Ob' du rate, impenitent, hardhearted, stubborn Ob sta cle, a hindrance, an obstruction Ob vi ate, to meet in the way, to prevent, to appease O men, a sign either of good or bad, a prognostick Or al, delivered by mouth, not written, verbal Or i gin, beginning, source, first existence Or phan, s. a child that has lost one or both of its parents, a bereft of parents O vert, open, publick, apparent O bes' i ty, great fatness, grossness Ob lique, not direct, not perpendicular, not parallel O mit, to leave out, to neglect, to pass by Op po nent, s. an antagonist, a. opposite, adverse Out rage ous, violent, furious, enormous, atrocious [show Os ten ta tion, outward show, ambitious display, vain Pa' gcant ry, pomp, show P Pal li ate, to cover with excuse, to extenuate, to soften by favorable representation Pal lid, pale [sily discovered Pal pa ble, perceptible by the touch, gross, plain, eaPal pi tate, to beat as the heart, to flutter Pang, sudden or extreme pain Par a dox, an assertion contrary to appearance Par i ty, equality Par ti cle, a small part, an atom, a small word Pat ri mo ny, an estate possessed by inheritance Pat ron ize, to support, to protect, to countenance Pe nal, inflicting punishment, vindictive Penitence, repentance, sorrow for sin Per fo rate, to pierce through, to make a hole Per ju ry, false oath Per ma nent, durable, lasting, unchanged Per vi ous, that may be passed through Pet ri fy, to change to stone, to become stone Pith y, consisting of pith, strong, forcible, energetick Plain tive, expressive of sorrow, lamenting, complaining [pearance Plau si ble, superficially pleasing, specious, fair to ap Pleas ant, delightful, cheerful, good humoured, gay Plen ti ful, abundant, copious, exuberant, fruitful Pli a ble, easy to be bent, flexible, easy to be persuaded Plod, to toil, to drudge, to travel laboriously, to study closely and dully Pomp ous, splendid, magnificent, grand Pon der, to consider, to attend, to weigh morally Pop u lous, full of people Por ta ble, that may he carried, supportable Po tent, powerful, forcible, efficacious Prac ti ca ble, performable, capable of being practised Pre vi ous, antecedent,going before, prior Priv i lege, peculiar advantage, immunity, publick right Pros e lyte, a convert, one brought over to a new o- pinion Pru dence, wisdom applied to practice Pu e rile, childish, boyish, trifling Pul ver ize, to reduce to powder or dust Punct ure, a hole made with a small point, Pure, unsullied, clear, uncorrupt [tend Pur port, s. tendency, design of a discourse, v. to in Pu trid, rotten, corrupt Par ti' ci pate, to partake of, to share Pa thet ick, affecting the passions, moving, tender exclusion of others Pe dan tick, awkwardly ostentatious of learning Per cus sion, the act of striking, a stroke [latir Per pet u al, never ceasing, continual, uninterrupted Per sua sive, having the power of persuading Per vade, to pass through or over Per vert, to turn from the true end or purpose, to corrupt, to turn from the right Pe ruse, to read, to observe, to examine Po lite, elegant of manners Pol lute, to defile, to taint, to corrupt Por tray, to paint, to describe by picture, to adorn with pictures Prag mat ick, meddling, assuming business without inPre ca ri ous, uncertain, dependant Pre cede, to go before [vitation Pre cip i tant, falling or rushing headlong, hasty Pre cise, exact, strict, nice, formal Pre dominant, prevalent, supreme in influence, ascenPre lim i na ry, previous, introductory Pre re qui site, something previously requisite Pre rog a tive, an exclusive or peculiar privilege Pre vail, to be in force, to overcome Pre va ri cate, to cavil, to quibble, to shufle [dant Pro ceed to go on, to prosecute, to advance [openly Pro claim, to publish publickly and solemnly, to tell Pro di gi ous, amazing, astonishing, monstrous Pro gress ive, going forward, advancing [to hinder Pro hib it,to forbid, to interdict by authority, to debar Pro li fick, fruitful, generative, productive Pro lix, long, tedious Pro long, to lengthen out, to put off Pro mis cu ous, mingled, undistinguished, confused Pro mote, to forward, to advance, to elevate, to exalt Pro mul gate, to publish, to make known Pro pel, to drive forward Pro pen si ty, inclination, tendency [tion Pro scribe, to censure capitally, to dorm to destruc Protect, to defend, to cover from evil, to shield Pro vide, to procure beforehand, to get ready Puis sant, powerful, strong, forcible Pan e gyr ick, an eulogy, an encomiastick piece ૨ Quad ru ped, a. having four feet,s. a four footed animal Quaint, exact, neat, nice, artful Qual i fy, to fit for, to soften Quan da ry, a doubt, a difficulty Quash, to subdue suddenly, to make void, to crush Quer u lous, mourning, habitually complaining Que ry, s. a question, v. to ask questions [quivocate Quib ble, to play on the sound of words, to pun, to eQui et ude, rest, repose Quote, to cite an author, or the words of an author Qui es' cent, resting, not in motion R Ra' di ant, shining brightly, sparkling, emitting rays Rail le ry, slight satire, satirical merriment Rap id, quick, swift Ra pine, force, violence, the act of plundering Rar i fy, to make or become thin Rav en ous, furiously voracious, hungry to rage [pensation Rec om pense, v. to requite, to repay, s. equivalent, comRec on cile, to compose differences, to restore to favour Rec re ate, to amuse, to refresh, to delight, to revive Rec ti fy, to make right, to reform Rec ti tude, straightness, uprightness Ren o vate, to renew, to restore to the first state Re qui site, necessary, needful, required Res i due, the remaining part, that which is left Res o lute, determined, constant, firm Ret ro grade, a. going backwads, contrary, v. to go Re tro spect, a looking on past things Riv al ry, competition Rue, to grieve for, to regret, to lament [backwards |