9. To _adapt_ is to _fit to_ a certain purpose.
10. To _adopt_ is to _choose_ (_to_ one's self); as to _adopt_ a
child.
11. _Advent._ The second _coming_ of Christ (_to_ the earth).
12. To _advertise_ goods is to cause the public to _turn_ their
attention _to_ them.
13. To _aggregate_ is to collect _into_ a _flock_; to collect into a
mass or sum.
14. To _allure_ is to attempt to _entice_ or draw (_to_) by the offer
of some good, real or apparent.
15. To _annex_ is to _bind_, join or add _to_, as a smaller thing to a
greater.
16. _Append_ means to _hang_ or attach _to_, as by a string.
17. _Affix._ To _fasten to_; to add at the close or end.
18. _Arrive_ literally means to come _to_ the _bank_ or shore (from
out on the water). In present usage it means to reach any object or
result.
19. _Assail._ To _leap toward_; to attack with violence.
20. _Attach._ To _fasten to_; to affix or connect.
#ante# = before.
1. ante _ced_ ent, go
2. ante di _luv_ ian, wash
3. ante _meridi_ an, midday
4. ante pen _ult_, last
1. _Antecedent._ That which _goes before_ in time.
2. _Antediluvian_ (di = away) (ian = one who). _One who_ lived
_before_ the flood (_wash away_).
3. _Antemeridian._ _Before_ the _middle_ of the _day_. Generally
abbreviated to A. M.
4. _Antepenult_ (pen = almost). _Before almost_ the _last_. The last
syllable of a word but two.
#bi (bis)# = two (twice).
1. bi _ceps_, head
2. bi _cuspid_, point
3. bi _cycle_, circle.
4. bi _ennial_, year
5. bi _gamy_, marriage
6. bi _mana_, hand
7. bi _nomi_al, name or term
8. bi _ped_, foot
9. bis _cuit_, cook
10. bi _sect_, cut
11. bi _valve_, door
12. ba _lance_, plate
1. The _biceps_ is a muscle which draws up the forearm; so called
because it has _two heads_ or origins.
2. The _bicuspid_ teeth have _two points_.
3. A _bicycle_ has _two_ wheels or _circles_.
4. _Biennial_ means lasting _two years_ or occurring once in two
years.
5. A _bigamist_ is one who has been _married twice_, and who has two
wives or two husbands at the same time.
6. The _bimana_ are animals having _two hands_; as man.
7. A _binomial_ in algebra is a quantity consisting of _two terms_.
8. A _biped_ is an animal having but _two feet_; as man.
9. _Biscuit_ were so called because formerly baked or _cooked twice_.
10. To _bisect_ a line is to _cut_ it into _two_ equal parts.
11. _Bivalve._ Having _two doors_; as the clam. (Each side or shell is
comparable to a door, opening and shutting on a hinge.)
12. _Balances_ are so called because they consist of _two plates_ or
pans suspended from the balance beam.
#con (col com cor)# = with, together.
1. col _lapse_, slip, fall
2. col _lect_, choose, gather
3. col _lide_, strike
4. col _loquy_, talk
5. com _mingle_, mix
6. com _miser_ate, pity
7. com _motion_, move
8. com _mute_, change
9. com _pany_, bread
10. com _posit_ion, put
11. com _peer_ (_par_), equal
12. con _cur_, run
13. con _fide_, faith
14. con _cord_, heart
15. con _flict_, strike
16. con _greg_ate, flock
17. con _tact_, touch
18. cor _robor_ ate, strength
1. A building _collapses_ when its sides _fall together_; when it
tumbles down.
2. To _collect_ botanical specimens is to _gather_ them _together_.
3. Two objects _collide_ when they _strike together_.
4. A _colloquy_ is a _talking together_ of two or more people.
5. _Commingle_ means to _mix together_; as people in society.
6. _Commiserate._ To feel sorrow, pain or _pity_ (_with_ another).
7. A _commotion_ is a _moving together_; a tumult.
8. _Commute._ To _change_ one thing (_with_) for another; to exchange.
To substitute a less thing for a greater.
9. _Company_ formerly meant an assembly of people eating _bread
together_.
10. _Composition._ The act of _putting_ parts _together_ to produce a
harmonious whole.
11. One's _compeer_ is the _equal with_ himself in rank, age, prowess,
etc.
12. Two people _concur_ in regard to a matter when their minds _run
together_; when they agree.
13. To _confide_ in one is to have _faith_ in him; to intrust secrets
_with_ him.
14. _Concord_ means literally _heart with_ heart; agreement; harmony.
15. _Conflict._ A _striking together_; hostile contest.
16. To _congregate_ means to _flock_ or assemble _together_.
17. _Contact._ A _touching together_; a close union of bodies.
18. _Corroborate._ To _strengthen_; to make more certain; to confirm.
Two statements _corroborate_ when one agrees _with_ the other; each
thus _strengthens_ the other.
#de# = down, from.
1. de _capi_ tate, head
2. de _cid_ uous, fall
3. de _fine_, end, limit
4. de _grade_, step, degree
5. de _ject_ ed, cast
6. de _pose_, place put
7. de _preci_ ate, price
8. de _scend_, climb
9. de _spic_ able, look
10. de _tract_, draw
1. _Decapitate._ To take the _head from_ the body; to behead.
2. The leaves of _deciduous_ trees _fall_ (_down_) once a year.
3. _Define._ To put _down_, or mark out the bounds or _limit_; to
fence _from_; to determine the precise meaning; to describe
accurately.
4. _Degrade._ To reduce from a higher (_down_) to a lower rank or
_degree_.
5. _Dejected._ _Cast down_ in spirit; discouraged.
6. _Depose._ To _put down_; especially to remove from a throne or high
station.
7. _Depreciate._ To put _down_ the _price_; to reduce the value of.
8. _Descend._ To _climb down_.
9. _Despicable._ Deserving to be _looked down_ upon; low, mean,
contemptible.
10. _Detract._ To _draw from_; to take away; as, to take credit or
reputation from.
#capt (caput)# = head.
1. _bi_ ceps, two
2. capit _al_, pertaining to
3. capt _ain_, one who
4. capit ul _ate_, act of
5. _de_ capitate, from
6. cab(b) _age_, that which
7. _per_ capita, by
8. cap.
9. cape
1. _Biceps._ A large muscle of the upper arm, so called because it has
_two heads_ or origins.
2. _Pertaining to_ the _head_; chief; principal; as the _capital_
city.
3. _One who_ is at the _head_; a leader; as the _captain_ of a vessel,
or a company of soldiers.
4. _Capitulate._ To surrender on stipulated terms or conditions; to
draw up items under _heads_ or chapters.
5. _Decapitate._ To take the _head from_ the body.
6. _Cabbage._ A vegetable _which_ has a _head_.
7. _By_ the _head_; as a _per capita_ tax.
8. A _cap_ is a covering for the _head_.
9. A _cape_ is a _head_ of land.
#cede, ced, cess# = go, yield.
1. _ac_cede, to
2. _ante_cedent, before
3. _ex_ceed, out, beyond
4. _inter_cede, between
5. _pre_cede, before
6. _pro_ceed, forward
7. _re_cede, back
8. _se_cede, aside
9. _suc_ceed, (sub) after, under
10. access
11. an (te) cestor
12. excess
13. intercessor
14. predecessor
15. process
16. recess
17. secession
18. successor
1. _Accede._ To _yield to_; to agree; consent, concur; go to.
2. The _antecedent_ of a pronoun is the noun which _goes before_ it,
and for which the pronoun stands.
3. _Exceed._ To _go beyond_ what is needed or expected.
4. To _go between_ two persons as a mediator; especially to plead with
the person who has some advantage over the other.
5. _Precede._ To _go before_ in order of time.
6. To _go_ on or _forward_; as _proceed_ with your work.
7. _Recede._ To _go back_ from a given position.
8. To _go aside_; to separate; as to _secede_ from the church.
9. To _go_ or follow _after_ in order of time; as, one shock
_succeeded_ another with great rapidity.
NOTE 1.--The principal parts of the Latin verb are _cedo_, _cedere_,
_cessi_, _cessum_. From this it appears that words 10-18 above are
kindred in meaning and correspond to words 1-9.
NOTE 2.--Observe that in three of these words the root is spelled
_ceed_, in the others _cede_.
#cent#--hundred.
1. cent _enni_ al, year
2. centi _grade_, step, degree
3. centi _meter_, measure
4. centi _ped_, foot
5. _per_ cent, by
1. Happening once in a _hundred years_. The _Centennial_ Exposition
was held in Philadelphia in 1876, one hundred years after the signing
of the Declaration of Independence.
2. Divided into one _hundred degrees_. On the _centigrade_ thermometer
there are one hundred degrees between the freezing point and the
boiling point.
3. _Centimeter._ The _hundredth_ part of a meter (standard of
_measure_).
4. _Centiped._ A segmented invertebrate animal of the class nyrapod
(Greek for _many feet_), so called because it has a great many
(indefinitely one _hundred_) _feet_.
5. _By_ the _hundred_; as, six _per cent_; that is, six cents on the
dollar.
#civ# = citizen.
1. _civ_ic, pertaining to
2. civ _il_, quality of
3. civil _ize_, to make
4. civil _ian_, one who
1. _Civic._ _Pertaining to_ a _citizen_, or the affairs of a city.
2. _Civil._ Fit to live in a state or society with _citizens_.
3. _Civilize._ To _make civil_. To instruct in the arts and customs of
_citizen_ship.
4. A _civilian_ is _one whose_ pursuits are those of a _citizen_ and
not of a _soldier_.
SECOND MONTH.
#ex# = out, beyond, from.
(_e_, _ec_, and _ef_, are euphonic variations of _ex_.)
1. ex _ceed_, go
2. ex _cept_, take
3. ex _clude_, shut
4. ex _curs_ion, run
5. ex _cuse_, charge
6. ex _hale_, breathe
7. ex _it_, go
8. ex _pand_, spread
9. ex _pect_, look
10. ex _ped_ ite, foot
11. ex _pel_, drive
12. ex _pire_, breathe
13. ex _port_, carry
14. ex _tent_, stretch
15. ex _tract_, draw
5. To _excuse_ is to relieve (take _out_) from the _charge_ of blame.
10. To _expedite_ is to hurry forward; especially by removing
hinderances (as _from_ the _feet_).
#in (il, im, ir)# = in, into, on, not.
1. il _leg_ al, law
2. il _liter_ ate, letter
3. im _bibe_, drink
4. im _mature_, ripe
5. im _mense_, measure
6. im _merse_, plunge
7. im _mort_ al, death
8. im _mut_ able, change
9. im _pel_, drive
10. im per _vi_ ous, way
11. im _pious_, reverent
12. im _port_, carry
13. im _pose_, put
14. im _pulse_, drive
15. im _pun_ ity, punish
16. in _carn_ ate, flesh
17. in _clem_ ent, mild
18. in _cognito_, known
19. in _clude_, shut
20. in _crease_, grow
21. in _cred_ ible, believe
22. in _cur_, run
23. in _dorse_, back
24. in _duce_, lead
25. in _del_ ible, rub out
26. in _dent_, tooth
27. in _evit_ able, avoid
28. in _fid_el, faithful
29. in _fant_, speak
30. in _grate_, thankful
31. in _hale_, breathe
32. in _ject_, throw
33. in _nate_, born
34. in _nov_ ate, new
35. in _sect_, cut
30. in _spect_, look
37. in _toxic_ ate, poison
38. in _trude_, thrust
39. in _vade_, go
40. in _vert_, turn
NOTE.--In defining the words in this list choose that meaning of the
prefix from the four given above (_in_, _into_, _on_, _not_) which is
most suitable; thus: _imbibe_ means to drink _in_; immature, _not_
ripe; immerse, to plunge _into_; indorse, to write _on_ the back of.
2. An _illiterate_ person is one _not_ familiar with _letters_; one
who has little or no learning.
5. Literally, anything is _immense_ when it can _not_ be _measured_;
of vast extent.
7. _Immortal._ _Not_ liable to _death_.
10. Having _no way through_ (per = through); as, cloth which is
_impervious_ to water; waterproof.
14. An _impulse_ is a sudden mental motive or feeling which tends to
_drive_ one _on_ to say or do something.
15. _Not_ liable to _punishment_; freedom from the bad consequences
which usually result from an act; as, the magician could eat fire with
_impunity_.
16. _In_ the _flesh_; as Christ was the _incarnate_ Son of God.
17. _Not mild_, but harsh and severe; as _inclement_ weather.
18. _Not known_; under an assumed name; disguised; as a nobleman
traveling _incognito_.
21. A story is _incredible_ when it is _not_ capable of being
_believed_; unworthy of belief.
26. _Indent._ To cut _into_ points like a row of _teeth_.
29. _Infant._ A young babe (_not_ yet able to _speak_).
35. _Insect._ A small animal apparently _cut into_ segments.
40. _Invert._ To _turn_ the outside _in_; to place in a contrary way.
#ob# = against, in the way of.
(_oc_, _of_, _op_, are euphonic variations of _ob_.)
1. ob _ject_, throw
2. ob _loqu_ y, speak
3. ob _sta_ cle, stand
4. ob _struct_, build
5. ob _trude_, thrust
6. oc _cupy_, hold
7. of _fend_, strike
8. op _pon_ ent, place
1. An _objection_ to a proposition is an opinion _thrown against_ or
in opposition to it.
2. _Obloquy._ A _speaking against_; language that casts contempt on
men and their actions.
6. To take and _hold_ (_against_ the possession of another); as to
preempt and _occupy_ a homestead.
#post# = after, behind.
1. post _date_, date 2. post _pone_, place 3. post _script_, write 4.
post _meridian_, midday 5. post _mortem_, death 6. _pre_ poster ous,
before
6. _Preposterous_ originally meant, having that _first_ which ought to
be _last_; hind side before; reversing the natural order. In present
day usage, contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd.
#curr, curs# = run.
1. couri _er_, one who
2. _con_ cur, together
3. _con_ course, together
4. curs _ory_, ing
5. course
6. _ex_ curs ion, out
7. _in_ cur, into
8. _inter_ course, between
9. _pre_ curs or, before
10. _re_ course, back
1. A _courier_ is _one who runs_, or goes hastily with a message.
2. The opinions of people _concur_ when they agree, or _run together_.
3. A _concourse_ is an assemblage of people who have come (or _run_)
_together_.
4. A _cursory_ glance is a hasty, and hence, a _running_ glance.
5. A race _course_ is a place for _running_.
7. To _incur_ a debt is to _run into_ it.
10. One who adds to his indorsement of a note or check the words
"without _recourse_", says in effect, "You can't _run back_ on me for
payment".
#dent# = tooth.
1. dent
2. dent _al_, pertaining to
3. dent _ate_, shaped like
4. dent _ist_, one who
5. _e_ dent ate, without
6. dan _de lion_, of lion
1. A _dent_ is an impression like that made by a _tooth_.
5. _Edentate_ animals, such as the sloth, are _without teeth_, or at
least are without the incisors.
6. The _dandelion_ has yellow compound flowers which resemble the
_tooth of_ the _lion_.
#dict# = speak, say, tell.
1. _bene_ dict ion, well
2. _contra_ dict, against
3. diction _ary_, that which
4. dict _ate_, act of
5. _e_ dict, out
6. _pre_ dict, before
7. _ver_ dict, truth
8. _male_ dict ion, bad
1. A _benediction_ is a blessing (a _speech_ to the effect that it may
be _well_ with thee).
3. A _dictionary_ is a book in _which_ we may learn about words, the
elements of _speech_.
4. To _dictate_ is to _speak_ or _say_ what another shall _write_ or
do.
7. The _verdict_ of a jury is what they _say_ to be the _truth_ in the
case.
#doc, doct# = teach.
1. doc _ile_, capable of
2. doct _or_, one who
3. doct _rine_, that which
4. docu _ment_, that which
1. _Docile._ Capable of being easily _taught_.
2. A _doctor_ is _one who_, by virtue of his master's degree, is
qualified to _teach_.
3. Doctrine is _that which_ is _taught_; a principle taught as a part
of a system of belief.
4. A _document_ is _that which teaches_ by means of the evidence it
gives.
THIRD MONTH.
#pro# = for, forth, forward, before.
1. pro _bat_ ion, try, prove
2. pro _bosc_ is, feed
3. pro _crastin_ ate, tomorrow
4. pro _duce_, lead
5. pro (f) _fer_, bear, bring
6. pro _fuse_, pour
7. pro _gnostic_ ate, know
8. pro _gram_, write
9. pro _gress_, step
10. pro _ject_, cast
11. pro _logue_, speech
12. pro _mise_, send
13. pro _mote_, move
14. pro _noun_, noun
15. pro _pel_, drive
16. pro _pose_, put
17. pro _spect_, look
18. pro _trude_, thrust
19. pro _vide_, see
20. pro _voke_, call
1. One who joins a church on _probation_ is given a _trial_ to _prove_
his worthiness _before_ being fully admitted.
2. A hollow organ attached to the head or mouth (the _forward_
portion) of the animal with which he _feeds_.
3. To put _forward_ till _tomorrow_, or to put off from time to time.
"Procrastination is the thief of time."
6. A _profuse_ speaker _pours forth_ ideas freely.
12. One's _promise_ is his word, spoken or written, _sent forth_ as
evidence of something more substantial to follow.
16. When a young man _proposes_ he _puts_ the question _before_ his
lady.
19. A good _provider sees_ necessities _before_hand and prepares to
meet them.
20. To _provoke_ laughter is to _call_ it _forth_.
#retro# = backward.
1. retro _grade_, step
2. retro _spect_, look
#se (sed)# = aside.
1. se _cede_, go
2. se _clude_, shut
3. se _cure_, care
4. se _duce_, lead
5. se _greg_ ate, flock
6. se _lect_, gather
3. _Secure._ Free (_aside_) from _care_, as to danger or risk; as,
_secure_ from attack, or _secure_ against loss by fire.
4. _Seduce._ To _lead_ or draw _aside_; especially from a path of
rectitude. To lead into evil.
5. _Segregate._ To place or group (_flock_) _aside_ from others or the
rest. In science, to put into a new or separate class.
#sub# = under, after, near.
(_suc_, _suf_, _sug_, _sup_, _sur_, are euphonic variations of _sub_.)
1. sub _due_ lead
2. sub _jug_ ate, yoke
3. sub _lunar_, moon
4. sub _merge_, plunge
5. sub _ordin_ ate, rank
6. sub _poena_, penalty
7. sub _scribe_, write
8. sub _side_, sit
9. sub _soil_, ground
10. sub _stance_, stand
11. sub _terr_ anean, earth
12. sub _trahe_ nd, draw
13. sub _urbs_, city
14. sub _way_, way
15. suc _cess_ or, go
16. suc _cumb_, lie
17. suf _fer_, bear
18. suf _fix_, fasten
19. suf _focate_, throat
20. sup _port_, carry
1. _Subdue._ To _lead_ or bring _under_ authority; to conquer.
2. _Subjugate._ To bring _under_ the _yoke_ of power or dominion.
3. _Sublunar._ Situated _under_neath the _moon_; hence earthly.
6. _Subpoena._ A writ commanding attendance _under penalty_.
7. _Subscribe._ To bind one's self to, by _writing_ one's name
_under_neath; as to _subscribe_ to the terms of a contract.
8. _Subside._ To _sit_ (or settle) _under_ (down).
10. _Substance._ That which underlies (_stands under_) all outward
manifestation.
11. _Subterranean._ Situated or occurring _under_ the surface of the
_earth_.
12. The _subtrahend_ is placed _under_ the minuend to be _drawn_ from
it.
13. _Suburb._ A town or village so _near_ to a _city_ that it may be
used for residence by those doing business in the city.
15. _One who goes_ or follows _after_; as, a _successor_ in office.
16. _Succumb._ To _lie under_ discouragement, rather than to surmount
it.
19. Certain fumes or vapors _under_ the mouth (or _throat_), will
_suffocate_ one.
20. _Support._ To _carry_ on; keep up; as to _support_ a conversation;
to _support_ a war. To bear the weight of, especially by holding up
from beneath (_under_).
#trans# = across, over, through.
1. trans _act_, drive
2. trans _alpine_, Alps
3. trans _atlantic_, Atlantic
4. tran _scend_, climb
5. tran _scribe_, write
6. trans _fer_, carry
7. trans _form_, shape
8. trans _fuse_, pour
9. trans _gress_, step
10. trans _it_, go
11. trans _late_, carry
12. trans _lucent_, shining
13. trans _marine_, sea
14. trans _migration_, moving
15. trans _mit_, send
16. trans _mute_, change
17. trans _parent_, appear
18. trans _port_, carry
19. trans _pose_, put
20. trans _verse_, turn
The literal meanings of the twenty words given above are so apparent
as to need no explanation. Illustrate each with a sentence.
#fin# = end, limit.
1. _Final._ _Pertaining to_ the _end_; the last.
2. _Finale._ The _end_ of a musical composition.
3. _Finish._ To _make_ an _end_ of.
4. _Fine._ Well _finished_. Also, a penalty assessed at the _end_ of
the case.
5. _Refine._ Finished over (or _again_).
6. _Finite._ Having a _limit_ in power or knowledge.
7. _Infinite._ Having _no limit_ in power or knowledge.
8. _Confine._ To keep _within limits_ or bounds.
9. _Superfine._ _Over_ or extra finish.
#firm# = strong, steadfast.
1. _in_firm, not
2. infirm _ity_, that which
3. infirm _ary_, place where
4. _con_ firm, with
5. farm
1. _Infirm._ _Not strong_, but weak and defective.
2. _Infirmity._ _That_ with _which_ one is afflicted or infirm.
4. The testimony of one witness is made _stronger_ when that of
another witness agrees _with_ or _confirms_ it.
5. A _farm_ is a substantial possession, _steadfast_ and immovable.
#flex, flect# = bend, turn.
1. flex _ible_, capable of
2. _in_ flexible, not
3. flexibil _ity_, quality
4. flect _or_, that which
5. _circum_ flex, around
6. _de_ flect, from
7. _re_ flection, back
8. _re_ flex, back
4. _That which bends_; as, the biceps muscle is the _flector_ which
_bends_ the arm.
5. A _circumflex_ is a _bending around_ of the voice,--a rise and a
fall on the same syllable.
7. _Reflection._ A _turning_ of the thoughts _back_ to things of the
past.
8. Sensations arrested at the nerve centers and _turned back_ without
their reaching the brain results in _reflex_ action.
#flu# = flow.
1. flu _ent_, characteristic of
2. _af_ fluence, (ad) to
3. _con_ fluence, together
4. _in_ fluence, in
5. influenz _a_
6. _in_ flux, in
7. _super_ fluous, over
8. fluid
9. flush
1. A _fluent_ speaker uses smooth and _flowing_ language.
2. People of _affluence_ have wealth _flowing to_ them.
3. The _confluence_ of two streams is their _flowing together_.
4. _Influence_ literally means _flowing in_. The bringing about a
result by a gradual process; gradual because _flowing_.
5. _Influenza._ A disease, somewhat allied to a cold, formerly
attributed to the _influence_ of the stars.
8. A _fluid_ is so called because it is capable of _flowing_.
9. _Flush._ To _flow_ swiftly.
FOURTH MONTH.
#vice# = instead of.
1. vice president
2. vice admiral
3. vice _roy_, king
4. vic _ar_, one who
5. vice _versa_, turn
3. _Viceroy._ A ruler acting with kingly authority _instead of_ the
_king_.
4. _Vicar._ In general, _one who_ is authorized to perform functions,
especially religious ones, _instead of_ another.
5. _Vice versa._ _Turned_, one _instead of_ the other, interchanged.
#a (an)# = without, not.
1. a _byss_, bottom
2. a _cephal_ ous, head
3. a _chrom_ atic, color
4. a _gnostic_ ism, knowledge
5. an _archy_, rule
6. an _ecdote_, given out
7. an _esthetic_, feeling
8. an _onym_ ous, name
9. a _pathy_, suffer, feel
10. a _sylum_, right of seizure
11. a _the_ ist, God
12. a _tom_, cut
4. _Agnosticism._ The doctrine or theory that man has _not_ any real
or absolute _knowledge_ of anything, but can know only "impressions".
5. _Anarchy._ A state of society in which there is _no_ authority or
_ruling_ power.
6. _Anecdote_ [ec (ex) = out]. Originally a personal or biographical
incident _not given out_ for publication.
7. That which causes a loss of sensation; hence, one who has taken an
_anesthetic_ is _without_ the _feeling_ of pain.
10. _Asylum._ Originally a place of refuge where criminals or debtors
were free from (_without_) the _right of seizure_.
11. _Atheist._ _One who_ is _without_ belief in the existence of a
_God_.
12. _Atom._ The smallest particle of matter; hence a particle which
_cannot_ be further _cut_ or divided.
#auto# = self.
1. auto _crat_, rule
2. auto _graph_, write
3. auto _bio_ graphy, life
4. auto _maton_, strive
5. auto _mobile_, move
6. aut _ops_ y, see
1. _Autocrat._ An absolute sovereign, one who has the _ruling_ power
all in him_self_.
3. _Autobiography._ A _writing_ of one's _life_ by him_self_.
4. _Automaton._ A _self_ acting (_striving_) machine; one having its
motive power within itself.
6. _Autopsy._ _Seeing_ by one's _self_; personal observation or
examination.
#epi# = upon.
1. epi _cycle_, circle
2. epi _demic_, people
3. epi _dermis_, skin
4. epi _gram_, write
5. epi _sode_, way
6. epi _taph_, tomb
7. epi _thet_, place
8. epi _zooetic_, animal
1. _Epicycle._ A circle whose center moves around _upon_, or in, the
circumference of another _circle_; as the orbit of the moon in its
motion with the earth around the sun.
4. _Epigram._ Literally, to _write upon_. A short, pointed poem, or a
bright thought concisely and sharply expressed.
5. _Episode._ Something which happens _upon_ the _way_, or comes in
incidentally to the main enterprise.
7. _Epithet._ An adjective or term _placed upon_ a person or thing and
expressing some quality especially appropriate to that person or
thing.
8. _Epizooetic._ A disease _upon_ many _animals_ in a community.
#micro# = little.
micro _be_, life; micro _cosm_, world; micro _scope_, see, view.
#grat (grac)# = pleasing, favor, thankful.
1. grati _tude_, ness
2. grate _ful_, full of
3. grati _fy_, make
4. _in_ grati ate, into
5. _in_ grate, not
6. _un_ grateful, not
7. _dis_ grace, from
8. grac _ious_, having
9. _a_ gree, (ad) according to
10. gratis
11. grace
4. To become _ingratiated_ with another is to get _into_ his _favor_.
"The pigmy had contrived to _ingratiate_ himself into every man's
affection."--_Stanley._