ADVANCE-ADVERSE.

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FLATTERY, [flatterie, F.] commendation bestowed for the purpose of gaining favor.

COMPLIMENT, [compliment, F.] an act or expression of civility, usually understood to include some hypocrisy, and to mean less than it declares.

Adulation is practised by courtiers; flattery by lovers; compliments are used by the fashionable.-Adulation is fulsome; fiattery disgraceful; compliments frequently without meaning.

ADVANCE, [avancer, F.] to step or move forward.
PROCEED, procedo, L.] to make progress.

As you advance in years, proceed in wisdom and goodness.

ADVANCE, to bring forward.

ADDUCE, [adduco, L.] to draw to; to cite; to offer.
ALLEGE, [allego, L.] to affirm; to declare; to plead.

ASSIGN, [assigno, L.] to show or set forth.

Advance a doctrine; adduce an argument; allege a circumstance; assign

a reason.

ADVANTAGE, [avantage, F.] benefit, good, interest.

PROFIT, [profectus, L.] gain, pecuniary advantage.
Advantage relates to situation; profit to trade.

ADVANTAGE, opportunity, favorable circumstance.

BENEFIT, [beneficium, L.] whatever contributes to prosperity or happiness.

UTILITY, utilitas, L.] usefulness; profitableness; to some valuable end.

SERVICE, [servitium, L.] use; benefit conferred.

GOOD, [good, S. goed, Du.] a benefit, an advantage.

Good connexions are a great advantage; good health is an inestimable benefit; a good book is of great utility; and is of service to readers in general. Good of mankind; bestow benefits on the poor and needy; the support of friends is an advantage; some persons have great advantages, but derive no good from them.

ADVANTAGEOUS, [avantageux, F.] tending to one's profit; furnishing an opportunity of good.

PROFITABLE, profitable, F.] lucrative; yielding gain.
BENEFICIAL, [beneficium, L.] conferring benefits.
Advantageous situation; profitable trade; beneficial to health.

ADVERSE, [adversus, L.] acting in a contrary direction.
CONTRARY, [contrarius, L.] inconsistent, contradictory.
OPPOSITE, [oppositus, L.] those things are said to be opposite,
whose nature and quality are absolutely different.

Adverse events; contrary accounts; opposite characters.

ADVERSE, against; conflicting.

INIMICAL, inimicus, L.] unfriendly.
HOSTILE, [hostilis, L.] like an enemy.

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ADVERSITY-AFFAIR.

REPUGNANT, [repugnans, L.] that clashes with; reluctant. AVERSE, [aversus, L.] that dislikes, or cannot continue a thing; unwilling.

Adverse factions; inimical to peace; hostile measures; repugnant to good order; averse to restraint. Inimical is applied to private enmity, hostile to public.

ADVERSITY, [adversitas, L.] affliction, misery, misfortune.

DISTRESS, [districtus, troubled, or strained, L.] pressure of pain, or calamity.

ANXIETY, [anxietas, L.] trouble of mind about some future event; perplexity; solicitude.

ANGUISH, [angustia, L.] excessive pain, either of mind or body. AGONY, [agonia, Gr.] any violent pain of body or mind. Adversity of circumstances; distress of affliction, poverty, and want. Sweet are the uses of adversity,

Which like the toad, ugly and venomous,

Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.—(Shakspere.)

Deep distress; painful anxiety; heart felt anguish; agonies of death.

ADVICE, [avis, F.] opinion; notice; account; information. COUNSEL, [consilium, L.] advice, scheme, direction; recommendation.

INSTRUCTION, [instructio, L.] the act of conveying knowledge, precept.

The physician.gives advice; the parent counsel; superiors instruction. Prudent advice; sage counsel; salutary instructions.

ADVICE, information, intelligence, counsel.

INFORMATION, [informatio, L.] news communicated by word or writing; instruction.

INTELLIGENCE, [intelligentia, L.] commerce of information; understanding; notice of distant or private transactions. NOTICE, [notitia, L.] information given or received.

I sent a letter of advice; I received information; I had early intelligence of the circumstance; I gave public notice.-A man of information has much knowledge; a man of intelligence has understanding as well as knowledge, and is capable of giving wholesome advice.

AFFABLE, [affabilis, L.] easy to be spoken to; civil.

COURTEOUS, [cour, court, F.] polite, gentle, kind, obliging. COMPLAISANT, [complaisant, F.] civil, desirous to please. COURTLY, relating to the court; elegant, soft, flattering; polite with dignity.

An affable countenance; a courteous deportment. Courteous manners, address; complaisant disposition; courtly style.

AFFAIR, [affaire, F.] business, transaction, matter, thing.
BUSINESS, [bysi, S.] employment, occupation.

AFFECT-AFFLICTION.

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CONCERN, [concerno, to regard, L.] matter of importance; whatever occupies the attention, or affects the interests of a person. An interesting affair; a serious business; a momentous concern. nister your affairs; transact your business; manage your concerns.

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AFFECT, [affecto, L.] to act upon; to influence the passions. CONCERN, [concerno, L.] to interest or trouble; to engage the passions.

His feelings were affected, and his mind became concerned.

AFFECT, to make a show ;

ASSUME, [assumo, L.] to

to attempt to imitate. take to, or upon one's self. PRETEND TO, [prætendo, L.] to allege falsely.

The hypocritical person affects virtues he does not possess, and assumes a character opposite to his own, and pretends to attainments which he has not made.

AFFECTION, good-will, kindness; permanent love, passion. LOVE, [lufian, S.] kindness, friendship, a passion of the soul. ATTACHMENT, [attachement, F.] close adherence, regard. INCLINATION, [inclinatio, L.] a natural disposition to a thing. PASSION, [passio, L.] love; vehement desire.

The honorable union of the sexes commences with love, and terminates in affection. Attachment to pleasure, the world, &c.; affection to relatives; inclination to the arts, &c.; passion for glory, poetry, &c.

AFFECTIONATE, [affectionné, F.] well affected to; kind, loving, warmly attached.

KIND, [cun, W.] benevolent, tender, disposed to make others happy.

FOND, fandian, to caress, S.] passionately devoted to.
Affectionate relatives, fond children, kind neighbors.

AFFIX, [afficher, F., affigo, L.] to fasten to, or set up.

SUBJOIN, [subjungo, L.] to join, or add, to something preceding. ATTACH, [attacher, F.] to fix; to fasten upon; to impute. ANNEX, [annexer, F., annecto, L.] to unite, or join one thing to

another.

Affix a title; subjoin remarks; attach blame; annex territory.

AFFLICT, [affligo, to strike, L.] to cast down; to affect with permanent pain of body or mind.

DISTRESS, [distringo, to strain, L.] to harass, to make miserable. TROUBLE, [troubler, F.] to agitate, disturb, grieve.

Afflicted with disease; distressed by misfortunes; troubled by domestic

concerns.

AFFLICTION, [afflictio, L.] adversity, calamity, distress; permanent grief; misery, misfortune, trouble.

GRIEF, [grief, hurt, D.] sorrow of heart, trouble of mind.

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AFFORD-AGREEABLE.

SORROW, [sorg, S. and D.] uneasiness of mind; sadness; regret. Deep affliction; violent grief; tender sorrow.

I will instruct my sorrows to be proud,

For grief is proud, and makes his owner stout.-(Shakspere.)

AFFORD, [fördern, to further, G.] to give; to send forth, produce, &c.

YIELD, [gieldan, S.] to give in return for labor.

PRODUCE, [produco, to lead forth, L.] to bring forth; to furnish. The sun affords light; the vine yields grapes; plants produce flowers. Religion affords consolation; vice produces misery.

AFFORD, to grant ; to confer.

SPARE, [sparian, S.] to lay apart for any particular use.
GIVE, [gifan, S.] to bestow; to impart; to supply.

Afford relief to those in distress; spare something from your income for charitable uses. He has a good fortune, and can well afford to give to the poor; I cannot afford to give any thing; it gives satisfaction; give occasion; afford an opportunity.

AFFRONT, [ad, to, and frons, face, L.] wrong; open defiance.
INSULT, [insilio, to leap on, L.] gross abuse, insolence, contempt.
OUTRAGE, [outrage, F.] grievous injury; excessive abuse.
A mortifying affront; a provoking insult; a violent outrage.

AFRAID, [effrayer, to frighten, F.] to be terrified, or struck with fear.
APPREHEND, [apprehendo, L.] to suspect or fear future evil.
FEAR, [færan, S.] to be afraid, to shudder.

DREAD, [dræd, S.] to fear in an excessive degree.

Afraid of death; apprehend a disease; fear an evil, or evil person; dread punishment; dread a tyrant.

AFTER, [after, S.] later in time.

BEHIND, [behindan, S.] backwards.

After relates to time, order, or motion; behind to position. He came after, and stood behind him.

AGGRAVATE, [aggravo, to make heavy, L.] to increase in severity. IRRITATE, [irrito, L.] to excite anger; to incense.

PROVOKE, provoco, L.] to anger, move, stir up, arouse. EXASPERATE, [exaspero, L.] to irritate in a high degree; to

enrage.

TANTALIZE,* to torment by the show of pleasures which cannot be reached.

Punishments are sometimes aggravated; feelings irritated. We are provoked to anger; exasperated to madness; tantalized by vain desires.

AGREEABLE, [agréable, F.] charming, graceful, pleasant.
PLEASANT, [plaisant, F.] delightful, agreeable, cheerful.

* Derived from Tantalus, who, according to mythic story, was condemned for his crimes to perpetual hunger and thirst, with food and water near him which he could not reach.

AGREEABLE-AIM.

PLEASING, adapted to please; exciting agreeable sensations.
Agreeable conversation; a pleasant companion; a pleasing address.

AGREEABLE, consistent with.

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CONFORMABLE, [conformo, to make like, L.] corresponding with; resembling.

SUITABLE, [suivre, to follow, F.] fitting; according with. Agreeable to reason; conformable to custom; suitable to circumstances. AGREEMENT, [agrément, F.] articles agreed upon, stipulation. CONTRACT, [contractus, L.] a mutual agreement. COVENANT, conventio, L.] a solemn agreement.

COMPACT, Compactum, L.] a treaty, a national agreement. BARGAIN, [bargan, W.] a contract for the transfer of property. Agreement by promise; contract in writing; covenant by deed; compact by common consent; the law of nations depends on mutual compact; bargain for goods.

AGGRESSOR, [aggresseur, F.] one that first commences a quarrel, dispute, or assault.

ASSAILANT, [assaillir, to attack, F.] one that assaults or sets upon another.

A quarrelsome aggressor; a violent assailant.

AGITATION, [agitatio, L.] violent motion; disturbance. EMOTION, [emotio, L.] a violent excitement of sensibility. TREPIDATION, [trepidatio, L.] a quaking or trembling from terror, &c.

TREMOR, [tremor, L.] an involuntary trembling or shaking. Agitations of mind or body; emotions of the feelings and passions; trepidation of body; tremor of the frame, joints, &c.

AID, [adjuto, L.] the act of furnishing strength or means.

ASSISTANCE, [assistance, F.] furtherance of the designs of

another.

HELP, [helpan, S.] support; means of deliverance.

SUCCOR, [Succurro, to run to, L.] deliverance from suffering; help in distress.

RELIEF, [relief, F.] alleviation of calamity; mitigation of pain, sorrow, want, or anxiety.

Friendly aid; necessary assistance; good help; timely succor; salutary relief.

AIM, [esme, O. F.] the direction of purpose towards a particular point or object.

VIEW, [vue, F.] intention, prospect.

DESIGN, [designatio, L.] contrivance, invention, scheme or plan

in the mind.

OBJECT, [objectum, L.] that to which the mind is directed.

END, [end, S.] intention; ultimate purpose; drift.

His aim is to improve; he has a view to trade; his design is to live with respect; his object is worthy; his end important.

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