The Grammar School Word-book and Etymology: A Graded Selection of Miscellaneous Words, and a Full Exposition of Suffixes, Prefixes, and the Most Important Latin and Greek Roots |
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Common terms and phrases
abduct adjective Animalcule aphelion 29 Aristo arrogate artist Astringency biped Centum cept Cern Clus compounds corporal cred Decem Decim denote full desert Despot Dict dign Dyspepsia English derivatives English prefix ETYMOLOGY facio fertility fidel fold French-Norman frict GRADE GRAMMAR SCHOOL WORD-BOOK GREEK ROOTS gress Helio i. e. something stretched inseparable prefix inter Intercede jact ject language LATIN ROOTS INCORPORATED Lego letter lish Malaria manu MISCELLANEOUS WORDS Norm Note.-For additional words Obsequies Old English omniscient one's Parricide participle pati Poss potent prefix prep preterit primary derivative Quire relating root act rule Scrib seize separate Sinecure Spect spelling Spic Sprightly subtract suffix suffix beginning Sumpt superlative syllable taking a suffix Tempor tentum thing tion Venison Verbose Volut vowels vowels and h Vulg whole Latin word word to modify word was adopted Words formed writing
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Page 17 - A formative (qv), consisting of a letter, syllable or syllables, added to the end of a word to modify its meaning or to form a new derivative.
Page 28 - In composition the last letter is usually changed into the first letter of the word to which it is prefixed.
Page 23 - A Prefix is a letter, syllable, or word placed before and joined to some other word to vary or modify its signification.
Page 65 - Ana, prep., meaning upwards, through, backwards; it also implies repetition, distribution, proportion ; analogy (33), a reasoning upward or backward, so as to show identity of cause, and deduce a probable similarity of effect...
Page 29 - Sub means under, below, or after ; before c, f, g, p, r, and m, the b is changed into those letters.
Page 3 - In its execution, it has been the aim of the author to make his book...
Page 50 - ... a line or furrow turned up with a style or pen on the •waxed tablet which the ancients used for writing ; versification.
Page 66 - Dia, prep., through, thoroughly, also denoting division ; diameter (35), that which is a measure through ; diaeresis, a mark to show that two vowels are to be pronounced separately ; diarrhoea (50).