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post'-chaise post'-town post'-office `
` post-haste' post'boy post'mas ter `
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` Bene is a Latin prefix, signifying well. `
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` ben'e dict ben e fac'tion be nef'i cence `
` ben'e fice ben e fi'cial be nev'o lence `
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` Lesson 160. `
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` Fore adds its own meaning to the word; as foretaste, to taste before; pre `
` is from the Latin prae, before; ante (Latin), before. Anti (Greek), means `
` against or opposite. `
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` fore'sight fore tell'er fore bod'ing ly `
` fore'most fore knowl'edge fore de ter'mine `
` fore know' fore'cas tle pre med'i tate `
` pre fix' pre cau'tion pre oc'cu py `
` pre judge' pre ced'ing pre-em'i nent `
` pre serve' pre des'tine an te pas'chal `
` pre sage' an'te past an te mun'dane `
` pre text' an'te date an te nup'tial `
` fore warn' an'ti pode an ti cli'max `
` fore'front an'ti dote an ti feb'rile `
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` Lesson 161. `
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` The word miss signifies to err, to go wrong; in the compound `
` the last s is omitted. `
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` mis guide' mis be lief' mis reck'on `
` mis spell' mis con ceive' mis con'strue `
` mis choose' mis di rect' mis gov'ern `
` mis chance' mis re cite' mis guid'ance `
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` Words formed by the prefixes up and under. `
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` up raise' un der lay' un'der hand `
` up heave' un der write' un'der growth `
` up'right un der sign' un'der brush `
` up'ward un der neath' un'der shot `
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` Lesson 162. `
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` Words formed by the prefixes out and over. `
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` out brave' o ver reach' o'ver board `
` out grow' o ver awe' o'ver alls `
` out pour' o ver flow' o'ver night `
` out talk' o ver freight' o'ver sight `
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` Counter, from the Latin contra, against. `
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` coun'ter pane coun'ter sign coun ter move' `
` coun'ter feit coun'ter point coun ter weight' `
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` Extra (Latin), beyond. `
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` ex tra ju di'cial ex tra phys'ic al `
` ex tra pro vin'cial ex tra trop'ic al `
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` Lesson 163. `
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` Semi (Latin), and hemi (Greek), ha1f; super (Latin), over or above; trans `
` (Latin), beyond or through; and inter (Latin), among or between. `
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` sem'i breve sem'i co lon sem'i qua ver `
` sem'i tone sem'i cir cle sem i ton'ic `
` hem'i sphere hem'i cy cle hem i morph'ic `
` hem'i trope hem i he'dral hem i spher'ic `
` su per add' su per fi'cial su per in duce' `
` su per scribe' su per'flu ous su per struct'ure `
` tran scend'ent trans at lan'tic tran'si to ry `
` trans fig'ure trans fus'i ble trans mis'si ble `
` in'ter course in ter mit'tent in ter reg'num `
` in'ter lude in ter ces'sor in ter sec'tion `
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` LESSON 164. `
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` Ad signifies to, and for euphony takes the forms of ac, af, ag, al, an, `
` ap, ar, and as; as ad and verto, advert, to turn to. `
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` ad duce' al lure' as sail' ag'gre gate `
` ac count' an nex' ad vance' ag'gra vate `
` ac cord' ar rive' ad'verb ap pend'age `
` af fix' as cend' ad'verse ar'ro gance `
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` Bi (from Latin bis, twice) means two, double, or in two. `
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` bi'fid bi den'tate bi no'mi al `
` bi'form bi cor'nous bi en'ni al `
` bi'nate bi fur'cate bi noc'ular `
` bi'ped bi lin'gual bi valv'u lar `
` bi sect' bi par'tite bi sul'phu ret `
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` Lesson 165. `
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` Con (Latin cum, with) signifies with or together; it takes the forms of `
` com, col, co, cog, and cor, for ease in pronunciation. `
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` con vert' con de scend' con ven'tion al `
` com press' com pan'ion com pen sa'tion `
` col lect' col'lo quy col lat'er al `
` co here' co-ex ist' co-ex ten'sive `
` cog'nate cog'ni zant cog nos'ci ble `
` cor rect' cor re spond' cor o na'tion `
` con cur' con vul'sion con sec'u tive `
` con dign' con vey'er con se quen'tial `
` con form' con tu'sion con nat'u ral `
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` Lesson 166. `
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` De signifies down or from; epi significs on, near, during; and ex has the `
` meaning out of. Ex also becomes e, ec, or ef. `
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` de scend' ex tract' ep i dem'ic `
` de tract' e vade' ep'i lep sy `
` de note' ef fuse' ep i glot'tis `
` de vote' ec'logue ep i derm'is `
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` Dia, ob, per, and circum mean respectively apart, against, through, and `
` around. With English words, dis gives a negative meaning. `
` `
` dis tend' dis sev'er dis em bar'rass `
` ob trude' ob lique'ly ob lit'er ate `
` per plex' per fect'ive per sist'en cy `
` cir'cuit cir cum volve' cir cum ja'cent `
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` Lesson 167. `
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` Mal signifies evil, ill; mono is from Greek monos, single; pan (Greek), `
` signifies all, every thing; and poly (Greek polus), many. `
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` mal'con tent ma li'cious ma lev'o lent `
` mon'o tone mon'o gram mo nop'o Iy `
` pan'o ply pan'the ist pan o ra'ma `
` pol'y gon pol'y pus pol'y the ism `
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` Pro is a Latin preposition signifying for, before, and forth; uni (Latin `
` unus, one) signifies one or producing one; syn (sometimes syl and sym) `
` signifies together; and sub (sometimes suf, sup, and sug) denotes under, `
` below. `
` `
` pro'noun u'ni ty syn'the sis sub scribe' `
` pro pel' u'ni form syl'la ble suf'fix `
` pro duce' u'ni corn sym'pa thy sup press' `
` pro vide' u'ni val ve syn tac'tic sug gest' `
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` Lesson 168. `
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` Compound Words promiscuously arranged. `
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` ale'-house lime'-kiln hedge'hog `
` hail'stone boat'man pen'knife `
` lay'man four'score grist'-mill `
` safe'guard load'stone mid'night `
` waist'coat oat'meal pitch'fork `
` bee'-hive pole'-star ship'wreck `
` key'-stone snow'-drop wrist'band `
` knee'-pan sports'man block'head `
` bride'groom jew's'-harp cross'-bow `
` light'-house luke'warm off'spring `
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` Lesson 169. `
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` Compound Words. `
` `
` Lisle'-glove night'fall harts'horn `
` north-east' book'-case corn'-stalk `
` joint'-stock foot'stool loop'-hole `
` well'-bred cork'screw bur'dock `
` snuff'-box watch'-word whirl'pool `
` towns'man broom'stick fools'cap `
` house'wife dooms'day work'shop `
` char'coal brown'-bread for sooth' `
` out weigh' down'right down'cast `
` horn'pipe tooth'ache noon'day `
` heir'loom air'brake law'suit `
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` post-haste' post'boy post'mas ter `
` `
` Bene is a Latin prefix, signifying well. `
` `
` ben'e dict ben e fac'tion be nef'i cence `
` ben'e fice ben e fi'cial be nev'o lence `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 160. `
` `
` Fore adds its own meaning to the word; as foretaste, to taste before; pre `
` is from the Latin prae, before; ante (Latin), before. Anti (Greek), means `
` against or opposite. `
` `
` fore'sight fore tell'er fore bod'ing ly `
` fore'most fore knowl'edge fore de ter'mine `
` fore know' fore'cas tle pre med'i tate `
` pre fix' pre cau'tion pre oc'cu py `
` pre judge' pre ced'ing pre-em'i nent `
` pre serve' pre des'tine an te pas'chal `
` pre sage' an'te past an te mun'dane `
` pre text' an'te date an te nup'tial `
` fore warn' an'ti pode an ti cli'max `
` fore'front an'ti dote an ti feb'rile `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 161. `
` `
` The word miss signifies to err, to go wrong; in the compound `
` the last s is omitted. `
` `
` mis guide' mis be lief' mis reck'on `
` mis spell' mis con ceive' mis con'strue `
` mis choose' mis di rect' mis gov'ern `
` mis chance' mis re cite' mis guid'ance `
` `
` Words formed by the prefixes up and under. `
` `
` up raise' un der lay' un'der hand `
` up heave' un der write' un'der growth `
` up'right un der sign' un'der brush `
` up'ward un der neath' un'der shot `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 162. `
` `
` Words formed by the prefixes out and over. `
` `
` out brave' o ver reach' o'ver board `
` out grow' o ver awe' o'ver alls `
` out pour' o ver flow' o'ver night `
` out talk' o ver freight' o'ver sight `
` `
` Counter, from the Latin contra, against. `
` `
` coun'ter pane coun'ter sign coun ter move' `
` coun'ter feit coun'ter point coun ter weight' `
` `
` Extra (Latin), beyond. `
` `
` ex tra ju di'cial ex tra phys'ic al `
` ex tra pro vin'cial ex tra trop'ic al `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 163. `
` `
` Semi (Latin), and hemi (Greek), ha1f; super (Latin), over or above; trans `
` (Latin), beyond or through; and inter (Latin), among or between. `
` `
` sem'i breve sem'i co lon sem'i qua ver `
` sem'i tone sem'i cir cle sem i ton'ic `
` hem'i sphere hem'i cy cle hem i morph'ic `
` hem'i trope hem i he'dral hem i spher'ic `
` su per add' su per fi'cial su per in duce' `
` su per scribe' su per'flu ous su per struct'ure `
` tran scend'ent trans at lan'tic tran'si to ry `
` trans fig'ure trans fus'i ble trans mis'si ble `
` in'ter course in ter mit'tent in ter reg'num `
` in'ter lude in ter ces'sor in ter sec'tion `
` `
` `
` `
` LESSON 164. `
` `
` Ad signifies to, and for euphony takes the forms of ac, af, ag, al, an, `
` ap, ar, and as; as ad and verto, advert, to turn to. `
` `
` ad duce' al lure' as sail' ag'gre gate `
` ac count' an nex' ad vance' ag'gra vate `
` ac cord' ar rive' ad'verb ap pend'age `
` af fix' as cend' ad'verse ar'ro gance `
` `
` Bi (from Latin bis, twice) means two, double, or in two. `
` `
` bi'fid bi den'tate bi no'mi al `
` bi'form bi cor'nous bi en'ni al `
` bi'nate bi fur'cate bi noc'ular `
` bi'ped bi lin'gual bi valv'u lar `
` bi sect' bi par'tite bi sul'phu ret `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 165. `
` `
` Con (Latin cum, with) signifies with or together; it takes the forms of `
` com, col, co, cog, and cor, for ease in pronunciation. `
` `
` con vert' con de scend' con ven'tion al `
` com press' com pan'ion com pen sa'tion `
` col lect' col'lo quy col lat'er al `
` co here' co-ex ist' co-ex ten'sive `
` cog'nate cog'ni zant cog nos'ci ble `
` cor rect' cor re spond' cor o na'tion `
` con cur' con vul'sion con sec'u tive `
` con dign' con vey'er con se quen'tial `
` con form' con tu'sion con nat'u ral `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 166. `
` `
` De signifies down or from; epi significs on, near, during; and ex has the `
` meaning out of. Ex also becomes e, ec, or ef. `
` `
` de scend' ex tract' ep i dem'ic `
` de tract' e vade' ep'i lep sy `
` de note' ef fuse' ep i glot'tis `
` de vote' ec'logue ep i derm'is `
` `
` Dia, ob, per, and circum mean respectively apart, against, through, and `
` around. With English words, dis gives a negative meaning. `
` `
` dis tend' dis sev'er dis em bar'rass `
` ob trude' ob lique'ly ob lit'er ate `
` per plex' per fect'ive per sist'en cy `
` cir'cuit cir cum volve' cir cum ja'cent `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 167. `
` `
` Mal signifies evil, ill; mono is from Greek monos, single; pan (Greek), `
` signifies all, every thing; and poly (Greek polus), many. `
` `
` mal'con tent ma li'cious ma lev'o lent `
` mon'o tone mon'o gram mo nop'o Iy `
` pan'o ply pan'the ist pan o ra'ma `
` pol'y gon pol'y pus pol'y the ism `
` `
` Pro is a Latin preposition signifying for, before, and forth; uni (Latin `
` unus, one) signifies one or producing one; syn (sometimes syl and sym) `
` signifies together; and sub (sometimes suf, sup, and sug) denotes under, `
` below. `
` `
` pro'noun u'ni ty syn'the sis sub scribe' `
` pro pel' u'ni form syl'la ble suf'fix `
` pro duce' u'ni corn sym'pa thy sup press' `
` pro vide' u'ni val ve syn tac'tic sug gest' `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 168. `
` `
` Compound Words promiscuously arranged. `
` `
` ale'-house lime'-kiln hedge'hog `
` hail'stone boat'man pen'knife `
` lay'man four'score grist'-mill `
` safe'guard load'stone mid'night `
` waist'coat oat'meal pitch'fork `
` bee'-hive pole'-star ship'wreck `
` key'-stone snow'-drop wrist'band `
` knee'-pan sports'man block'head `
` bride'groom jew's'-harp cross'-bow `
` light'-house luke'warm off'spring `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 169. `
` `
` Compound Words. `
` `
` Lisle'-glove night'fall harts'horn `
` north-east' book'-case corn'-stalk `
` joint'-stock foot'stool loop'-hole `
` well'-bred cork'screw bur'dock `
` snuff'-box watch'-word whirl'pool `
` towns'man broom'stick fools'cap `
` house'wife dooms'day work'shop `
` char'coal brown'-bread for sooth' `
` out weigh' down'right down'cast `
` horn'pipe tooth'ache noon'day `
` heir'loom air'brake law'suit `
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