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sen ti měnt' al, an excess of senti- | u til' i ty, serviceableness; usefulment or sensibility.

ness.

spěe tā tōr, a beholder; one who whis' tle, a shrill sound, musical or looks on. used as a signal. spir' it u ous, ardent; containing al- wir'y, made of wire; sinewy; tough. cohol. zeal' ous, ardent; incited by zeal. One word should be made of the following:

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"He who considers merely the letter of an instrument goes but skin-deep into its meaning.” -Legal Maxim.

ōath, a solemn affirmation to tell the | pos ses' sion, occupancy; physical truth.

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control of property.

prae' tiçe, custom; form of conduct

ing suits; exercise of a profession. prō' bāte, proof before a competent officer or tribunal of the validity of a deceased person's will.

proc' èss, procedure; a legal writ.

pay ēe', one to whom money is to be prom' is so ry, containing a specified paid.

pend' en cy, the state or quality of
being undecided, or in continuance;
as, the pendency of a suit.
per' jure, to swear falsely.
pět' it (pět' y), little; small. (Obs.

except in legal language.)

pět' ti fog ger, an inferior lawyer. plain' tiff, one who commences a personal action or suit.

plea, the defendant's answer to the

plaintiff's declaration and demand.

promise.

prop o să' tion, proposal; offer.
pros' e eūte, to arraign; to carry on;;

to continue.

prō' těst, notice by a notary public of the non-payment of a note, or non-acceptance and non-payment of a draft.

prox' y, a substitute; authority to act for another.

re but' tal, the plaintiff's reply to the defendant's evidence.

re çēiv er, a person appointed by a
court to manage property, the own-
ership of which is in suspense.
ref er ee', one to whom a thing is re-
ferred; an arbitrator.

re sçind', to annul; to revoke; to repeal; to abrogate.

re spond' ent, a defendant; one who answers; one whose part it is to refute objections.

LESSON 125

SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS

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

Ŏb' sti nate, stubborn; persistent.
doç' ile, easily managed; tractable.
bur' i al (běr'-), interment.
res ǎr ree' tion, rising again.
brawn' y, muscular; robust.
fee' ble, weak; fragile.

gaud' y, showy; glittering.
in con spie' u ous, hardly discernible.
in těl' li ġi ble, comprehensible.
am big' u ous, doubtful; uncertain.
con trå diet', to oppose; to deny.
main tāin', to support; to uphold.'

prod' i ğal, wasteful; lavish.
fry' gal, saving; economical.

ȧ bom' i nå ble, odious; detestable.
ǎd' mi ra ble, most excellent; rare.
di la' tion, expansion; an enlarging.
eon' trǎe tion, a narrowing.

på çif' ie, peaceful; placid; calm.
tûr' bu lent, agitated; riotous.

trăg' e dy, a fatal event.
com' e dy, an amusing circumstance.

per' må nence, duration; fixedness.
mũ tả bil' i tỷ, changeableness.

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Consult your dictionary for meaning of words.

The precedent1 case established a precedent in my favor.

I will commence 2 my comments 3 to-morrow.

If such news affect her you will soon see the effect.5

His reason for not receiving the invalid at the hospital was invalid.

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It was determined by statute 10 that the statue " should be equal stature 12 with

the original.13

He sells stationery 14 from a stationary 15 stand.

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The old residents 16 left this residence 17 long ago.

I fell into a quiet doze 18 after taking the dose 19 of medicine.

Give me eleven 20 cakes of your nice leaven.21

They were not allowed 22 to speak aloud.23

He is a weakly 24 man to publish a weekly 25 newspaper.

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"The hand that receives the benefit ought to stand the burden."-Legal Maxim. rès ti tu' tion, act of restoring; indem- | tēs tā' tõr, a male person who leaves nification.

a will.

spě' cial ty, a contract under seal; tes tā' trix, a female person who special object of attention. leaves a will.

stǎt' u to ry, having its authority in těs' ti mō nỹ, affirmation in proof of the statutes.

some fact.

sure' tỷ, a security against loss; a tôrt, an infringement of private rights;

bondsman.

sub poē' nȧ (-pē'-), a writ command

ing the attendance of a witness in court.

sue, to prosecute in law.

sûr' ro gāte, a substitute; a probate judge.

a civil wrong or injury.

très' pass, violation of another's rights; to intrude.

trī bū' nal, a court of justice.

trus tēe', one to whom property is
legally committed in trust.
ver bā' tim, word for word.

těn' ant, an occupant; one who holds ver' diet, the decision of a judge or

property of another.

jury; judgment.

těn' e měnt, a house or part of a house ver' sus, against.

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LESSON 128

TEST WORDS

The following words were given at a teachers' institute as a test in spelling. Sixty-five persons took part. The figures indicate the number of times each word was misspelled.

Consult your dictionary for the meaning of words.

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ǎm' pu tāte, to cut off.

MISCELLANEOUS

bāy' ō nět, a kind of dagger fitted on

the end of a musket or rifle.

eŏğ' ni zant (or kon' i-), knowledge

of; perception.

come' ly, becoming; handsome.
com păr' å tive, relative; estimated
by comparison.

el lipse', an oval figure.

fûr' ther, more distant; additional.
ghast ly (gast'-), deathlike;
gard; hideous.

hoist, to raise; to lift; a device for lifting.

in her' ent, innate; inborn; native.
in tū I' tion, quick perception;
knowledge from within.

Măn hǎt' tan, the island on which
New York is built.

môr'tal, deadly; human; subject to
death.

noŭr' ish, to feed; to maintain. hag-păn à çē' à, a proposed remedy for all diseases.

graph' ie, descriptive; well deline- rē - čeh' ō, to echo back.

ated.

häunt, a resort; to visit unpleasantly.

res' i dent, one who lives permanently

in a certain place.

sō' çial, companionable; fond of so-tyr' an ny, despotism; arbitrary exciety. ercise of power.

syn' å gŎgue, a Jewish house of wor- våg' å bond, a tramp; a vagrant.

ship.

těr' raçe, a grassy bank.

weap' on, an instrument of offense or defense.

LESSON 130

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MISCELLANEOUS

'Two things are absolutely necessary to young people: exercise to render them robust, and discipline to make them good and wise."-Plato.

ǎl lu' sion, an indirect reference; a no tō' rĭ oŭs, famous, especially in an

hint.

blonde, a person of fair complexion. briek' -kiln (-kill), a kiln for burning brick.

chěm' ĭe al, pertaining to chemistry. com plex' ion, color of the face or

skin; aspect.

en com' pass, to enclose; to encircle. e quès' tri an, pertaining to horses or horsemanship.

frae' tious, unruly; ugly; snappish. fu' mi gāte, to purify; to smoke. găr' ru lous, talkative; noisy, said of birds.

Hō nō lu' lu, capital city of Hawaii. im mǎe' u late, pure; spotless. in sip' id, tasteless; dull; uninteresting.

unfavorable sense.

yā'

ō ya' tion, an expression of homage; popular demonstration.

poign' ant (poin'-), pricking; sharp; satirical.

re çèss', a niche; intermission. re lief', the act of relieving, or the state of being relieved.

sub ter rā' ne an, underground. tri' umph, a victory, or rejoicing over success; to prevail.

u nïque' (-nēek'), unequaled; rare; unmatched.

vin die' tive, having a revengeful spirit; retributive.

vi' tal, essential; pertaining to life. vo eăb' u la ry, a list of words. whōle' some, salutary; healthful.

LESSON 131

PERTAINING TO LUMBER

bănd' saw, a steel saw in the form of | elăp' board (klǎb' bōrd), a narrow an endless belt. board used on the outside of a house.

but' ted, squared at the ends, as ap- ědg' er, a machine for dressing edges; plied to logs.

as, of boards, etc.

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