feder: fed'eral; fed'eralist (in the United States a member of the party that favored a strong league of the States); fed'erate; confed'erate; confed'eracy; confedera'tion.
foli: -aceous, -age, -ate; fo'lio (ablative case of fo'lium, a leaf), a book made of sheets folded once; exfo'liate, to come off in scales; foil, a thin leaf of metal; tre'foil, a plant with three (tres) leaves; cinque'foil (Fr. cinque, five).
form: form (-al, -ality); conform' (-able, -ation, -ity); deform' (-ity); inform' (-ant, -er, -ation); perform' (-ance, -er); reform' (-ation, -atory, -er); transform' (-ation); for'mula (Lat. n. for'mula, pl. for'mulæ, a little form, a model); for'mulate; mul'tiform (Lat. adj. mul'tus, many); u'niform (Lat. adj. u'nus, one).
fort: fort; for'tress, a fortified place; for'tify; fortifica'tion; for'titude; com'fort, n., something that strengthens or cheers (-able, -er, -less); discom'fort; effort, a putting forth of one's strength; force (Fr. n. force, strength); for'cible; enforce' (-ment); reinforce' (-ment).
frang, fring: fran'gible (-ibility); infran'gible; infringe' (-ment); refran'gible.
fract: frac'tion; frac'tious; fract'ure; infract' (-ion); refract' (-ion, -ory).
Fra'gile; frag'ment; frail (old Fr. ad; fraile = Lat. fra'gilis); frail'ty.
fratr: frat'ricide (Lat. v. cæd'ere, to kill).
fratern: -al, -ity, -ize; confrater'nity.
Fri'ar (Fr. n. frère, a brother); fri'ary.
front: front (-age, -al, -less, -let); affront'; confront'; effront'ery; fron'tier (Fr. n. frontière); front'ispiece (Lat. n. frontispi'cium, from frons and spic'ere, to view; literally, that which is seen in front).
fruct: -ify, -ification; fructif'erous (Lat. v. fer're, to bear).
frug: -al, -ality; frugif'erous (Lat. v. fer're, to bear).
fruit: fruit; fruit'erer; fruit'ful; frui'tion.
fug: fuga'cious; centrif'ugal (Lat. n. cen'trum, the center); feb'rifuge (Lat. n. fe'bris, fever); fugue (Lat. n. fu'ga, a flight), a musical composition; ref'uge (-ee); sub'terfuge; ver'mifuge (Lat. n. ver'mis, a worm).
fugit: fu'gitive (adj. and n.).
fum: fume; fu'mid; fumif'erous (Lat. v. fer're, to bear), producing smoke; fu'matory, a plant with bitter leaves; per'fume (-er, -ery).
Fu'migate (Lat. v. fumiga're, fumiga'tum, to smoke), to disinfect; fumiga'tion; fu'migatory.
fund: refund'; found (Fr. v. fondre = Lat. fun'dere), to form by pouring into a mould (-er, -ery); confound' (Fr. v. confondre, literally, to pour together; hence, to confuse).
fus: fuse (-ible, -ion); confuse' (-ion); diffuse' (-ion, -ive); effuse' (-ion, -ive); infuse' (-ion); profuse' (-ion); refuse' (-al); suffuse' (-ion); transfuse' (-ion).
ger: ger'und, a Latin verbal noun; bellig'erent (Lat. n. bel'lum, war); con'geries (Lat. n. conge'ries, a collection); vicege'rent (Lat. vi'ce, in place of), one bearing rule in place of another.
gest: gest'ure; gestic'ulate (Lat. n. gestic'ulus, a mimic gesture); gesticula'tion; congest' (-ion, -ive); digest', literally, to carry apart: hence, to dissolve food in the stomach (-ible, -ion, -ive); suggest', literally, to bear into the mind from below, that is, indirectly (-ion, -ive); reg'ister (Lat. v. reger'ere, to carry back, to record); reg'istrar; registra'tion; reg'istry.
genit: gen'itive, a case of Latin nouns; congen'ital, born with one; primogen'itor (Lat. adj. pri'mus, first), an ancestor; primogen'iture, state of being first born; progen'itor, an ancestor.
gent: genteel' (Lat. adj. genti'lis, pertaining to the same clan; hence of good family or birth); gentil'ity; gen'tle (genti'lis, of good birth), mild, refined; gen'try (contracted from gentlery), a class in English society; gen'tile, belonging to a nation other than the Jewish.
gener: gen'eral (-ity, -ize); gen'erate (Lat. genera're, genera'tum, to produce); genera'tion; regenera'tion; gener'ic; gen'erous; generos'ity; con'gener, of the same kind; degen'erate, to fall off from the original kind; degen'eracy.
Gen'der (Fr. n. genre = Lat. ge'nus, gen'eris), the kind of a noun as regards the sex of the object; gen'ial (Lat. adj. genia'lis, cheerful); gen'ius (Lat. n. ge'nius, originally, the divine nature innate in everything); gen'uine (Lat. adj. genui'nus, literally, proceeding from the original stock; hence, natural, true); ge'nus, a kind including many species; engen'der (Fr. v. engendrer, to beget); ingen'ious (Lat. adj. ingenio'sus, acute, clever); ingen'uous (Lat. adj. ingen'uus, frank, sincere).
grad: grada'tion; gra'dient (gra'diens, gradien'tis, pres. part. of v. gradi), rate of ascent, grade; grad'ual (Lat. n. gradus, a step); grad'uate; degrade' (-ation); ingre'dient (Lat. part. ingre'diens, entering); ret'rograde.
gress: aggres'sion; aggres'sive; con'gress (-ional); digress' (-ion); e'gress; in'gress; prog'ress (-ion, -ive); retrogres'sion; transgress' (-ion, -or).
Grade (Fr. n. grade = Lat. gra'dus, degree or rank); degree' (Fr. n. degré = de + gradus).
grat: grate'ful; gra'tis (Lat. gra'tiis, by favor, for nothing) grat'itude; gratu'ity; gratu'itous; grat'ify (-ication); congrat'ulate (-ion, -ory); ingra'tiate.
Grace (Fr. grâce = Lat. gra'tia, favor, grace); grace'ful; gra'cious; grace'less; disgrace'; agree' (Fr. v. agréer, to receive kindly), -able, -ment; disagree'.
grav: grave, literally, heavy: hence, serious; grav'ity; gravita'tion; ag'gravate (-ion).
Grief (Fr. grief = Lat. gra'vis), literally, heaviness of spirit, sorrow; grieve; griev'ance; griev'ous.
GREX. (See page 41.)
habit: habit'ual; habit'uate; hab'itude; hab'itable; hab'itat, the natural abode of an animal or a plant; habita'tion; cohab'it; inhab'it (-able, -ant).
hibit: exhib'it, literally, to hold out, to show (-ion, -or); inhib'it (-ion); prohib'it (-ion, -ory).
Hab'it (Lat. hab'itus, state or dress); habil'iment (Fr. n. habillement, from v. habiller, to dress); a'ble (Lat. adj. hab'ilis, literally, that may be easily held or managed; hence, apt, skillful.)
her: adhere' (-ency, -ent); cohere' (-ence, -ency, -ent); inhere (-ent).
hes: adhe'sion; adhe'sive; cohe'sion; cohe'sive.
Hes'itate (Lat. v. hæsita're, hæsita'ium, to be at a stand, to doubt); hes'itancy; hesita'tion.
hered: hered'itary, descending to heirs.
herit: her'itable; her'itage; inher'it (-ance); disinher'it.
Heir (Old Fr. heir = Lat. hæ'res); heir'ess; heir'loom (Anglo-Saxon geloma, goods).
hom: hom'age (Fr. hommage, literally, acknowledgment by a man or vassal to his feudal lord); homicide (Lat. v. cæd'ere, to kill)
human: hu'man, belonging to a man; humane', having the feelings proper to a man, kind; human'ity; hu'manize; inhu'man.
Floral devices were tastefully introduced. The friar gives himself to reflection, and does not care a florin for worldly pleasures. The tree is covered with foliage, but bears no fruit. The rights of the fraternity have been infringed. The metal was fused in iron pans. By the law of primogeniture the eldest son will succeed to the estate. Congress met, and a general of the army was chosen president. The gradient is gentle, and the access easy. The reform of the refractory was in the highest degree genuine. We received our frugal meal with gratitude. Many of the inhabitants perished in the flames. Hamilton and Jay were leading federalists. To err is human; to forgive, divine. The boy gesticulated violently, but it was a mere subterfuge. Your words infuse comfort into my heart. May one not be human without being humane? Do you know the difference between the genitive and the ablative case?
hum: exhume' (-ation); inhume.
humil: humil'ity; humil'iate (-ion); hum'ble (Fr. adj. humble = Lat. hu'milis).
IRE. (See page 41.)
ject: ab'ject; ad'jective; conject'ure (-al); deject'ed; dejec'tion; eject' (-ion, -ment); inject' (-ion); interject' (-ion); object' (-ion, -ionable, -ive, -or); project' (-ile, -ion, -or); reject' (-ion); subject' (-ion, -ive); traject'ory.
Ejac'ulate (Lat. v. ejacula're, ejacula'tum, to hurl or throw); ejacula'tion; ejac'ulatory; jet (Fr. v. jéter = ja'cere); jet'ty; jut.
junct: junc'tion; junct'ure, a point of time made critical by a joining of circumstances; ad'junct; conjunc'tion; conjunc'tive; disjunc'tion; disjunc'tive; injunc'tion; subjunc'tive (literally, joined subordinately to something else).
jug: con'jugal, relating to marriage; conjugate (-ion); sub'jugate (-ion).
Join (Fr. v. joindre = Lat. jun'gere); adjoin'; conjoin'; disjoin'; enjoin'; rejoin'; subjoin'; joint (Fr. part, joint = Lat. junc'tum); joint'ure, property settled on a wife, to be enjoyed after her husband's death; jun'ta (Spanish junta = Lat. junc'tus, joined), a grand council of state in Spain; jun'to (Span, junt), a body of men united for some secret intrigue.
jur: ju'ry; ju'ror; abjure'; adjure'; conjure'; con'jure, to effect something as if by an oath of magic; con'jurer; per'jure, to forswear; per'jurer; per'jury.
jur: jurid'ical (Lat. v. dica're, to pronounce), relating to the administration of justice; jurisdic'tion, legal authority; jurispru'dence, science of law; ju'rist; in'jure; in'jury.
just: just; jus'tice; justi'ciary; jus'tify; justifica'tion.
judic: ju'dicature, profession of a judge; judi'cious, according to sound judgment; prej'udice, n., judgment formed beforehand; prejudi'cial; judge (Fr. n. juge = Lat. ju'dex); judg'ment; prejudge'.
leg: le'gend (originally, stories of saints to be read—legen'da—in church); leg'endary; leg'ible; le'gion (originally, a body of troops gathered or levied—le'gio); el'egance; el'egant; sac'rilege (originally, the gathering or stealing of something sacred—sa'crum).
lig: dil'igent (originally, esteeming highly; hence, assiduous): el'igible; intel'ligible; intel'ligence; intel'ligent; neg'ligent (literally, not—neg = nec = not—picking up).
lect: lect'ure (-er); collect' (-ion, -ive, -or); recollect' (-ion); eclec'tic (Greek ec = ex); elect' (-ion, -or, -oral); in'tellect; neglect'; predilec'tion, a liking for; select' (-ion); les'son (Fr. n. leçon = Lat. lec'tio, a reading).
lev: lev'ity; levita'tion; alle'viate (-ion); el'evate (-ion); rel'evant, literally, raising up: hence, pertinent, applicable; rel'evancy; irrel'evant.
lever: leav'en (Fr. levain, yeast); Levant', literally, the place of the rising sun—the countries near the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea; lev'ee; le'ver (-age); lev'y.
LEX. (See page 43.)
liber: -al, -ality, -alize, -ate, -ator, -ty.
Deliv'er (Fr. v. délivrer = Lat. delibera're, to set free); deliv'erance; deliv'ery.
LITERA. (See page 43.)
loc: -al, -ality, -alize, -ate; locomo'tive (Lat. v. move're, to move); al'locate; col'locate (-ion); dis'locate (-ion).
loqu: loqua'cious; loqua'city; col'loquy; collo'quial; el'oquent; magnil'oquent (Lat. adj. mag'nus, big, pompous); ob'loquy; solil'oquy (Lat. adj. so'lus, alone); ventril'oquist (Lat. n. ven'ter, the stomach).
locut: circumlocu'tion; elocu'tion; interloc'utor.
lud: lu'dicrous (Lat. adj. lu'dicrus, sportive, laughable); allude', literally, to play at, to refer to indirectly; delude'; elude'; prelude'.
lus: allu'sion; collu'sion; delu'sion; delu'sive; illu'sion; prelu'sive; prelu'sory.
luc: Lu'cifer (Lat. v. fer're, to bear); lu'cid; elu'cidate; translu'cent.
lumin: lu'minary; lu'minous; illu'minate; illu'mine.
magn: magnanim'ity (Lat. n. an'imus, soul); mag'nate, a man of rank; mag'nify (-er); magnif'icent (Lat. v. fac'ere, to make), showing grandeur; mag'nitude.
maj: maj'esty (-ic); ma'jor (-ity); may'or; may'oralty.
magister: mag'istrate; mag'istracy; magiste'rial; mas'ter (Old Fr. maistre = Lat. magis'ter); mis'tress (Old Fr. maistresse = Lat magis'tra, fem. of magis'ter).
man: man'acle (Lat. n. man'ica, a fetter); manip'ulate, to work with the hand (-ion, -or); man'ual; manufact'ure (Lat. v. fac'ere, to make); manufac'tory; manumit' (Lat. v. mit'tere, to send); man'uscript (Lat. v. scrib'ere, scrip'tum, to write); amanuen'sis (= ab + ma'nus), one who does handwriting for another; eman'cipate (Lat. v. cap'ere, to take); quadru'manous (Lat. quatuor, four).
main: man'ner (Fr. n. manière, originally, the mode in which a thing is handled); maneu'ver (Fr. n. manœuvre, literally, hand work; Fr. n. œuvre = o'pus, work); manure', v. (contracted from Fr. manœuvrer, to cultivate by manual labor).
Marine' (Lat. adj. mari'nus, pertaining to the sea); mar'iner; mar'itime (Lat. adj. mariti'mus = mari'nus); submarine'; transmarine'; ultramarine'; mermaid (Fr. n. mer = Lat. ma're).
Mediæ'val (Lat. n. æ'vum, age), relating to the Middle Ages; me'diate (-ion, -or); me'diocre (Lat. adj. medio'cris, middling; hence inferior); medioc'rity; Mediterra'nean (Lat. n. ter'ra, land); me'dium (Lat. n. me'dium, the middle); imme'diate (prefix in = not), with nothing intervening; interme'diate.
meminisse: memen'to (imper. mood; literally, remember thou), a reminder, a memorial.
memor: mem'orable; memoran'dum (Lat. memoran'dus, p. part. of memora're; literally, something to be remembered); commem'orate (-ion, -ive); mem'ory (Lat. n. memo'ria); memo'rial (-ize); immemo'rial.
Mem'oir (Fr. n. mémoire = Lat. memoran'dum); men'tion (Fr. n. mention = Lat. men'tio, a speaking of); remem'ber (Old Fr. v. remembrer = Lat. remem'orare); remem'brance; remem'brancer; reminis'cence (Fr. n. réminiscence, from Lat. v. reminis'ci, to recall to mind).
ment: men'tal; dement'ed; demen'tia, insanity; ve'hement (Lat. adj. ve'hemens = ve, not, and mens; literally, not reasonable), furious, ardent.
We reject insincere homage. When the body was exhumed the jury decided that poison had been administered. Legendary stories were related by the friar. The lessons were selected with intelligence. Levity and gravity are different qualities. The mayor's speech was more ludicrous than facetious. The magistrate claimed jurisdiction in the locality. We heard Hamlet's soliloquy finely delivered. Do you recollect the magnificent lines at the beginning of "Paradise Lost"? The lecturer was lucid in his allusions. In mediæval times homage was exacted of all vassals. The mariners maneuvered beautifully. Your magnificent donation will be gratefully remembered. The mermaid is a mere delusion. Illegible manuscript is a decided nuisance. The eastern part of the Mediterranean is called the Levant. Franklin's memoirs are very interesting.
merc: mer'cantile (Lat. part. mer'cans, mercan'tis); mer'cenary (Lat. adj. mercena'rius); mer'cer (Fr. n. mercier), one who deals in silks and woolens; mer'chant (Lat. part, mer'cans); mer'chandise; com'merce (Fr. n. commerce); commer'cial; mar'ket (Lat. n. merca'tus, a place of public traffic).
merg: merge; emerge'; emer'gency, that which arises suddenly; submerge'.
mers: emer'sion; immerse'.
migr: em'igrant (Lat. part. mi'grans, migran'tis).
migrat: mi'grate (-ion, -ory); em'igrate (-ion); im'migrate (-ion); transmigra'tion, the passage of the soul into another body after death.
milit: -ary, -ant; mil'itate, to act against; mili'tia, enrolled soldiers not in a standing army.
min. em'inent (Lat. part, em'inens, standing out); em'inence; im'minent, literally, threatening to fall; pre-em'inent; pre-em'inence; prom'inent; prom'inence; superem'inent.
minut: minute'; minu'tiæ (pl. of Lat. n. minu'tia, a very small object); min'uend (Lat. part, minuen'dus, to be lessened); min'uet (Fr. n. minuet = Lat. adj. minu'tus, small), a dance of small steps; dimin'ish (Lat. v. diminu'ere, to lessen); diminu'tion; dimin'utive.
minor: mi'nor, n. and a.; minor'ity.
minus: mi'nus (Lat. adj. comp. deg., less); min'imum (Lat. adj. super, deg., least); min'im.
minister: min'ister; ministe'rial; min'istry; admin'ister; administra'tion; admin'istrative; administra'tor.
mir: admire' (-able, -ation); mir'acle (Lat. n. mirac'ulum, a wonderful thing); mirac'ulous.
Mirage' (Fr. n. mirage, a reflection); mir'ror (Fr. n. miroir, from v. mirer, to view).
misc: mis'cellany; miscella'neous; promis'cuous.
mixt: mix; mixt'ure; admixt'ure; intermix'.
miser: mi'ser (-able); mis'ery; commis'erate (-ion).
mit: admit' (-ance); commit' (-ee, -ment); demit'; emit'; intermit' (-ent); manumit' (Lat. n. manus, the hand), to release from slavery; omit'; permit'; pretermit'; remit' (-ance); submit'; transmit'; mit'timus (Lat. we send), a warrant of commitment to prison.
miss: mis'sile; mis'sion (-ary); admis'sible; admis'sion; com'missary, an officer who furnishes provisions for an army; commissa'riat; commis'sion (-er); com'promise; demise', death; em'issary; intermis'sion; omis'sion; permis'sion; premise'; prem'ises; prom'ise (-ory); remiss' (-ion); submis'sion; submis'sive; transmis'sion; transmis'sible.
moderat: mod'erate (-ion, -or); immod'erate.
mod: mode; mood; mod'ify (-able, -er); modifica'tion; accom'modate (-ion); commode' (Lat. adj. com'modus, convenient). a small sideboard; commo'dious, literally, measured with; commod'ity, literally, a convenience; incommode'; mod'ern (Lat. adv. mo'do, lately, just now); mod'ernize; mod'ulate (Lat. n. mod'ulus, a measuring of tones); modula'tion.
mon: admon'ish; mon'ument (Lat. n. monumen'tum); premon'ish; sum'mon (Lat. v. summone're = sub + mone're, to remind privily), to call by authority.
monit: mon'itor (-ial); admoni'tion; admon'itory; premoni'tion; premon'itory.
mount: mount, n. a high hill; v. to rise or ascend; moun'tain (-eer, -ous); mount'ebank (It. n. banco, a bench); amount'; dismount'; par'amount (Fr. par = Lat. per, exceedingly), of the highest importance; prom'ontory (literally, the fore-part or projecting part of a mountain); remount'; surmount' (-able); tan'tamount (Lat. adj. tan'tus, so much); ultramon'tane (literally, beyond the Alps; i. e. on the Italian side).
monstr: mon'ster; mon'strous; monstros'ity; mus'ter, literally, to show up, to display.
monstrat: dem'onstrate (-able, -ion, -ive); remon'strate; remon'strance.
mord: mor'dant, biting, serving to fix colors; morda'cious (Lat. adj. mor'dax, morda'cis, biting), severe, sarcastic.
mors: mor'sel, literally, a little bite; remorse', the biting of conscience (-ful, -less).
MORS. (See page 44.)
mor: mor'al (ist, -ity, -ize); immor'al (-ity); demor'alize (-ation).
mov: move (-able, -er, -ment); remove' (-able, -al).
mot: (-ive, -or); commo'tion; emo'tion (-al); locomo'tion (Lat. n. lo'cus; a place); promote' (-er, -ion); remote' (-ness).
Mob (Lat. adj. mob'ilis, easily moved); mo'bile (-ity); momen'tum, the force of a moving body, impetus.
multi: mul'titude; multitu'dinous; multifa'rious; mul'tiform; mul'tiple (Lat. adj. mul'tiplus for mul'tiplex, manifold); mul'tiply (Lat. adj. mul'tiplex); mul'tiplicate (-ion); multiplic'ity.
mun. munic'ipal (Lat. n. municip'ium, a free town), pertaining to a corporation; municipal'ity; munif'icent; munif'icence; com'mon (Lat. adj. commu'nis = con + munus; literally, ready to be of service); commune', v. literally, to share (discourse) in common; commun'ion, commu'nity; com'munism; com'munist; commun'icate (-ion, -ive); commu'nicant; excommu'nicate; immu'nity (in + munus; literally, absence of service).
muner: remunerate (-ion, -ive).
mut: mu'table (-ity); immu'table; commute'; transmute' (-able).
mutat: muta'tion; commutation; transmuta'tion.
nasc: nas'cent, growing; renaissance' (a style of decorative art revived by Raphael).
nat: na'tal; na'tion, originally, a distinct race or stock (-al, -ality, -ize); interna'tional; na'tive (-ity); cog'nate; in'nate.
natur: nat'ural (-ist, -ize, -ization); preternat'ural; supernat'ural.
nav: nave, the middle or body of a church; na'val; na'vy; nau'tical (Lat. adj. nau'ticus, from nauta or nav'ita, a sailor); nav'igate (Lat. v. naviga're = na'vis + ag'ere); nav'igable; naviga'tion; nav'igator; circumnavigate.
nect: connect' (-ion, -ive); disconnect' (-ion).
nex: annex'; annexation.
The administration of affairs is in the hands of her majesty's ministers. A miscellaneous collection of goods was sold on commission. The merchant remitted the money called for in the emergency. The suggestion to modify the plan was tantamount to its rejection. Do you admire Bunker Hill Monument? A miser is an object of commiseration to all who know him. Remuneration will be allowed according to the amount of labor. The major has been promoted to the rank of colonel. All who were connected with the movement were excommunicated. As the annexed territory is chiefly maritime it will greatly increase the commerce of the nation. The monitor admonished the pupils with great gentleness. The committee said the master had done his work in an admirable manner. The Pilgrim Fathers emigrated to this country in 1620. A minute missile moved towards us. What is the subjunctive mood or mode? A multitude of communists appeared in Paris.
negat: nega'tion; neg'ative; ab'negate (-ion); ren'egade, an apostate.
Deny' (Fr. v. dénier = Lat. de + nega're, to contradict); deni'al; undeni'able.
neutr: neu'ter; neu'tral (-ity, -ize).
noc: no'cent, hurtful; in'nocent; in'nocence; innoc'uous.
Nox'ious (Lat. adj. nox'ius, hurtful); obnox'ious; nui'sance (Fr. v. nuire = Lat. noce're).
nomen: nomenclat'ure, a list of technical names; cogno'men, a surname.
nomin: nom'inal; nom'inate (-ion, -ive); nominee'; denom'inate (-ion, -or); ig'nominy (Lat. i(n) + gnomen, old form of nomen, a deprivation of one's good name); ignomin'ious.
Noun (Fr. n. nom = Lat. no'men); pro'noun; misno'mer (Old Fr. mes = wrong, and nommer, to name), a wrong name.
NORMA. (See page 45.)
not: note (-able, -ary, -ice, -ify, -ion); no'ticeable; notifica'tion; noto'rious (Lat. adj. noto'rius, making known), known in a bad sense; notori'ety; an'notate (-ion); denote'.
No'ble (Lat. adj. no'bilis, deserving to be known); noblesse' (Fr. n. noblesse = Lat. nobil'itas); nobil'ity; enno'ble; igno'ble (Lat. prefix i(n) + gnobilis, old form of nobilis); cog'nizance (Old Fr. cognizance = Lat. cognoscen'tia, notice or knowledge), judicial observation; connoisseur' (Fr. n. connoisseur, a critical judge); incog'nito (Italian incognito, from Lat. part. incog'nitus, unknown), unknown, in disguise; rec'ognize (Lat. re, again, and cognos'cere, to know); recog'nizance, a term in law; recogni'tion; reconnoi'ter (Fr. v. reconnoitre), to survey, to examine.
nov: in'novate (-ion, -or); ren'ovate (-ion, -or).
Nov'el (Lat. adj. novel'lus, diminutive of no'vus); adj. something new, out of the usual course; n., literally, a story new and out of the usual course; nov'elist; nov'elty; nov'ice, a beginner; novi'tiate, time of being a novice.
numer: (-al, -ate, -ation, -ator, -ic, -ical, -ous); enu'merate (Lat. v. enumera're, enumera'tum, to count or tell of), to reckon up singly; enumera'tion; innu'merable (= in + nu'mer + able, that may not be counted); supernu'merary, one above the necessary number; num'ber (Old Fr. n. numbre = Lat. nu'merus).
nunciat: enun'ciate, to utter (-ion); denuncia'tion; pronuncia'tion; renuncia'tion, disavowal, relinquishment.
Nun'cio (Sp. n. nuncio = Lat. nun'cius), a messenger from the Pope; announce' (Fr. v. annoncer = Lat. ad + nuncia're), to proclaim; announce'ment; denounce' (Fr. v. dénoncer = Lat. de + nuncia're), to accuse publicly; pronounce' (Fr. v. prononcer = Lat. pro + nuncia're); pronounce'able; renounce' (Fr. v. renoncer = Lat. re + nuncia're), to disclaim; renounce'ment.
nutri: nu'triment, that which nourishes; nutri'tion; nutri'tious; nu'tritive.
Nour'ish (Fr. v. nourrir = Lat. nutri'ere); nurse (Fr. v. nourrice; a nurse); nur'sery; nurs'ling, a little one who is nursed; nurt'ure.
oper: operose, requiring labor, tedious.
operat: operate (-ion, -ive, -or); co-operate (-ion, -ive, -or).
Op'era (It. op'era = opera, pains, pl. of o'pus), a musical drama; operat'ic.
ORDO. (See page 45.)
pand: expand', to spread out.
pans: expanse' (-ion, -ive).
pass: pass; pass'able, that may be passed, tolerable; pas'sage; com'pass, v. to stretch round; encom'pass; surpass'; tres'pass (tres = trans), to pass beyond due bounds.
Pace (Fr. n. pas = Lat. pas'sus); pas'senger (Old Eng. passager); pass'over, a Jewish festival;8 pass'port (= pass + port, literally, a permission to leave a port or to sail into it.)
par: par'ity; dispar'ity; dispar'age, to injure by comparison of unequals; dispar'agement.
Pair (Fr. adj. paire = Lat. par), two of a kind; peer (Old Fr. peer or pair = Lat. par), an equal, a nobleman; peer'age; peer'less; compeer'; non'pareil (Fr. non, not, and pareil, equal), a peerless thing or person.
parat: compar'ative; prepara'tion; prepar'atory; repara'tion.
separ: sep'arate, literally, to prepare aside: hence, to disjoin; separa'tion; sep'arable; insep'arable.
Parade' (Fr. n. parade, literally, a parrying), military display; pare (Fr. v. parer, to pare or ward off); par'ry (Fr. v. parer, to ward off); appara'tus (Lat. appara'tus = ad + paratus, literally, something prepared for a purpose); appar'el (Fr. n. appareil, preparation); compare' (Fr. v. comparer = Lat. compara're), to set things together to see how far they resemble each other; prepare' (Fr. v. preparer = Lat. prepara're); repair' (Fr. v. réparer = Lat. repara're), literally, to prepare again, hence, to restore after injury; irrep'arable; sev'er (Old Fr. v. sevrer = Lat. separa're), to render asunder; sev'eral (Old Fr. adj. several = Lat. separa'lis, separate); sev'erance; dissev'er.
PARS. (See page 46.)
Pater'nal (Lat. adj. pater'nus, pertaining to a father); pater'nity (Lat. n. pater'nitas, Fr. paternité), fathership; patri'cian (Lat. adj. patri'cius, from pa'tres, fathers or senators), a Roman nobleman; pat'rimony (Lat. n. patrimo'nium), an estate inherited from one's ancestors; pa'tron (Lat. n. patro'nus, a protector), one who countenances or supports; pat'ronage; pat'ronize; pat'tern (Fr. n. pattern, something to be copied), a model; expatriate, to banish; expatria'tion.
pati: pa'tient; pa'tience; impa'tient; compat'ible, consistent with; compat'ibility; incompat'ible.
pass: pas'sion, strong agitation of the mind; pas'sive; impas'sive, insensible; compas'sion, sympathy; compas'sionate.
pel (com-, dis-, ex-, im-, pro-, re-).
puls: pulse, the beating of an artery as blood is driven through it; pul'sate; pulsa'tion; compul'sion; compul'sory; expul'sion; propul'sion; repulse'; repul'sive.
pend: pen'dant, a long, narrow flag; pend'ing, not decided, during; append'; append'age; depend' (-ant, -ent, -ence); independ'ent; independ'ence; suspend'.
pens: pen'sile, hanging; suspense'(-ion).
Pen'dulous (Lat. adj. pen'dulus, hanging); pen'dulum (Lat. adj. pen'dulus); appen'dix (Lat. n. appen'dix, an addition).
pend: com'pend (contraction of compendium); compen'dium (Lat. n. compen'dium, that which is weighed, saved, shortened); compen'dious (Lat. adj. compendio'sus, brief, succinct); expend'; expen'diture; sti'pend (Lat. n. stipen'dium, literally, the pay of soldiers); stipendiary.
pens: pen'sive, thoughtful; pen'sion, an allowance for past services (-eer); com'pensate (-ion); dispense', to deal out (-ary); dispensa'tion; indispen'sable; expense' (-ive); rec'ompense.
PES. (See page 47.)
pet: centrip'etal (Lat. n. cen'trum, center); compete'; com'petent, fit, suitable; com'petence, sufficiency; incom'petent.
petit: peti'tion, a request (-er); compet'itor; compet'itive; repeti'tion.
Pet'ulant (Fr. adj. petulant, fretful); ap'petite (Fr. n. appétit), a seeking for hunger; impet'uous (Lat. adj. impetuo'sus, vehement); impetuos'ity; im'petus (Lat. n. im'petus, a shock); repeat' (Fr. v. répéter = Lat. repet'ere).
Numerous objections were submitted against the innovations about to be introduced. The obnoxious articles have been removed. The nominee by his ludicrous speech neutralized all that his friends did for him. Part of the apparatus prepared for the occasion was damaged in transmission. The patronage of the nobility and gentry connected with the neighborhood was asked. Many parts of the edifice are highly ornate. Christ had compassion on the multitude, for they had been a long time without food. The petitioner's application for a pension was not repeated. How can an acid be neutralized? The renegade was brought to ignominy. The prince was travelling incognito. The young lady seems pensive rather than petulant. Here is a new edition of the novel, with annotations by the author. The opera seems to be well patronized this winter. Webster had a compendious mode of stating great truths. What is meant by centripetal motion? What is the difference between the numerator and the denominator?
plex: com'plex (literally, twisted together); complex'ion; complex'ity; perplex' (literally, to twist thoroughly—per: hence, to puzzle or embarrass); perplex'ity.
plic: ap'plicable (-ity); ap'plicant; ex'plicable.
plicat: applica'tion; com'plicate (-ion); du'plicate; im'plicate (-ion); replica'tion, an answer in law; sup'plicate, to entreat earnestly; supplica'tion.
plicit: explic'it (literally, out-folded; hence, distinctly stated); implic'it, implied.
Ply (Fr. v. plier = Lat. plica're), to work diligently; pli'able, easily bent; pli'ant; pli'ancy; accom'plice, an associate in crime; apply' (Old Fr. applier = Lat. applica're); appli'ance, the thing applied; comply' (Fr. v. plier), to fold with: hence, to conform or assent; compli'ance; display' (Old Fr. v. desployer, to unfold); doub'le (Fr. adj. double = Lat. du'plex, twofold); du'plex; duplic'ity (Lat. n. duplic'itas, from du'plex, double); employ' (Fr. v. employer = Lat. implica're), to keep at work; employé; employ'er; employ'ment; exploit' (Fr. n. exploit = Lat. explic'itum, literally, something unfolded, set forth: hence, a deed, an achievement); imply', literally, to infold: hence to involve, to signify; mul'tiply (Fr. v. multiplier = Lat. mul'tus much, many); quad'ruple (Lat. qua'tuor, four); reply' (Old Fr. v. replier = Lat. replica're, to answer); sim'ple (Lat. simplex, gen. simplicis), not compounded, artless; sim'pleton (compare It. simplicione, a silly person); simplic'ity (Lat. n. simplic'itas); sim'plify; sup'ple (Fr. adj. souple = Lat. sup'plex, bending the knee, from sub and plica're); sup'pliant (literally, bending the knees under, kneeling down); treb'le (Old Fr. adj. treble = Lat. tri'plex, threefold); trip'le (Lat. tri'plex); trip'let, three lines rhyming alternately.
pon: compo'nent, forming a compound; depone', to bear testimony; depo'nent; oppo'nent; postpone' (-ment).
posit: posi'tion; pos'itive; pos'itivism, a system of philosophy; pos'itivist, a believer in the positive philosophy; ap'posite, adapted to; compos'ite, compound; composi'tion; compos'itor; decomposi'tion; depos'it (-ary, -ion, -ory); deposi'tion, the giving testimony under oath; exposi'tion; expos'itor; imposi'tion; interposi'tion; juxtaposi'tion; op'posite (-ion); preposi'tion; proposi'tion; supposi'tion; suppositi'tious; transposi'tion.
Pose (Fr. v. poser = Lat. pon'ere), to bring to a stand by questions; post; post'age; post'ure (Fr. n. posture = Lat. positu'ra, position); compose' (Fr. v. composer = Lat. compon'ere); compos'ure; com'pound (Lat. v. compon'ere); com'post, a mixture, a manure; depot' (Fr. n. dépôt = Lat. depos'itum); dispose' (Fr. v. disposer); dispo'sal; expose' (Fr. v. exposer); expos'ure; impose' (Fr. v. imposer); im'post, a tax placed on imported goods; impos'tor, one guilty of fraud; impost'ure; interpose'; oppose'; propose'; prov'ost (Old Fr. provost, from Lat præpos'itus, placed before, a chief), the principal of a college; pur'pose (Old Fr. n. purpos, propos = Lat. propos'itum), an end set before one; repose' (Fr. v. reposer); suppose' (Fr. v. supposer); transpose' (Fr. v. transposer).
port: port'able; por'ter (-age); deport'ment; export' (-ation, -er); im'port (-ance, -ant, -er); pur'port, design; report' (-er); support'; insupport'able; transport' (-ation).
Portfo'lio (Lat. n. fo'lium, a leaf); portman'teau (Fr. n. manteau, a cloak); importune' (Lat. adj. importu'nus, unseasonable); import'unate; importu'nity; op'portune (Lat. adj. opportu'nus, literally, at or before the port or harbor: hence, seasonable); opportu'nity; inop'portune.
posse: pos'sible (Lat. adj. possib'ilis); possibil'ity; impos'sible.
potent: po'tent; po'tency; po'tentate; poten'tial; im'potent; omnip'otent (Lat. adj. om'nis, all); plenipoten'tiary (Lat. adj. ple'nus, full).
prehend: apprehend'; comprehend'; reprehend'.
prehens: prehen'sile; apprehen'sion; apprehen'sive; comprehen'sible; comprehen'sion; comprehen'sive; reprehen'sible.
Appren'tice (Old Fr. n. apprentis, from v. apprendre, to learn); apprise' (Fr. v. apprendre, part. appris, to inform); comprise' (Fr. v. comprendre, compris), to include; en'terprise (Fr. n. entrepise, something undertaken); impreg'nable (Fr. adj. imprenable, not to be taken); pris'on (Fr. n. prison); prize (Fr. n. prise, something taken, from prendre, pris, to take); reprieve' (Old Fr. v. repreuver, to condemn), to grant a respite; repri'sal; surprise'.
press: press (-ure); compress' (-ible); depress' (-ion); express' (-ion, -ive); impress' (-ion, -ive, -ment); irrepres'sible; oppress' ('-ion, -ive, -or); repress' (-ion, -ive); suppress' (-ion).
Print (abbreviated from imprint, from Old Fr. v. preindre = Lat. prem'ere); im'print, the name of the publisher and the title page of a book; imprima'tur (Lat. let it be printed), originally, a license to print a book, the imprint of a publisher.
prim: prime; pri'mate, the highest dignitary of a church; pri'macy; prim'ary; primer; prime'val (Lat. n. æ'vum, an age); prim'itive; primogen'itor (Lat. n. gen'itor, a begetter); primogeniture (Lat. n. genitu'ra, a begetting), the exclusive right of inheritance which in English law belongs to the eldest son or daughter; primor'dial (Lat. v. ordi'ri, to begin), existing from the beginning; prim'rose (Lat. n. ro'sa); prin'cess; prince (Fr. n. prince = Lat. prin'ceps); prin'cipal; prin'ciple.
Pre'mier (Fr. adj. premier, first), the prime minister; pri'or (Lat. adj. prior, former); pri'oress, the female superior of a convent; pri'ory, a convent; prior'ity, state of being first; pris'tine (Lat. adj. pristi'nus, primitive), original, ancient.
prob: prob'able, likely, credible; probabil'ity; improb'able; pro'bate, the proof of a will; proba'tion, the act of trying; proba'tioner; proba'tionary; probe, to try by an instrument; prob'ity, tried integrity; approba'tion, commendation; rep'robate (adj. literally, proved against), base, condemned.
Prove (Old Fr. prover, New Fr. prouver = Lat. proba're); proof (Old Fr. n. prove = Lat. pro'ba, proof); approve' (Fr. v. approuver = Lat. approba're); approv'al; disapprove'; improve', (-ment); reprove'; reproof'.
pung: pun'gent; pun'gency; expunge', to mark out.
punct: punctil'io (Sp. punctillo, from Lat. punc'tum, a point), a nice point of exactness in conduct, etc.; punctil'ious; punct'ual (-ity); punct'uate (-ion); punct'ure; compunc'tion, remorse.
Punch (abbreviated from puncheon, from Lat. n. punc'tio, a pricking), an instrument for cutting holes; point (Fr. n. pointe = Lat. punc'tum); poign'ant (Fr. part. poignant, stinging); pon'iard (Fr. n. poignard), a small dagger.
put: compute' (-able, -ation); depute' (Lat. v. deputa're, to allot), to empower to act; dep'uty; dispute' (-ant); indis'putable; impute' (literally, to reckon in), to charge; repute'; disrepute' (-able).
putat: pu'tative, supposed; am'putate, to cut off the limb from an animal; deputa'tion; imputa'tion; reputa'tion.
Count (Fr. v. compter = Lat. computa're); account'; discount'; recount'.
rap: rapa'cious (Lat. adj. ra'pax, rapa'cis, greedy); rapac'ity; rap'id (Lat. adj. rap'idus, swift); rapid'ity; rap'ids; rap'ine (Lat. n. rapi'na, robbery).
rapt: rapt, transported; rapt'ure (-ous); enrapt'ure; surrepti'tious (Lat. v. surrip'ere, surrep'tum, to take away secretly), done by stealth.
Rav'age (Fr. v. ravager = to lay waste); rav'ish (Fr. v. ravir = Lat. rap'ere).
reg: re'gent; re'gency; reg'imen (Lat. n. reg'imen, that by which one guides or governs anything); reg'iment (Lat. n. regimen'tum); re'gion (Lat. re'gio, regio'nis, a region); cor'rigible (Lat. v. corrig'ere = con + reg'ere); incor'rigible.
rect: rec'tify; rec'titude; rec'tor (-ory); correct' (Lat. v. corrig'ere = con + reg'ere), to remove faults; direct' (-ion, -or, -ory); erect'; insurrec'tion; resurrec'tion.
Re'gal (Lat. n. rex, re'gis, a king); rega'lia; reg'icide (Lat. v. cæd'ere, to kill); reg'ular (Lat. n. reg'ula, a rule); reg'ulate; realm (Old Fr. realme, from Lat. adj. rega'lis, royal); reign (Fr. n. règne = Lat. reg'num); corrigen'da (sing. corrigen'dum), things to be corrected; dress (Fr. v. dresser = Lat dirig'ere); address' (Fr. v. adresser, to direct); redress' (Fr. v. redresser = Lat. re + dirig'ere), to rectify, to repair; source (Fr. n. source, from Lat. sur'gere, to spring up); surge; insur'gent (Lat. v. insur'gere).
riv: ri'val (Lat. n. riva'lis, one who used a brook in common with another); ri'valry; outri'val; riv'ulet (Lat. n. riv'ulus, diminutive of ri'vus); derive' (literally, to receive as from a source); deriva'tion; deriv'ative.
rog: ar'rogant, proud, overbearing; ar'rogance; prorogue' (Fr. v. proroger = Lat. proroga're).
rogat: ab'rogate; to repeal; ar'rogate, to assume; arroga'tion; derog'atory, detracting; inter'rogate (-ion, -ive, -ory); prerog'ative (literally, that is asked before others for an opinion: hence, preference), exclusive or peculiar right or privilege; proroga'tion, prolonga'tion; superer'ogate (Lat. super + eroga're, to spend or pay out over and above), to do more than is necessary; supereroga'tion.
rupt: rupt'ure, to part violently; abrupt' (-ly, -ness); bank'rupt (It. n. banco, a merchant's place of business); bank'ruptcy; corrupt' (-ible, -ion); disrup'tion; erup'tion; interrupt' (-ion); irrup'tion; irrup'tive.
sacr: sac'rament (Lat. n. sacramen'tum, an oath, a sacred thing); sa'cred (orignally, past p. of Old Eng. v. sacre, to consecrate); sac'rifice (Lat. v. fac'ere, to make); sac'rilege (literally, that steals—properly gathers, picks up, leg'ere—sacred things); sac'ristan (Low Lat. sacrista'nus), a church officer.
secr: (in comp.) con'secrate (-ion); des'ecrate (-ion); ex'ecrate (-ion); ex'ecrable; sacerdo'tal (Lat. n. sacer'dos, sacerdo'tis, priest), pertaining to the priesthood.
salut: sal'utary, promoting health; salu'tatory, giving salutation; salute' (-ion).
salv: sal'vage, reward for saving goods; sal'vo, a volley; salva'tion.
Safe (through Old Fr. salf or sauf); safe'ty; save; sav'ior salu'brious (Lat. adj. salu'bris, health-giving); salu'brity.
scend: ascend' (-ant, -ency); descend' (-ant); condescend' (-ing); transcend' (-ent); transcendental.
scens: ascen'sion; ascent'; condescen'sion.
scrib: ascribe', to impute to; circumscribe', to draw a line around, to limit; describe'; inscribe'; prescribe', to order or appoint; pro-scribe' (literally, to write forth), to interdict; subscribe'; superscribe'; transcribe'.
script: script, type in imitation of handwriting; script'ure; ascrip'tion; con'script, one taken by lot and enrolled for military service; conscrip'tion; descrip'tion; inscrip'tion; man'uscript (see manus); post'script; prescrip'tion; proscription; subscription; superscrip'tion; tran'script.
Scribe (Fr. n. scribe); scrib'ble; escritoire'.
sec: se'cant (Lat. pres. p. se'cans, secan'tis), a line that cuts another.
sect: sect (literally, a body of persons separated from others by peculiar doctrines); secta'rian (-ism); sec'tion (-al); bisect' (Lat. bis, two); dissect' (-ion); in'sect (literally, an animal whose body is apparently cut in the middle); insectiv'orous (Lat. v. vora're, to feed); intersect' (-ion); venesec'tion (Lat. n. vena, a vein).
Seg'ment (Lat. n. segmen'tum), a part cut off.
sed: sed'entary (Lat. adj. sedenta'rius, accustomed to sit); sed'iment (Lat. n. sedimen'tum, a settling or sinking down); sedimen'tary; sed'ulous (Lat. adj. sed'ulus, sitting close to an employment); supersede'.