Lexicon: ignorant – illume

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ignorant, adj. [Fr. < L. ignōrāre, not to know.] (webplay: done, poor, unknown).

  1. Untaught; uninformed; uninstructed.
  2. Unenlightened; unknowing; undiscovered; unconscious of; innocent.

ignore (-s), v. [see ignorant, adj.]

Consciously avoid; to exclude; not to take notice of.

ill, adj. [ON illr, ill, bad, wicked, difficult, injurious.] (webplay: air, looks).

  1. Uncomfortable; unnatural; awkward.
  2. Not well; sick
  3. Weak, morally and/or physically; unenduring [word play on endure < in OFr withstand (pain, hardship).]

ill, adv. [see ill, adj.] (webplay: ease, human).

  1. Wrongly
  2. Badly; poorly
  3. Not easily; uncomfortably

ill, n. [see ill, adj.] (webplay: human, nature, pain, well).

  1. Sickness; ailment
  2. Pain, agony

illegible, adj. [see legible, adj.]

Unreadable; incomprehensible.

illegitimate, adj. [see legitimate, adj.]

Unlawful; contrary to law; not authorized.

illness, n. [see ill, adj.]

Sickness; malady; disorder of health.

illocality, n. [L. illocālis, not local, out of place, see local, adj.]

State of being unable to be contained any place or location in space.

illume, n. [poetical shortening of illumine < Fr. < L. illūmināre.; NW from French illuminer; usually a verb, ED uses as a noun.]

Light; lantern [fig.] help; aid.