Seventy Lessons in Spelling: A Complete Collection of Difficult Common Words, with Definitions and Pronunciations, and an Appendix Containing Rules for the Use of Capital Letters, and a List of Abbreviations : Arranged for the Use of Business Colleges, Academies, High Schools, &cWilliams & Rogers, 1885 - 136 pages |
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... face , trait . Mer'cantile ( -til ) , commer- cial . Cornucopia , horn of plenty . Hoax , an imposition in sport . Remu'nerate , to recom- pense , pay . None ( nun ) , no one , not any . Cap'ital , the upper part of a column , & c ...
... face , trait . Mer'cantile ( -til ) , commer- cial . Cornucopia , horn of plenty . Hoax , an imposition in sport . Remu'nerate , to recom- pense , pay . None ( nun ) , no one , not any . Cap'ital , the upper part of a column , & c ...
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... Face'tious ( fa - se'shus ) , wit- ty , humorous . Trai'tor , one who betrays . Defi'ance , act of defying . Quin'sy , inflammatory sore throat . Infinites'imal , inconceiv- ably small . Cru'el , inhuman , hard- hearted . Embezzle , to ...
... Face'tious ( fa - se'shus ) , wit- ty , humorous . Trai'tor , one who betrays . Defi'ance , act of defying . Quin'sy , inflammatory sore throat . Infinites'imal , inconceiv- ably small . Cru'el , inhuman , hard- hearted . Embezzle , to ...
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... face . Mus'cular , relating to the muscles , sinewy , strong . Dissuade ' ( -swād ' ) , to ad- vise against . Unprin ́cipled ( -pld ) , de- void of principle , immoral . Bien'nial , living two years ; happening once in two years ...
... face . Mus'cular , relating to the muscles , sinewy , strong . Dissuade ' ( -swād ' ) , to ad- vise against . Unprin ́cipled ( -pld ) , de- void of principle , immoral . Bien'nial , living two years ; happening once in two years ...
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... face . Af'fluence , riches , abun- dance . Hag'gard , lean , hollow- eyed . Felony , a high crime . Metropolis , mother - city ; chief city . Car'ol , a song of joy . Inca'pable , incompetent . Toma'to , a plant and its SEVENTY LESSONS ...
... face . Af'fluence , riches , abun- dance . Hag'gard , lean , hollow- eyed . Felony , a high crime . Metropolis , mother - city ; chief city . Car'ol , a song of joy . Inca'pable , incompetent . Toma'to , a plant and its SEVENTY LESSONS ...
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... face . Assault ' , a sudden attack . Circu'itous , round about . Mes'merize ( mez'- ) , to af- fect the senses of by animal magnetism . Impartial , not partial , just , fair . Prin'cipal , chief , capital ; a head , as of a school ; mon ...
... face . Assault ' , a sudden attack . Circu'itous , round about . Mes'merize ( mez'- ) , to af- fect the senses of by animal magnetism . Impartial , not partial , just , fair . Prin'cipal , chief , capital ; a head , as of a school ; mon ...
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Page 125 - DCL Doctor of Civil (or Canon) Law. dd Days after date. DD (L. Divinitatis Doctor) Doctor of Divinity. DDS Doctor of Dental Surgery. Dec. December ; Declination; Declension.
Page 127 - FRSE — Fellow of the Royal Society, Edinburgh FRSL— Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature; Fellow of the Royal Society, London FSA...
Page 126 - Ed. Editor ; Edition. EE Errors excepted ; Ells English. EE and MP Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. eg (L. exempli gratia.) For example.
Page 131 - Norn, or nom. Nominative. Non. con. Not content; dissenting. Non. pros, or non. pros. (L. Non Prosequitur) He does not prosecute, — a judgment entered against the plaintiff when he does not appear to prosecute.
Page 126 - Franc; florin; farthing; foot; folio. Fahr., Fah. or F. Fahrenheit. FAS Fellow of the Society of Arts; Fellow of the Antiquarian Society. fcp. or /cop.
Page 123 - Bachelor of Arts. Bart, or Bt., Baronet. BC, Before Christ. BCL, Bachelor of Civil Law. BD, Bachelor of Divinity.
Page 129 - Credit. /. c. Lower case. — (L. loco citato) In the place before cited. Ld. Lord. Ldp. or Lp. Lordship. Lea. or lea. League. Led. Ledger. Leg. or Legis. Legislature. LI Long Island ; Light Infantry. Lib.
Page 128 - Hundred. ib., ibid. (L. Ibidem.) In the same place. id. (L. Idem.) The same.
Page 129 - Jonathan. Jos., Joseph. Josh., Joshua. JP, Justice of the Peace. J. Prob., Judge of Probate. Jr. or Jun., Junior. JUD (Juris utriusque Doctor), Doctor of both Laws (of the Canon and the Civil Law). Jud., Judith. Judg., Judges. Kan., Kansas. KB, King's Bench. KB, Knight of the Bath. KCB, Knight Commander of the Bath. KCH, Knight Commander of Hanover. KCMG, Knight Commander of Order of St. Michael...
Page 125 - Draft. DG (L. Dei gratia.) By the grace of God. diam. Diameter. Diet. Dictionary; dictator. Dig. Digest. Dis. or Disct.