Old and New Testaments; travellers relate many marvels; ancient histories abound in accounts of prodigies; a lamb with six legs, and a duck with two bills, are monsters; a parricide is called a monster, being unnaturally wicked.

WOOD, [wuda, S.] the substance of trees.

TIMBER, [timber, structure, S.] the main trunk of a tree.

Wood for the joiner; timber for buildings, carriages, ships, fences, &c. WORD, [word, S.] a combination of sounds; a single part of speech.

EXPRESSION, [from express,] a phrase; a mode of speech.

TERM, [terma, Gr.] a word or expression peculiar to an art.

A word is used as a sign of an idea; sentiments are made known by expressions, every science has its terms.

WORK, [weorc, S.] employment; operation.

LABOR, [labor, L.] the exertion of muscular strength.

TOIL, [tiolan, to strain, S.] labor that oppresses the body or mind. DRUDGERY, [drugaire, a slave, Ir.] ignoble toil; hard work in servile occupation.

Common work; hard labor; painful toil; low, degrading drudgery.
"You do not know the heavy grievances,

The toils, the labors, weary drudgeries,
Which they impose."-Southerne.

WORK, that which is made or done.

OPERATION, [operatio, L.] the exertion of power, physical, moral, or mechanical.

Work done by a laborer, or a mechanic; an operation performed by a surgeon.

WORLD, [weorold, S.] the terraqueous globe.

EARTH, Teorth, S.] the mass of the globe.
GLOBE, globus, L.] a spherical solid body.

Traverse the world; cultivate the earth; sail round the globe.

WORTHY, [from worth,] possessing virtue or excellence.
ESTIMABLE, [from esteem,] worthy of honor and respect.
A worthy person; an estimable character.

WRITER, [writan, to scratch, L.] one who writes.

PENMAN, [pen, and man,] one who practises the art of writing. SCRIBE, [scribo, to write, L.] a public or professional writer. Any person who writes is a writer; a penman is an expert, clever, or fine writer; a scribe is a writer who copies officially.

WRITER, one who represents ideas by written characters.

AUTHOR, [auctor, L.] one who composes an original work.

An author is a writer, but a writer is not always an author; an author is an original writer; but a writer may be only a compiler.

YEARLY, [gear, a course, S.] comprehending a year; happening every year.

ANNUAL, [annalis, of a year, L.] that returns every year.

Yearly course; annual rent.

YOUTHFUL, [iuguth, and ful, S.] pertaining to the early part of life.

JUVENILE, juvenilis, L.] suited to youth.

PUERILE, [puerilis, boyish, L.] childish; trifling.

Youthful face, vigor, thoughts, hopes, sports, pastimes; juvenile performance, exercise, writer; puerile studies, amusements; puerile observation, objection.

Z.

ZEALOUS, [zelos, passionate ardor, ardent desire to do, Gr.] warmly engaged in any cause.

EARNEST, [eornest, S.] ardent; warm; animated.

IMPORTUNATE, [importo, to bear on, L.] pressing; urging.
A zealous disposition; an earnest solicitation; an importunate request.

ZONE, [zona, a girdle, Gr.] a division of the earth; a band.
GIRDLE, [gyrdle, S.] a belt; a sash.

CIRCUIT, circuitus, L.] the space enclosed in a circle. BOUNDARY, [bond, limited, N.] furthest point of extension. LIMIT, [limes, bound, L.] utmost reach; part which terminates. Zone of the earth; a lady's girdle; circuit of the globe; boundaries of countries; limits of the solar system.

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