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măn' u seript, a writing of any kind, | pī, a mass of type confusedly mixed;

as distinguished from anything that is printed.

mär' bled, having veins and cloud

ings like marble.

min' ion (-yon), a small type (7-point).

to jumble.

pi' ea, size of type twice as large as nonpareil (12-point).

proof' sheet, a trial impression from

type, taken for correction and examination.

non på rěil', a size of type smaller pro spěc' tus, summary; outline of a than brevier (6-point).

plan or scheme.

oe tā' vo, consisting of sheets folded quad' răt (ab. quạd.), a large blank

into eight leaves.

păm' phlět, a printed work of a few

sheets of paper stitched together, but not bound.

paste' board, paper pulp compressed, or paper pasted together and rolled, into a stiff sheet.

type-metal lower than the letters, used for spacing.

quar' to, consisting of sheets folded into four leaves.

quoin (kwoin), a device for holding

type securely while being printed. ream, twenty quires of paper.

reg' lět, thin strip of wood used in sup' ple ment, an appendix; matter

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NOTE: The second word in each pair is opposite in meaning to that of the first.

e răd' i cāte, to root out; to destroy.com měn' su rate (-shụ-), adequate. prop' å gate, to increase; to generate. | in sŭf fi' cient, scanty; inadequate.

děs o la' tion, waste; ruin; havoc. pros per' ĭty, thrift; welfare. loy' ǎl ty, devoted allegiance. trea' son, disloyalty; treachery. e lu' çi date, to explain. mys' ti fy, to puzzle; mislead. hǎz' ard, chance; risk; venture. çer' tain ty, surety; without doubt. per pěn die' u lar, vertical; upright. hor Ĭ zon' tal, on a level.

ex ǎs' pēr āte, to provoke.

con çil' i ate, to appease; to win.

ĕm' brỹ o, first state; the germ. de věl' op ment, growth; maturity. ǎl lē' vi ate, to allay; to lighten. åg' gra vāte, to vex; to augment. con çen' trate, to condense. dis perse', to diffuse; to scatter. jõe' u lar, sportive; jocose. měl' an chol y, gloomy; sad; dejected.

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LESSON 59

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REAL ESTATE AND MORTGAGES

Reason is the soul of the law, and when the reason of any particular law ceases, so does the law itself."-Legal Maxim.

ǎp pûr' te nançe, a minor improve- | lănd' lord, one who owns real estate

ment; a right or privilege belonging to any property and passing with it; an appendage.

and leases it to another.

lease, to let; a contract for rent.

lès sēe', one to whom a lease is given.

bō' nus, a premium given on a loan, môrt' ğage (môr'-), a pledge of real or for any favor shown.

chăt' tel, any movable property.
deed, a written contract under seal,
usually transferring the ownership
of real estate.

ease' ment, a right or privilege of

one person in the property of another.

fée-sim' ple, an absolute fee; a fee

without conditions or limits. fix' tures, permanent appendages; fixed furniture.

grant ee', a person to whom a grant or conveyance is made.

grånt' ôr, the person by whom grant or conveyance is made.

or personal property for the payment of a debt.

môrt ga gee', one to whom a mortgage is given.

môrt' ga gôr, one who gives a mort

gage upon his property.

nō' tå ry, an officer empowered to note protests, administer oaths, take depositions, etc.

prèm' is es, propositions admitted; a piece of real estate.

quit' claim, to release a claim to by deed, without covenants of warranty.

are lease', to let go; a discharge from a debt or claim.

hêir, a person to whom property will seal, an engraved stamp for making descend by inheritance.

in den' ture, a written contract under seal.

in eum' brançes, burden or charges upon property.

an impression; wax stamped; to
ratify with a seal.

ū'şu ry, demanding and accepting in-
terest beyond the legal rate.
war' ran ty, surety; to warrant.

Correlative terms:

occupancy and dispossession

landlord and tenant

rental and removal

purchase and option

permanent and transient

mortgage and release

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ȧ lign' ment, act of adjusting to a prin' çi pal, chief; a leader or head;

line.

property or capital.

ȧ măn u ĕn' sis, one who copies what prin' çi ple, a maxim; a source, or another writes or dictates.

băl' ançe, weigh; adjust; to poise.

ĕs' ti må ble, valuable; worthy of esteem.

origin.

read' i ly, quickly; cheerfully.

re çēde', to retreat; to move back. sǎl' ȧ ry, a recompense for services.

ex pěnse', outlay; a spending or con- sep' à rate, to sever; to come between. suming.

ex traôr' di na ry (-trôr'-), unusual.

fôr' ty, sum of ten and thirty; four times ten.

su pēr in tĕnd' ent, inspector; supervisor.

till, as far as; to cultivate. un til', to; up to; till.

LESSON 62

COAL, IRON AND STEEL

ǎn' thra çite, a hard variety of coal. | heat, a single heating, melting or Běs' se mer, a process of making steel,

invented by Bessemer.

bi tū' min ous, containing bitumen and mineral pitch, as soft coal. break' er, a place in which coal is broken and prepared for market. eăn' nel cõal, a coal which burns readily with a bright flame.

eär' bon, pure charcoal.

chär' eōal, coal made by charring wood.

smelting operation.

hěm' a tīte, a variety of iron ore. Lăck' a wạn na, a variety of coal. Lē' high, a variety of coal. peat, a kind of vegetable substance,

dried, used for fuel.

pig-iron, blocks or bars of cast-iron as it comes from the smelter.

păd' dling, the operation or process of transforming pig-iron into wrought

iron.

chụte (shōōt), an inclined trough or Read' ing, a variety of coal. conduit.

cōke, mineral coal, from which the volatile substances have been removed by heat.

Sie' měns (see'-), a process of making steel invented by Siemens. slag, the earthy matter separated during manufacture of metals.

ery' çi ble, a vessel used for melting smelt, to extract iron or other metal ores, etc.

from the ore.

děr' riek, an apparatus for lifting and | tăck' le, appliance for hoisting ore. moving heavy weights. trăm' way, railway for the transportation of ore.

grăn' u lāte, to form into grains.

LESSON 63

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MISCELLANEOUS

'Never excuse a wrong action by saying that some one else does the same thing."-Ben Franklin.

ăn' ti qua ted, out of use; old-fash- | çhär' lå tan, an impostor.

ioned.

eom păr' i son, act of comparing.

băl' lad, a short, popular narrative de lin' e ate, to describe; to draw in

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