APPENDIX.
forming a syllable; for as they are perfectly Greekwords, as vJ;oxnX»), or formed from the Greek, as En-terocele from Evrs^ov and xtjK-ti* they ought to be pro-nounced like apostrophe, hyperbole , &c. The reasonwhy Diastyle and Osteocope are not pronounced soas to make the final e form a distinct syllable is, thatthey are not perfectly Greek words but formed fromha and <rrJho$, and eu-reov and kqittw, where we find theGreek termination altered.
I.
To IDENTIFY, 1-den'te-fl, v. a. To make twotilings the same.
IDYL, i'dil, s.
£J» As there is sometimes an erroneous pronuncia-tion of this w'%rd by making the * short, as in the firstsyllable of idiot, i have thought it necessary here toquote the authorities for pronouncing it long, as midle; namely, Mi. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Mr. Perry,Buchanan, and Entick ; Dr. Ash, Barclay, and Fen-ning, do not distinguish it by the position of the accentfi o*iti the i in idiot ; and Dr. Kenrick, as is usual withhim when any tiling difficult occurs, does not mark it,or divide it iuto syllables. But the authorities I haveproduced are sufficient to vindicate the long sound ofi, without recurring to the diphthong in a$uXX<oy, as theGreek and Latin quantity are very uncertain and fal-lacious guides to the quantity of English words.—SeePrinciples , Nos. 544, 545, &c.
IMPOLITE,lm-p&-lite',u- Unpolished, rude,coarse .—Ash from Scott.
of politeness.— Mason.
IMPORTUNACY, im-por'tii-na-se, s. Theact of importuning.—Mason.
IMPROMPTU, Im-prilm'tu, s. A short ex-
temporatieous composition. — Mason.INAPTITUDE, ?u-ap te-tide, s. Unfitness.— Mason.
INDECISION, fo-de-sizh'un, s. Want ofdetermination.— Mason.
INEFFICIENT, ?n-?f-fish'ent, a. Ineffec-live.— Mason.
INFANTINE, In'fan-tine, a. Suitable to an
infant.—Mason.
INFERABLE, in-fer'a-bl, a. 405. To be in-
ferred.—Mason.
INSANITY, In-s&n'e-te, s. The state of be-ing insane, madness.—Mason.
INSENTIENT, In-sen'she-ent, a. Nothav-ing perception .—Mason
INTEGRANT, in'te-grdnt, a. Necessary formaking up an integer.—Mason.
INTENSITY, in-tln'se-te, s. Intenseness.— Ash.
INTESTINAL, In-tes'te-nal, a.
This word Is sometimes pronounced with theaccent on the third syllable, because the i in intesti-num is long ; but Dr. Johnson more properly makesit a formative of our own, from intestine ; and even ifwe were to allow this adjective to be derived imme-diately from the Latin substantive of the same numberof syllables, we may see in Principles , No. 503, A,bow many exceptions there are to tlii9 rule, and howprobable it is that this word is one.
INTOLERANCE, in-tM'Ir-ance, s. Want
of toleration.
IRRITABLE, ir'ie-ti-bl, a. 405. Capable ofbeing made angry.— Ash. ,
JUDAISM , jA'dli-izm, s. The religious ritesof the Jews.— Ash.
JUSTICIARY , jus-tlsh'e-i-rfc, s. One thatadministers justice. —Ash from Scoff.
L.
LACONISM, lak'fln-ism, s. A short pithyexpression, after the manner of the Lacede-monians.
LANDAU, lan-daw', s. A coach whose topmay occasionally be open.— Mason,
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LATROCINY, lat'ro-st-ne, s. Larceny,theft, robbery. A literal version of the Latiriatrocinium, which was afterwards contractedinto larceny. —Mason.
£3* It may be observed that Dr. Johnson spells thisword with an e in tiie second syllable, while both itsLatin and French deiivation from larciu require, asMason has shown from Blar.kslone, that it ought to bewritten lardny. „ „ „ ,
To LIBERALIZE, ltb'er-dl-ize, t\ a. Tomake liberal.—Mason.
To LIBERATE,lib'er-ate,i\a.91.To free fromconfinement_Mason.
LIBERATION, lib-er-a'shun, s. The act of
delivering, or being delivered.—Mason.LIQUEUR, le-kure', s . A flavoured dram.—Mason.
LOGOGRIPHE, l6g'o-gi!f s. A kind ofriddle— Aslu
M.
MANIAC, mane-dk, s. A mad person.—Mason .
MANNERIST , m^n'nur-ist, s. Any artistwho performs all his works in one unvariedmanner.-—Mason.
MANTOLOGY, man-tolo-je, s. The gift ofprophecy.— Mason.
MARAUDER, nui-ro'dur, s. A soldier thatroves about in quest of plunder— Ash.
MARQUESS, mar'kwes, s. The right word
for what is now usually written and calledMarquis. — Mason.
To MATERIALIZE, ma-te're-al-lze, v. a.
To regard as matter— Mason.
MATERIATE, ma-te're-iit, a. 91. Consist-ing of matter.— Ash.
Thus certain adjectives formed from substan-tives are called maieriate adjectives, as oaken fromoak , wooden from wood, &c.
MAUGRE, maw'gur, ad. With ill will —
Mason. Notwithstanding, in spite of._ Ash.
To MEANDER, me-an'dur, v. n. To runwinding, to be intricate.— Mason.MENAGERIE, ruen-azhe-ur-e', s. A placefor keeping foreign birds, and other curiousanimals.—Mason.
MENDICANCY, men'de-kan-se, s. Beg-gary.—Masoji.
MEPHITIC, me-fft'Ik, a. Ill-savoured,
stinking.—Mason.
METEOROSCOPE, me-te'ur-6-skipe, *.An instrument for taking the magnitude anddistances.— Mason.
£3* This word, though formed from the Greek, has,YikoTelescope, anglicised its termination, and thereforeought not to have'the final e souDded in a distinct syl-lable, as Masou’9 example from Albumazar has pro-nounced it.
MONOSTROPHIC, m3n-o-str<lf'lk,a. Writ-ten in unvaried metre.—Mason.MONOTONICAL, mon-o-t<Sn'£-k&l, a.
Spoken with monotony.— Mason.MUNICIPALITY, mu-ne-se-pSl'e-ti, s.The people of a district in the division of re-publican France.— Mason.
MYOPES , mi'6-pez, s. Short-sighted per-sons.— Mason. Singular, Myops.
N.
NAIAD, nky'ild, s. English plural Naiads.
A water-nymph.— Mason.
O.
OPTATIVE, op'tk-tiv, a.