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206 words match “ANVIL”

INFELICITY n.
ever is the ignorance and infelicity of the present state, we were made wise and happy. Glanvill.
INFERENCE n.
be right in the conclusions, it is yet unjust and mistaken in the method of inference. Glanvill.
INFORMANT n.
One who, or that which, informs, animates, or vivifies. [Obs.] Glanvill.
INTELLECTIVE a.
Having power to understand, know, or comprehend; intelligent; rational. Glanvill.
INVOLUTION n.
ication; entanglement. All things are mixed, and causes blended, by mutual involutions. Glanvill.
IRRESISTLESS a.
Irresistible. [Obs.] Glanvill.
JOG n.
motion of from; a hitch; a break in the direction of a line or the surface of a plane. Glanvill. Jog trot, a slow, regular, jolting gait; hence, a routine habit or method, persistently adhered to. T. Hook.
JUVENILE a.
Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance. "A juvenile exercitation." Glanvill.
JUVENILITY n. 2 definitions
Youthfulness; adolescence. Glanvill.
JUXTAPOSITION n.
by side; as, a juxtaposition of words. Parts that are united by a a mere juxtaposition. Glanvill. Juxtaposition is a very unsafe criterion of continuity. Hare.
LABOR v.
burdened; -- often with under, and formerly with of. The stone that labors up the hill. Granville. The line too labors,and the words move slow. Pope. To cure the disorder under which he labored. Sir W. Scott. Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matt. xi. 28…
LIKELY adv.
ly. While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of nothing that imported him to know. Glanvill.
LOCALITY n.
void of quantity and dimension, and that they have nothing to do with grosser locality. Glanvill.
MACHINATOR n.
One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer. Glanvill. Sir W. Scott.
MAGNETISM n.
e affections. "By the magnetism of interest our affections are irresistibly attracted." Glanvill. Animal magnetism, a force, more or less analogous to magnetism, which, it has been alleged, is produced in animal tissues, and passes from one body to another with or without actual contact. The existence of such a force,…
MANUDUCTION n.
Guidance by the hand. [Obs.] Glanvill. South.
MELANCHOLIST n.
One affected with melancholy or dejection. [Obs.] Glanvill.
MERRILY adv.
gayety and laughter; jovially. See Mirth, and Merry. Merrily sing, and sport, and play. Granville.
MODAL a.
in mode or form only; relating to form; having the form without the essence or reality. Glanvill.
MONOCULOUS a.
Monocular. Glanvill.
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