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breakdown; flunk [U.S.]. mishap &c. (misfortune) 735; split, collapse, smash, blo w, explosion.

repulse, rebuff, defeat, rout, overthrow, discomfiture; beating, d rubbing; quietus, nonsuit[obs3], subjugation; checkmate, stalemate, fool's mate. fall, downfall, ruin, perdition; wreck &c. (destruction) 162; deathblow; bankru ptcy &c. (nonpayment) 808. losing game, affaire flambe. victim; bankrupt; flunke r[obs3], flunky [U.S.]. V. fail; be unsuccessful &c. adj.; not succeed &c. 731; make vain efforts &c.n.; do in vain, labor in vain, toil in vain; flunk [U.S.]; lose one's labor, take nothing by one's motion; bring to naught, make nothing of ; wash a blackamoor white &c. (impossible) 471; roll the stones of Sisyphus &c. (useless) 645; do by halves &c. (not complete) 730; lose ground &c. (recede) 282 ; fall short of &c. 304. miss, miss one's aim, miss the mark, miss one's footing , miss stays; slip, trip, stumble; make a slip &c., n. blunder &c. 495, make a m ess of, make a botch of; bitch it|, miscarry, abort, go up like a rocket and com e down like the stick, come down in flames, get shot down, reckon without one's host; get the wrong pig by the tail, get the wrong sow by the ear &c. (blunder, mismanage) 699. limp, halt, hobble, titubate[obs3]; fall, tumble; lose one's bal ance; fall to the ground, fall between two stools; flounder, falter, stick in th e mud, run aground, split upon a rock; beat one's head against a stone wall, run one's head against a stone wall, knock one's head against a stone wall, dash on e's head against a stone wall; break one's back; break down, sink, drown, founde r, have the ground cut from under one; get into trouble, get into a mess, get in to a scrape; come to grief &c. (adversity) 735; go to the wall, go to the dogs, go to pot; lick the dust, bite the dust; be defeated &c. 731; have the worst of it, lose the day, come off second best, lose; fall a prey to; succumb &c. (submi t) 725; not have a leg to stand on. come to nothing, end in smoke; flat out |; f all to the ground, fall through, fall dead, fall stillborn, fall flat; slip thro ugh one's fingers; hang fire, miss fire; flash in the pan, collapse; topple down &c. (descent) 305; go to wrack and ruin &c. (destruction) 162. go amiss, go wro ng, go cross, go hard with, go on a wrong tack; go on ill, come off ill, turn ou t ill, work ill; take a wrong term, take an ugly term; take an ugly turn, take a turn for the worse. be all over with, be all up with; explode; dash one's hopes &c. (disappoint) 509; defeat the purpose; sow the wind and reap the whirlwind, jump out of the frying pan into the fire, go from the frying pan into the fire. Adj. unsuccessful, successless[obs3]; failing, tripping &c.v.; at fault; unfortu nate &c. 735. abortive, addle, stillborn; fruitless, bootless; ineffectual, inef fective, inconsequential, trifling, nugatory; inefficient &c. (impotent) 158; in sufficient &c. 640; unavailing &c. (useless) 645; of no effect. aground, grounde d, swamped, stranded, cast away, wrecked, foundered, capsized, shipwrecked, nons uited[obs3]; foiled; defeated &c. 731; struck down, borne down, broken down; dow ntrodden; overborne, overwhelmed; all up with; ploughed, plowed, plucked. lost, undone, ruined, broken; bankrupt &c. (not paying) 808; played out; done up, done for; dead beat, ruined root and branch, flambe[obs3], knocked on the head; dest royed &c. 162. frustrated, crossed, unhinged, disconcerted dashed; thrown off on e's balance, thrown on one's back, thrown on one's beam ends|; unhorsed, in a so rry plight; hard hit. stultified, befooled[obs3], dished, hoist on one's own pet ard; victimized, sacrificed. wide of the mark &c. (error) 495; out of one's reck oning &c. (inexpectation) 508[obs3]; left in the lurch; thrown away &c. (wasted) 638; unattained; uncompleted &c. 730. Adv. unsuccessfully &c. adj.; to little o r no purpose, in vain, re infecta[Lat]. Phr. the bubble has burst, "the jig is u p", "the game is up" [Cymbeline]; all is lost; the devil to pay; parturiunt mont es &c. (disappointment) 509[Lat]; dies infaustus[Lat]; tout est perdu hors l'hon neur[Fr]. #733. Trophy. N. trophy; medal, prize, palm, award; laurel, laurels; bays, crown, chaplet, wreath, civic crown; insignia &c. 550; feather in one's cap &c. (honor) 873; decoration &c. 877; garland, triumphal arch, Victoria Cross, Iron Cross. triumph &c. (celebration) 883; flying colors &c. (show) 882. monumentum aere perennius [Lat][obs3][Hor.]. Phr. "for valor."

< p. 244 > < break out luck from prosperity > #734. Prosperity. N. prosperity, welfare, wellbeing; affluence &c. (wealth) 803; success &c. 731; thrift, roaring trade; good fortune, smiles of fortune; blessings, godsend. luck; good luck, run of luck; su nshine; fair weather, fair wind; palmy days, bright days, halcyon days; piping t imes, tide, flood, high tide. Saturnia regna[Lat], Saturnian age; golden time, g olden age; bed of roses, fat city [coll.]; fat of the land, milk and honey, loav es and fishes. made man, lucky dog, enfant gate[Fr], spoiled child of fortune. u pstart, parvenu, skipjack[obs3], mushroom. V. prosper, thrive, flourish; be pros perous &c adj.; drive a roaring trade, do a booming business; go on well, go on smoothly, go on swimmingly; sail before the wind, swim with the tide; run smooth , run smoothly, run on all fours. rise in the world, get on in the world; work o ne's way, make one's way; look up; lift one's head, raise one's head, make one's fortune, feather one's nest, make one's pile. flower, blow, blossom, bloom, fru ctify, bear fruit, fatten. keep oneself afloat; keep one's head above water, hol d one's head above water; land on one's feet, light on one's feet, light on one' s legs, fall on one's legs, fall on one's feet; drop into a good thing; bear a c harmed life; bask in the sunshine; have a good time of it, have a fine time of i t; have a run of luck; have the good fortune &c. n. to; take a favorable turn; l ive on the fat of the land, live off the fat of the land, live in clover. Adj. p rosperous; thriving &c. v.; in a fair way, buoyant; well off, well to do, well t o do in the world; set up, at one's ease; rich &c. 803; in good case; in full, i n high feather; fortunate, lucky, in luck; born with a silver spoon in one's mou th, born under a lucky star; on the sunny side of the hedge. auspicious, propiti ous, providential. palmy, halcyon; agreeable &c. 829; couleur de rose[Fr]. Adv. prosperously &c. adj.; swimmingly; as good luck would have it; beyond all hope. Phr. one's star in the ascendant, all for the best, one's course runs smooth. ch acun est l'artisan de sa fortune[Fr]; donec eris felix multos numerabis amicos [ Lat][Ovid]; felicitas multos habet amicos[Lat]; felix se nescit amari [Lat][Luca n]; 'good luck go with thee' [Henry V]; nulli est homini perpetuum bonum [Lat][P lautus]. #735. Adversity. N. adversity, evil &c. 619; failure &c. 732; bad luck, ill luck , evil luck, adverse luck, hard fortune, hard hap, hard luck, hard lot; frowns o f fortune; evil dispensation, evil star, evil genius|; vicissitudes of life, ups and downs of life, broken fortunes; hard case, hard lines, hard life; sea of tr oubles; peck of troubles; hell upon earth; slough of despond. trouble, hardship, curse, blight, blast, load, pressure. pressure of the times, iron age, evil day , time out of joint; hard times, bad times, sad times; rainy day, cloud, dark cl oud, gathering clouds, ill wind; visitation, infliction; affliction &c. (painful ness) 830; bitter pill; care, trial; the sport of fortune. mishap, mischance, mi sadventure, misfortune; disaster, calamity, catastrophe; accident, casualty, cro ss, reverse, check, contretemps, rub; backset[obs3], comedown, setback [U.S.]. l osing game; falling &c. v.; fall, downfall; ruination, ruinousness; undoing; ext remity; ruin &c. (destruction) 162. V. be ill off &c. adj.; go hard with; fall o n evil, fall on evil days; go on ill; not prosper &c. 734. go downhill, go to ra ck and ruin &c. (destruction) 162, go to the dogs; fall, fall from one's high es tate; decay, sink, decline, go down in the world; have seen better days; bring d own one's gray hairs with sorrow to the grave; come to grief; be all over, be up with; bring a wasp's nest about one's ears, bring a hornet's nest about one's e ars. Adj. unfortunate, unblest[obs3], unhappy, unlucky; improsperous[obs3], unpr osperous; hoodooed [U.S.]; luckless, hapless; out of luck; in trouble, in a bad way, in an evil plight; under a cloud; clouded; ill off, badly off; in adverse c ircumstances; poor &c. 804; behindhand, down in the world, decayed, undone; on t he road to ruin, on its last legs, on the wane; in one's utmost need. planet-str uck, devoted; born under an evil star, born with a wooden ladle in one's mouth; ill-fated, ill-starred, ill-omened. adverse, untoward; disastrous, calamitous, r

uinous, dire, deplorable. #736. Mediocrity. N. moderate circumstances, average circumstances; respectabili ty; middle classes; mediocrity; golden mean &c. (mid-course) 628, (moderation) 1 74. V. jog on; go fairly, go quietly, go peaceably, go tolerably, go respectably , get on fairly, get on quietly, get on peaceably, get on tolerably, get on resp ectably. < p. 245 > % DIVISION (II) INTERSOCIAL VOLITION SECTION I. GENERAL INTERSOCIAL VOLITION % < Implying the action of the will of on e mind over the will of another. > #737. Authority. N. authority; influence, patronage, power, preponderance, credit , prestige, prerogative, jurisdiction; right &c. (title) 924; direction &c. 693; government &c. 737a. divine right, dynastic rights, authoritativeness; absolute ness, absolutism; despotism; jus nocendi[Lat]; jus divinum[Lat]. mastery, master ship, masterdom[obs3]; dictation, control. hold, grasp; grip, gripe; reach; iron sway &c. (severity) 739; fangs, clutches, talons; rod of empire &c. (scepter) 7 47. [Vicarious authority] commission &c. 755; deputy &c.759; permission &c. 760. V. authorize &c. (permit) 760; warrant &c. (right) 924; dictate &c. (order) 741 . be at the head of &c. adj.; hold office, be in office, fill an office; hold ma ster, occupy master, a post master, be master &c. 745. have the upper hand, get the upper hand, have the whip, get the whip; gain a hold upon, preponderate, dom inate, rule the roost; boss [U.S.]; override, overrule, overawe; lord it over, h old in hand, keep under, make a puppet of, lead by the nose, turn round one's li ttle finger, bend to one's will, hold one's own, wear the breeches; have the bal l at one's feet, have it all one's own way, have the game in one's own hand, hav e on the hip, have under one's thumb; be master of the situation; take the lead, play first fiddle, set the fashion; give the law to; carry with a high hand; la y down the law; "ride in the whirlwind and direct the storm" [Addison]; rule wit h a rod of iron &c. (severity) 739. Adj. at the head, dominant, paramount, supre me, predominant, preponderant, in the ascendant, influential; arbitrary; compuls ory &c. 744: stringent. at one's command; in one's power, in one's grasp; under control. Adv. in the name of, by the authority of, de par le Roi[Fr], in virtue of; under the auspices of, in the hands of. at one's pleasure; by a dash if the pen, by a stroke of the pen; ex mero motu[Lat]; ex cathedra[Lat: from the chair] . Phr. the gray mare the better horse; "every inch a king" [Lear]. < in 4e sections 741 to 748 deal with government and politics. Lots of words and concepts are new since 1911! Here we make a start with one heading Yet to do: ta ke political subdivisions from territory 181 and 780, put them all here. > #737a. Government. N. government, legal authority, soveriegn, sovereign authority; aut hority &c. 737; master &c. 745; direction &c. 693. [nations] national government , nation, state, country, nation-state, dominion, republic, empire, union, democ ratic republic; kingdom, principality. [subdivisions of nations] state governmen t[U.S terminology], state; shire[England]; province[Canada]; county[Ireland]; ca nton[Switzerland]; territory [Australia]; duchy, archduchy, archdukedom[obs3]; w oiwodshaft; commonwealth; region &c. 181; property &c. 780. [smaller subdivision s] county, parish[Louisiana]; city, domain, tract, arrondissement[Fr], mofussil[ obs3], commune; wappentake, hundred, riding, lathe, garth[obs3], soke[obs3], tit hing; ward, precinct, bailiwick. command, empire, sway, rule; dominion, dominati on; sovereignty, supremacy, suzerainty; lordship, headship[obs3]; chiefdom[obs3] ; seigniory, seigniority[obs3]. rule, sway, command, control, administer; govern &c. (direct) 693; lead, preside over, reign, possess the throne, be seated on t he throne, occupy the throne; sway the scepter, wield the scepter; wear the crow n. state, realm, body politic, posse comitatus[Lat]. [person in the governing au thority] judicature &c. 965; cabinet &c. (council) 696; seat of government, seat of authority; headquarters. [Acquisition of authority] accession; installation &c. 755; politics &c. 737a. reign, regime, dynasty; directorship, dictatorship; protectorate, protectorship; caliphate, pashalic[obs3], electorate; presidency,

presidentship[obs3]; administration; proconsul, consulship; prefecture; senescha lship; magistrature[obs3], magistracy. monarchy; kinghood[obs3], kingship; royal ty, regality; aristarchy[obs3], aristocracy; oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, de magogy; commonwealth; dominion; heteronomy; republic, republicanism; socialism; collectivism; mob law, mobocracy[obs3], ochlocracy[obs3]; vox populi, imperium i n imperio[Lat]; bureaucracy; beadledom[obs3], bumbledom[obs3]; stratocracy; mili tary power, military government, junta; feodality[obs3], feudal system, feudalis m. thearchy[obs3], theocracy, dinarchy[obs3]; duarchy[obs3], triarchy, heterarch y[obs3]; duumvirate; triumvirate; autocracy, autonomy; limited monarchy; constit utional government, constitutional monarchy; home rule; representative governmen t; monocracy[obs3], pantisocracy[obs3]. gynarchy[obs3], gynocracy[obs3], gynaeoc racy[obs3]; petticoat government. [government functions] legislature, judiciary, administration. [Government agencies and institutions] office of the president, office of the prime minister, cabinet; senate, house of representatives, parlia ment; council &c. 696; courts, supreme court; state[U.S. national government dep artments (list)], interior, labor, health and human services, defense, education , agriculture, justice, commerce, treasury; Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI ; Central Intelligence Agency, CIA; National Institutes of Health, NIH; Postal S ervice, Post Office; Federal Aviation Administration, FAA. [national government officials] president, vice president, cabinet member, prime minister, minister; senator, representatative, president pro tem[Lat], speaker of the house; departm ent head, section head, section chief; federal judge, justice, justice of the su preme court, chief justice; treasurer, secretary of the treasury; director of th e FBI. [state government officials] governor, state cabinet member; state senato r, assemblyman, assemblywoman. V. govern, rule, have authority, hold authority, possess authority, exercise authority, exert authority, wield authority &c. n.; reign, be sovereign. [acquire authority] ascend the throne, mount the throne; ta ke the reins, take the reins into one's hand; assume authority &c. n., assume th e reins of government; take command, assume command. [contend for authority] pol itics &c. 737a. be governed by, be in the power of, be a subject of, be a citize n of.

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