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' zả, 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 in ĭ' ti ȧ to ry (-ish'-e-a-), introduccopyist, or to writing. com' merçe, extended trade or traffic. con stit' u en çy, a following; a clientele. tory. jus' tiçe, just treatment; impartiality. lū' ere (-kēr), profit; riches; gain in money or goods. erē děn' 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 eon' o mize, to use frugally. e lev' en, the sum of ten and one. ĕm băr' rass ment, financial difficulty; perplexity. prep ȧ rā' tion, readiness; act of preparing. punet' u al, precise; prompt. quan' ti ty, bulk; amount. ree' ti fy, 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; căn' dor, frankness; sincerity. çel' lar, a room under a house. com pěl', to drive by force. dis miss', to send away. ěd' i ble, fit to be eaten. a call for a repetition. ex çel', to surpass in good deeds; to outdo. ex erĕs' çençe, a protuberance; an unnatural growth. ex pěl', to eject; to drive out. fiērçe, furious; violent. in eon sist' ent, contradictory; fickle. in di vis' i ble, that cannot be divided. mis spěll', to spell incorrectly. mov' å ble, that which may be moved; not fixed or stationary. pierce, to penetrate; to perforate. prae' 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. trial; test. å dŭl 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. eŎm 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. fif' teenth, next after fourteenth. fun då měnt' al, elementary; portant. im dís erěp' an çy, disagreement; vari- stā' ple, a commodity for which there ance. di vi' sion, a partition; separation. ē lee' 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 dēr rāte', to undervalue. 5 away, 8 Years they had marked for the joys of the brave; 18 23 NOTE: The second word in each pair is opposite in meaning to that of the first. ree' on çile, to reunite; to appease. dis sǎt' is fǎe' tion, displeasure. skěp' tie al, doubting of everything. |åd vånçe', to proceed; to progress. 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. eon çêrn', to interest; a firm and its pos sěss', to have as one's own; to business. dăm' aġe, injury; loss. dō' nor, one who gives or bestows. fif' ti eth, next after forty-ninth. 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. hold; to control. pri' or, preceding in order of time; pûr' chase, to buy for a price. sig' nå ture, one's name written by spěc' u late, to buy expecting gain; to consider. su per scribe', to inscribe with a name or address. syn' di cate, an association of capi- ǎl' ti mo, the last month preceding LESSON 40 MISCELLANEOUS à cous' tie (or -kōōs'-), relating to hack' neyed (-nid), worn out; threadhearing 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 eū' i tous, roundabout. eon erēte', to form into a mass. con' erēte, a compound of gravel, cement, etc.; specific. dif' fi dent, timid. dis erim' i nāte, to distinguish. e mẽr' ġen çy, a sudden occurrence or condition, calling for immediate action. găl' lows, a frame for hanging criminals. in ěl' e gant, not elegant. mul ti plic' i ty, many; a large num- non' sense, that which is without rå vïne' (-vēn'), a deep gorge. re li' ġion, a system of faith and worship. squeal, to cry shrilly. ğrăn' deur (-yūr), imposing dignity un dē' 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 rěet', inaccurate; containing faults. |