Radical:lapid-.
1.lap'idary: lapid + ary = one who works in stone: hence, one who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
2.dilap'idated: di + lapid + ate + ed = put into the condition of a building in which the stones are falling apart: hence, fallen into ruin, decayed.
3.dilapida'tion: di + lapid + ate + ion = the state (of a building) in which the stones are falling apart: hence, demolition, decay.
Use the word "lapidary" in a sentence. MODEL: "When Queen Victoria wanted the Koh-i-noor to be recut, she sent it to a famouslapidaryin Holland."
(2.) Write a sentence containing the word "dilapidated." MODEL: "At Newport, Rhode Island, there stands adilapidatedmill, which some writers have foolishly believed to be a tower built by Norsemen in the twelfth century."—If we should speak of a "dilapidatedfortune," would the word be used in its literal meaning or in a figurative sense?
(3.) Give two synonyms of "dilapidation."Ans. Ruin, decay.
Radical:leg-.
1.le'gal: leg + al = relating to the law; lawful.
2.ille'gal: il (forin, not) + leg + al = not legal: hence, unlawful.
3.leg'islate: fromlegis+latum(from Lat. v.fer're, latum, to bring), to bring forward: hence, to make or pass laws.
4.legit'imate: through Lat. adj.legitimus, lawful; legitim (us) + ate = made lawful: hence, in accordance with established law.
5.priv'ilege: Lat. adj.privus, private; literally, a law passed for the benefit of a private individual: hence, a franchise, prerogative, or right.
(1.) Point out the different senses of "legal" in the two expressions, "thelegalprofession" and "alegalright."—Combine and define legal + ize.
(2.) Give an Anglo-Saxon synonym of "illegal."Ans. Unlawful.—Show that they are synonyms.Ans. il (in) = un;leg= law; and al = ful.—Compose a sentence containing the word "illegal."—Combine and define illegal + ity.
(3.) What noun derived from "legislate" means the law-making power?—Combine and define legislate + ion; legislate + ive.
(4.) Give the negative of "legitimate."
(5.) What is the plural of "privilege"?—Define the meaning of this word in the passage,—
"He claims hisprivilege, and says 't is fitNothing should be the judge of wit, but wit."
"He claims hisprivilege, and says 't is fitNothing should be the judge of wit, but wit."
"He claims hisprivilege, and says 't is fit
Nothing should be the judge of wit, but wit."
Radical:liter-.
1.lit'eral: liter + al = relating to the letter of a thing; that is, exact to the letter.
2.lit'erary: liter + ary = pertaining tolettersor learning.
3.obliterate: ob + liter + ate = to cause letters to be rubbed out: hence, to rub out, in general.
4.lit'erature: through Lat. n.literatura= the collective body of literary works.
5.illit'erate: il (forin, not) + liter + ate = of the nature of one who does not know his letters.
(1.) Define what is meant by a "literaltranslation."
(2.) Give a synonymous expression for a "literary man."—Compose a sentence containing the terms "literary society."
(3.) Give a synonym of "obliterate" in its literal meaning.Ans.Toerase.—If we should speak ofobliteratingthe memory of a wrong, would the word be used in its primary or its derivative sense?
(4.) "When we speak of English "literature" what is meant?—Can you mention a great poem in Greek "literature"?—Compose a sentence containing the word "literature."
(5.) Give a synonym of "illiterate."Ans. Unlearned.—What is the opposite of "illiterate"?Ans. Learned.
Radical:mort-.
1.mor'tal: mort + a = relating to death.
2.mor'tify: mort + ify = literally, to cause to die: hence, (1) to destroy vital functions; (2) to humble.
3.immor'talize: im (forin, not) + mort + al + ize = to make not subject to death: hence, to perpetuate.
(1.) What does Shakespeare mean by the expression to "shuffle off thismortalcoil"?—Combine and define mortal + ity.—What is the opposite of "mortal"?—Give a synonym.Ans. Deathless.
(2.) State the two meanings of "mortify."—What noun is derived from this verb?Ans. Mortification.—When a surgeon speaks of "mortification" setting in, what does he mean?—What is meant by "mortification" when we say that the British felt greatmortificationat the recapture of Stony Point by General Anthony Wayne?
(3.) Compose a sentence containing the word "immortalize." MODEL: "Miltonimmortalizedhis name by the production of Paradise Lost."
Radical:norm-.
1.nor'mal: norm + al = according to rule.
2.enor'mous: e + norm + ous = having the quality of being out of all rule: hence, excessive, huge.
3.enor'mity: e + norm + ity = the state of being out of all rule: hence, an excessive degree—generally used in regard to bad qualities.
4.abnor'mal: ab + norm + al = having the quality of beingawayfrom the usual rule: hence, unnatural.
(1.) What is meant by the expression, "thenormalcondition of things"?—"What is the meaning of the term a "normalschool"?Ans.It means a school whose methods of instruction are to serve as a model for imitation; a school for the education of teachers.
(2.) Give a synonym of "enormous."Ans. Immense.—Give another.—"What is meant by "enormousstrength"? an "enormouscrime?"—Combine and define enormous + ly.
(3.) Illustrate the meaning of the word "enormity" by a sentence.
Radical:ordin-.
1.or'dinary: ordin + ary = relating to the usual order of things.
2.extraor'dinary: extra + ordin + ary = beyond ordinary.
3.inor'dinate: in + ordin + ate = having the quality of not being within the usual order of things: hence, excessive.
4.subor'dinate: sub + ordin + ate = having the quality of being under the usual order: hence, inferior, secondary.
5.or'dinance: ordin + ance = that which is according to order: hence, a law.
6.insubordina'tion: in + sub + ordin + ate + ion = the state of not being under the usual order of things: hence, disobedience to lawful authority.
(1.) What is meant by "ordinarylanguage"? an "ordinaryman"?
(2.) Combine and define extraordinary + ly.—Compose a sentence using the word "extraordinary."—Give a synonym of "extraordinary."Ans. Unusual.
(3.) Explain what is meant by saying that General Charles Lee had "inordinatevanity."—Is "inordinate" used with reference to praiseworthy things?
(4.) What part of speech other than an adjective is "subordinate"?—What is meant by "asubordinate"?—What does "subordinate" mean in the sentence, "We mustsubordinateour wishes to the rules of morality"?—Combine and define subordinate + ion.
(5.) What does the expression "theordinancesof the Common Council of the City of New York" mean?
(6.) Compose a sentence containing the word "insubordination."—Give the opposite of "insubordination"?Ans. Subordination, obedience.
Radical:part-.
1.part: from partis= a share.
2.par'ticle: part + (i)cle = a small part.
3.par'tial: part + (i)al = relating to a part rather than the whole: hence, inclined to favor one party or person or thing.
4.par'ty: through Fr. n.partie:a set of persons (that is, a part of the people) engaged in some design.
5.par'tisan: through Fr. n.partisan= a party man.
6.depart': de + part = to take one's self away from one part to another.
(1.) What part of speech is "part" besides a noun?—Write a sentence containing this word as a noun; another as a verb.
(2.) Point out the connection of meaning between "particle" and "particular."Ans. "Particular"' means taking note of the minute parts orparticlesof a given subject.
(3.) What is the negative of "partial"?Ans. Impartial.—Define it.
(4.) Explain what is meant by a "politicalparty."
(6.) Combine and define depart + ure.
Radical:ped-.
1.ped'al: ped + al = an instrument made to be moved by the foot.
2.bi'ped: bi + ped = a two-footed animal.
3.quad'ruped: quadru + ped = a four-footed animal. (Quadru, fromquatuor, four.)
4.ped'dler: literally, a trader who travels on foot.
5.expedite': ex + ped + ite (ite, equivalent toate) = literally, to free the feet from entanglement: hence, to hasten.
6.expedi'tion: ex + ped + ite + ion = the act of expediting: hence, (1) the quality of being expeditious, promptness; (2) a sending forth for the execution of some object of importance.
7.imped'iment: through Lat. n.impedimentum; literally, something whichimpedesor entangles the feet: hence, an obstacle, an obstruction.
(2.) Make up a sentence containing the word "biped."
(3.) Make up a sentence containing the word "quadruped."
(4.) What is the English verb from which "peddler" comes?—In what other way is "peddler" sometimes spelled?Ans.It is sometimes spelled with but oned—thus,pedler.
(5.) "To expedite the growth of plants": what does that mean?—Give the opposite of "expedite."Ans.Toretard.
(6.) Point out the double sense of the word "expedition" in the following sentences: "With wingedexpedition, swift as lightning."—Milton. "Theexpeditionof Cortez miserably failed."—Prescott.
(7.) Compose a sentence containing the word "impediment."—What is meant by "impedimentof speech"?—Is the word here used in its literal or its figurative sense?
Radical:rupt-.
1.rup'ture: rupt + ure = the act of breaking with another; that is, abreachof friendly relations.
2.erup'tion: e + rupt + ion = the act of breaking or bursting out.
3.abrupt': ab + rupt = broken off short: hence, having a sudden termination.
4.corrupt': cor (forcon) + rupt = thoroughly broken up: hence, decomposed, depraved.
5.interrupt': inter + rupt = to break in between: hence, to hinder.
6.bank'rupt: literally, one who is bank-broken, who cannot pay his debts, an insolvent debtor.
(1.) What other part of speech than a noun is "rupture"?Ans.A verb.—Compose one sentence using the word as a verb, the other as a noun.—What does the "ruptureof a blood vessel" mean? Is this the literal sense of the word?—The "ruptureof friendly relations" between Maine and Massachusetts: is this its literal or its figurative sense?
(2.) Compose a sentence containing the word "eruption."
(3.) Combine and define abrupt + ness; abrupt + ly.—When we speak of an "abruptmanner," what is meant?—When we speak of an "abruptdescent," what is meant?
(4.) Explain what is meant by "corrupt principles"; a "corruptjudge."—Combine and define corrupt + ion; corrupt + ible; in + corrupt + ible.—What other part of speech than an adjective is "corrupt"?—What part of speech is it in the sentence "evil communicationscorruptgood manners"?
Radical:tempor-.
1.tem'poral: tempor + al = relating to time: hence, not everlasting.
2.tem'porary: tempor + ary = lasting only for a brief time.
3.contem'porary: con + tempor + ary = one who lives in the same time with another.
4.tem'perance: through Fr. n.tempérance; literal meaning, the state of beingwell timedas to one's habits: hence, moderation.
5.extempora'neous: ex + temporane(us) + ous = produced at the time.
6.tem'porize: tempor + ize = to do as the times do: hence, to yield to the current of opinion.
(1.) Give the opposite of "temporal."Ans. Eternal.Illustrate these two words by a sentence from the Bible.Ans."The things which are seen aretemporal; but the things which are not seen areeternal."
(2.) Give the opposite of "temporary."Ans. Permanent.—What is meant by the "temporarygovernment of a city"?—Give a synonym of "temporary."Ans. Transitory.—Would you say that man is a "temporarybeing" or a "transitorybeing"?
(3.) Compose a sentence illustrating the use of the word "contemporary."—What adjective corresponds to this adjective?
(4.) State the distinction between "temperance" and "abstinence."—Write a sentence showing the use of the two words.
(5.) What is meant by an "extemporaneousspeech?"
(6.) What is one whotemporizessometimes called?Ans. Atime-server.
NOTE—In Division II, the English derivatives from Latin roots are given in abbreviated form, and are arranged in paragraphs under the particularradicals, from which the several groups of derivatives are formed. The radicals are printed at the left in bold-face type—thus.,acr-, acerb-,etc. Derivatives not obviously connected with the Latin roots are given in the last paragraph of each section. Pupils are required to unite the prefixes and suffixes with the radicals, thus forming the English derivatives, which may be given either orally or in writing. Only difficult definitions are appended: in the case of words not defined, pupils may be required to form the definition by reference to the signification of the radicals and the formative elements, thus, acr + id = acrid, being bitter, acr + id + ity = state of being bitter, bitterness.
acr: -id, -idity; ac'rimony (Lat. n.acrimo'nia, sharpness of temper); acrimo'nious.
acerb: -ity; exac'erbate,to render bitter;exacerba'tion.
acid: ac'id; -ify, -ity; acid'ulate (Lat. adj.acid'ulus, slightly sour); acid'ulous; subac'id,slightly acid.
acet: -ate,a certain salt;-ic,pertaining to a certain acid;-ify, -ification, -ose, -ous.
ed: ed'ify; edifica'tion; ed'ifice (Lat. n.edifi'cium, a large building); e'dile (Lat. n.aedi'lis, a Roman magistrate who had charge of buildings).
equ: -able, -ation, -ator, -atorial, -ity, -itable; ad'equate (Lat. v.adequa're,adequa'tum, to make equal); inadequacy; inad'equate; iniq'uity (Lat. n.iniq'uitas, want of equal or just dealing); iniq'uitous.
equal: e'qual (n., v., adj.), -ity, -ize; co-e'qual; une'qual.
ev: co-e'val; longevity (Lat. adj.lon'gus, long); prime'val (Lat. adj.pri'mus, first).
etern: -al, -ity, -ize; co-eter'nal.
agri: agra'rian (Lat. adj.agrarius, relating to land); agra'rianism; ag'riculture (Lat. n.cultu'ra,cultivation), agricult'ural, agricult'urist.
Per'egrinate (Lat. v.peregrina'ri,to travel in foreign lands); peregrina'tion; pil'grim (Fr. n.pélérin,a wanderer); pil'grimage.
AGERE, to do. (Seep. 23.)
al: al'iment (Lat. n.alimen'tum,nourishment); alimen'tary; al'imony (Lat. n.alimo'ma,allowance made to a divorced wife for her support).
alit: coali'tion (-ist).
alesc: coalesce' (-ence, -ent).
ALIENUS. (Seep. 25.)
alter: al'ter, -ation, -ative (a medicine producing a change); unal'tered; alterca'tion (Lat. n.alterca'tio,a contention).
altern: -ate, -ation, -ative; subal'tern,a subordinate officer.
AMARE; Amicus.(Seep. 25.)
ANIMUS; Anima.(Seep. 26.)
ANNUS.(Seep. 27.)
antiqu: -ary, -arian, -ated, -ity; antique' (Fr. adj.antique),old, ancient.
apt: apt, -itude, -ly, -ness; adapt' (-able, -ation, -or).
aque: -duct (du'cere,to lead); a'queous; suba'queous; terra'queous (Lat. n.terra, land); aquat'ic (Lat. adj.aquat'icus, relating to water); aqua'rium (Lat. n.aqua'rium,a reservoir of water),a tank for water-plants and animals.
arbiter: ar'biter,a judge or umpire.
arbitr: -ary, -ate, -ation, -ator; arbit'rament (Lat. n.arbitramen'tum, decision).
arbor: ar'bor,a lattice-work covered with vines, etc., a bower; -et,a little tree; -ist, -escent, -(e)ous; arbore'tum,a place where specimens of trees are cultivated; arboricult'ure (-ist).
arm: arm (n. and v.); arms,weapons; -or,defensive weapons; ar'morer; ar'mory; armo'rial,belonging to the escutcheon or coat of arms of a family; ar'mistice (sis'tere, to cause to stand still); disarm'; unarmed'.
Arma'da (Span, n.),a naval warlike force; ar'my (Fr. narmée); ar'mament (Lat. n.armamen'ta, utensils); armadil'lo (Span, n.),an animal armed with a bony shell.
ARS. (Seepage 28.)
articul: -ate (v., to utter in distinctlyjointedsyllables), -ate (adj. formed with joints), -ation; inartic'ulate; ar'ticle (Fr. n.article).
asper: -ate, -ity; exas'perate; exas'peration.
AUDIRE. (Seepage 29.)
aug: augment' (v.); augmentation.
auct: -ion,a sale in which the price is increased by bidders; -ioneer. Author (Lat. n.auc'tor, one who increases knowledge); author'ity; au'thorize; auxil'iary (Lat. n.auxil'ium, help).
augur: au'gur (n.),one who foretells future events by observing theflight of birds,(v.)to foretell; au'gury,an omen; inau'gurate,to invest with an office by solemn rites;inaugura'tion; inau'gural.
auspici: -ous,favorable; inauspi'cious; aus'pices.
barbar: -ian (n. and adj.), -ic, -ism, -ity, -ize, -ous.
bi: bi'ennial (Lat. n.an'nus,a year); big'amy (Greek n.gamos,marriage); bil'lion (Lat. n.mil'lio,a million; literally, twice a million); bipar'tite (Lat. n.pars, par'tis,a part); bi'ped (Lat. n.pes, pe'dis,foot); bis'cuit (Fr. v.cuit, cooked); bisect' (Lat. v.sec'tum,cut); bi'valve (Lat. n.val'væ,folding-doors); bi'nary (Lat. adj.bi'ni,two by two); binoc'ular (Lat. n.oc'ulus,the eye); combine'; combina'tion.
bonus: bonus (something to thegoodof a person in addition to compensation), bounty (Fr. n.bonté, kindness); boun'teous; boun'tiful.
bene: ben'efice (Lat. v.fac'ere, fac'tum,to do), literally,a benefit, an ecclesiastical living;benef'icence; benef'icent; benefi'cial; ben'efit; benefac'tion; benefac'tor; benedic'tion (Lat. v.dic'ere, dic'tum,to say); benev'olence (Lat. v.vel'le,to will).
In this and the following exercises, tell the roots of the words printed in italic:Theequatordivides the globe into twoequalparts. Goodagriculturistsreadagriculturalpapers. In theprimevalages thelongevityof man was very great. Thepilgrimshave gone on apilgrimageto the Holy Land. Thesubalternhad noalternativebut to obey. To remove the stain a powerfulacidmust be used. Thealimonywhich had hitherto been allowed was no longer consideredadequate. The discourse, though learned, was notedifying.God is aneternaland unchangeable being. The handsomeedificewas burned to the ground. The plants and animals in theaquariumwere brought from abroad. Though the style isantiquated, it is not inelegant. Thearbitraryproceedings of the British Parliamentexasperatedthe Americans. God is thebountifulGiver of all good. The President made a shortinauguraladdress. Bycombinedeffort success is sure. One of Scott's novels is called TheAntiquary. It isbarbarousneedlessly to destroy life. George Peabody was noted for hisbenevolence. The Romans were famous for their greataqueducts.
cad: -ence,a falling of the voice; cascade' (Fr. n.); deca'dence.
cide: ac'cident; coincide' (con + in); coin'cidence; decid'uous; in'cident; oc'cident,the place of the falling or setting sun, the west.
case: case,the state in which a thing happens or falls to be; casual (Lat. n.ca'sus, a fall); cas'ualty; cas'uist,one who studies cases of conscience; cas'uistry; occa'sion.
Chance (Fr. v.choir, to fall),something that befalls without apparent cause; decay (Fr. v.déchoir, to fall away).
cide: decide',to cut off discussion, to determine; frat'ricide,the killing of a brother(Lat. n.fra'ter, a brother); hom'icide (ho'mo, a man); infan'ticide (in'fans, an infant); mat'ricide (ma'ter, a mother); par'ricide (pa'ter, a father); reg'icide (rex, re'gis, a king); su'icide (Lat. pro.sui, one's self).
cise: con-, ex-, pre-; concise'ness; decis'ion; deci'sive; excis'ion, incis'ion; inci'sor; precis'ion.
calcul: -able (literally, that may be counted by the help of pebbles anciently used in reckoning), -ate, -ation, -ator; incal'culable; miscal'culate.
cand: -id,fair, sincere; -or,openness, sincerity; incandes'cent.
can'did: -ate (in Rome aspirants for office worewhiterobes).
Cen'ser,a vessel in which incense is burned; in'cense (n.),perfume given off by fire; incense' (v.),to inflame with anger; incen'diary (Lat. n.incen'dium, a fire); can'dle (Lat.cande'la, awhitelight made of wax); chand'ler (literally a maker or seller of candles); chandelier'; candel'abra.
cant: cant,hypocritical sing-song speech; canta'ta,a poem set to music; can'ticle; can'ticles,the Song of Solomon; can'to,division of a poem; discant'; incanta'tion,enchantment; recant', literally,to sing back, to retract.
chant: chant; chant'er; chan'ticleer; chant'ry; enchant'.
Ac'cent (Lat.ad.andcantus, a song), literally,a modulation of the voice; accentua'tion; precen'tor (Lat. v.præcan'ere, to sing before).
cap: -able, -ability; inca'pable.
cip: antic'ipate; eman'cipate (Lat. n.ma'nus, hand), literally,to take away from the hand of an owner, to free; incip'ient; munic'ipal (Lat. n.municip'ium, a free town;mu'nia, official duties, andcap'ere, to take); partic'ipate (Lat. n.pars, par'tis, a part); par'ticiple; prince (Lat. n.prin'ceps,—Lat. adj.pri'mus, first: hence, taking thefirstplace or lead); prin'cipal; prin'ciple; recip'ient; rec'ipe (imperative ofrecip'ere; literally, "take thou," being the first word of a medical prescription).
ceive(Fr. root = cap- or cip-): conceive'; deceive'; perceive'; receive'.
capt: -ive, -ivate, -ivity, -or, -ure.
cept: accept' (-able, -ance, -ation); concep'tion; decep'tion; decep'tive; except' (-ion, -ionable); incep'tion; incep'tive; intercept'; pre'cept; precep'tor; recep'tacle; recep'tion; suscep'tible.
ceit(Fr. root = capt- or cept-): conceit'; deceit'; receipt'.
Capa'cious (Lat. adj.ca'pax,capa'cis, able to hold: hence large); capac'itate; capac'ity; incapac'itate.
CAPUT. (Seepage 30.)
carn: -age,slaughter; -al, -ation,the flesh-colored flower; incar'nate; incarna'tion.
Carne'lian (Lat. adj.car'neus, fleshy),a flesh-colored stone; car'nival (Lat. v.vale, farewell),a festival preceding Lent; carniv'orous (Lat. v.vora're, to eat); char'nel (Fr. adj.charnel, containing flesh).
caus: -al, -ation, -ative; cause (Fr. n.cause), n. and v.
Accuse' (Fr. v.accuser, to bring a charge against), -ative, -ation, -er; excuse' (Fr. v.excuser, to absolve); excus'able; rec'usant (Lat. v.recusa're, to refuse).
caut: -ion, -ious; incau'tious; precaution.
Ca'veat (3d per. sing. present subjunctive = let him beware),an intimation to stop proceedings.
cav: -ity; concav'ity; ex'cavate.
Cave (Fr. n.cave), literally,a hollow, empty space; con'cave (Lat. adj.conca'vus, arched); cav'il (Lat. n.cavil'la, a jest).
cede: cede; accede'; antece'dent; concede'; precede'; recede'; secede'; unprecedented.
ceed: ex-, pro-, sub- (suc-).
cess: -ation, -ion; ab'scess,a collection of matter gone away, or collected in a cavity;ac'cess; acces'sible; acces'sion; acces'sory; conces'sion; excess'; exces'sive; interces'sion; interces'sor; preces'sion; proc'ess; proces'sion; recess'; seces'sion; success' (-ful, -ion, -ive).
cens: -or, -ure; censo'rious; cen'surable; recen'sion.
Cen'sus (Lat. n.census, an estimate).
centr: -al, -ical; centrif'ugal (Lat. v.fu'gere, to flee); centrip'etal (Lat. v.pet'ere, to seek); concen'trate; concentra'tion; concen'tric; eccen'tric; eccentric'ity.
Cen'ter or cen'tre (Fr. n.centre), n. and v.; cen'tered.
cent: cent; cent'age; cen'tenary (Lat. adj.centena'rius); centena'rian; centen'nial (Lat. n.an'nus, a year); cen'tigrade (Lat. n.gra'dus, a degree); cen'tipede (Lat. n.pes,pe'dis, the foot); cen'tuple (Lat. adj.centu'plex, hundredfold); centu'rion (Lat. n.centu'rio, a captain of a hundred); cent'ury (Lat. n.centu'ria, a hundred years); percent'age.
cern: con-, de-, dis-; unconcern'; discern'er, discern'ible, discern'ment.
cret: decre'tal,a book of decrees;discre'tion; discre'tionary; excre'tion; se'cret; sec'retary.
discrimin: -ate, -ation; indiscrim'inate.
Decree' (Fr. n.decret); discreet' (Fr. adj.discret); discrete' (literally, sifted apart),separate.
cert: con'cert (n.); concert' (v.); disconcert'; preconcert'.
cinct: cinct'ure; pre'cinct; succinct', literally,girded or tucked up, compressed, concise; succinct'ness.
circ: cir'cus,an open space for sports; cir'clet.
circul: -ar, -ate, -ation, -atory.
Cir'cle (Fr. n.cercle); encir'cle; sem'icircle.
cite: cite,to summon or quote; excite' (-able, -ability, -ment); incite' (-ment); recite' (-al); resus'citate (Lat. v.suscita're, to raise).
citat: cita'tion; recita'tion; recitative',a species of musical recitation.
CIVIS. (Seep. 31.)
claim: claim (v. and n., to demand; a demand), ac-, de-, dis-, ex-, pro-, re-; claim'ant; reclaim'a'ble.
clamat: acclama'tion; declama'tion; declam'atory; exclama'tion; exclam'atory; proclama'tion; reclama'tion.
clamor: clam'or (v. and n.), -er, -ous.
Thedecayof the tree was caused by theincisionswhich hadaccidentallybeen made in the bark. Thecaptiveswill be set at liberty, but theprecisetime of theiremancipationhas not been fixed. The harbor iscapacious, and canreceivevessels of the largest size. The merits of thecandidateswerediscriminatedwith greatcandor. We wereenchantedwith thecarnivalat Rome. Thisrecitationis satisfactory. Have you ever seen acentigradethermometer? Nothing is sosuccessfulassuccess. The number ofconcentric circlesin the trunk marked the age of the tree. Nocenserround our altar beams. The heat beingexcessive, we took shelter in therecessesof acave.Precisionis theprincipalquality of good writing. Franklin's father was a tallowchandler. Lastcenturythere was greatcarnagein America.Infanticideis much practiced in China. Theproclamationwas widelycirculated. The president wasinauguratedon the 4th of March. Thecensusis taken every ten years.Conceitis worse thaneccentricity. Have you filed yourcaveat?
clud: conclude'; exclude'; include'; preclude'; seclude'.
clus: conclu'sion; conclu'sive; exclu'sion; exclu'sive; recluse'; seclu'sion.
close: close (v., n., adj.); clos'et; close'ness; inclose' (-ure); enclose' (-ure).
Clause (Fr. n.clause); clois'ter (old Fr. n.cloistre).
clinat: inclina'tion.
cline: de-, in-, re-.
cliv: accliv'ity; decliv'ity; procliv'ity.
cult: cult'ure (Lat. n.cultu'ra, a cultivation); ag'riculture (Lat. n.a'ger, a field); arboricult'ure (Lat. n.ar'bor, a tree); flor'iculture (Lat. n.flos,flo'ris, a flower); hor'ticulture (Lat. n.hor'tus, a garden); ausculta'tion (Lat. n.ausculta'tio, a listening; hence, a test of the lungs).
cultiv: -ate, -ation, -ator.
Col'ony (Lat. n.colo'nia, a settlement); colo'nial; col'onist; col'onize.
COR.(Seepage 32.)
CORPUS.(Seepage 33.)
CREDERE.(Seepage 35.)
creat: -ion, -ive, -or, -ure; create' (pro-, re-).
cresc: cres'cent; excres'cence; decrease'; increase'.
cret: accre'tion; con'crete; concre'tion.
Accrue' (Fr. n.accrue, increase); in'crement (Lat. n.incremen'tum, increase); recruit' (Fr. v.recroitre,recru, to grow again).
cruc: cru'cial (Fr. adj.cruciale, as if bringing to the cross: hence, severe); cru'cible (a chemist's melting-pot—Lat. n.crucib'ulum—marked in old times with a cross); cru'ciform (Lat. n.for'ma, a shape); cru'cify (Lat. v.fig'ere,fix'um, to fix); crucifix'ion; excru'ciating.
Cross (Fr. n.croix); cro'sier (Fr. n.crosier); cruise (Dan. v.kruisen, to move crosswise or in a zigzag); crusade' (Fr. n.croisade, in the Middle Ages, an expedition to the Holy Land made under the banner of the cross); crusad'er.
cub: in'cubate; incuba'tion; in'cubator.
cumb: incum'bency; incum'bent; procum'bent; recum'bency; recum'bent; succumb' (sub-); superincum'bent.
Cu'bit (Lat. n.cub'itus, the elbow, because it serves for leaning upon); in'cubus (Lat. n.in'cubus), the nightmare.
cur: -able, -ate, -ative, -ator; ac'curate; ac'curacy; inac'curate; proc'urator.
Cu'rious; prox'y (contracted fromproc'uracy).authority to act for another;secure' (Lat. adj.secu'rus, fromseforsi'ne, without, andcu'ra, care); secu'rity; insecure'; si'necure (Lat. prep.si'ne, without—an office without duties).
CURRERE.(Seepage 32.)
dat: date (originally the time at which a public document was given—da'tum); da'ta (Lat. plural ofda'tum),facts or truths given or admitted;da'tive.
dit: addi'tion; condi'tion; ed'it (-ion, -or); perdi'tion; tradi'tion; extradi'tion.
Add (Lat. v.ad'dere, to give or put to); adden'dum (pl. adden'da),something to be added.
debt: debt; debt'or; indebt'ed; deb'it (n. and v.).
decem: Decem'ber (formerly thetenthmonth); decem'virate (Lat. n.vir, a man),a body of ten magistrates;decen'nial (Lat. n.an'nus, a year).
decim: dec'imal; dec'imate; duodec'imo (Lat. adj.duodec'imus, twelfth),a book having twelve leaves to a sheet.
dent: dent,to notch;den'tal; den'tifrice (Lat. v.frica're, to rub); den'tist; denti'tion (Lat. n.denti'tio, a cutting of the teeth); eden'tate (Lat. adj.edenta'tus, toothless); indent'; indent'ure; tri'dent (Lat. adj.tres, three),Neptune's three-pronged scepter;dan'delion (Fr.dent-de-lion, the lion's tooth),a plant.
de: de'ify; de'ism; de'ist; deist'ical; de'ity.
divin: divine'; divina'tion (Lat. n.divina'tio, a foretelling the aid of the gods); divin'ity.
dict: dic'tate; dicta'tor; dictatorial; dic'tion; dic'tionary (Lat. n.dictiona'rium, a word-book); dic'tum (pl. dic'ta),positive opinion;addict' (Lat. v.addic'ere, to devote); benedic'tion (Lat. adv.be'ne, well); contradict'; e'dict; indict' (Lat. v.indic'ere, to proclaim),to charge with a crime;indict'ment; in'terdict; jurid'ic (Lat. n.jus,ju'ris, justice),relating to the distribution of justice;maledic'tion (Lat. adv.ma'le, ill); predict'; predic'tion; valedic'tory (Lat. v.va'le, farewell); ver'dict (Lat. adj.ve'rus, true).
Dit'to,n. (Ital. n.det'to, a word),the aforesaid thing;indite' (Lat. v.indic'ere, to dictate),to compose.
dies: di'al; di'ary; di'et; diur'nal (Lat. adj.diur'nus, daily); merid'ian (Lat. n.merid'ies=me'dius di'es, midday); merid'ional; quotid'ian (Lat. adj.quotidia'nus, daily).
jour: jour'nal; jour'nalist; jour'ney; adjourn'; adjourn'ment; so'journ; so'journer.
DIGNUS(Seepage 37.)
divid: divide'; div'idend; subdivide'; individ'ual, literally,one not to be divided, a single person.
divis: -ible, -ibility, -ion, -or.
Device' (Fr. n.devis, something imagined or devised); devise' (Fr. v.deviser, to form a plan).
DOCERE. (Seepage 38.)
Dole'ful; do'lor; dol'orous; condole'; condo'lence; in'dolent (literally, not grieving or caring),lazy.
DOMINUS. (Seepage 38.)
duc: adduce'; conduce'; condu'cive; deduce'; educe'; ed'ucate; educa'tion; induce'; induce'ment; introduce'; produce'; reduce'; redu'cible; seduce'; superinduce'; traduce'; tradu'cer.
duct: abduc'tion; duc'tile (-ity); conduct' (-or); deduct' (-ion, -ive); induct' (-ion, -ive); introduc'tion; introduc'tory; prod'uct (-ion, -ive); reduc'tion; seduc'tion; seduc'tive; aq'ueduct (Lat. n.a'qua, water); vi'aduct (Lat. n.vi'a, a road); con'duit (Fr. n.conduit), a channel for conveying water.
du: du'al; du'el (-ist); duet'; du'plicate (Lat. v.plica're, to fold); dupli'city (Lat. n.duplic'itas, double dealing).
Dubi'ety (Lat. n.dubi'etas, uncertainty); du'bious (Lat. adj.du'bius, uncertain); indu'bitable (Lat. v.dubita're, to doubt); doub'le (Fr. adj.double, twofold); doubt (Fr. n.doubt), -ful, -less; undoubt'ed.
dur: -able, -ableness, -ability, -ance,state of being held hard and fast;duresse,hardship, constraint;endure' (-ance); ob'duracy.
durat: dura'tion; in'durate,to grow hard;indura'tion; ob'duracy.
When the speech, wasconcludedloud acclamationarose. In many parts of thecolonymuch of the waste land has beenreclaimed, andagriculturaloperations nowreceivethe due attention of thecolonists. The patient declined to undergoauscultation. Fishing is a healthfulrecreation. Many of thecrusaderswere inspired with great courage.Securitywas offered, but it was notaccepted. Theincumbentcould not stand thecrucialtest, and hencesuccumbed. Acurious excrescencewas cut from the tree. To Neptune with histridentthe Greeks ascribeddivinepower. A Frenchjournalisthas beenindicted. Thevaledictorywas pronounced inDecember. What is the difference betweenadditionanddivision? We may easilypredictthe ruin of anindolent debtor. How manymaledictionsare heaped ondentists! Thereductionof the publicdebtis desirable. The prisoner wasdolefulbecause he was induressevile. An educated man is known by hisaccurateuse of language. Thedandelionis aproductiveplant. Thepilgrims receivedthe priest'sbenedictionbefore setting out on theirjourney. Thedecimalsystemconducesto the saving of time.
61. EM'ERE: e'mo, emp'tum,to buy or take.
empt: exempt' (-ion); per'emptory (Lat. adj.perempto'rius, wholly taken away),decisive,final; pre-empt'; pre-emp'tion,the right of buying before others; redemp'tion.
Redeem' (Lat. v.redim'ere, to buy back); redeem'er; prompt (Lat. adj.promp'tus=pro-emp'tus, taken out; hence, ready); prompt'er; prompt'itude; prompt'ness; impromp'tu (Lat.in promp'tu, in readiness).
err: err, -ant, -antry; er'ror (Lat. n.er'ror); erro'neous (Lat. adj.erro'neus, erring).
errat: errat'ic; erra'tum (pl. er'rata),a mistake in printing;aberra'tion.
ent: ab'sent (-ee); ab'sence; en'tity; nonen'tity; omnipres'ent (Lat. adj.om'nis, all); pres'ent (-ation, -ly); represent' (-ation, -ative); misrepresent'.
Es'sence (Lat. n.essen'tia, being); essen'tial; quintes'sence (Lat. adj.quin'tus, fifth),the highest essence; in'terest(3d pers. sing. pres. indic. ofinteres'se= it interests or is of interest); disin'terested.
fac: face'tious (Lat. adj.face'tus, merry); fac'ile (Lat. adj.fa'cilis, easily done); facil'ity; facil'itate; fac'ulty (Lat. n.facul'tas, power, ability); fac-sim'ile (Lat. adj.sim'ilis, like), literally,make like,an exact copy; facto'tum (Lat. adj.to'tum, the whole; literally, do the whole),a servant of all work.
fic: ben'efice (seebene); def'icit (literally, it is wanting),a lack; defi'ciency; defi'cient; dif'ficult (Lat. adj.diffic'ilis, arduous); ef'ficacy (Lat. adj.ef'ficax,effica'cis, powerful); effi'cient,causing effects;of'fice (Lat. n.offic'ium, a duty); of'ficer; offi'cial; offi'cious; profi'cient; suffice', literally,to make up what is wanting; suffi'cient.
fact: fact; fac'tor; fac'tion,a party acting in opposition;fac'tious; facti'tious (Lat. adj.facti'tius, artificial); benefac'tor; manufacture (Lat. n.ma'nus, the hand).
fect: affect' (-ation, -ion); disaffec'tion; confec'tion, literally,madewith sugar(-er); defect' (-ion, -ive); effect' (-ive); effect'ual; infect' (-ion); infec'tious; per'fect, literally,thoroughly made(-ion); imper'fect (-ion); refec'tion; refec'tory.
faire(past participlefait): fash'ion (Fr. n.façon, the make or form of a thing); fea'sible (Old Fr.faisible, that may be done); feat; affair'; coun'terfeit, literally,to make again,to imitate;for'feit, (Fr. v.forfaire, to misdo),to lose by some fault;sur'feit, v.,to overdo in the way of eating.
fall: fal'lacy; falla'cious; fal'lible; fallibil'ity; infal'lible.
fals: false (-hood, -ify); falset'to (Ital. n. = a false or artificial voice).
fail: fail'ure; fault (Old Fr. n.faulte); fault'y; fal'ter; default' (-er).
fan: fane; fanat'ic (Lat. adj.fanat'icus, literally, one inspired by divinity—the god of the fane),a wild enthusiast;fanat'ical; fanat'icism; profane', v. (literally, to be before or outside of the temple),to desecrate;profane', adj.,unholy; profana'tion; profan'ity.
fat: fate, -al, -ality, -alism, -alist; pref'atory.
Affable (Lat. adj.affab'ilis, easy to be spoken to); affabil'ity; inef'fable; in'fant (Lat. participle,in'fans,infan'tis, literally, not speaking) (-ile, -ine); in'fancy; nefa'rious (Lat. adj.nefa'rius, impious); pref'ace (Fr. n.préface),something spoken or written by way of introduction.
fess: confess' (-ion, -ional, -or); profess' (-ion, -ional, -or).
felic: -ity, -itous; infeli'city; feli'citate,to make happy by congratulation.
fend: fend (-er); defend' (-er, -ant); offend' (-er).
fens: defense' (-ible, -ive); offense' (-ive); fence (n. and v., abbreviated from defence);7fencer; fencing.
fer: fer'tile (Lat. adj.fer'tilis, bearing, fruitful); fertil'ity; fer'tilize; circum'ference, literally,a measure carried around anything;confer',to consult;con'ference; defer'; def'erence; deferen'tial; dif'fer (-ence, -ent); infer' (-ence); of'fer; prefer' (-able, -ence, -ment); prof'fer; refer' (-ee, -ence); suf'fer (-ance, -able, -er); transfer' (-able, -ence); conif'erous (Lat. n.co'nus, a cone); florif'erous (Lat. n.flos,flo'ris, a flower); fructif'erous (Lat. n.fruc'tus, fruit); Lu'cifer (Lat. n.lux,lucis, light),the morning or evening star, Satan;pestif'erous (Lat. n.pes'tis, pest, plague).
lat: ab'lative (literally, carrying away; the sixth case of Latin nouns); collate' (-ion); dilate' (-ory); elate'; ob'late,flattened at the poles;obla'tion,an offering;prel'ate; prel'acy; pro'late,elongated at the poles;relate' (-ion, -ive); correla'tion; correl'ative; super'lative; translate' (-ion); delay' (= dis + lat, through old Fr. verbdelayer, to put off).
ferv: -ent, -ency, -id, -or; effervesce',to bubble or froth up;efferves'cence.
ferment: fer'ment, -ation.
fest: -al, -ival, -ive, -ivity; feast (Old Fr.feste, a joyous meal); fête (modern Fr. equivalent offeast),a festival;festoon (Fr. n.feston, originally an ornament for a festival).
fid: confide' (-ant, -ence, -ent, -ential); dif'fidence; dif'fident; per'fidy (per = through and henceaway fromgood faith); perfid'ious.
fidel: fidel'ity; in'fidel; infidel'ity.
Fe'alty (Old Fr. n.féalté= Lat.fidel'itas),loy'alty;fidu'cial (Lat. n.fidu'cia, trust); fidu'ciary; affi'ance,to pledge faith,to betroth;affida'vit (Low Lat., signifying, literally, he made oath),a declaration on oath;defy' (Fr. v.défier, originally, to dissolve the bond of allegiance; hence, to disown, to challenge, to brave).
fix: affix'; cru'cifix (Lat. n.crux,cru'cis, a cross); cru'cify; fix'ture; post'fix; pre'fix; suf'fix (n., literally, something fixed below or on; hence, appended); transfix',to pierce through.
fict: fic'tion; ficti'tious.
figur: fig'ure; figura'tion; configura'tion; disfig'ure; prefig'ure; transfig'ure.
Feign (Fr. v.feindre,feignant, to pretend); feint (feint, past part. offeindre); ef'figy (Lat. n.effig'ies, an image or likeness); fig'ment (Lat. n.figmen'tum, an invention).
FINIS.(Seepage 40.)
firm: firm; firm'ness; infirm' (-ary, -ity); fir'mament, originally,firm foundation;affirm' (-ation, -ative); confirm' (-ation, -ative).
flam: flame; inflame' (-able, -ation, -atory).
Flambeau' (Fr. n.flambeaufrom v.flamber, to blaze); flamin'go (Span. n.flamenco),a bird of a flaming red color.
Age does not alwaysexemptone fromfaults.Peremptoryorders were given that all the princes should bepresentat thediet. Manybeneficialresults must come from theintroductionof drawing into the public schools. The lady isaffableandperfectlyfree fromaffectation. The field isfertileandproducesabundant crops. Theprofessor'slecturerelatedtoedentateanimals. Men sometimesfeignafealtythey do not feel. The ladyprofessedthat herfelicitywas ineffable. The King seized aflambeauwith zeal to destroy. It is anefariousact to make afalse affidavit.Fanaticismis ofteninfectious. Theconfirmed offenderhad issued manycounterfeits. Dickens gives us thequintessenceof thefacetious. Infigurethe earth is anoblatespheroid.
flect: deflect' (-ion); inflect' (-ion); reflect' (-ion, -ive, -or).
flex: -ible, -ile, -ion, -or (a muscle that bends a joint), -ure; flex'-uous; flex'uose; cir'cumflex; re'flex.
flor: -al, -et, -id, -ist; Flo'ra,the goddess of flowers; flor'iculture (Lat. n.cultu'ra, cultivation); florif'erous (Lat. v.fer're, to bear); flor'in (originally, a Florentine coin with a lily on it); flour (literally, thefloweror choicest part of wheat); flow'er (-et, -y); flour'ish (Lat. v.flores'cere, to begin to blossom, to prosper); efflores'cence; efflores'cent.
FLUERE.(Seepage 41.)