Caution. In pronouncing the following and similar words, avoid laying too much stress on the syllable next to the last. Touch the unaccented syllables distinctly but lightly. Direction. Illustrate the use of each word. The words are arranged alphabetically to aid in consulting the dictionary. 233 ac'me 1æ o'li an a'er o naut 2 æs thet'ic å lac ri ty al le go ry å nal'o gy å nat o my an ni ver'sa ry ȧ nom'a ly å non y mous ap pa rā'tus ap pren'tice as sim i late 3 as sur ance å troc i ty de lin e ate de o dor ize de plete de rog a to ry det ri ment Deu ter on'o my di'o cēse di plo'ma cy dis par i ty dis syl la ble dŏl'or ous dy na mo ef fem'i na cy ef fi cien cy Brit ain Brit on e'go tism cen ten'ni al ĕl lipse' Pronunciation. 1ē-ō'-. 2 ĕs-thět'-. 3 ȧ-shur'-. fac sim'i le fir'ma ment fis cal fla grant fu ne're al gas'o line hel'le bore hem or rhage hi lar'i ty hon'or a ry im plic'it in cen tive in ci sive in de cen cy in dig e nous in oc u late vac'ci nate 4 adj., con-sum'-. 236 Direction. Illustrate the use of each word. mar i time 1men ag'er ie mer'ce na ry mis cre ant mis de mean'or mne mon'ics mol❜li fy mon e ta ry mo not'o ny nul li fy om'i nous Pronunciation. 237 pes si mist per cus'sion pneu mat'ic po lyg a my prep a ra'tion pre ten'tious pri or i ty 238 rep ar tee' re pug'nant 5 req'ui site reş o nant re sus'ci tate rev e la'tion rhet'o ric rum mage sa gac'i ty 6 san'a tive 6san i tary san i ty stē re o type sup pu rate prom'on to ry tel e graph 4 plē'yȧ dēz. 5 rěk'wĭ zit. te mer'i ty tran quil li ty tri syl la ble va'rĭ é gate zeal ous 3 pē'kan- or pĭk'-. 6 Sanative, tending to promote health; sanitary, pertaining to health. PART IV 239. Synonyms Discriminated Definition. Synonyms are words of like significance in the main, but with a certain unlikeness as well. Trench. 1 2 bring, motion toward the speaker. fetch, motion, first from, then toward, the speaker (go and bring). haste denotes quickness of action and a strong desire for getting on. hur'ry is a confused or rash haste. speed denotes the actual progress made. dis patch' denotes the promptitude and rapidity with which things are done. i'dle, unemployed; averse to doing anything useful. 3 in'do lent denotes a love of ease, or an aversion to effort. la'zy, averse to bodily effort more contemptuous than indolent. 4 in'dus try implies habitual devotion to labor. dil'i gence denotes earnest application to some specific object or pursuit. (industrious, adj.; diligent, adj.) - Bible. An 3. Why stand ye here all the day?-Bible. mind is not capable of true enjoyment. Shall we stretch our bodies on our beds while the world is hard at work? 4. A man is who is actually employed, and if dis posed always to be employed. Direction. Learn to discriminate; give original illustrations. The con niv'ance (winking) of public men at what is wrong is often the result of the basest col lu'sion (playing into each other's hands). A few persons form a ca bal' or jun'to and intrigue secretly for power; a fac'tion works more openly. Con ceal' facts or crimes; dis guise' sentiments; dis sem'ble feelings; se crete' goods. Con sign' goods to an agent; in trust' money or goods to a servant. A con temp'tu ous opinion expresses contempt; a con tempt'ible opinion deserves contempt. Egotism is con tempt'i ble; treachery is des'pi ca ble (stronger term). Pit'i ful excuse, pretense, or weakness; pal'try trifle, evasion, or subterfuge. He is con tent' who holds enough; he is sat'is fied who gets enough. 241. Synonyms Discriminated Direction. Learn to discriminate; give original illustrations. Clum'sy (lumpish, heavy) person, shape, or expression; awk'ward (ungraceful) movements or manners; un couth' (untrained) manners or language. Droll fellow; com'ic al adventure; laugh'a ble incident; lu'dicrous scene or situation; fa ce'tious person or reply. An error may be corrected; a mis take' may be rectified or overlooked; a blun'der is blamable or laughable. I thought the attempt fool'ish at first, now I think it ab surd' and even pre pos'ter ous. Youth'ful employments or aspirations; ju've nile performances or tricks; pu'er ile (usually in a bad sense) objections. |