V. def.— verb defective

v.n.— verb neuter.

v.r.— verb reflexive.

wh.— which.

YOOABULARY.

a, S.m., tlie flrst Icttcr of thc alphabet.

a, 3 pers. sing. près, indic. of avoir

iq.V.).

h. pr., to, at, in, by, from, into, with, for, according- to, against, on, under, of ; c'est à moi, d mon frère, it is mine, my brother's; jusqu'à.

up to, as far as ; à la bonne heure ! Kood ! bravo ! à peine, scarcely, hardly; au passage, as they passed; quatre à quatre, bastily; tout à l'heure, jnf^tww, a little while ago; à la ]>orti''i; (!<', witliiu reach of; à tout prenil rf .on tlu' whole; àj^artir (le, from; 0 rmi rt . ont of the way; à mesure (iiir. in invipurtion as; à Ici nage,hy swimitihiL- ; y<illi'.à manger, dining-rooni; <f lu ;»<//.<(>?), at home; songer à, to thiiik of; mettre à la porte, to tiirn ont of doors ; itn à un, one by onc ; à demain, till to-mon-ow ; à neuf, nowly; à quand, when ; à force de, by dintof; pas à pas, slowly; à bord, on board; «?« i)lus vite, as quickly as ix)ssible;à j)eu près, nearly;à ce que, as; à vue d'œit, vlsibly; à, propos de, concerning; tout à fait, quite, entirely.

abaisser, v.a. {à, baisser), toïowev, to pull do\vn, to abase, to Ict fall.

abaiMloii, s.m. {à, O. F. bandon, O. H. G. bannaii), ease, freedom; forsaliing, abandoument.

al»aiidoiiii4^. o. adj. (p.p. of abandonner), free, unrestralned, abandoncd, let go.

abandonner, v.a. {abandon'^, to give up. to leavc, to forsake, to lei go, to abandon, to resign.

abat-jour. s.m. (abattre, jour), lamp-shade, skylight, shade.

abattre, v.a. (A, battre), to bring do\vu, to pull down, to beat down, to

fell ; s'abattre, to fall down, to come down, to abate.

abinie, s.m. (L. ahissimus), abyss, hell, mifathomable deptb.

abjnrer, v. a. (L. abjurare), to alyure.

aboi, aboinicnt, s.m. {aboyer), bark, harki ng.

abord, s.m. («, bo?v7,jO.H. G. boi"d), access ; tout d'abord, mthe veryfirst place, at flrst sight, at the first glance ; d'abord, at tirst, at once; au premier abord, at first, at first sight.

aborder, v.n.a. (abord), to land, to reach the land, to acco.st; s'aborder,to approaehone another, to meet.

abri, s.m. (L. apricus), shade, sliclter. scivni, in-otcctiDii ; à l'abri ilr, miiicr slii'ltcr, slicltcrcd t'rom; se iiirfi rr ,, /■.//M-;,t<PKct(iut(>rtheway, to takc .shclter, to gct uihIlt covcr.

absence, s.f. (L. absentia), absence.

absoln, e, adj. (L. absolutus), complète, absolute, peremptory.

absolument, adv. (absolu), absolutely, complctely, entirely, utterly.

absorbé, e, adj. (p.p. of absorber), absorbed, engi-ossed, taken up with, occupied with.

absorber, v.a. (L. absorbera), to absorb, to engross.

abuser, v.a. (abus), to delude.

académie, s.f. (L. acatlemia, Gr.

aicaSrjjiia), acaxlemy, the French academv ; enjjleine académie, haforc the whole académie, at a meeting of the academy.

acadéniif|ue, adj. (académie), académie, academical.

accablé, e, atlj. (p.p. of accabler), overwhelmed, oppressed.

VOCABULARY

accabler, v.a. (à, O. F. caabler or chaahler, L. L. cadabiila, Gr. «ara- /SoÀj/), to crush, to overwhelm, to dishearten, to tire out.

accès, s.m. (L. accessus), access, fit.

accident, s.m. (L. accidentem), accident, casuality.

accoiutance, s.f. (L. accoeiiitare), acquaintance, intercourse, mtimate connection.

accompagner, v.a. (à, O. F. compaing : see compagnon), to accompany, to attend on, to go with.

accompli, e, adj. (p.p. of accomplir), complète, accomplislied, gone by, donc, flnishcd.

accomplir, v.a. («, O. F. complir.

L. complere), to accomplish, to fulfil, to realize; s'accomplir, to'\ie, realized.

accorder, v.a. (L. L. accordare, L. ad, cort.to grant, to tiuie, to ))lend, to reconcile, to accord, to vouchsafe ; n'accorder, to agi-ee, to tally, to be in tune.

accontnmé, e, adj. (p.p. of accoutumer), usual, customary, accustomed.

accontnnier, v.a. (à coutume), to accustom; s'accoutumer, to accustom oneself, to become accustomed.

accrocli*', e, adj. (p.p. of accrocher), run iuto(of acarnage),hnng up.

accrocher, v.a. [à, croc), to hang up, to hook. to grapple, to get hold of ; s'accrocher, to catch at.

accneil, s.m. {accueillir), réception, welcome.

accusateur, triée, s. and adj. (L.

accusatorem), accuser, accusing.

accuser, v.a. (L. accusare), to accuse, to impeach, to complain, to own to, to indicate, to point out.

acheminer (s'), v. r. (L. caminus), to set out (for a place), t» direct one's steps towards, to get on.

acheter, v. a. (L. ad, captare), to buy, to purchase.

aclievé, e, adj. (p.p. of achever), finished, thorough, complète.

achever, v.a. {à,chet'),U) finish, to end, to complète, to despatch.

acide, s.m. (L. acidus), acid; adj., acid, sour.

acier, s.m. (L. L.acierium,L.acies, a point), Steel, sword ; ses griffes d'acier, his sharjj daws.

acquérir, v.a. (L. acquirere), acquérant, acquis, j'acquiers, nous acquérons, j'acquerrai, que j'acquière, to buy, to purchase, "to obtain.