Young

superl.

Being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young plant; a young tree.

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Obelisk

n.

A mark of reference; -- called also dagger [/]. See Dagger, n., 2.

Fere

v. t. & i.

To fear.

Grit

n.

Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit.

Nitrocarbol

n.

See Nitromethane.

Hystricomorphous

a.

Like, or allied to, the porcupines; -- said of a group (Hystricomorpha) of rodents.

Account

v. t.

To reckon; to compute; to count.

Fit

n.

The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.

Habitation

n.

The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.

Rank

n. & v.

Grade of official standing, as in the army, navy, or nobility; as, the rank of general; the rank of admiral.

Scrambling

p. pr. & vb. n.

of Scramble

Restive

a.

Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.

Adoption

n.

Admission to a more intimate relation; reception; as, the adoption of persons into hospitals or monasteries, or of one society into another.