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Rudimentary. Addison.

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  • GREENLANDER
    A native of Greenland.
  • GREENLET
    l. One of numerous species of small American singing birds, of the genus Vireo, as the solitary, or blue-headed (Vireo solitarius); the brotherly-love ; the warbling greenlet ; the yellow-throated greenlet and others. See Vireo. 2. Any species
  • RIS
    A bough or branch; a twig. As white as is the blossom upon the ris. Chaucer.
  • COMPOSITOUS
    Belonging to the Compositæ; composite. Darwin.
  • EMBRYO SAC
    See EMBRYONIC
  • GREENSAND
    A variety of sandstone, usually imperfectly consolidated, consisting largely of glauconite, a silicate of iron and potash of a green color, mixed with sand and a trace of phosphate of lime. Note: Greensand is often called marl, because
  • NATURALIST
    1. One versed in natural science; a student of natural history, esp. of the natural history of animals. 2. One who holds or maintains the doctrine of naturalism in religion. H. Bushnell.
  • EMBRYOTOMY
    The cutting a fetus into pieces within the womb, so as to effect its removal.
  • GREENFISH
    See POLLOCK
  • GREENOCKITE
    Native cadmium sulphide, a mineral occurring in yellow hexagonal crystals, also as an earthy incrustation.
  • EMBRYON
    See EMBRYO
  • RISIBLE
    1. Having the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to laugh. Laughing is our busines, . . . it has been made the definition of man that he is risible. Dr. H. More. 2. Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; amusing. "Risible absurdities."
  • NATURAL STEEL
    Steel made by the direct refining of cast iron in a finery, or, as wootz, by a direct process from the ore.
  • INCIPIENT
    Beginning to be, or to show itself; commencing; initial; as, the incipient stage of a fever; incipient light of day. -- In*cip"i*ent*ly, adv.
  • GREENHOUSE
    A house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather.
  • INCHOATE
    Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete. -- In"cho*ate*ly, adv. Neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate. Raleigh.
  • RISQUE; RISQUEE
    Hazardous; risky; esp., fig., verging upon impropriety; dangerously close to, or suggestive of, what is indecent or of doubtful morality; as, a risqué story. Henry Austin.
  • GREENWEED
    See GREENBROOM
  • RIST
    3d pers. sing. pres. of Rise, contracted from riseth. Chaucer.
  • EMBRYOGRAPHY
    The general description of embryos.
  • ANTEPENULTIMATE
    Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two. -- n.
  • HORRISONOUS
    Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound. Bailey.
  • ENTERPRISER
    One who undertakes enterprises. Sir J. Hayward.
  • INDECOMPOSABLENESS
    Incapableness of decomposition; stability; permanence; durability.
  • TRISYLLABIC; TRISYLLABICAL
    Of or pertaining to a trisyllable; consisting of three syllables; as, "syllable" is a trisyllabic word. -- Tris`yllab"ic*al*ly, adv.
  • GRISLY
    Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a grisly specter. "Grisly to behold." Chaucer. A man of grisly and stern gravity. Robynson . Grisly bear. See under Grizzly. (more info) gro shudder; cf. OD. grijselick horrible,
  • SUPERNATURALNESS
    The quality or state of being supernatural.
  • CHARACTERISTIC
    Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive. Characteristic clearness of temper. Macaulay.
  • GRISTMILL
    A mill for grinding grain; especially, a mill for grinding grists, or portions of grain brought by different customers; a custom mill.
  • SPAGYRIST
    1. A chemist, esp. one devoted to alchemistic pursuits. 2. One of a sect which arose in the days of alchemy, who sought to discover remedies for disease by chemical means. The spagyrists historically preceded the iatrochemists. Encyc. Brit.
  • LUTHERANISM; LUTHERISM
    The doctrines taught by Luther or held by the Lutheran Church.
  • METAPHORIST
    One who makes metaphors.
  • ARTILLERIST
    A person skilled in artillery or gunnery; a gunner; an artilleryman.
  • TANTRISM
    The system of doctrines and rites taught in the tantras. -- Tan"trist , n.
  • IMPARISYLLABIC
    Not consisting of an equal number of syllables; as, an imparisyllabic noun, one which has not the same number of syllables in all the cases; as, lapis, lapidis; mens, mentis.

 

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