Word. |
Passage. |
Explanation. |
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Abjects. |
Psal. xxxv. 15. |
Outcasts; despised persons. |
Adamant, or Diamond. |
A stone of impenetrable (lit. "indomitable") hardness. |
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Adjure. |
Bind under a curse; charge solemnly. |
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Ado. |
Stir; tumult; commotion. |
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Albeit. |
Although it be so. |
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Allow. |
(Lat. allaudare) to praise; to approve. | |
Alms. |
(Of sing, num.)=charitable gift. |
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Aloof. |
Afar off; at a distance. |
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Amerce. |
Punish by fine. |
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Anise. |
A sort of parsley. |
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Anon. |
i.e. in one instant=quickly. |
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Apparelled. |
Dressed. |
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Apparently. |
Plainly; openly. |
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Ark. |
(Lat. area) covered chest, coffer. |
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Array, to. |
Dress, or clothe. |
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Artillery. |
Bow and arrows; missiles. |
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Astonied |
Old form of astonished; astounded. |
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At one |
Reconciliation of two persons at variance: from this adverb springs the verb "atone" (to reconcile), and "at-one-ment." |
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Attent |
An old part. of attend, used for "attentive." |
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Away with |
"Put up with," or endure. |
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Barbed |
Fringed, or bearded, with projecting points. |
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Beam (see Mote). |
Large piece of timber. |
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Beeves |
Plur. of "beef;" used of oxen or cows. |
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Bestead |
Circumstanced; situated. |
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Bewray |
Discover; report; inform; reveal; accuse. |
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Bind. |
Imprison, or confine closely. |
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Blains. |
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Pimples; pustules; swellings. |
Blaze abroad. |
Publish loudly; blazon. |
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Bolled. |
Swollen. |
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Bosses. |
Large studs; projecting ornaments. |
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Botch. |
Eruption of the skin. |
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Bravery. |
Splendour; finery. |
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Bray. |
Pound, or bruise. |
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Brickle. |
Easily broken; brittle. |
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Brigandine. |
A light coat of mail. |
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Bruit. |
Jer. x. 22. |
(Fr. bruit, noise) report: fame. |
By. |
Of, against. |
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Calkers. |
Men who stop the seams, or leaks of ships with tow. |
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Carriage |
That which is carried; baggage. |
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Chafed. |
Heated; exasperated. |
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Chapiter. |
Capital of a pillar. |
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Chapt. |
Cracked, through heat and drought. |
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Charger. |
A large dish. |
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Charges (be at). |
Discharge the cost, or pay expenses. |
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Charity. |
Sympathetic unselfish habit of the soul; including our words, love, charity, sympathy, benevolence, beneficence, philanthropy. |
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Cithern. |
(Lat. cithara) a stringed instrument; the word has now become "guitar." |
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Cleave. |
Adhere; remain faithful. |
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Cockatrice. |
A kind of crested serpent; the basilisk. |
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Cocker. |
Indulge, so as to spoil, a child. |
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Cockle. |
The corn-rose, a weed found among corn. |
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Collops. |
Slices, or flakes, of meat or fat. |
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Colony. |
(Lat. colonia) a foreign town, to whose inhabitants were accorded, for distinguished services, the same rights and privileges as the citizens of Rome itself. |
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Commend. |
Draw commendation upon, or enhance. |
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Commune |
Parley; hold a conference; converse. |
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Comprehend. |
Comprise; include; measure; contain. |
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Concision. |
Mere cutting off; opposed to circumcision, as religious symbol. |
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Coney. |
(Lat. cuniculiis) a rabbit; small animal, like a rabbit. |
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Confection. |
Compound of various ingredients. |
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Consort, to. |
Associate with. |
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Contrite |
(Lat. contritus) bruised; ground to powder; so of one humbled to the dust. |
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Word. |
Passage. |
Explanation. |
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Convenient. |
Becoming; decorous. | |
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Conversation. |
(1) |
(1) Citizenship; (2) conduct and habits of life. |
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Convince. |
Convict. | |
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Count. |
(Used as a subst.) a reckoning. | |
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Countervail. |
(Lat. contra valere) compensate for. | |
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Cracknels. |
Hard, brittle cakes. | |
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Crisping pins. |
Irons for crimping or curling hair. | |
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Cruse. |
Small cup or vessel for holding liquid. | |
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Cumber. |
Encumber; occupy unprofitably. | |
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Curious. |
That with which great pains has been taken. | |
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Damnation, or |
Rom.; 1 Cor., &c. | These words were used as equivalent terms when the A.V. was made; sometimes with a deep, sometimes with a lighter meaning. |
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Daysman. |
Umpire; arbitrator. | |
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Deal, A. |
A part or portion. | |
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Debtor. |
One bound by, or under an obligation. | |
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Deem. |
Conclude; judge. | |
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Defenced. |
Fenced; defended by fortifications. | |
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Delicately. |
Tenderly; mincingly. | |
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Delightsome. |
Delightful. | |
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Discover. |
Uncover. | |
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Draught. |
Drain. | |
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Draught house. |
Cesspool; depository of drainage. | |
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Ear, to. |
Plough; till the ground. | |
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Earing. |
Ploughing. | |
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Emerods. |
(Grk. hæmorrhoids) discharging piles. | |
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Endamage. |
Injure. | |
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Ensample. |
Example. | |
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Ensue. |
Pursue diligently. | |
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Eschew. |
Avoid; shun. | |
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Eyeservice. |
Service performed only when under supervision. | |
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Fain. |
Glad, and gladly. | |
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Fat. |
Vessel for liquor; same as "vat." | |
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Fitches. |
Vetches; small kind of pea. | |
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Fray. |
To scare; frighten away. | |
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Fret. |
To corrode; perforate by eating, as a moth does. | |
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Gainsay. |
Speak against, i. e. contradict. | |
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Garner. |
Granary; barn. | |
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Gin. |
Trap or snare for birds. | |
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Glister. |
Shine; sparkle; glitter. | |
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Greaves. |
Armour-plates for legs. | |
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Habergeon. |
A piece of armour to defend the neck and breast. | |
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Haft. |
Handle of knife, dagger, &c. | |
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Hale. |
Forcibly drag, as an arrested person; haul. | |
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Halt. |
(Verb and part.) walk lame; crippled. | |
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Harness. |
Body-armour of a soldier; accoutrements for man or horse. | |
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Heap. |
A ruin. | |
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Hell. |
Hole, or covered pit; grave. | |
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Hades, place of departed spirits. | |
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Gehenna, place of torment for the wicked. | |
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Helve. |
Handle of an axe. | |
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His. |
Often used for neut. "its," which does not occur in the Authorised Version. | |
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Hosen. |
Trousers and stockings in one piece. | |
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Houghs. |
Hocks; joints of a beast's hind-legs. | |
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Hungred, a. |
Hungry. | |
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Importable. |
Prayer of Manasses. | Insupportable. |
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Instantly. |
Earnestly; with urgent importunity. | |
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Jeopard, to. |
To hazard or risk life; jeopardy; danger. | |
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Jot, or tittle. |
"Jot" is "jod," the smallest Hebr. letter (i, or iota in Grk.). | |
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Kine. |
The old plural of "cow;" milch kine = milking cows. | |
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Knop. |
The bud of a flower; carved imitation of one; now spelt "knob." | |
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Lack. |
Subst. want, or deficiency; v. to be deficient. | |
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Lawyer. |
An expounder of the Mosaic Law. | |
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Leasing. |
Lying, or falsehood. | |
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Let. |
Hinder; prevent. | |
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Lewdness. |
Wickedness; crime. | |
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Libertine. |
The child of a freed slave. | |
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List. |
Desire; will; like. | |
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Lust. |
Desire of any kind. | |
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Lusty. |
Healthy; vigorous; strong. | |
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Magnifical. |
Magnificent. | |
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Marish. |
Marsh; swampy ground. |
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Word. |
Passage. |
Explanation. |
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Maul. |
Heavy hammer, of which "mallet" is the diminutive. | |
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Maw. |
Stomach of animals. |
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Meet. |
Suitable; accordant. | |
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Mete. |
(Lat. metior) measure. | |
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Mete yard. |
Measuring-rod; yard measure. | |
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Mincing. |
Walking with very short steps. | |
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Minish. |
Diminish; lessen. | |
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Mote (see Beam). |
Minute particle; grain; atom. | |
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Munition. |
Fortifications; ramparts. | |
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Murrain. |
Cattle plague, resembling "Rinder-pest." | |
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Naught. |
Bad; worthless; nothing. | |
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Neeze. |
Old form of "sneeze." | |
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Nether. |
Lower; from obsolete "neath." | |
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Noisome. |
Noxious; hurtful; grievous. | |
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Nought. |
Nothing (same as naught). | |
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Nurture. |
Education; training. | |
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Of. |
(1) |
Used in various senses: (1) instead of "by;" (2) for "concerning;" (3) "out of." |
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Offence. |
That against which one stumbles. | |
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Offend. |
Strike or stumble against; cause to stumble. | |
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Or ever. |
Reduplicated form of ere=before; cp. "an if." | |
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Ouches. |
Settings of gold or silver for precious stones. | |
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Pain. |
Strive in pain, or pangs. | |
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Painful. |
Hard to do; needing effort. | |
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Painfulness. |
Unsparing toil. | |
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Pass. |
Surpass. | |
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Pill, Peel. |
Strip off bark: rob and plunder. | |
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Plat. |
Small level piece of ground. | |
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Poll, to. |
Lop; cut off, esp. hair. | |
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Potsherd. |
Fragment of broken pottery. | |
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Pressfat. |
Vat to receive grape-juice from the winepress. | |
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Prevent. |
Go before; precede. | |
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Prophet. |
Preacher, or proclaimer of Divine message. | |
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Provoke. |
Stimulate; challenge to action. | |
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Publicans. |
Farmers of public revenue; esp. native collectors of the odious tribute imposed by the Roman government. | |
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Quick. |
Alive; lively; active. | |
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Quicken. |
Make alive. | |
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Quit. |
Acquit; conduct. | |
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Ravening. |
Greediness; rapacity. | |
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Ravin. |
Make prey; capture spoil. | |
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Reins. |
(Lat. renes, kidneys) emotions; affections. | |
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Rereward. |
Rear-guard. | |
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Ringstraked. |
Streaked or marked with circular bands or rings. | |
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Room. |
A place or spot for one to sit or stand in. | |
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Save. |
Except. | |
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Savour. |
Taste; relish; met. relish in mind. | |
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Scant. |
Short; deficient; scanty. | |
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Scrabble. |
Scratch; make unmeaning marks. | |
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Scrip. |
Small bag or wallet. | |
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Seethe. |
Boil; perf. "sod," part. "sodden," | |
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Servitor. |
Servant or attendant. | |
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Sherd. |
(A.S. sceard) fragment; shred, esp. of pottery. | |
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Shroud. |
(A.S. serud) shelter; covering, esp. of a tree. | |
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Silverling. |
A small silver coin. | |
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Sith. |
Since; forasmuch as. | |
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Sod, Sodden. |
Boiled; from the verb "seethe." | |
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Sojourn. |
(Fr. séjourner) to dwell temporarily, as a stranger or visitor, not a settled inhabitant. | |
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Sometimes. |
Once; formerly; of old time. | |
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Sore. |
Sadly; grievously. | |
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Speed. |
Succeed; or subst. success. | |
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Spring. |
Rise, source, commencement, e.g."springs of
Pisgah" ( | |
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Steads. |
(Sax. slede) places. | |
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Stone-bow. |
A catapult, or engine for throwing stones. | |
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Straightway. |
Immediately; at once. | |
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Straitly. |
Strictly. | |
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Straitness. |
Scarcity of food; severe famine. | |
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Strake. |
A streak. | |
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Past tense of verb to "strike." | |
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Straw, to. |
Strew, or scatter. | |
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Sunder, to. |
Separate; part asunder. |
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Word. |
Passage. |
Explanation. |
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Sundry. |
Several; various; divers. | |
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Tabering. |
Beating, as on a taber. | |
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Taches. |
Catches, or buttons; any fastening. | |
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Tale. |
(A. S. tellari) reckoning; total. | |
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Target. |
Light shield, buckler. | |
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Tire. |
Dress, adorn, esp. the head; subst. a head-dress. | |
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Touching. |
Prep.=concerning. | |
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Tongues. |
Languages, esp. those foreign to, or unknown by, the speaker. | |
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Travail. |
Labour; pain; trouble generally. | |
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Trow. |
Think; imagine; suppose. | |
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Twain. |
Two. | |
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Undergird. |
To pass ropes round hull of a ship, from gunwale to gunwale, and then stretch them tight, so as to keep the timbers from starting in a gale. | |
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Undersetter. |
The pedestal or plinth on which the brazen bases of the lavers stood in Solomon's Temple. | |
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Unicorn. |
Generally allowed to be a wild ox. See Quadrupeds, p. 80. | |
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Unwittingly. |
Unconsciously; unintentionally. | |
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Ware. |
Aware; expectant. | |
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Wax. |
Grow, or become. | |
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Whit. |
(A. S. wild) a bit; atom. | |
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Wimple. |
Veil, or covering for face, throat, or neck, probably the original of the Eastern "yashmak." | |
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Winebibber. |
Immoderate drinker of wine; drunkard. | |
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Winefat (see Fat.) |
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Wise. |
(A. S. wise) mode or manner, or means. | |
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Wist. |
(A. S. wiste) knew. | |
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Wit, to. |
(A. S. witan) to know. | |
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With. |
Young twig of a willow; osier. | |
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Withal. |
With the same; therewith. | |
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Wittingly. |
Intentionally; knowingly. | |
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Wont. |
Accustomed. | |
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Wot. |
Know. | |
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Wreathen. |
Twisted; turned; " wreathen work." | |
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Wrought. |
Worked. | |
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Yearn. |
Feel pain of longing desire; hence, expressing the working up of uncontrollable emotion. |
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