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Various

"The Illustrated London Reading Book"

_ the nature of man; benevolence
HU'MBLE, _a._ not proud; modest; low
HU'MID, _a._ wet; moist; watery
HUMI'LITY, _s._ freedom from pride; modesty
HU'NDRED, _s._ a company or body consisting of a hundred.
HU'RRICANE, _s._ a blast; a tempest
HYDRAU'LIC, _a._ relating to the conveyance of water through pipes
HY'DROGEN, _s._ a gas, one of the component parts of the atmosphere

I'CEBERG, _s._ a hill of ice; a moving island of ice
I'CICLE, _s._ a pendent shoot of ice
I'DOL, _s._ an image worshipped as God; one loved or honoured to
adoration
IGNO'BLE, _a._ mean of birth; worthless
IGUA'NA, _s._ a reptile of the lizard species
ILLE'GAL, _a._ unlawful
ILLUMINA'TION, _s._ brightness; splendour
ILLU'MINATIVE, _a._ having the power to give light
ILLU'SION, _s._ mockery; false show
ILLU'STRATE, _v.a._ brighten with light; brighten with honour; explain;
clear
ILLUSTRA'TION, _s._ explanation; example; exposition
ILLU'STRIOUS, _a._ conspicuous; noble; eminent
I'MAGE, _s._ a statue; a picture; an idol; a copy
IMA'GINARY, _a._ fanciful; poetical
IMAGINATION, _s._ fancy; conception; contrivance; scheme
I'MITATE, _v.a._ copy; counterfeit; resemble
IMMATE'RIAL, _a.


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