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=in fal' li bly=: unerringly. =in' fin ite= (it): immeasurable. =in i ti a tive= (in ish' i a tive): an act which begins something. =In' nu it=: an American Esquimau. =in ter mit' tent=: unsteady; not regular. =in vin' ci ble=: not to be conquered. =in vi' o late=: unbroken; undefiled. =jave' lin= (jav): a short spear used for throwing. =joc' u lar' i ty=: mirth. =joc' und=: merry; sportive. =Jove=: the king of the gods; here, the chief person of the household. =jun' to=: a group of men; a council. =ka lei' do scope=: an instrument in which small pieces of colored glass slide about and form pleasing shapes. =Ki was' sa=: a name for the Great Spirit, or God. =Knights Templar=: an order of knights serving in Palestine and taking their name from a palace in Jerusalem called Solomon's Temple. =la goons=: lakes connecting with the sea. =La Mort= (mor): "Death," sounded on a horn when the game is killed. =la' tent=: hidden; not revealed; also, in preparation. =leg-bail=: escape by flight. =Ley' den jar=: a glass bottle used to accumulate electricity. =log' a rith' mic tables=: mathematical tables used to calculate a ship's position. =Long House=: a name for the Iroquois Indians, derived from their long communal houses. =lon' gi tude=: distance on the earth's surface from east to west. =lu' mi na ry=: a body that gives light. =Ma belle mere= (mare): "My pretty mother." =Ma' gi ans=: wise men of ancient Persia. =mal' a dy=: disease. =Mal voi sin= (mal vwa zan'): a Norman baron. =man' i cure set=: instruments used on the finger nails. =man' tel et=: a movable shelter of wood. =ma rau' ders=: robbers. =mar' i=: husband. =masque= (mask): a kind of theatrical performance. =mas' que rad' ing=: going in disguise. =ma ter' nal=: motherly. =mat' ins=: a morning service of the ancient church. =mer' ce na ry=: a hired soldier; a hireling. =mer' cu ry=: quicksilver, used in the thermometer. =me tal' lic=: composed of metal. =Michael mas eve= (mick' el mas): September 28. =Mi' das=: a king in Greek myth whose touch turned everything to gold. =mod' i fi ca' tion=: change. =Mon' a cans=: an Indian tribe originally living west of Richmond, Virginia. =mon' o syl' la ble=: a single syllable. =Mort pour la patrie=: "Dead for country." =Mount joy St. Dennis= (den ny'): the war cry of ancient France. =muf' ti= (ty): ordinary clothes.
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