Acid

a.

Of or pertaining to an acid; as, acid reaction.

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Nuisance

n.

That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious.

Lean-faced

a.

slender or narrow; -- said of type the letters of which have thin lines, or are unusually narrow in proportion to their height.

Gunner

n.

A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the ordnance on a vessel.

Lepered

a.

Affected or tainted with leprosy.

Grind

v. i.

To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge.

Veteranize

v. i.

To reenlist for service as a soldier.

Fringe

v. t.

To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe.

Underwork

v. i.

To work or operate in secret or clandestinely.

Fragment

v. t.

A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.

Fleshed

a.

Glutted; satiated; initiated.

Acquisitiveness

n.

The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.

Joying

p. pr. & vb. n.

of Joy