri al: airy.
[back] a lac´ ri ty: eagerness; spryness.
[back] al´ der man: here, a Saxon nobleman.
[back] al´ gæ: seaweeds.
[back] al ter´ na tive: a second choice.
[back] A´ ma ti ki´ ta: an Esquimau.
[back] am´ i ca bly ad just´ ed: arranged peacefully.
[back] am´ phi the a ter: a circular building with tiers of seats arranged around an open space.
[back] an´ chor ite: a hermit.
[back] an´ nals: records.
[back] aped: imitated.
[back] ap er tif´ (teef): an appetizer.
[back] [back] ap´ er ture: opening.
[back] Ap´ pa lach´ ian: a chain of mountains in the eastern United States.
[back] ap pre hen´ sions: fears.
[back] a quat´ ic: of the water.
[back] ar cade´: an arched gallery.
[back] ar tic´ u late: in regular words.
[back] at´ mos phere: air pressure at sea level used as a unit.
[back] [back] au ro´ ra: the Northern Lights, the red glow in the sky in the Far North.
[back] aus ter´ i ty: soberness; sternness.
[back] av a ri´ cious (rish us): greedy of gain.

[back] Bal lin droch´ a ter: a Scotch village.
[back] ban dit´ ti: outlaws; bandits.
[back] bar´ bi can: a tower over a gate or bridge.
[back] bar´ o graph: an instrument for recording changes in the atmosphere.
[back] ba rom´ e ter: an instrument that determines the weight of the air, and thereby foretells changes in the weather.
[back] ba rouche´: a low, open carriage.
[back] bau´ ble: a wand carried by jesters.
[back] Beau seant (bo sa on´): “Well-seeming,” an ancient French war cry.
[back] be nig´ nant: kind; helpful.
[back] big´ gin: a child’s cap.
[back] Bois-Guil bert (bwa guel bare´): a knight of the Order of the Temple.
[back] bo´ nus: an extra payment not included in wages.
[back] brake: a thicket.
[back] bre´ vi a ry: a book containing a church service.
[back] brown-bill: a weapon consisting of a long staff with a hook-shaped blade at the top.
[back] buf foon´ er y: jesting; clownishness.
[back] bun´ sen pile: an electric cell containing zinc covered with sulphuric acid at one end, and carbon surrounded by nitric acid at the other.
[back] buoyed (booed): kept up; supported.
[back] bur lesque´ (lesk): humorous; not serious.
[back] byz´ ant: a large gold coin.

[back] ca lum´ ni a tor: a slanderer.
[back] car´ bon: one of the chemical elements; charcoal is its best known form.
[back] car´ di nal: a priest of high rank who wears a small red cap.
[back] car´ ri on: decaying flesh.
[back] car´ tel: a defiance; a challenge.
[back] casque (cask): helmet.
[back] cas´ sock: a close-fitting garment resembling a modern coat.
[back] catherine wheel: a firework that turns around when lighted, throwing off a circle of sparks.
[back] ce ler´ i ty: quickness; promptness.
[back] cel´ lar: here, a wine-cellar.
[back] che val-glass (she´ val): a large mirror swinging in a frame.
[back] Chil how´ ee: a high mountain in east Tennessee.
[back] chiv´ al rous: knightly; warlike.
[back] churls: low, rude persons.
[back] circuit-rider: a preacher who ministers to a number of churches.
[back] cloth-yard: a yard in length.
[back] col´ lo quy: a discussion.
[back] com punc´ tion: remorse; repentance.
[back] cone: a body tapering to a point.
[back] con´ ning tower: a raised part of a vessel giving an outlook on the sea.
[back] con strained´: restricted; unfree.
[back] con´ va les´ cence: period of recovery.
[back] con ver´ gent: coming nearly together.
[back] cope: a long robe.
[back] co´ pi ous ly: plentifully.
[back] cord´ age: the ropes on a ship.
[back] Cor´ do van: made in Cordova, a Spanish city.
[back] cor me´ um e rue ta´ vit: “the heart of me burst forth.”
[back] cor rob´ o ra ted: confirmed; agreed with.
[back] cor ro´ sive sub´ li mate: a substance containing mercury and useful for cleaning wounds.
[back] coun´ ter-poise: a weight used to pull up the drawbridge.
[back] cowl: a monk’s hood.
[back] cox´ comb: a piece of red cloth worn by jesters on their caps.
[back] crest fall´ en: humiliated; humbled.
[back] crev´ ice: hole; opening.
[back] cri´ sis: critical period.
[back] croup: the space behind the saddle.
[back] cur tail´ ing: cutting down.
[back] cut´ lery: knives and forks.
[back] cyl´ in der: a part of machinery, like a piston, longer than broad and with a round surface.
[back] cy lin´ dri cal: shaped like a cylinder, that is, long but with a round surface, as a lead pencil.

[back] decency: here, a good appearance.
[back] de cep´ tive: misleading.
[back] dep re da´ tion: theft; despoiling.
[back] De pro fun´ dis cla ma´ vi: “I cried from the depths,” a Latin psalm.
[back] dif´ fi dence: shyness.
[back] dil´ a to´ ri ness: slowness; delay.
[back] dil´ a to ry: slow.
[back] di lem´ ma: difficulty.
[back] dis cerned´: saw; understood.
[back] dis con´ so late ly: unhappily.
[back] dis til´ ling: for condensing sweet water from sea water.
[back] dlink: drink, in broken English.
[back] doit: a coin of small value.
[back] do mes´ tic: of the home.
[back] Dom´ i nie: a name sometimes given clergymen or schoolmasters.
[back] doub´ let: a garment covering the body from neck to waist.
[back] dough ty (dou´ ty): valiant; useful.
[back] drag: the scent of a fox.
[back] dross: money spoken of contemptuously, as something of no account.
[back] Dry´ ad: a wood nymph.
[back] du en´ na: chaperon.
[back] dun: brownish.
[back] Dun dee´: a Scotch seaport.

[back] e clipse´: darkening; obscuring.
[back] ef fem´ i nate: womanish.
[back] e lec trom´ e ter: an instrument which indicates the presence of electricity.
[back] em a na´ tion: a flowing forth.
[back] em bel´ lish: ornament; touch up.
[back] em´ u late: rival.
[back] e´ quine: pertaining to a horse.
[back] Esh´ col: a scene in the Bible.
[back] ex ha la´ tion: fumes; vapor.
[back] ex hil´ a ra ted: lifted up; greatly pleased.
[back] ex´ i gence: emergency.
[back] ex or´ bi tant: unreasonable; excessive.
[back] ex pos´ tu la ted: protested.

[back] fath´ om: a measure six feet in length.
[back] fer´ rule: the piece at the end of a parasol or umbrella.
[back] feu´ dal: relating to a lord of the Middle Ages.
[back] fi del´ i ty: faithfulness.
[back] fil´ ial (yal): due from a child to a parent.
[back] first mag´ ni tude: largest size; most importance.
[back] floe: the ocean frozen into an ice-field.
[back] fort´ a lice: a small fortress.
[back] frank´ lin: a Saxon gentleman.
[back] Front-de-Boeuf (front de beuf´): a Norman baron.

[back] gab´ bro: a kind of limestone rock.
[back] gal´ liard (yard): a gallant, valiant man.
[back] gear: affair; concern.
[back] ge´ ni i (e): spirits.
[back] gen re (zhan´ r): dealing with everyday life.
[back] gen teel´ ly: like gentlefolk; properly.
[back] ge´ o log´ i cal: relating to the substance of the earth.
[back] glaive: a weapon resembling an ax.
[back] gra mer´ cy: thanks.
[back] gra tu´ i tous: useless; unnecessary.
[back] grav´ i ta´ tion: the attraction of great bodies, such as the earth, for other bodies.
[back] gren ade´: a small bomb.
[back] [back] gro tesque´ (tesk): absurd; unsightly.
[back] gyves (jives): fetters; irons.

[back] hatch´ way: an opening in a deck.
[back] Hen´ ri cus: a settlement on the James river some distance above Jamestown.
[back] her met´ i cal ly: tightly; impenetrably.
[back] hi la´ ri ously: uproariously.
[back] hor´ i zon´ tal: on a level with the ground.
[back] hum´ mock: a knoll, or hillock.
[back] hy´ dro plane: an aeroplane which also moves on the water.

[back] il lus´ tri ous: distinguished; noted.
[back] im port´ ed: brought in from without.
[back] im per´ vi ous: impenetrable; not to be pierced.
[back] in´ con ceiv´ a ble: beyond the understanding.
[back] in ef´ fa ble: very great; beyond measure.
[back] in´ ef fec´ tu al: unavailing; without effect.
[back] in ex´ pli ca bly: not to be explained.
[back] in fal´ li bly: unerringly.
[back] in´ fin ite (it): immeasurable.
[back] in i ti a tive (in ish´ i a tive): an act which begins something.
[back] In´ nu it: an American Esquimau.
[back] in ter mit´ tent: unsteady; not regular.
[back] in vin´ ci ble: not to be conquered.
[back] in vi´ o late: unbroken; undefiled.

[back] jave´ lin (jav): a short spear used for throwing.
[back] joc´ u lar´ i ty: mirth.
[back] joc´ und: merry; sportive.
[back] Jove: the king of the gods; here, the chief person of the household.
[back] jun´ to: a group of men; a council.