Chapter III: Part ONE: Word Analysis (1)

SEVENTH YEAR.

FIRST MONTH.

#a, ab, abs# = from, away.

1. a _vert_, turn 2. ab _brevi_ ate, short 3. ab _duct_, lead 4. ab _ject_, cast 5. ab _lut_ ion, wash 6. ab _origin_ es, beginning 7. ab _rupt_, break 8. ab _sorb_, suck in 9. ab _solve_, loosen 10. ab _use_, use.

2. To _shorten_, to take _from_; to make briefer.

3. To _lead away_; to carry off by force; to kidnap.

4. An _abject_ person is one sunk to low condition (as if _cast from_ the society of others).

5. An _ablution_ is a _washing_ or _cleansing_; especially a religious rite.

6. The inhabitants of a country _from_ the _beginning_. The earliest inhabitants of which anything is known.

7. _Broken_ or appearing as if broken _away_ or off; as an _abrupt_ cliff.

8. To _suck_ up; to drink in. A brick will _absorb_ a pint of water.

9. To _loosen_ or set free, as _from_ some duty or obligation

10. To divert _from_ the proper _use_; to misuse.

#ambi, (amphi)# = both, on both sides, around.

1. ambi _dextr_ ous, right hand 2. ambi _ti_ on, go 3. amphi _bi_ ous, life 4. amphi _theatre_, view.

1. _Having_ skill with _both_ hands (as if both were _right hands_).

2. A _going around_ or about, as of a candidate soliciting votes; eager for favors; strongly desirous.

3. _Living both_ on land and in water. Frogs, turtles, crocodiles, seals, otters, and beavers are _amphibious_.

4. An _amphitheatre_ is a building built circular so that spectators may _view_ a performance from _both sides_ or from all _around_.

#bene# = well, good.

1. bene _dict_ ion, speak 2. bene _fact_ ion, do 3. bene fact _or_, one who 4. bene _fic_ ent, do 5. bene fic _ial_, pertaining to 6. bene _fit_, do 7. bene _vol_ ent, will 8. beni _gn_, (genus) kind 9. beni gn _ant_, being 10. _nota_ bene, note

1. The _act of speaking well_ to or of; a blessing pronounced at the close of divine service.

2. The _act of doing_ good; making a charitable donation.

4. _Doing_ or effecting _good_; performing acts of kindness.

5. _Pertaining to_ what _does good_, is useful or profitable.

6. A _good_ deed _done_; an act of kindness.

7. _Willing_ to _do good_; well-wishing; charitable.

8. _Good_ and _kind_ of heart; expressive of gentleness or kindness. Literally, of a _good kind_.

9. _Being kind_ and gracious.

10. _Note well_; observe carefully; take notice. Usually abbreviated to N. B.

#circum# = around.

1. circum _fer_ ence, carry 2. circum _flex_, bend 3. circum _locut_ ion, speak 4. circum _navig_ ate, sail 5. circum _scribe_, write, draw 6. circum _spect_, look 7. circum _sta_ nce, stand 8. circum _vent_, come.

1. Think the _circumference_ in the process of making; _carry_ the crayon _around_ the circle to produce the _circumference_.

2. A _bending around_; a wave or bend of the voice embracing both a rise and a fall on the same syllable.

3. The _act of speaking_ in a _round_ about way; particularly a studied indirectness or evasiveness of speech.

4. The _act of sailing around_; especially the earth or globe.

5. To _draw_ a bounding line _round_; hence to mark out the limits of.

6. _Looking around_ on all sides; examining carefully.

7. That which attends or relates to (_stands around_, as it were,) an event, a person or a thing.

8. To _circumvent_ one in any enterprise is to _come around_ in an unexpected way for the purpose of gaining an advantage.

#contra, (contro, counter)# = against

1. contra _dict_, speak 2. contra _vene_, come 3. contra _st_, stand 4. counter _act_, do 5. counter _balance_, scales 6. contro _versy_, turn

1. To _speak against_; to assert the opposite of.

2. To _come against_; to oppose.

3. To _stand against_; to set in opposition to, as two or more objects of a like kind with a view to showing their difference.

4. To act _against_; to _do_ what hinders.

5. To _weigh against_ with equal weight; equal weight, power or influence acting in opposition to.

6. A _turning against_; debate, contention.

#ann# = year.

1. annu _al_, relating to 2. anni _vers_ ary, turn 3. annu _ity_, that which 4. _bi_ ennial, two 5. _cent_ ennial, hundred 6. _mille_ nnium, thousand 7. _per_ ennial, through 8. _super_ annuate, beyond

1. _Relating to_ a _year_; yearly.

2. _That_ day _which returns_ once a _year_ commemorating some event.

3. A stated sum of money payable _yearly_.

4. Happening once in _two years_; lasting two years.

5. Consisting of or lasting a _hundred years_. Happening every hundred years.

6. A period or interval of a _thousand years_.

7. _Throughout_ the _year_; lasting, perpetual.

8. Condition of being _beyond_ the _years_ of active service; impaired or disabled by length of years.

#art# = skill.

1. art _ist_, one who 2. arti _fic_ ial, make 3. artist _ic_, relating to 4. art _less_, without

1. _One who_ is _skilled_ or adept in any of the fine arts.

2. Produced or _made_ by _art_ or _skill_ rather than by nature.

3. _Relating_ to _skill_ in any field.

4. _Without skill_; especially without skill in fraud or deceit.

#aster, (astr)# = star.

1. aster _isk_, little 2. aster _oid_, form 3. astr _olog_ er, speak. 4. astr _onomy_, distribute 5. _dis_ aster, apart

1. Literally, a _little star_; a mark like a star used to refer to a note in the margin.

2. _Formed_ like a _star_.

3. _One who speaks_ about the _stars_; one who foretells events by the stars, or interprets the supposed influence of the stars.

4. The science which treats of the _distribution_, arrangement and size of heavenly bodies (_stars_).

5. An unfavorable aspect of a _star_ or planet, hence an ill portent, a calamity.

#aud# = hear.

1. aud _ible_, capable of 2. audit _ory_, pertaining to 3. audit _ors_, those who 4. _in_ audible, not

1. _Capable of_ being _heard_.

2. _Pertaining to_ the _hearing_, or the sense of hearing.

3. _Those who hear_; people who assemble for the purpose of hearing music or discourse.

4. _Not capable_ of being _heard_; indistinct.

SECOND MONTH.

#dis (dif)# = apart, from, away.

1. dis _burse_, purse 2. dis _cord_, heart 3. dis _cuss_, shake 4. dif _fer_, bear 5. dif _fuse_, pour 6. dis _loc_ ate, place 7. dis _miss_, send 8. dis _pel_, drive 9. dis _pose_, put 10. dis _rupt_, break 11. dis _sect_, cut 12. dis _tend_, stretch

1. To _disburse_ money is to pay it out (_from_ one's _purse_).

2. (Literally, _hearts apart_.) Want of harmony; not agreeing in opinion, or in action.

3. The _discussion_ of a question _shakes_ it _apart_, for a more thorough examination.

4. When two minds _differ_, one _bears_ in one direction, the other in another, and thus they _bear apart_. They do not agree.

5. To _pour_ out and cause to spread _apart_, as a fluid; to circulate; to scatter.

6. To _place apart_ or out of proper position.

7. To _dismiss_ a congregation is to _send_ the people (or allow them to go) _apart_ to their homes.

8. To _dispel_ fear is to _drive_ it _away_.

9. To _dispose_ of property is to part with it (_put_ it _apart_ from one).

10. Rocks are _disrupted_ when _broken apart_.

11. To _dissect_ the eye of an ox is to _cut_ it _apart_, for the purpose of examination.

12. To _distend_ is to _stretch apart_ or spread in all directions; to dilate, to expand.

#extra# = beyond.

1. Extra _ordin_ ary, order, rule (_ary_, relating to). _Relating to_ what is _beyond_ or out of the common _rule_ or _order_; exceptional, unusual.

2. Extra _vag_ ant, _wander_ (_ant_, ing). _Wandering beyond_ bounds or out of the regular course; excessive.

#inter# = between, among, through.

1. inter _cede_, go 2. inter _cept_, take 3. inter _course_, run 4. inter _ject_ ion, throw 5. inter _lop_ er, run 6. inter _mingle_, mix 7. inter _pose_, place 8. inter _rogate_, ask 9. inter _sect_, cut 10. inter _val_, wall 11. inter _vene_, come 12. inter _view_, see

1. To _go between_ parties for the purpose of reconciling those who differ; to plead in favor of another.

2. To seize or _take between_ the starting point and destination; as to _intercept_ a letter or messenger.

3. Frequent or habitual meeting or contact of one person with another (a _running between_, to and fro).

4. An _interjection_ is a word _thrown_ in _between_ other words to express emotion or feeling.

5. An _interloper_ is _one who runs_ in _between_ two parties to get the advantage which one would obtain from the other. One who intercepts and buys a basket of eggs between a farmer's wagon and a grocery store would, from the standpoint of the merchant, be an _interloper_.

6. To _mix between_ or together.

7. To protect the eyes from a strong light _interpose_ (_place between_ the eyes and light) a shade.

8. To _interrogate_ is to question. (The _questions_ come _between_ the answers.)

9. One line _intersects_ another when it _cuts_ through it, or _between_ its parts.

10. An _interval_ is an open space or stretch between things or limits. Formerly it meant a space _between walls_.

11. To _come between_ persons, things, or events.

12. A mutual exchange of _views between_ two or more people.

#non# = not, un.

The prefix _non-_ may be joined to the leading word by means of a hyphen, or, in most cases, the hyphen may be dispensed with.

1. noncommittal 2. non compos mentis 3. nonconductor 4. nondescript 5. nonentity 6. nonessential 7. nonpareil 8. non-payment 9. nonplus 10. non-resident 11. nonsense 12. nonsuit

2. _Com_, with + _pos_, power + _mentis_, of mind. Literally, _not with power of mind_. Not of sound mind; not capable, mentally, of managing one's own affairs.

4. That which has _not_ been _described_; difficult to describe; new, novel, odd.

5. _Entity_ means thing or being; hence a _nonentity_ is _no thing_ or nothing. Often applied to a person or thing which counts for little or _nothing_.

9. _Plus_ means more. Literally, a person is _nonplused_ when he can do _no more_, or go no further; puzzled, confounded, embarrassed.

(It seems unnecessary to append definitions or illustrations to other words of the above list.)

#per# = through, thoroughly, by.

1. per _ambul_ ate, walk 2. per _ceive_, take 3. per _cent_, hundred 4. per _col_ ate, filter 5. per _enni_ al, year 6. per _fect_, make 7. per _for_ ate, bore 8. per _form_, form 9. per _fume_, smoke 10. per _mit_, let go 11. per _plex_, entangle 12. per _secute_, follow 13. per _sist_, stand 14. per _vade_, go 15. per _vert_, turn 16. per _vi_ ous, way

1. To _walk through_ or over. He got out of bed and _perambulated_ the room for some minutes.

2. To _take_ or obtain knowledge _through_ the senses. To _take_ with a _thorough_ mental grasp; to understand.

3. _By_ the _hundred_.

4. To pass _through_; as, a _filter_ or strainer.

5. Lasting _through_ the _year_, or through many years.

6. _Thoroughly made_; finished in every part; without blemish or defect.

7. To _bore through_; to make holes in; to pierce.

8. To _form thoroughly_; to execute, accomplish, or carry out.

9. "To _perfume_ means literally to _smoke thoroughly_. Hence to impregnate or fill with scent or odor."--_Kennedy._

10. By this _permit_ we may _go through_ the factory.

11. To _entangle thoroughly_. "Love with doubts _perplexes_ still the mind."

12. To _follow_ with persistence or _thoroughness_. To follow close after; specifically to afflict or harass on account of adherence to a particular creed. The early Christians suffered _persecution_.

13. To take a _thorough stand_; to continue steadily in some state or course of action; especially in spite of opposition.

14. To _go through_; to spread throughout the whole.

15. To turn in another direction; to _turn thoroughly_ from a former course. "Blessings unused _pervert_ into a waste."

16. _Having_ a _way through_. "---- to have their way free and _pervious_ to all places."

#clud, clus# = shut.

1. close 2. clos _et_, little 3. _con_ clude, together 4. _dis_ close, un 5. _en_ close, in 6. _ex_ elude, out 7. exclus _ion_, act of 8. _in_ clude, within 9. _pre_ clude, before 10. _re_ cluse, back 11. _se_ clude, aside 12. se clus _ion_, state of being

1. To _shut_.

2. A _small_ side room in which, clothing and other articles are kept _shut_ away from view.

3. To bring to an end. Literally to _shut_ in or _together_ (obsolete); as, "The body of Christ was _concluded_ in the grave."

4. To _un-shut_; to open or uncover; to make known.

9. To put an obstacle _before_, or in the way of, in order to _shut_ out; to prevent or hinder.

10. One who is _shut_ up (or has _shut_ himself _back_) from the world or public view.

11. To _shut_ off or keep apart or _aside_, as from company or society.

#cor, cord# = heart.

1. core 2. cordi_al_, relating to 3. _con_ cord, with 4. cord _ate_, shaped 5. _dis_ cord, apart 6. discord _ant_, being 7. _re_ cord, again 8. cour _age_, having

1. The _heart_ or innermost part of a thing; as the _core_ of an apple.

2. _Relating to_ the _heart_; hearty, sincere.

3. Heart _with heart_; hence unity of sentiment or harmony. "Love quarrels oft in _concord_ end."

4. _Heart shaped_; as a _cordate_ leaf.

5. Heart _apart_ from _heart_; hence disagreement or want of harmony.

6. State of _being_ out of harmony.

7. _Record_; through the Latin _recordari_, to remember (or know _again_). To get by _heart_; hence to register; to write or inscribe an authentic account of.

8. _Having heart_; hence bravery, calmness, firmness. (The heart is accounted the seat of bravery; hence the derivative sense of courage.)

#corpus, corpor# = body.

1. corpse 2. corps (pronounce core) 3. corpor _al_, relating to 4. corpu _lent_, full of 5. incorpor _ate_, make 6. corpus _cle_, small 7. corset 8. _habeas_ corpus. You may have

1. The _body_ only; hence a dead body.

2. A _body_ of soldiers.

3. _Relating to_ the _body_; as _corporal_ punishment.

4. A _corpulent_ person is fleshy; literally _full of body_.

5. To _make into_ a _body_ in the legal sense, so that a number of individuals may transact business legally as one person.

6. A _small body_; a minute particle.

7. In the middle ages, a close-fitting _body_ garment, having sleeves and skirt.

8. Literally, _you may have the body_. A writ requiring the body of a person restrained of liberty to be brought into court that the lawfulness of the restraint may be investigated.

#cura, curo# = care.

1. cure 2. cur_able_, capable of 3. cur_ate_, one who 4. curi _ous_, full of 5. _mani_ cure, hand 6. _ac_ cur ate, to 7. _pro_ cure, for 8. _se_ cure, aside

1. To take _care_ of; to restore to health.

2. _Capable of_ being cured or restored by _care_.

3. _One who_ has the _care_ of souls; a parish priest.

4. Formerly, _curious_ meant _full of care_, or careful, nice, precise; as, "Men were not _curious_ what syllables or particles they used." Eager to learn; inquisitive.

5. To _care_ for the _hands_ and nails.

6. A thing is made _accurate_ by giving _care to_ it.

7. Literally, to _care for_; to look after; as, "I _procured_ that rumor to be spread." To obtain; to get.

8. _Aside_, or free, from _care_, anxiety, or fear; safe.

THIRD MONTH.

#pre# = before.

1. pre _amble_, walk 2. pre _cede_, go 3. pre ced _ent_, that which 4. pre _cip_ ice, head 5. pre _clude_, shut 6. pre _coc_ ious, cook, ripe 7. pre _curs_ or, run 8. pre _destinate_, to determine 9. pre _dict_, speak 10. pre _face_, say 11. pre _fer_, bring 12. pre _fix_, fasten 13. pre _judice_, judgment 14. pre _limin_ ary, threshold 15. pre _mature_, ripe 16. pre _monit_ ion, warning 17. pre _pare_, make ready 18. pre _posit_ ion, place 19. pre _poster_ ous, after 20. pre _scribe_, write

1. The introductory part of a discourse. Formerly _preamble_ meant, to _walk_ over _before_hand; as, "I will take a thorough view of those who have _preambled_ this by path."

3. _That which_ has _gone before_. A previous example or usage which has, in some measure at least, become established; as, a custom, habit, or rule.

4. A _head_long fall; an abrupt descent. Literally, _head_ _fore_most.

5. See second month, page 16.

6. _Ripe_ in understanding at an early age or _before_ due time; as, a _precocious_ child.

7. A _precursor_ is a _forerunner_. That which precedes an event and indicates its approach.

8. To _determine_ _before_hand by an unchangeable purpose or decree. "Whom He did foreknow He also did _predestinate_ to be conformed to the image of His Son."

11. To _prefer_ one thing to another is to _bring_ or set it before the other in estimation. To hold in greater liking or esteem.

13. A _prejudgment_ formed without due examination. "_Prejudice_ is the child of ignorance."

14. Literally, _before_ the _threshold_. Preceding or leading up to something more important; as _preliminary_ arrangements.

18. A _preposition_ is so called because usually _placed before_ the word with which it is phrased.

19. Anything is _preposterous_ when it is contrary to nature, reason, or common sense. Literally, having that _last_ which ought to be _first_; as, the "cart before the horse".

20. To lay down _before_hand in _writing_ as a rule of action. "_Prescribe_ not us our duties."

#re# = back, again.

1. re _bound_, leap 2. re _cede_, go 3. re _claim_, call 4. re _cluse_, shut 5. re _cogn_ ize, know 6. re con _struct_, build 7. re _course_, run 8. re _create_, make 9. re _cruit_, grow 10. re _cur_, run 11. re _flect_, bend 12. re _fresh_, new 13. re _hash_, chop 14. re im _burse_, purse 15. re _ject_, throw 16. re _juven_ ate, young 17. re _lapse_, slip 18. re _late_, carry 19. re _lease_, loose 20. re _mit_, send 21. re _morse_, bite 22. re _nov_ ate, new 23. re _pel_, drive 24. re _plen_ ish, full 25. re _pulse_, drive 26. re _sult_, leap 27. re _sume_, take (up) 28. re _surrect_ ion, rise 29. re _tain_, hold 30. re _tract_, draw

Use each of the above words in a sentence and illustrate its meaning, thus: A ball thrown against a brick wall will _rebound_ (_leap back_).

#semi# = half.

1. semicircle 2. semicolon 3. semidiameter 4. semilunar 5. semivowel 6. semiweekly

#super# = over, above, beyond.

1. super _annu_ ate, year 2. super _cili_ ous, pride 3. super _fic_ ial, face 4. super _flu_ ous, flow 5. super _natur_ al, nature 6. super _numer_ ary, number 7. super _pose_, put 8. super _script_ ion, write 9. super _struct_ ure, build. 10. super _vise_, see

1. A _superannuate_ is one who has become impaired or disabled by length of years. Specifically, one living _beyond_ the _years_ of active service and allowed to retire on a pension.

2. Lofty with _pride_; _over_bearing. "A _supercilious_ nabob of the east, haughty and purse-proud."

3. Literally, not extending below (i. e. in depth _beyond_) the sur_face_; shallow. "She despised _superficiality_, and looked deeper than the color of things."

4. _Overflowing_; more than is needed; as, a composition abounding with _superfluous_ words.

5. Being _beyond_ or exceeding the powers of _nature_. Miracles were performed by _supernatural_ power.

6. _Beyond_ a stated or required _number_; as, a _supernumerary_ officer in a regiment.

7. To _put over_ or upon; as to _superpose_ one rock upon another.

8. A _superscription_ is a _writing over_ or _upon_; especially an address on a letter.

9. A _superstructure_ is something _built over_ something else; particularly an edifice in relation to its foundation.

10. To _oversee_; as, to _supervise_ the erection of a house.

#tri# = three.

1. tri _angle_, angle 2. tri _cuspid_, point 3. tri _cycle_, circle 4. tri _dent_, tooth 5. tri _enni_ al, year 6. tri _gam_ ist, marriage. 7. tri gon _ometry_, measure 8. tri _later_ al, side 9. tri _nomi_ al, term 10. trio 11. tri _pod_, foot 12. tri _sect_, cut 13. tri _syllable_, syllable 14. trium _vir_, man 15. tri _une_, one 16. tri _via_ l, way

2. A _tricuspid_ tooth has _three points_.

4. A _three-toothed_ or three-pronged spear. Specifically, a fishing spear.

"His nature is too noble for the world;
He would not flatter Neptune for his _trident_,
Or Jove for his power to thunder."

6. A _trigamist_ is one who has been _three_ times _married_; especially one who has three wives or three husbands at the same time.

7. _Trigonometry_ literally means _three angle measure_. That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations of sides and angles of triangles, and applies them to other figures.

9. A _trinomial_ in algebra is a quantity consisting of _three terms_.

10. A _trio_ is a musical composition in _three_ parts.

11. A _tripod_ has _three feet_ or legs; as a three-legged table or stool, a three-footed kettle or vase.

14. A _triumvir_ is one of _three men_ united in office; specifically in ancient Rome.

15. The _triune_ is _three_ in _one_; the three-fold personality of one divine being,--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

16. _Trivial_ formerly meant, pertaining to _three ways_; where three ways or roads cross; of the cross roads; hence, common, commonplace, such as may be picked up anywhere; ordinary; trifling; of little worth.

#due# = lead, draw.

1. _ab_ duct, away 2 _ad_ duce, to 3. _aque_ duct, water 4. _con_ duct, with 5. _de_ duct, from 6. duct _ile_, capable of 7. duke, a leader 8. _e_ duc ate, out 9. _in_ duce, into 10. in duce _ment_, that which 11. _intro_ duce, into 12. _pro_ duce, forth 13. _se_ duce, aside 14. _re_ duce, back

1. To _lead_ or carry _away_ wrongfully and usually by force; to kidnap; as, to _abduct_ a child.

2. To _lead_ or bring _to_; to bring forward or offer as an argument in a case. "I too prize facts and shall _adduce_ nothing else."

3. An _aqueduct_ is a _lead_way or artificial channel for conveying _water_.

4. A guide _conducts_ a traveler when he goes _with_ him and, in a sense, _leads_ him along a safe route.

5. To _deduct_ is to take _from_; to _draw_ away.

6. A _ductile_ metal is one _capable of_ being _drawn_ into wire; as, copper, platinum, steel, etc.

8. To develop mentally and morally by instruction. _Educate_ literally means to _lead_ forth, to _draw out_.

11. An _introduction_ is the initial step which _leads_ people _into_ one another's acquaintance.

14. (1) To _lead_ or bring _back_ to a former state; as,

"It were but right
And equal to _reduce_ me to my dust."

(2) To bring to any specific state or form.

#fac, fact# = do, make.

(fec, fic, fy, fea, fash are variations.)

1. fact 2. fact _ory_, place where 3. facil _ity_, quality of 4. _bene_ fact or, good 5. _manu_ fact ure, hand 6. _ef_ fect, (ex.) out 7. _per_ fect, thoroughly 8. _im_ perfect, not 9. _arti_ ficial, skill 10. _bene_ ficial, good 11. _sacri_ fice, sacred 12. _paci_ fic, peace 13. feat 14. _de_ feat, un 15. feas _ible_, capable of 16. fashion.

1. A _fact_ is something _done_ or brought to pass.

3. _Quality_ of being easily _done_.

5. _Manufacture_ formerly meant to _make_ by _hand_.

6. An _effect_ is something worked _out_, or _done_.

7. A thing is _perfect_ when _thoroughly made_, or _finished_.

11. _Sacrifice_ literally means to _make sacred_; to set apart as sacred.

12. _Pacific_ means pertaining to _peace_; suited to _make_ or restore peace.

13. A _feat_ is an act, a deed, an exploit; something _done_.

14. To _defeat_ means to overcome or vanquish. Literally to _un do_.

16. The _fashion_ of a thing is, in a sense, the _make_ of it.

NOTE.--_fy_, meaning to make, is found as a suffix in derivatives too numerous to mention; as, purify (to _make pure_), rarefy (to _make rare_), classify (to _make_ or put into a _class_), etc.

#fer, ferr# = carry, bear, bring.

1. _circum_ fer ence, around 2. _con_ fer, together 3. _dif_ fer, apart 4. fert _ile_, capable of 5. _of_ fer, (ob) near. 6. _pro_ (f)fer, forth 7. _re_ fer, back 8. re fer _ee_, one who 9. _suf_ fer, (sub) under 10. _trans_ fer, across

1. See first month, page 10.

2. When two or more persons _confer_ they _bring together_ opinions and facts on some special subject.

3. See second month, page 13.

5. To _bring near_ to; to present for acceptance; as, to _offer_ one's services.

6. To _bring_ or put _forward_; to hold _forth_ so that a person may take; as, to _proffer_ a gift.

7. To direct for information. Literally, to _carry back_; as, "Mahomet _referred_ his new laws to the angel Gabriel, by whose direction he gave out they were made."

9. To _suffer_ is to _bear under_; to undergo.

NOTE.--_Ferr_ is an irregular Latin verb the principal parts of which are: _fero_, _ferre_, _tuli_, _latus_. The last form is found in a number of English words; as, dilate, elate, legislate, relate, superlative, translate. The meaning of the root in these words, as in the ten given above, is _bear_, _carry_, or _bring_.

#fest# = feast.

1. fest _al_. _Pertaining to_ a _feast_, a holiday or celebration.

2. fest _ive_. _Pertaining to_ or becoming a _feast_; festal, joyous, gay.

3. festival. A time of _feasting_ or celebration.

4. festivity. Joyousness, gayety, such as becomes a _feast_.

5. festoon. Originally an ornament for decoration at a _feast_.

6. fete. Modern French, equivalent of _feast_.

FOURTH MONTH.

#uni# = one.

1. unit, one 2. un _ity_, ness 3. un _ion_, state of being 4. unite 5. _dis_ unite, not 6. _re_ unite, again 7. un _anim_ ous, mind 8. unanim _ity_, state of being 9. uni _corn_, horn 10. uni _form_, form 11. uni _son_, sound 12. uni _verse_, turn 13. unique 14. onion

9. The _unicorn_ is a fabulous _one-horned_ animal.

12. The _universe_ consists of all things considered as _one_ whole.

13. A thing is _unique_ when it is the only _one_ of its kind.

14. _Onion_ comes from the Latin _unio_, which means _oneness_; also a single pearl of large size resembling the onion.

#anti# = against, opposed to.

1. anti _climax_, ladder 2. anti _christ_, Christ 3. anti _dote_, give 4. anti _path_ y, feel 5. anti _pod_ es, foot 6. anti _thesis_, place 7. anti _slave_ ry, slave 8. anti _soci_ al, companion

1. An _anti climax_ is _opposed to_ or in contrast with a _climax_. In rhetoric it is a figure or fault of style consisting of an abrupt descent (down the _ladder_) from stronger to weaker expressions.

3. An _antidote_ is something _given_ to counteract (act _against_) poison or disease.

5. Those who live at _opposite_ points on the globe so that their _feet_ are directly toward each other are _antipodes_. Figuratively, things opposed to each other.

6. In rhetoric an _antithesis_ is a figure of speech which consists of one idea _placed against_ another; a contrast.

8. A person is _antisocial_ when he is averse or _opposed to_ society, social intercourse or _companionship_.

#dia# = across, through, between.

1. dia_gon_ al, angle 2. dia _gram_, writing 3. dia _lect_, speech 4. dia _log_, speech 5. dia _meter_, measure 6. dia _pason_, all 7. dia _phragm_, fence

1. A _diagonal_ is a line _across_ from _angle_ to _angle_.

2. A _diagram_ is that which is marked out by lines drawn or _written_ across; as, a figure, a plan.

3. _Dialect_ is _speech_ or language by means of which ideas are communicated (_across_) from one to another.

6. The _diapason_ is one of certain stops in the organ, so called because it extends _through all_ notes of the scale.

7. The _diaphragm_ is a membranous partition or _fence between_ the thorax and abdomen.

#en# = on.

1. en _dorse_, back 2. en _grave_, carve 3. en _throne_, throne 4. en _list_, list

1. To _endorse_ a check is to write one's name _on_ the _back_ of it.

NOTE.--_en_ in most words is the equivalent of the Latin _in_, meaning in, into, within; as in encage, encase, encircle, enclose, encourage, enrage, enroll, entangle, entice, entomb, entrap, entwine, envelop, enwrap.

#foli# = leaf.

1. foliage. A cluster of _leaves_. 2. folio. A _leaf_-sheet folded once. 3. foil. A thin _leaf_ of metal. 4. _tre_foil. A plant with _three leaves_; as, clover. 5. _port_-folio. A case for _carrying_ loose _leaves_ of paper.

#fort, forc# = strong.

1. fort 2. forti _fy_, make 3. fortr _ess_ 4. _ef_ fort, (ex.) out 5. forti _tude_, quality of 6. force 7. forc _ible_, capable of 8. _en_ force, on 9. _com_ fort, with 10. _piano_ forte, soft

1. A _fort_ is a _strong_hold.

2. To _make strong_; to strengthen or secure by means of forts, batteries, or other military works.

3. _Ess_ is a feminine ending. A "maiden fortress" is a fortification which has never been taken. A _fortress_ is a very strong fort.

4. An _effort_ is a putting _out_ of one's _strength_ for the accomplishment of some end.

5. _Fortitude_ is _strength_ or firmness of mind in meeting danger, pain, or adversity.

6. _Force_ is _strength_ in general, physical, mental, moral.

9. To _comfort_ is to _strengthen_ with hope and cheer; to give consolation to.

10. The _piano forte_ is an instrument having both _soft_ and loud (_strong_) tones. The name is generally shortened to _piano_.

#fract, frang# = break.

1. frail 2. frail _ty_, quality 3. fract _ure_, that which 4. fract _ion_, that which 5. fract _ious_, quality of 6. frag _ile_, capable of 7. frag _ment_, that which 8. _in_ fringe, in

1. A thing is _frail_ when it is easily _broken_.

2. _Frailty_ is a _quality_ of things easily _broken_.

3. A _fracture_ is a _break_; as of a bone.

4. A _fraction_ is a part, as if _broken_ off.

5. A _fractious_ person is one apt to _break_ out into a passion.

6. "The stalk of ivy is tough and not _fragile_" (_capable of_ being _broken_).--_Bacon._

7. A _fragment_ is _that which_ is _broken_ off.

8. To _infringe_ is to _break in_ upon; to trespass on another's rights.

#frater, fratr# = brother.

1. fratern _al_, pertaining to 2. fratern _ity_, that which 3. fratern _ize_, make 4. frater 5. friar 6. friary

1. _Fraternal_ means _brotherly_; like brothers.

2. An organization in _which_ the members hold one another in _brotherly_ relations.

3. To _fraternize_ means to _make_ a _brother_ of; to receive into a fraternity.

4. _Frater._ A _brother_; especially a monk.

5. _Friar._ A _brother_ of any religious order, but especially one of certain monastic orders of the Roman Catholic church.

6. _Friary._ A home for friars (_brothers_); a monastery.

FIFTH MONTH.

#mono# = one, single, alone, solitary.

1. mon _arch_, rule 2. mono _gam_ ist, marriage 3. mono _gram_, write 4. mono _logue_, speak 5. mono _mania_, mind 6. mo _nomi_ al, term 7. mono _poly_, sell 8. mono _syllable_, syllable 9. mono _the_ ism, God 10. mono _tone_, tone, sound

1. A _monarch_ is a _sole_ or supreme _ruler_.

2. A _monogamist_ is _one who_ believes in _marriage_ with _one_ person only.

3. A _monogram_ is a single character formed of two or more letters interwoven (as if done at _one writing_).

4. A _speak_ing by _one_ person.

5. _Monomania_ is a derangement of _mind_ in regard to a _single_ subject only.

6. A _monomial_ in algebra is a quantity which consists of a _single term_.

7. A _monopoly_ is the sole (or _single_) right to _sell_ a certain article, or to sell it at a given place.

9. _Monotheism_ is the doctrine of belief that there is but _one God_.

10. A _monotone_ is a _single tone_ without harmony or variation in pitch.

#para# = aside, beside, similar

1. para _ble_ (ballo), throw 2. para _graph_, write 3. par _allel_, one another 4. para _phrase_, speak 5. para _site_, feed 6. par en _thesis_, put

1. A _parable_ is a short fictitious narrative placed (_thrown_) _beside_ something which it is intended to illustrate.

2. A _paragraph_ was originally a mark or note of comment _written beside_ the line or place where a division should be made; now a distinct part of a discourse or writing.

3. _Parallel_ lines extend _beside one another_.

4. _Paraphrasing_ is telling (_speaking_) the _same_ thing in other words.

5. A _parasite_ is an animal or plant which lives _beside_ or in another organism on which it _feeds_.

6. Marks of _parenthesis_ are often used for a word, phrase, clause, or sentence _put in_ by way of explanation to what it stands _beside_.

#peri# = around.

1. peri _anth_, flower 2. peri _cardium_, heart 3. peri _meter_, measure 4. peri _tone_ um, stretch 5. peri _oste_ um

1. The _perianth_ is the floral envelope _around_ the _flower_.

2. The _pericardium_ is the membrane which _surrounds_ the _heart_.

3. The _perimeter_ of a figure is the outer boundary or _measure around_ it.

4. The _peritoneum_ is the membrane which is _stretched around_ the abdomen.

5. The _periosteum_ is the membrane _around_ the _bones_.

#syn (syl, sym)# = with, together.

1. syl _lable_, take 2. sym _pathy_, feel 3. sym _phony_, sound 4. syn _chron_ ous, time 5. syn _onym_, name 6. syn _ops_ is, view 7. syn _thesis_, put, place

1. Literally, a _syllable_ is two or more sounds _taken together_, or uttered by one impulse of the voice. Many syllables, however, comprise but one sound.

2. _Sympathy_ is _feeling with_ another, especially his sorrows and misfortunes.

3. A _symphony_ is a _sounding together_; a harmony of sounds.

4. _Synchronous._ Happening or existing at the _same time_.

5. _Synonym._ Literally, a word having the _same name_. But it is applied to words of like or kindred meaning.

6. A _synopsis_ is a _view_ of the whole _together_. A summary giving a general view of some subject.

7. The _putting_ of two or more things _together_. _Synthesis_ is the opposite of analysis.

#tele# = far (distance).

1. tele _gram_, write 2. tele _graph_, write 3. tele _pathy_, feel 4. tele _meter_, measure 5. tele _phone_, sound 6. tele _scope_, view

1. A _telegram_ is a message transmitted (_written_) from _afar_.

3. _Telepathy_ is the sympathetic communication at a _distance_ of one mind with another; not by the ordinary methods, but through _feeling_.

4. _Telemeter._ An instrument for _measuring distances_ in surveying.

#liber# = free.

1. liber _al_, relating to 2. _il_ liberal, not 3. liberal _ity_, quality of 4. liber _ate_, act of 5. liberat _or_, one who 6. liber _ty_, state of being 7. liberal _ize_, make 8. _de_ liver, from 9. deliver _er_, one who 10. deliver _y_, act of

1. _Liberal._ Relating to or possessing a _free_ and generous heart.

3. _Liberality_ is the quality of being _free_ or generous.

7. To _liberalize_ is to _make free_, as to free from narrow views or prejudices.

8. To _deliver_ means to set _free from_ bondage or restraint.

#liter# = letter.

1. letter 2. letters 3. liter _ary_, pert. to 4. liter _ate_, condition of 5. _il_ literate, not 6. _al_ literation, (ad) to 7. liter _al_, relating to 8. _ob_ literate, against

1. _Letter_ (from L. linere, to besmear); so called because smeared on parchment and not cut on wood.

2. _Letters_ usually means literature in general; hence knowledge gained from books; literary culture.

6. _Alliteration_ is a repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of two or more words in close succession. Examples: "A whole fleet of _b_ulky _b_ottomed _b_oats." "What a _t_ale of _t_error now _t_heir _t_urbulency _t_ells." Literally, _letter to letter_.

8. In _obliterate_, _ob_ means _against_ or the reverse. The reverse of _besmear_ is to rub off; hence to _obliterate_ means to rub out, to erase.

NOTE.--Other words from the same root are, literally, illiteracy, literati, literature, literalize, literalist.

#man (manus)# = hand.

1. _bi_ mana, two 2. e man _cip_ ate, take 3. man _acle_, cuff 4. man _euver_, work 5. man (n) _er_, relating to 6. manu _al_, pert. to 7. manu _fact_ ory, make 8. manu _script_, write

1. _Bimana_ is a term applied to man as a special order of mammalia. Animals having _two hands_.

2. To _emancipate_ a slave is to _take_ him _out_ of the _hands_ of his master.

3. The word _manacle_ comes from _manicula_, which means _handcuff_.

4. Literally, _maneuver_ means a _working_ with the _hands_. To make adroit and artful moves; as, of an army.

5. _Manner relates to_ the way of _handling_ or doing things.

6. _Manual._ Performed, made, or used by the _hands_; as manual labor, manual arts.

#mater# = mother.

1. _alma_ mater, foster 2. matern _al_, pert. to 3. matern _ity_, state of being 4. matri _cide_, kill 5. metro _polis_, city 6. metropolit _an_, relating to 7. matron 8. matron _ly_, like

1. Literally, _alma mater_ means _foster mother_. It is applied by students to the university or college in which they have been trained.

5. _Metropolis_ means _mother city_; the chief city of a state or country. Chicago is the metropolis of Illinois.

6. _Metropolitan._ _Relating to_ the metropolis; as, a metropolitan newspaper.

7. A _matron_ is a woman with _motherly_ duties; as the _matron_ of a school or hospital.

SIXTH MONTH.

#able# = capable of, fit to be.

1. _ar_ able, plow 2. _cap_ able, take, hold 3. _dur_ able, last, hard 4. _lia_ ble, bind 5. _mut_ able, change 6. _laud_ able, praise 7. _port_ able, carry 8. _soci_ able, companion 9. _ten_ able, hold 10. _us_ able, use.

1. _Arable_ land is _capable_ of being _plowed_.

2. A _capable_ mind can _take_ and _hold_ ideas (understand and remember).

4. One is _liable_ for a debt when legally _bound_ to pay it.

7. A _portable_ library is one fitted for being _carried_ from place to place.

9. _Tenable_ ground for argument is ground which is _capable of_ being _held_ or maintained.

#acy# = state of being, office of.

1. _celib_ acy, unmarried 2. _delic_ acy, pleasing 3. _magistr_ acy, master 4. _obdur_ acy, hard 5. _obstin_ acy, firmly set 6. _pap_ acy, pope 7. _intim_ acy, inmost 8. _intric_ acy, entangle

1. _Celibacy_ is the _state of being unmarried_; especially that of a bachelor or of one bound by vows not to marry.

3. _Magistracy._ The _office of master_; of one clothed with power, as a civil officer.

4. _Obduracy_ is the _state of being hardened_, especially against moral influences; hard-hearted; stubbornly wicked.

6. The _papacy_ is the _office of_ the _pope_.

7. _Intimacy_ is the _state of being inmost_ or near in relationship.

#an# = pertaining to.

This suffix is seldom used except with names of countries and states. It means, _pertaining to_ what is of that country or state; as, American history, American products, American people.

1. African 2. Alaskan 3. Armenian 4. Australian 5. Bolivian 6. Bulgarian 7. Corsican 8. European 9. Georgian 10. Hawaiian 11. Indian 12. Mexican 13. Ohioan 14. Persian 15. Russian 16. amphibian 17. republican 18. metropolitan

16. _Amphibian_: _amphi_, both (two); _bi_, life; _an_, pertaining to: _pertaining to two_ kinds of _life_; i. e. life on the land and in the water. Frogs, turtles, crocodiles, seals, walruses, otters, beavers, etc., are _amphibians_, because they can live in water (for a time at least) and on land.

18. _Metropolitan._ _Pertaining to_ the _mother city_. (See fifth month's work, page 32.)

#ary# = one who, that which.

1. ad _vers_ ary, turn 2. _anni_ vers ary, year 3. _antiqu_ ary, ancient 4. _drom_ ed ary, run 5. _miss_ ion ary, send 6. _e_ miss ary, out 7. _not_ ary, note 8. _sal_ ary, salt 9. _secret_ ary, secret

1. Literally, an _adversary_ is _one who turns toward_ another (to oppose him); hence, one who turns against another.

2. _That_ day _which returns_ each _year_ commemorating some event is an _anniversary_.

3. An _antiquary_ is _one who_ collects and examines old (_ancient_) things; as, coins, medals, weapons.

4. A _dromedary_ is a thorough-bred Arabian camel of more than ordinary speed and bottom; hence well adapted for _running_.

5. A _missionary_ is _one who_ is _sent_ on a mission; especially one sent to propagate religion.

6. An _emissary_ is _one who_ is _sent out_; especially one sent on secret business, as a spy. "I am charged with being an _emissary_ to France."--_Robert Emmet._

7. A _notary_ was formerly _one whose_ vocation was to make _notes_ or memoranda of acts of others. Now, a public officer usually spoken of as notary public.

8. A _salary_ was formerly an allowance (_that which_ was) given to soldiers with which to buy _salt_.

9. A _secretary_ was formerly _one who_ was intrusted with the private or _secret_ matters of his chief. One employed to do clerical work.

_Ary_ is also a suffix of adjectives, meaning _relating to_; as in, arbitrary, contrary, culinary, exemplary, antiquary, hereditary, military, primary, revolutionary, solitary, secondary, visionary.

_Ary_ also means _place where_; as in, granary, infirmary, library, seminary, sanctuary.

#ate# = having.

1. _corpor_ ate, body 2. de _sper_ ate, hope 3. ef _femin_ ate, woman 4. _fortun_ ate, luck 5. in _anim_ ate, breath 6. _cord_ ate, heart 7. _cruci_ ate, cross 8. _cuspid_ ate, point 9. _dent_ ate, tooth 10. _glomer_ ate, ball 11. _labi_ ate, lip 12. _lun_ ate, moon 13. _pin_ (n) ate, feather 14. _serr_ ate, saw 15. _sagitt_ ate, arrow 16. _stell_ ate, star

1. _Corporate_ means _having_ a _body_. (See incorporate, second month, page 18.)

2. _Having_ no _hope_; as, "Continued misfortune had rendered him _desperate_."

3. _Effeminate._ _Having_ the qualities of a _woman_; soft, delicate, to an unmanly degree. Applied to men.

5. _Inanimate._ _Not having breath_; without life.

6. _Cordate._ _Having_ the shape of a _heart_; as a cordate leaf.

#pel, puls# = drive.

1. _com_ pel, together 2. compuls _ion_, act of 3. _dis_ pel, apart 4. _ex_ pel, out 5. expuls _ion_, act of 6. _im_ pel, on 7. _im_ pulse, on 8. pulse 9. _pro_ pel, forward 10. _re_ pel, back 11. _re_ pulse, back 12. repuls _ive_, quality

1. To _compel_, literally means to _drive together_; as a herd (a Latinism and rare). To _drive_ or urge with force.

8. The _pulse_ is caused by _driving_ the blood through the arteries.

12. A person is _repulsive_ when he has _qualities_ which tend to _drive_ others _back_ or away.

#pend, pens# = hang.

1. _ap_ pend, to 2. append _age_, that which 3. _de_ pend, from 4. depend _ent_, one who 5. depend _ence_, state or quality of 6. _in_ dependence, not 7. independ_ent_, one who 8. _im_ pend, over 9. pend _ant_, that which 10. pendulum 11. _per_ pendicular, through 12. _sus_ pend, under 13. suspend _ers_, that which 14. suspens _ion_, state of

1. _Append._ To _hang_ or attach _to_.

2. An _appendage_ is _that which hangs to_ something as a part of it. "This little pensive _appendage_ or tender (the moon) to our fuming engine of an earth."--_De Quincey._

3. _Depend._ To _hang from_; to be fastened or attached to something above; to rely upon.

4. A _dependent_ is _one who hangs_ (figuratively), or relies on another for support.

8. _Impend._ To _hang over_, be ready to fall; threaten. "We seriously consider the dreadful judgments that now _impend_ the nation."--_Penn._

9. A _pendant_ is _that which hangs_ from something else; as, an earring or a tassel.

10. The _pendulum_ of a clock _hangs_ and swings to and fro.

11. A plumb line is a line _perpendicular_ to the horizon, _hanging_ (_through_ the air).

12. _Suspend._ To _hang under_ or from beneath.

13. _Suspenders_ are _that_ from _which_ trousers are _hung_.

#ped (pod)# = foot.

1. _anti_ podes, against 2. _bi_ ped, two 3. _centi_ ped, hundred 4. _ex_ pedite, out 5. expedi _ent_, that which 6. _im_ pede, in 7. impedi _ment_, that which 8. ped _al_, pertaining to 9. peddl _er_, one who 10. pede _stal_, stand 11. pedestr _ian_, one who 12. pedun _cle_, little 13. _quadru_ ped, four 14. _tri_ pod, three 15. _octo_ pus, eight 16. pedi _gree_, crane

1. See fourth month, page 25.

2. _Biped._ A _two-footed_ animal, as man.

3. _Centiped._ An animal so called from having a great many _feet_ (indefinitely a _hundred_).

4. _Expedite._ Literally, to take the _feet out_ of entanglement; hence, to hasten.

6. _Impede._ Literally, to entangle the _feet_. To obstruct the progress, motion, or effect of.

8. _The pedal_ is something made to be moved by the _feet_.

9. A _peddler_, literally, is a trader _who_ travels on _foot_.

10. _Pedestal._ That which forms the base (_standing_ place for the _feet_) of a statue, column, vase, etc.

12. A _peduncle_ is a (_little_) _foot_stalk of a flower or leaf.

15. An _octopus_ is an _eight-footed_ or armed cuttlefish.

16. _Pedigree_ means, literally, _crane's foot_. Why so called is uncertain, but supposed to be on account of a fancied resemblance of the lines of a pedigree, as drawn out on paper, to a crane's foot. (Compare _crow's foot_, applied to the lines of age about the eyes.)

#pon, pos# = place, put.

1. _ap_ position, to 2. _com_ pose, together 3. compos _ite_, being 4. composit _ion_, act of 5. compon _ent_, that which 6. _com_ pound, together 7. _de_ pose, down 8. _de_ posit, down (away) 9. deposit _ory_, place where 10. _dis_ pose, apart 11. _ex_ pose, out 12. _im_ pose, upon 13. _inter_ pose, between 14. _im_ post, upon 15. im post _or_, one who 16. _op_ pose, (ob.) against 17. oppos _ite_, being 18. posit _ion_, state of being 19. _pro_ pose, before 20. _trans_ pose, across

1. One word is in _apposition_ to another when it is _placed_ near _to_ it, by way of explanation.

3. _Being_ made by _putting together_ separate parts or elements; as, a _composite_ flower.

5. One of the several parts or elements _which_, when _placed together_, form the whole, is a _component_ part.

6. To _compound_ is to _put_ or mix _together_ two or more elements or ingredients.

8. To _put away_ for safe keeping; as, to _deposit_ money in a bank.

10. To _dispose_ of anything is to _put_ it _apart_ from one; to get rid of it.

11. To _place out_ where all may see; to uncover; as, to _expose_ fraud.

15. An _impostor_ is _one who puts_ burdens _on_ others; commonly applied to one who assumes a character for the purpose of deceiving others.

18. _Position._ The manner in which a thing is _placed_; the _state of being placed_.

20. To _transpose_ a quantity from one side of an equation to another is to _place_ it _across_.

SEVENTH MONTH.

#ic# = pertaining to.

1. _arct_ ic, bear 2. _aromat_ ic, spice 3. _civ_ ic, citizen 4. _class_ ic, first class 5. _com_ ic, revelry 6. _democrat_ ic, rule of the people 7. _despot_ ic, master 8. _domest_ ic, house 9. _empir_ ic, experience 10. _metr_ ic, measure 11. _numer_ ic, number 12. _phon_ ic, sound 13. _prosa_ ic, prose 14. _plast_ ic, form 15. _graph_ ic, write

1. _Arctic_ literally means _pertaining to_ the _Bear_; i. e. the northern constellations called the Great and Little Bears; hence, pertaining to the northern polar regions.

2. _Aromatic._ _Pertaining to_ an agreeable or _spicy_ odor; fragrant.

3. One's _civic_ duties are those _pertaining to_ him as a _citizen_, in distinction from those as a soldier.

4. _Classic pertains to_ what is _first class_ in literature or art, especially that of the Greeks and Romans.

5. _Comic pertains to revelry_; to what provokes mirth; as a _comic_ song.

9. _Empiric pertains to experience_, or what is founded on experience; relying on or guided by practical experience rather than scientific knowledge.

13. _Prosaic_ means _pertaining to prose_; especially to that which lacks animation or interest.

14. _Plastic_ means _pertaining to_ the process of _forming_ or modeling; capable of being moulded into a desired form.

15. _Graphic_ means _pertaining to_ the art of _writing_ or drawing. A _graphic_ illustration is generally in the form of a drawing.

#id# = (ness) quality, condition.

1. _ac_ id, sour 2. _flor_ id, flower 3. _flu_ id, flow 4. _frig_ id, cold 5. in _sip_ id, taste 6. in _trep_ id, tremble 7. _luc_ id, light 8. _morb_ id, disease 9. _pal_(l) id, pale 10. _splend_ id, shine 11. _tep_ id, warm 12. _torr_ id, parch 13. _torp_ id, numb 14. _viv_ id, life

1. The distinguishing _quality_ of _acid_ is its _sour_ness.

2. Having the _quality_ or appearance of _flowers_; specifically, flushed with red; as a _florid_ countenance.

5. That which is _insipid_ has _not_ those _qualities_ which affect the _taste_; tasteless.

6. An _intrepid_ person is brave and daring; he does _not tremble_ with _fear_.

13. _Torpid._ _Benumbed_; insensible; inactive; as an animal in hibernation, when it passes its time in sleep.

#ity# = state or quality of being.

1. _alacr_ ity, lively 2. _brev_ ity, short 3. _enm_ ity, enemy 4. _fidel_ ity, faith 5. _mortal_ ity, death 6. _rotund_ ity, wheel 7. _sanct_ ity, holy 8. _seren_ ity, calm 9. _tranquil_ (l)ity, quiet 10. _un_ ity, one 11. _util_ ity, use 12. _veloc_ ity, swift

5. _Mortality._ _State of being_ subject to _death_; frequency of death; hence the death-rate.

#ive# = one who, that which.

1. ad _ject_ ive, throw 2. _alter_ native, other 3. _capt_ ive, take 4. con _nect_ ive, bind 5. ex _ecut_ ive, follow 6. ex _plet_ ive, fill 7. _fugit_ ive, flee 8. in _finit_ ive, limit 9. loco_mot_ive, move 10. _nat_ ive, born 11. _negat_ ive, deny 12. _posit_ ive, place

1. (_ad_, to) An _adjective_ is a word _which_ is added (_thrown_) _to_ a noun to qualify its meaning.

2. _Alternative_ in the plural means two things of _which one_ or the _other_ may be taken as a choice.

5. The _executive_ of a state or nation is the _one whose_ duty it is to _follow out_ the decrees of the law making bodies; i. e. to see that the laws are obeyed.

6. An _expletive_ is _that_ word _which fills out_ the sentence that contains it; as an _expletive_ adverb.

8. (_in_, not) An _infinitive_ is _that_ verb _which_ is _not limited_ by person and number.

9. (_loco_, place) A _locomotive_ is _that which_ can _move_ cars from _place_ to place.

12. The _positive_ is _that which_ has a real standing _place_. Not admitting of doubt; definitely laid down; clearly stated.

#ment# = act of, that which.

1. com _ple_ ment, fill 2. _fila_ ment, thread 3. _frag_ment, break 4. _gar_ment, protect 5. im_pedi_ ment, foot 6. in_duce_ment, lead 7. _liga_ ment, bind 8. _monu_ ment, remind 9. _orna_ ment, deck 10. re_fresh_ ment, new

1. _That which fills_ or _completes_.

2. A _filament_ is _that which_ is _thread_like; as, the filament of silk, or flax.

5. Literally, an _impediment_ is _that which_ entangles the _feet_; hence, that which hinders or interferes.

10. _Refreshments_ consist of _that which_ makes one fresh or _new again_.

#tang, tact, tig# = touch.

1. _con_ tact, together 2. contag_ion_, act of 3. contag _ious_, quality of 4. contamin _ate_, to make 5. contigu _ity_, state of being 6. contigu_ous_, quality of 7. _en_ tire, not 8. _in_ teger, not 9. integr _al_, relating to 10. integr _ity_, state of being 11. tact 12. _in_ tact, not 13. tact _ile_, relating to 14. tang_ent_, that which 15. tang _ible_, capable of 16. _in_ tangible, not

1. The coming _together_ of two bodies; _touching_.

2. The _act of_ communicating disease by the _touch_.

3. Having the _quality of_ being imparted by _touch_; catching; as, _contagious_ diseases.

4. To _contaminate_ is to make impure by mixture (_touching together_).

5. _Contiguity_ is the _state of being_ within _touching_ distance.

7. _Entire._ Whole or complete; _not touched_.

8. An _integer_ is a complete or _not touched_ whole; a whole number.

10. _State_ of _being untouched_ or unimpaired; freedom from corruption or impurity; as, _integrity_ of character.

11. _Tact_ is skill in _touching_; nice perception or discernment in dealing with others.

12. _Intact._ _Not touched_, especially by anything that misplaces, harms, or defiles.

13. _Tactile._ _Relating to_ the sense of _touch_.

14. A _tangent_ is a line _which touches_ a curve.

15. Anything is _tangible_ when it is _capable of_ being _touched_, or perceived by senses.

#tempor# = time.

1. contempor _ary_, one who 2. contemporane_ous_, quality of 3. _ex_ tempore, out 4. tempor _al_, relating to 5. tempor _ary_, that which 6. temporari _ly_, state of being 7. tempor _ize_, do 8. tense 9. tempus _fugit_, flies

1. (_con_, together) _One who_ lives at the same _time together_ with another is his _contemporary_; occurring or existing at the same time.

3. _Extempore_ means, literally, _out_ of the _moment_. On the spur of the moment; without previous study or preparation.

4. _Relating to time_ as opposed to eternity; earthly, transient; as, our _temporal_ affairs.

5. _That which_ lasts for a brief _time_ only; not permanent; as, a _temporary_ scaffolding.

7. To _temporize_ is to comply with the _time_ or occasion; to yield to the current of opinion or circumstances; to "_do_ as the _times_ do".

8. The modification of verbs to indicate _time_, is called _tense_.

9. _Tempus fugit_ is a Latin phrase frequently met with in English. It means, literally, _time flies_.

#ten, tent, tain# = hold.