A Sample Glossary from
A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language

LAW

advocate verb: to defend, plead in favor of
appellate adjective: belonging to appeals
decedent noun: one dead
lot noun: a share or division of land, a field
 

SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS

aeriform adjective: having the form of air, as gas
caloric adjective: pertaining to the matter of heat
decahedron noun: a figure of ten sides
deliquesce verb: to dissolve or soften in air
electrician noun: one versed in electricity
foliar adjective: pertaining to or growing from a leaf
galvanism noun: the name given to effects resembling electricity, produced by metallic substances
ignescent adjective: yielding fire or sparks
lignify verb: to become or convert into wood
nutrient noun: that which feeds or nourishes
psychology noun: the doctrines of spirit or mind
sebaceous adjective: fat, pertaining to fat
vaccine noun: the cow pox, kine-pox
vaccinate verb: to inoculate with the virus of the cow pox
vaporize verb: to convert into vapor by heat
 

GOVERNMENT

amendatory adjective: containing an amendment
caucus noun: cant name of secret meetings for electioneering purposes
census noun: an enumeration of inhabitants, a register of people, etc.
constitutionality noun: the state of being agreeable to the constitution, or of affecting the constitution
presidential adjective: pertaining to a president
selectman noun: a town official in New England
 

AGRICULTURE and INDUSTRY

flume noun: a channel or passage for water
folder noun: a flat instrument to fold sheets of paper
gin verb: to clean cotton of its seeds by a gin
unmalleable adjective: not capable of being hammered into a plate
 

PLANTS and ANIMALS

accipiters noun: an order of fowls with hooked bills
butternut noun: an American tree with an oblong nut, also the nut
cervine adjective: pertaining to the deer
conchology noun: the science of shellfish
cordiform adjective: in form of a heart
dendroid adjective: resembling a shrub
hickory noun: a tree, a species of walnut
opossum noun: a quadruped which carries her young in a bag under her belly
porcine adjective: pertaining to swine
scarious adjective: dry and rough to the touch
skunk noun: a quadruped remarkable for its smell
winterkill verb: to kill by means of winter, as grain

BUSINESS

debit noun: a debt, the debtor side of an account
deliverable adjective: that may or ought to be delivered
unmarketable adjective: not saleable or fit for the market
 

FOOD and DRINK

chowder noun: a dish of fish boiled with biscuit, etc.
hommony noun: food made of maiz broken but coarse and boiled
succotash noun: a mixture of new soft maiz and beans boiled
whiskey noun: a spirit distilled from grain
 

MISCELLANEOUS

Americanize verb: to render American
caddy noun: a small box for tea
checkers noun pl.: a game
chore noun: a small job, domestic work
demoralize verb: to corrupt, undermine or destroy moral principles
emphasize verb: to pronounce with a stress of voice
energize verb: to give strength or vigor
flytrap noun: a trap to catch flies
hydrant noun: a pipe to conduct and deliver water
immigrant noun: one who removes into a country
inapproachable adjective: not to be approached
inexact adjective: not exact or precise
insubordination noun: disobedience or want of submission to authority
leanto noun: the part of a building that appears to lean upon another
notice verb: to see, regard, observe, attend
orthoepy noun: the art of just pronunciation
penmanship noun: the act, art, or use of writing
pry verb: to look into with close inspection, to raise with a lever
publicity noun: a public state, notoriety
sectarian adjective: pertaining to a sect
skittles noun: a game like ninepins
slang noun: vulgar language, cant phrases [low]
slat noun: a thin piece of timber connecting larger ones
slatternly adjective: negligent in dress, sluttish
snowshoe noun: a light frame to walk with on snow
spry adjective: nimble, brisk, quick in action
surf noun: waves or swell of the sea breaking on shore
velveteen noun: a cloth made of cotten and linen