

Till: STANDARD DICTIONARY < >F TACTS 



a person set* before him- i: . hir 



n acting. 



.irig brought about. What is executed is 

 complicated in its nature, as to execute a design r pro- 

 ject; what is achieved is grand, as to achieve a: 



Action. <.e-tui i.ition. I'o-ture. Atti- 



tude. All these terms are apphe.i 



motion; 



the two latter a state of rest. Action respect tin- move- 

 ments of the body in general; gesture is an action mdi- 



-tate .f in. ..ation is 



.i SMSJSjl .-: artificial gesture. Kai-im: tin- arm is an 



:nay U- tin: 



gestures indecent. Posture and attitude both imply a 

 mode of pin- ut the posture is either 



natural or assumed; yt assumed or 



represented. We assume a sitting posture r an attitude 

 of pr.i 



i-ent. Imlii-t rioti-.. Assiduous. Labo- 



KII->. Otli< ion-. \\ . ; we are only 



'thrr to any end or not; 



we are diligent when we ai some specific end; 



we are no tune is left unemployed in 



-:duous if \\e do not leave 



;nished; we are laborious when the 



ularly employed in some 



hard lab. .r. Mu>\ 1 to leisure. Officious 



unpl N without di-cretion. 



\.iu.il. l{.-.il. l'o-iii\e. \\hat is actual has proof 



.n it-elf, and may be exposed to the 



real may be satisfactorily proved to exist; 



aiid wi :udes the necessity of a proof. 



Actual is opposed to the supposititious, conceived, or 



reported; real to the feigned, imaginary; positive to the 



n, doubtful. 



lo \ unite. Impel, Induce. One is actuated by 



impelled by pas-ions, and induced by reason or 



inclination. Whatever actuates is the result of reflection; 



it is a steady and fixed principle: whatever impels is 



:id vehement, ami often precludes reflection: 



whatever induce- is not vehement, though often momen- 



\ciite. Keen. Shrewd. In the natural sense, a 

 re is predominant in the word acute; and 



lilting, or a fitness for cutting, in the word keen. 

 evvd man exposes follies. Arguments may be 



j.een, atid replies or retorts shrewd. 



A shrowu understanding is rather quick at discovering 



new truth-, than at distinguishing truth from falsehood. 



To \ddre-s. Apply. An address may be made for 



an indifferent purpose or without any express object; 



but an application is always occasioned by some serious 



An address may be rude or civil; an 



application may be frequent or urgent. It is impertinent 



to address any one with whom we. are not acquainted, 



unless we have a reason for making an application to 



lo Viiln ic. \ttach. A thing is adherent by the 



union which nature produces; it is attached by arbitrary 



h keep it do-e to another thing. What adheres 



to a thing is clo.-ely joined to its outward surface; but 



what is attached may be fastened to it by the intervention 



adjacent, Ldjotntnjr, Conticuotu. What is adja- 



iy be separated altogether by the intervention of 



some third object; what is adjoining must touch in some 



contiguous must be fitted to touch 



entirely on one side. 



To Admit. Ke<ei\e. Personi are admitted to the 



uid into the familiarity or confidence of others; 



1'itably received by those who wish to be 



We admit willingly or reluctantly; 



htcly or rudely. 



i" \dmit. \iio\\. Permit, Suffer* Tolerate* We 



admit by -imply not refusing or preventing; we allow by 

 v granting or complying with; we admit that 

 which concer: ..r is done towards ourselves; 



.v that which is for the convenience of others, or 

 what t: ;..; what is suffered may be burden- 



some to the sufferer, if not morally wrong; what is 

 i i- bad in itself, and offered only because it 

 cannot be prevented; no earthly power can permit that 

 which is prohibited by the divine law. 



\dtnin.-mce. Admission. Admittance is prop.-rly 



iving a person or a thing into a given 



admission include- in it-elf the idea not only of 



receiving, but also the purpo.-e of receiving. Whoever 



is admitted, or has the liberty of entering any place, 



with or without an object, ha- admittance; but 



baa admission to places of trust, or into offices 

 and the like. 



To Adore, Worship, Reverence, Veneration. 



Adoration is the service of the heart toward a Superior 

 Bemi:. in which, we acknowledge our dependence and 

 obedience by petition and thanksgiving; worship con- 

 -i.-ts in the outward fo r .ii of showing reverence to some 

 i superior being. Keverence differs from adora- 

 tion inasmuch as it has a mixture of fear, arising from 

 consciousness of weakness and dependence, or of obliga- 

 tions for favors received. The contemplation of any 

 place rendered sacred by its antiquity awakens venera- 

 tion. 



To Ad\ am-e, Proceed. To advance is to go toward 

 some point; to proceed is to go onward in a certain 



course. 



Ad\antage. IJeiietit. Utility. Advantage respects 

 external <>r extrinsic circumstances of profit, honor, and 

 convenience; benefit respects the consequences of actions 

 and events; utility respects the good which can be drawn 

 from the use of any object. A large house or a particular 

 situation may have its advantages; suitable exercise is 

 attended with benefit; sun-dials have their utility in 

 ascertaining the hour precisely by the sun. 



Adverse, Cont ra r\ . Opposite. Adverse respects 

 the feelings and interests of persons; contrary regards 

 their plans and purposes; opposite respects the situation 

 and relative nature of things. Fortune is adv. 

 event turns out contrary to what was expected; senti- 

 ments are opposite to each other. 



Adverse, Inimical. Hostile. Repugnant. We are 

 adverse to a proposition, or circumstances are adverse 

 to our advancement; partisans are inimical to the 

 proceedings of government, and hostile to the pi 

 of power. In respect to persons, adverse denotes merely 

 the relation of being opposed; inimical, the spirit of the 

 individual in private matters; and hostile, the situation, 

 conduct, and temper of individuals or bodies in public 

 matters. Repugnant means offensive to taste or feelings. 



Advice, Counsel, Instruction. Advice flows from 

 superior professional knowledge, or an acquaintance with 

 things in general; counsel regards superior wisdom, or 

 a superior acquaintance with moral principles and prac- 

 tice; instruction respects superior local knowledge in 

 particular transactions. A medical man gives advice to 

 iiis patients; a father gives counsel to his children; a 

 counselor gives advice to his client in points of law; he 

 receives instructions from him in matters of fact. 



Affair, Business, Concern. An affair is what 

 happens; a business is what busies; a concern is what is 

 felt. An affair is general; it respects one, many, or all: 

 every business and concern is an affair, though not vice 

 versa. Business and concern are personal; business is 

 that which engages the attention; concern is that which 

 interests the feelings, prospects, and condition, advan- 

 tageously or otherwise. To make one's peace with one's 

 Maker is the concern of every individual. 



To Affect, Concern. Things affect us which produce 

 any change in our outward circumstances; they concern 

 us if connected with our circumstances in any shape. 

 The price of corn affects the interest of the, seller; and 

 therefore it concerns him to keep it up, without regard 

 to the public good or injury. 



To Affect, Assume, Pretend. To affect is to use 

 forced efforts to appear to have that which one has not ; 

 to assume is to appropriate to one's self that which one 

 has no right to have. One affects to have fine feelings, 

 and assumes great importance. We pretend by making 

 a false declaration. One affects the manners of a gentle- 

 man, and pretends to gentility of birth. 



Affectionate, Kind, Fond. Affectionate character- 

 izes the feelings; kind has mostly a reference to the 

 action; affectionate is directed to a particular object; 

 kind to objects generally. Fond is a strong liking. 



To Affirm, Assert. To affirm is said of facts; to 

 assert, of opinions; we affirm what we know; we assert 

 what we believe. 



To Afflict, Distress, Trouble. People are afflicted 

 with grievous maladies. The mariner is distressed for 

 want of water in the midst of the wide ocean; or an 

 embarrassed tradesman is distressed for money to main- 

 tain his credit. The mechanic is troubled for want of 

 proper tools, or the head of the family for want of good 

 domestics. 



Affliction, Grief, Sorrow. Affliction lies deeper in 

 the soul than grief. It is too deep to be vehement. 

 Continued sickness of our friends will cause affliction; 

 the failure of our favorite schemes will occasion grief; 

 the loss of a game or our own mistake will cause sorrow. 



Affront, Insult, Outrage. An affront is a mark of 

 reproach shown in the presence of others; it piques and 

 mortifies: an insult is an attack made with insolence; it 

 irritates and provokes: an outrage combines all that is 

 offensive; it wounds and injures. 



Afraid, Fearful, Timorous, Timid. Afraid may 

 be used either in a physical or moral application, either 



