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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1826 Excerpt: ...district, border. Pnr-lo'in, v. to steal, to thieve. JPu'r-port, s. design, tendency. Pu'-trid, a. rotten, corrupt. Pi'g-my, 8. a dwarf, a fabulous person. Qua'd-rant, s. an instrument, a fourth part. Qu'ar-ry, s. a stone mine. Que'-ry, s. a question. Quin'-tal, s. a hundred pounds weight. Qu'it-tance, s. discharge.-Qui'v-er, s. a case for arrows: v. to shake. Quo'-rum, s. a bench of justices. Quo'-ta, s. a share. Rac'k-rent, s. rent raised to the utmost. Ra.'f-fle, v. to cast dice for a prize. Ra-gou't, s. high seasoned stewed meat. Ra'm-ble, s. a wandering excur sion. Ram'-pant, a. ready to attack. Ram'-part, s. a wall round fortified places. Ra'n-cid, a. strong scented. Ra'n-cour, s. inveterate hatred. Ra'n-dom, s. want of direction; done by chance. Ra'n-kle, v. to fester. Ra'-pine, s. violence, force. Ra'p-ture, s. exstacy. Ra'sh-ness, s. foolish contempt of danger. Ra-ta'n, s. an Indian cane. Ra'v-age, v. to lay waste. fie-be'l, v. to oppose lawful authority. Re-bu'ke, v. to chide, reptwe. Re'-bus, s. a kind of riddle. Re-ca'nt, v. to retract an opinion. Re-cede', v. to fall back, retreat. Re-ce'ipt, s. an acquittance. Re-ce'ss, s. retirement, secret place. Re'ek-less, a. careless, unmoved. Re-clud'e, v. to open, unlock. Re-clu'se, s. one shut up or retired. Re-co'il, v. to shrink, fall back. Re'-cord, s. a register. Rec-o'rd, v. to register. Re-cru'it, v. to replace, supply. Re-hea'rse, v. to repeat. Re-lu'me, v. to light anew. Re-mi'ss, a. slack, slothful, care less. Re-mo'rse, s. pain of guilt. Re-now'n, s. fame, celebrity. Re-pea'l, v. to recall, make void. Re-ple'te, a. completely filed. Re-pre'ss, v, to crush, subdue. Su'b-urbs, s. the outpartsof a city. Suc-cee'd, v. to follow; to prosper. Suc-ce'ss, s. prosperity; the event. Suc-cin'ct, a. conci..
