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ewman. nalogous pole (Pyroelect.), that pole of a crystal which becomes positively electrified when heated.

aranatha Etym: (see 1 Cor. xvi. 22), an expression commonly considered as a highly intensified form of anathema. Maran atha is now considered as a separate sentence, meaning, "Our Lord cometh."

Overthrowing; defeating; -- applied to Plato's refutative dialogues. Enfield.

Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable. [Archaic] He wrought but some few hours of the day, and then would he seem very grave and ancient. Holland.

Not becoming electrified by friction; -- opposed to idioelectric. -- n.

nulated, or ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia. The antelope and wolf both fierce and fell. Spenser.

A fossil plant, like a petrified flower.

nalogous. Antilogous pole (Eccl.), that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.

A room in a building; a division in a house, separated from others by partitions. Fielding.

A prefix from a Greek preposition. It usually signifies from, away from, off, or asunder, separate; as, in apocope (a cutting off), apostate, apostle (one sent away), apocarpous.

Capable of being appeased or pacified; placable. -- Ap*peas"a*ble*ness, n.

One who appeases; a pacifier.

bject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception. Leibnitz. Reid. This feeling has been called by philosophers the apperception or consciousness of our own existence. Sir W. Hamilton.

owls to enter into water and to swim; the tendency of an organized body to seek what satisfies the wants of its organism. These lacteals have mouths, and by animal selection or appetency the absorb such part of the fluid as is agreeable to their palate. E. Darwin.

ural. [Obs.] An expense proportioned to his appointments and fortune is necessary. Chesterfield.

Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn; an apt scholar. "An apt wit." Johnson. Live a thousand years, I shall not find myself so apt to die. Shak. I find thee apt . . . Now, Hamlet, hear. Shak.

A prefix signifying chief, as in archbuilder, archfiend.

Hot or burning; causing a sensation of burning; fiery; as, ardent spirits, that is, distilled liquors; an ardent fever.

Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining. Yonder argent fields above. Pope.

The system by which a country raises, classifies, arranges, and equips its armed land forces. The usual divisions are: (1) A regular or active army, in which soldiers serve continuously with the colors and live in barracks or cantonments when not in the field; (2) the reserves of this army, in which the soldiers, while…