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1-ttainment, at-t1me'ment. 8. acquisi­
. tion. [ OUS, stain, spot.
Attaint, at·t3.ot'. 8. anI thing injuri­
To Attemper, at-tern pill'. 'V. a. to
regulate, to soften.
To Attempt, at-temt'. 'V. a. to venture
upon, to try.
Attempt, at-temt'. 8. an essay, an
endeavour. [to attempts.
Attemptable, at-temt'ta-bi. a. liable
To Attend, at-tend'. 'V. a. to regard,
to stay for: V. n. to yield attention.
Attendance, at·ten'danse. 8. the act
of waiting on another.
Attendant, at-ten'dant. a. accompanying
as subordinate, or COnsequential.
Attendant, at-ten'dant. 8. one that attends,
one thatbelongs to the train.
Attent, at-tent'. a. intent.
Attention, at-ten'shfln. 8. the act of
:lttending or heeding.
Attentive, at-ten'tiv. a. heedful, regardful,
intent.
Attenuate, ilt-ten'nfi·ltte. a. made
thin, OJ' slender. [ness of.
To Attest, at-test'. 'V. a. to bear wit­
Attestation, at-tes-ta'shun, 8. testimony,
evidence. [elevated,
Attick, at'tik. a. fine, elegant, just,
To Attinge, at-t1nje'. 'V. a. to touch
lightly.
To Attire, at-tire'. 'V. a. to dres•.
Attire, at-tire'. 8. clothes, dress.'
Attitude, at't~-tude. 8. a posture.
Attollent, at-tol'lent. a. that which
r:lises.
[:lgent.
Attorney, at-tfrr'n~.8. a lawyer, an
Attorneyship, at-tur'ne-ship. 8. the
office of :In :lttorncy.
To Attr:lct, at-trakt'. 'V. a. to dmw
to sOluething; to allure.
Attr:lct:ltion, at-trak-tlt'sbi'lIl. 8. fre·
quent h:lndling.
Attraction, at-trak'shfln. 8. the power
of dr:lwing :lny thing.
Attractive, at-trak't!v. a. inviting,
:llhlring.
[th:lt attr:lcts.
Attracwr, a-t-trak't-o.r. 8. the agent
Atu'ahcnt, at'tra.hent..\'. that which
draws.
Attributablc, at-trlb','!-ta-bl. a. that
which lIlay be alicribed;
To Attribute, at~trlb'ote. ··D. a. to a~;'
cribe, to impute.
Attribute, at'tro-Mte. 8. the qillllity
:ldheL'eut, an appendant.
Attrition, at-tL,ish' em. 8. the act of
wearing th~ngslby, L·ubbing.
To Attune, at-tLlne. 'V. a. to make
ar!)' thing musical.
To A vail, ;\-vitle'. ~'. a. to profit, to
promote, to assi::;t.
Avail, a-yale'. s. profit, advantage.
A milable, ;\_,,;"I>'_bI. a. profitable.
Avail:lbly, :\-v"'Iii-blb. ad. powerfully,
profitably.
Availment~ a~vllle'm~nt. 8. useful...
ness, adrantage,
To Avale, a-yltlc'. 'G', a. to depress.
Avant~gual'd, a-vant'gard.8. the van~
Avarice, Av'a-ris. 8, covetousness.
Avaricious, ftv-a.rtsh'us. a. covetous.,
Avaunt, a~vant'.int.begone; a word
I
of :lbhorrence.
Auburnc, aw'bllrn. a. brown.
Auction, ftwk'shcIH. 8. a pu1)lick sale.
Auctioneer,ftwk'shfin~~er. :)'. the per..
son that man3~CS an auction.
Aucupation, aw-ku.pa'shiin. 8. bh·d..
c:ltching.
Audacious, aw-d!l.'shus. a. impudent.
Audaciously, :hv-da'shus-Ie. ad. boldly,i~lpU(llelltl~.
1 1 • • [ness..
AudaCIty, H",·-das'e-te. 8. S}lll'lt, bold­
Audible, Aw'de-bl. a. loud enough tv
be heard.
Audihly, ~w'dl:-ble, ad. in such"
manller as to b~ heard.
Audience, AWJe-ense, Or ftw'dl·.
ense. s. the l'eteption of any mal:
\vho delivers a ITlessage.
Audit, tnv'dlt. s. a final account.
'Fo Audit, !tw'dit. v. a. to t:lke an
account fin:llly.
Audition, aw-dish'iin. 8. hearing.
Auditor, aw'de-t(ll'. s. a hearer.
Auditory, aw'd~~t{lr-re.a. that which
ha,s the ~ower o~' he~l'ing,
A.udltory, aw'de~tllr-re. 8. an asscrn...
bly of hearers.
To Avenge, a.y~nje'.'t'. a. to reycnge,
to punish.
[geance~
A.venger,. a.vlm'jiir. :)', a taker ofverl~
Aveuqc, a\"~-nh. 8. an alley or \yalk.
of trees bcfore a housc. • _.
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