LESSON 34 WORDS APPLICABLE TO ALL KINDS OF BUSINESS "Good attention is the secret of good memory. It is like focusing a camera. When you have a good focus you have a good picture. A poor focus means a dim and indistinct picture." åg' gre gate, whole amount. ǎv oir du pois' (-er-), a system of weights for coarse commodities. bo năn' zȧ, a mine of wealth; anything yielding a large income. ĕn' ter prise, an undertaking. eq' ui tȧ bly, justly; impartially. fōr' ger y, act of counterfeiting; thing counterfeited; fraudulently making or altering a writing. elĕr' ie al, of or relating to a clerk or în Ĭ' ti ȧ to ry (-ish'-e-a-), introduccopyist, or to writing. com' mērce, extended trade or traffic. con stĭt' u en çy, a following; a clientele. tory. jus' tiçe, just treatment; impartiality. lū' ere (-ker), profit; riches; gain in money or goods. erē den' tials, that which gives nu mer a' tion, act or art of numbercredit; testimonials. ing. děf' al că tor, a defaulter or embez-pěn' ni less, destitute of money; poor. zler. draw' er, one who draws a bill of exchange. ē eŏn' o mize, to use frugally. e lěv' en, the sum of ten and one. ĕm băr' rass ment, financial difficulty; perplexity. prep ȧ rā' tion, readiness; act of preparing. pǎnet' u al, precise; prompt. quan' ti ty, bulk; amount. rěe' ti fỹ, to make right; to correct. war' rant, to make secure; to indemnify in case of loss. LESSON 35 MISCELLANEOUS Words frequently misspelled. be lieve', to credit; to accept by faith. | en eōre' (än kore'), once more; again ; eǎn' dor, frankness; sincerity. çel' lar, a room under a house. com pěl', to drive by force. dis miss', to send away. ĕd' i ble, fit to be eaten. a call for a repetition. ex çel', to surpass in good deeds; to outdo. ex erès' çençe, a protuberance; an unnatural growth. ex pěl', to eject; to drive out. fiērçe, furious; violent. in con sist' ent, contradictory; fickle. in di vis' i ble, that cannot be divided. mis spell', to spell incorrectly. mov' ȧ ble, that which may be moved; not fixed or stationary. pierce, to penetrate; to perforate. prac' ti cå ble, that which can be done; feasible. re lieve', to aid; to lessen; to display by contrast. serv' içe à ble, beneficial. shoe' ing, act of putting on shoes. shriek, to scream; to cry shrilly. sim pliç' i ty, plainness; artlessness. un păr' al lěled (lěld), unequaled; matchless. weird, unearthly; unnatural. wheth' er, if; which of two; in case. LESSON 36 WORDS APPLICABLE TO ALL KINDS OF BUSINESS. ȧ důl ter a' tion, the act of mixing | ex pē' ri ĕnçe, knowledge obtained by spurious articles with a genuine commodity. ǎp' po site, very applicable; fit. bus' tle, agitation; to be very active. com' pe tent, answering all requirements. com pe ti' tion, rivalry; strife for superiority; common endeavor for the same object. con trōl', to govern; authority. eŎn vērt' i ble, capable of being changed. coun' ter sign, to sign as a subordi nate officer; a watchword. dai' ly, happening every day. dis erěp' an çy, disagreement; vari- stā' ple, a commodity for which there ance. di vi' sion, a partition; separation. ē lĕe' tive, exerting the power of choice; dependent on choice. is a steady demand. sys' těm å tize, to regulate; to reduce to a system. un der rāte', to undervalue. 9 All the bright laurels they fought 10 to make bloom 11 16 18 Give them the meed 13 they have won1 in the past; NOTE: The second word in each pair is opposite in meaning to that of the first. ree' on çile, to reunite; to appease. dis săt' is fǎe' tion, displeasure. WORDS APPLICABLE TO ALL KINDS OF BUSINESS A person might know the size of the largest city, the length of the longest river, etc., and yet not be educated. Education is a developing of the mind, and not a stuffing of the memory. bul' le tin, a public announcement of | pe ti' tion, a formal written request, addressed to those who have power to grant it; an entreaty. news. eăn' vass, to solicit; to discuss. con çêrn', to interest; a firm and its pos sess', to have as one's own; to business. dăm' age, injury; loss. dō' nòr, one who gives or bestows. fif' ti eth, next after forty-ninth. frăn' chise, a certain right or privi hold; to control. prī' or, preceding in order of time; before. pûr' chase, to buy for a price. sem Ĭ-ăn' nu al, half-yearly. sig' nå ture, one's name written by himself. lege granted by a government to in- | spěe' u late, to buy expecting gain; dividuals or corporations. măn u făc' ture, to make from raw material; to work into suitable forms for use. må tūre', ripe; full-grown; perfected, as a mature plan. mon' e ta ry, pertaining to money. öwn' er ship, exclusive right of possession; proprietorship. to consider. su per seribe', to inscribe with a name or address. syn' di cate, an association of capi- ǎl' ti mo, the last month preceding LESSON 40 MISCELLANEOUS ȧ cous' tie (or -koos'-), relating to hack' neyed (-nid), worn out; thread-hearing or sound. bare. ǎp prō' pri ate, to take as one's own; hûr räh', a shout of joy or encourageto set apart; suitable. ment. browse (brouz), to feed upon twigs, in hà la' tion, an inhaling; what is. grass, etc.; to nibble. inhaled. Chau tau' qua (shå taw'-), a lake and im mov' à ble, that cannot be moved.. resort in western New York. çir eu' i tous, roundabout. eon erēte', to form into a mass. eon' erēte, a compound of gravel, cement, etc.; specific. dif' fi dent, timid. dis erim' i nate, to distinguish. e mer' gen cy, a sudden occurrence or condition, calling for immediate action. găl' lows, a frame for hanging criminals. in ěl' e gant, not elegant. mul ti pliç' i ty, many; a large num- non' sense, that which is without. pre dom' i nate, to rule; to have su- rà vïne' (-vēn'), a deep gorge. re li' ġion, a system of faith and worship. squeal, to cry shrilly. grăn' deur (-yūr), imposing dignity un de' vi ā ting, unvarying; straight WORDS APPLICABLE TO ALL KINDS OF BUSINESS dis bûrse', to pay out; spend. in ǎe' eu ra çy, mistake; want of accuracy; fault; defect. in eor reet', inaccurate; containing faults. |