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Pa lace, s. a royal house
Pale ness, s. want of lustre
Pal let, s. a small bed

Pal lid, a. pale

Pal my, a. bearing palins

Pal sy, s. a privation of motion feeling

Pal try, a. worthless, sorry

Pam per, v. a. to glut

Peb ble, s. a small round stone Pec cant, a. guilty, offensive > Pe dant, s. one vain of learning Ped lar, s. a dealer in small matters Peer age, s. the dignity of a peer or Pee vish, a. petulant

Pam phlet, s. a small book

Pan dect, s. the whole of any

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Pan try, s. a room for provisions
Pa pal, a, belo ging to the pope
Parcel, s. a small bundle

Parch ment, s. skins dressed for writing on

Par don, v. a. to forgive

Fa rent, s. a father or mother

Pa ring, s. that which is pared off Par ish, s, the charge of a secular priest

Park er, s. the keeper of a park
Par ley, s. oral treaty

Par lour, s. a room to receive com

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Pas chal. a. relating to Easter
Pas sage, s. act of passing
Pas sion, s. anger, zeal
Pas sive, a. unresisting

Pass port, s. a permission to pass
Pass time, s. sport, amusement
Pas tor, s. a shepherd

Pas try, s. the act of making pies
Pas ture, s. feeding ground

Pa tent a. open to the perusal of all Pa tent, s. a writ conferring some exclusive right

Pat tern, s. specimen

Pay ment, s. the act of paying
Ponce ful, a quiet

Pen cil, s. to write with

Pen dant, s. a jewel hanging from the ear

Pen dent, a. hanging weight

Pen ny, s. a small coin

Pen sion, s. an allowance for service Pen sive, a. thoughtful

Peo ple, s. a nation

Pep per, s. a spice

Per fect, a. complete
Per il, s. danger

Perish, v n. to come to nothing,
die

Per jure, v.a. to forswear
Per son, s. a human being
Pert ly, ad. briskly
Pert ness, s. petulance
Pet ty, a. small, little
Pew ter, s. a kind of metal
Phan tasm, s. vain thought
Phan tom, s. an apparition
Pha sis, s. the changes of the mont
Phea sant, s. a wild cock
Phe nix, a fabulous bird
Phi al, s. a small bottle

Phil ter, s which causes love
Phren sy, s. madness

Phthis iek, s. a consumption
Phy sick, s. medicine, a purge
Pica, s. a kind of type

Pic kle, s. preserve of fruits &©.
Pil fer, v. a. to steal

Pil grim, s. who travels on a religi

ous account

Pil lar, s. a column

Pi lot, s. one who steers a ship
Pilot, va. to steer a ship

Pin cers, s. an instrument for draw ing nails, &c.

Pin guid, a. fat, unctuous
Pin ion, s. a wing, y. a. to bind
Pin nace, s. a boat belonging to a
ship

Pi eus, a. religious

Pi rate, s. a sea robber

Pis ces, s. a sign in the zodiac
Pis tol, s. a small gun

Pitch er, s, a water pot

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Pitch y, a. smeared with pitch Pot tage, s. any thing boiled for

Pi ty, s. compassion for pain

Pla cid, a. gentle, quiet

Plain ness, s. sincerity

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Plain tiff, s. one who begins a Pow er, s. authority

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Plain tive, a. complaining
Plan et, s. a moving star
Plan ter, s. one who sows
Plas ter, s. glutinous matter
Play fui, a. sportive
Ple vin, s. a warrant
Pli ant, a. bending
Plot, ter, s. a ronspirator
Plov er, s. lapwing
Plu mage, s. feathers

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Pre sent, s. a gift

Plumb er, s. who works on lead Pres sure, s. gravitation

Plump ness, s. fullness

Plun der, v a. to pillage

Plu ral a. more than one

Po et, s. a writer of

poems

Point er, s. that points out

Poi son, s. deadly venom

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Poi son, v a. to infect with poi- Prim rose, s. a flower

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Prov est, s. the chief of a body Prow css, s. bravery, valour . Proxy, s. agency of another Pry acce, s. practical wisdom Psal mist, s. a writer of psalms Psalter, s. a psaim book Put uck, a, common to all Pub fish, v a. to make known Puck er, s. wrinkle

Puf fy, a wind, folent Pul let, s. a young hen Pul pous, a, soft *Punch con, s. 4 measure Pun gent, a, sharp, acrid Pun ish, va, to chastisePu ny, a. young, petty. Pup p, s. a whelp Pur chase, v a. to buy Pure ness, s. citamess Pur pl, blue Pus tuis s. a small swelling Putrid, a. roiion, corrupt Put ty, s. a kind of cement v 2. 40 confound ngo be confounded

Puz zie,

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Rab bit, s. Rab ble, s.

5. a doctor of the

jews

urry

animal

a tumultuous crowd Rack et, s. a confused noise Rad ish, s. a root

Raf fle, s. a kind of lottery
Rafter, s. timbers of a house
Rai ment, s. clothes &c.
Rai ny, a. showery

Rai sin, s. a dried grape
Ral iy, v a. to put in order a
gain

Rain part, s. a wall round a fortified place

Ran dom, s. hazard
Ran ger, s. a rover
Ran kle, v n. to fester
Rap ine, s. plunder
Rap ture, s. extacy
Rare ly, ad. seldom-
Ra vage, v a. to lay waste
Rea dy, a. prepared

Re bei, s. who opposes lawful authority

Re cord, s. a register
Ite uge, s. shelter
Re gress, s. passage back
Helish, st step

Ren der, v

to return

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Ki gour, s. severity

Ring let, s. a curl

Ri pen, v n. to grow ripe
Ri val, s. a competitor

Ri vet, v a. to fasten with rivets
Rob ber, s. a thief

Rock et, s. a fire work

Ro guish, a. knavish

Saw yer, s. who saws timber
Scab bard, s. a sheath
Sca ly, a. covered with scales
Scan dle, s. offence
Scan ty, a. small, narrow
Scar let, s. a red colour
Scep tre, s. an ensign of royalty
Schedule, s. aninventory

Roll er, s. a round stone for ma- Sche mer, s. a contriver

king level

Room y, a, spacious
Rot ten, a. putrid
Rough ness, s. harshness
Round ness, s. circuity.
Rub bish, s. ruins of a building
Rude ly, ad. in a rude manner.
Rup ture, s. a breach
Rush y, a. full of rushes
Rus tick, a. rural

Rus ty, a. covered with rust
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Sa ble, a. dark
Sa cred, a. holy

Sad den, v a. to make sad
Sad ly, ad. sorrowfully
Safe ty, s. freedom from danger
Sage ly, ad. wisely
Sai lor, s. a seaman
Saint like, a like a saint
Sa lad, s. food of herbs
Salm on, s. a kind of fish
Salt ern, s. a salt work
Salt ish, a. somewhat salt
Sap py, a. juicy
Sar casm, s. a taunt
Sa tan, s. a wicked spirit-
Satch el, s. a school boy's bag
Sa tire, s. censure of folly
Savage, a. wild, cruel, s. a bar
barian

Sau cer, s. a China platter
Saucy, a. petulent
Sa viour, s. redeeme.
Saun ter, v n, to wander idly
Sa vour, vn to have a taste

Scho lar, s. a man of lettere
Science, s. knowledge
Scis sion, s. the act of cutting
Scorn ful, a. insolent
Scoundrel, s. a villain
Scram ble, v n. to climb up
Scrib ble, v n. to write with

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Sei sure, s. the act of seizing
Sel dom, ad. rarely
Sel vage, s. the edge
Sem blance, s. likewise
Se nate, s. a council
Sen try, s. a watch
Se quel, s. conclusion
Se raph, s. an angel
Se rene, a. placid, calm
Ser vant, s. one in subjection
Ser vile, a, slavish ·

Se rum, s. the watery part of
the blood

Ses sion, s. assembly of senators v n. to subside

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Set tle, a. to fix in a place

Sex ton, s. a church officer
Shackle, v a. to fetter
Sha dow, s. a shade
Shag gy, a rough

Shal low, a. not deep-
Sham bles, s. butchers stalls
Shape ly, a. well formed
Shar pen, v. a. to make sharp
Shar per, s. a tricker
Shat ter, v. a. to break
Sheep fold, s. inclosure for sheep
Sheep ish, a. over modest
Shil ling, s. a silver coin
Short ly, ad. quickly
Short ness, s. brevity
Show er, s. a fall of rain
Shrewd ness, s. cunning
Shud der, v. a. to quake
fear
Shuffle, s. a trick
Sic kle, s. a reaping hook
Sick ly, a. languid
Side long, a. oblique
Sight ly, a pleasing to the eye
Sig net, s. a seal

Silk en, a. made with silk
Sil ly, a. foolish
Sil van, a. woody

Sim ple a. plain

Snake root, s. a medicinal herb
Snuf fers, s. used in clipping
the burned wick of a can-
dle

So ber, a, temperate
So cial, a, familiar
So lace, s. comfort

So lar, a. belonging to the sun
So lemn, a. awful
So lid, a. compact
Sol vent, a. able to pa
Son net, s. a poem
Sor did, a. mean, filthy,
with Sor row, s. grief, pain
Sot tish, a. stupid
Sound ness, s. healthy-
Sour ness, s. acidity
Spa cious, a. wide, room
Spe cies, s, a sort
Spe cious, a. showy
Spee dy, a. swift

Si zer, s. a rank of students

Spend thrift, s. a prodiga
Spicy, a. aromatic

Spi rit, s. the soul of ma
Spite ful, a. malicious
Splen did a, showy

Spokes man, s. a speaker

Si new, s. a nerve

Sin ful, a. wicked

Syr rup, s. juice of herbs

Sport ful. a. merry

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Squan der, v a. to spend
Sta ble, a. fixed, steady

Stag nant, a. still

State ly, a, august

Sta ticks, s. the science of weighing bodies

Sta tion, s. office

Sta tue, s. an image

Sta ture, s. the height of an ane imal

Sta tute, s. a law

Stea dy, a. fixed

Steel yard, s. for weighing
Steep ness, s. declivity

Stee rage, s. the act of steering
Stiffness, s. rigidity

Stigma, s. a mark of infamy

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