"The Druids were noted for their
gregarious exercises." Consisting of grain. Grass-eating. Full of
talk. Full of color.

_Propensity_--Dislike; "He had a propensity to study."

_Artificially_--Belonging to flowers.

_Fluctuation_--coming in great numbers; "There was a great
fluctuation of emigrants." Setting on fire. Beating.

_Odium_--That you have a great tact at anything; "Your odium is
very great." A poisonous herb. Pertaining to song; "He was an
odium writer." A sweet smell; "The odium of new-mown hay."

_Transverse_--To turn over; "Transverse that bucket and see what is
in it." To change from verse; "Some writers change books from
transverse to verse." To verse again; "He transversed his copy." To
spread abroad; "They transverse the Bible."

_Utility_--Relating to the soil; "The ground it remarkable for its
utility."

_Quadruple_--Relating to birds; "There was a number of quadruple."

_Alternate_--Not ternate.

_Menace_--A tare in the flesh; "The dog caused a menace in John's
arm."

_Vital_--Relating to death; "Vital spark of heavenly flame."

_Intrinsic_--not trinsic. Weak, feeble; "He was a very intrinsic
old man."

_Subservient_--One opposed to the upholding of servants. Stubborn;
"On account of the boy being subservient he was turned out of
school."

_Perfidy_--Trust; not to cheat; "Such a man is perfidy; that is,
everything can be trusted to him." Accessible; "Some persons have a
great deal of perfidy."

_Access_--Intermission; "Joseph had access of his teacher to go
into the room."

_Vicinity_--In the same direction; "Pekin is in the vicinity of
Philadelphia."

_Subsequent_--Preceding; "The subsequent chapter."

_Infectious_--To make fectious.

_Exquisite_--To be in a quisitive manner. To help. To find out.
Talkative. Not required.

_Mingle_--To tear in pieces.

_Deride_--To ride down.

_Manifold_--Made by the hand. Pertaining to man; "Forgive our
manifold sins."

I have failed entirely in the general drift of this chapter, if I have
not made it obvious that the principle which I have been attempting to
illustrate is one of singularly pervading influence, and of most various
and manifold applications. The subject is indeed eminently suggestive.
One single additional line of illustra