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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.

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Direction. Illustrate the use of each word. The words are arranged alphabetically to aid in consulting the dictionary.

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ac'me

1æ o'li an

a'er o naut

2 æs thet'ic

å lac ri ty
al'ka li

al le go ry
å mal'ga mate
an æs thet'ic

å nal'o gy

å nat o my
an'gli cize

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
aus'pi ces
au to mo'bile
bi'cy cle

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de lin e ate

de o dor ize

de plete

de rog a to ry
des'ic cate

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'-.

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Direction. Illustrate the use of each word.

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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
mon o syl la ble

mo not'o ny
nec'es sa ry
ni hil ism

nul li fy
ob serv'ance

om'i nous

Pronunciation.

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op'ti mist

pes si mist
os tra cize
2 pageant ry
pan a ce'a
par'ox ysm
Pen ta teueh

per cus'sion
pho'no graph
phosphor us
3 pi quan cy
plā ģiȧ rize
4 Ple ia des

pneu mat'ic

po lyg a my prep a ra'tion pre ten'tious

pri or i ty

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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
sat el lite
scur ril ous
sol e cism

stē re o type
sup pli ant

sup pu rate

prom'on to ry

tel e graph

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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.)

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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.

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