#674.  Nonpreparation. —­ N. non-preparation, absence of preparation,
want of preparation; inculture|, inconcoction|, improvidence.
     immaturity, crudity; rawness &c.  Adj.; abortion; disqualification.
     [Absence of art] nature, state of nature; virgin soil, unweeded
garden; neglect &c. 460.
     rough copy &c. (plan) 626; germ &c. 153; raw material &c. 635.
     improvisation &c. (impulse) 612. 
     V. be unprepared &c.  Adj.; want preparation, lack preparation; lie
fallow; s’embarquer sans biscuits[Fr]; live from hand to mouth.
     [Render unprepared] dismantle &c. (render useless) 645; undress &c.
226. extemporize, improvise, ad lib. 
     Adj. unprepared &c. [prepare &c. 673]; without preparation &c. 673;
incomplete &c. 53; rudimental, embryonic, abortive; immature, unripe, kachcha[obs3], raw, green, crude; coarse; rough cast, rough hewn; in the rough; unhewn[obs3], unformed, unfashioned[obs3], unwrought, unlabored[obs3], unblown, uncooked, unboiled, unconcocted, unpolished.
     unhatched, unfledged, unnurtured[obs3], unlicked[obs3], untaught,
uneducated, uncultivated,. untrained, untutored, undrilled, unexercised; deckle-edged[obs3]; precocious, premature; undigested, indigested[obs3]; unmellowed[obs3], unseasoned, unleavened.
     unrehearsed, unscripted, extemporaneous, improvised, spontaneous, ad
lib, ad libitem [Latin].
     fallow; unsown, untilled; natural, in a state of nature; undressed; in
dishabille, en deshabille[Fr].
     unqualified, disqualified; unfitted; ill-digested; unbegun, unready,
unarranged[obs3], unorganized, unfurnished, unprovided, unequipped, untrimmed; out of gear, out of order; dismantled &c. v.
     shiftless, improvident, unthrifty, thriftless, thoughtless, unguarded;
happy-go-lucky; caught napping &c. (inexpectant) 508[obs3]; unpremeditated &c. 612. 
     Adv. extempore &c. 612.

     #675.  Essay. —­ N. essay, trial, endeavor, attempt; aim, struggle,
venture, adventure, speculation, coup d’essai[Fr], debut; probation &c. (experiment) 463. 
     V. try, essay; experiment &c. 463; endeavor, strive; tempt, attempt,
make an attempt; venture, adventure, speculate, take one’s chance, tempt fortune; try one’s fortune, try one’s luck, try one’s hand; use one’s endeavor; feel one’s way, grope one’s way, pick one’s way.
     try hard, push, make a bold push, use one’s best endeavor; do one’s
best &c. (exertion) 686. 
     Adj. essaying &c. v.; experimental &c. 463; tentative, empirical,
probationary. 
     Adv. experimentally &c.  Adj.; on trial, at a venture; by rule of
thumb. if one may be so bold. 
     Phr. aut non tentaris aut perfice [Lat][Ovid]; chi non s’arrischia non
guadagna[Fr][obs3].

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