LESSON 26 MISCELLANEOUS Talent is something, but tact is everything. It is the open eye, the quick ear, the judging taste, the keen smell, and the living touch. ǎf feet', to act upon; to feign. ornamental projection. de lib' er ate, to consider; to weigh in the mind; grave. mis' chĭev oŭs, hurtful; inclined to mischief. mi li' tia (-lish' a), soldiery; citizens enrolled in an authorized military company. ĕf' fi cå çy, potency; power to pro- mûr' mûr, to mutter; to grumble. duce. ěp' i thět, an expression describing some quality or attribute. ere (air), before; sooner than. ex clà mā' tion, a loud outcry; the mark (!). fa tïgue', weariness; to tire. fi' er y, ardent; pertaining to fire. fōre bōde', to foretell; to prophesy evil. im pu' ni ty, freedom from harm. in ex haust' i ble, unfailing; not to be exhausted. lu' nå tie, one mentally deranged. Ni ǎg' å rå, a river between New o pin' ion (-yun), view; idea. quả drille', a square dance, or the music therefor. quad' ru ped, an animal having four feet. re buff', a sudden check. rěg' i ment, a body of troops, commanded by a colonel. rinse, to wash lightly; to cleanse with water after washing. rough (rúf), not smooth; coarse. trop' ie al, pertaining to the tropics. LESSON 27 WORDS APPLICABLE TO ALL KINDS OF BUSINESS à chieve' ment, successful perform- eăp' i tal ist, one who has money for ance; accomplishment. investment, or money invested. ǎp prāis' al, the act of placing a value cheat, to defraud; to swindle. on goods, etc. as sume', to take upon one's self; to arrogate; to suppose. aue' tion, a sale to the highest bidder. eom bi na' tion, an alliance; a union. cō-ŏp' er á tive, working together for joint benefit. eight' i eth, next after the seventy- | mu' tu al, shared alike; reciprocal. ninth. pay' er, one who pays. fraud' u lent, characterized by, founded on, or proceeding from, fraud. hälve, to divide into two equal parts. in sti tu' tion, an establishment or corporation. plå eärd', to make known by means of placards. plǎe' ard, a poster. prompt' ly, in a prompt manner. re bate', to make a discount from; a deduction. im pōrt', to bring into one country sal' å ble, capable of being sold. from another. meaṣ' ūre, estimated extent or limit. mō nop' o ly, the exclusive power, right or privilege of dealing in some article, or trading in some market. sales' man, one who sells anything. trăf' fie, to buy or sell goods; to bargain; the amount of business done by common carriers. trăf' fiek ing, trading; bargaining. LESSON 28 SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS NOTE: The second word in each pair is opposite in meaning to that of the first. făç' île (făss'-), easy to do; pliant. dif' fi cult, hard to do; not easy. sem' blançe, likeness; similitude. e nôr' mous, di min' u tive, very small. in fêr' nal, fiendish; diabolical. an gěl' ie, divine; pure. răr' e fy, to make thin, or less dense. LESSON 29 DICTATION EXERCISE The teacher may illustrate the further use of these rules by giving the pupils additional words. Put y for ie before ing, and e for y before ous; as, die, dying; pity, piteous; duty, duteous; beauty, beauteous; plenty, plenteous; bounty, bounteous. The final consonant, if single, of words accented on the last syllable, is usually doubled when a suffix is added; as acquit, acquitted, acquitting; annul, annulled, annulling; metal, bimetallism, bimetallic; control, controlled, controlling; commit, committed, committing; begin, beginning; enrol, enrolled, enrolling; medal, medallion. When the accent is thrown backward or forward, the final consonant is not doubled; as, confer, conference: refer, reference; equal, equality; prefer, preferable. Illustrate the use of the following words in sentences: LESSON 31 MISCELLANEOUS af fee tā' tion, a false display. căp size', to overturn. chǎl' lenge, to defy; to object to. con çeal', to secrete; to hide. dès per ā' dō, a man of desperate character. i dol' ȧ try, worship of idols. per tain', to have relation or refer- dis syl' lå ble, a word of two sylla- pi' e ty, reverence for God. bles. en hånçe', to make higher or greater in degree. pûr su' ançe, the act of pursuing or prosecuting; a following out or after. en dür' ançe, ability to bear; to with- res' eue, to deliver; to set free. stand. ĕr rō' nē ous, incorrect; false. e vā' sion, the act of avoiding or eluding. ex çept', to exclude. ex on' er ate, to relieve from blame. fi' nite, bounded; limited. sär' eăşm, a taunt; a cutting jest. ence, or business. trēa' tise, an essay; a discourse. WORDS APPLICABLE TO ALL KINDS OF BUSINESS ǎe erue', to increase naturally, as | ăr rears', behind in payments. money at interest. ǎs sèss' ment, a sum levied. ǎe eu' mu lāte, to increase greatly; as so ci ā' tion, a union of persons; a dis trib' ute, to allot; to divide among | or găn ĭ za' tion, a systematic arseveral. rangement for use or action. div' i dend, a distributive sum, share, pěn' al ties, fines; forfeitures. or percentage. earn'ings, gains; money earned. rěp re sent ́ å tive, agent, deputy, or sē' riēs, order; a succession of things. mil' li něr y, articles made or sold by un for' tu nate, not successful; a milliner. lucky. un LESSON 33 MISCELLANEOUS ǎd' ȧ mănt, a very hard substance. al read' y, previously. in' fi del, an atheist; an unbeliever. li' ar, one who falsifies. dis să pā' tion, a dissolute course of mys te ri ous, obscure, unexplained. life; the act of scattering. du' pli eate, a counterpart; a repro duction. dy' ing, expiring. păn o rä' må (or-rā' må), a complete dye' ing, staining; art of coloring pär' lançe, talk; speech. clothes. pěd' i gree', lineage. ĕe elē şi ǎs' tie al, of or pertaining to per eŭs' sion, act or effect of striking. the church. plăn' et, a celestial body. flip' pant, trifling'; talkative; shallow pro pĭ' tious (-shŭs), favorable. |
