indict
missile
artifice
roguery
harass
aniline
dilatory
obituary
imbecile
guerilla
cemetery
business
auxiliary
sanguine
solstice
secretary
projectile
supersede
recurrence
ingenious
despicable
eminence
promissory
curriculum
apothecary
embarrass
treachery
Dreadnought
A stationer was indicted for roguery. The artifice of his counsel
sufficed in that crisis. The novice was dilatory in inditing the
secretary's obituary notice. The apothecary was embarrassed by
despicable treachery. Offensive warfare harassed our auxiliaries. The
Dreadnought's eminence is due to projectiles of incredible force.
The apparatus for aniline dyeing is ingenious. Sanguine of business
success. A recurrence of the solstice. A new curriculum of studies
supersedes the old. Ancient missiles are found in a cemetery facing
the sanctuary. I purchased two bureaus.
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ratable
pitiable
laudable
palatable
acceptable
deplorable
impassable
inestimable
inflammable
controllable
sabre
lucre
sombre
spectre
sceptre
equipped
battalion
compassion
phosphorus
expenditure
Form words in --able from agree, excite, prove, deplore, conceal.
The emperor's sceptre is of inestimable value. Few mountain barriers
are now impassable. The tax on rateable property is for controllable
expenditures. Filthy lucre is a term applied to money got by
deplorable practices. The battalion were equipped with acceptable
sabres. The spectre in the theatrical scene wore a sombre mien. His
laudable attempts to relieve pitiable distress. Phosphorus is highly
inflammable. Castor-oil is usually unpalatable. Commiseration lessens
grief, yet the lesson of affliction is invaluable. After dessert he
usually dozes on a lounge.
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legible
audible
credible
plausible
digestible
eligible
feasible
admissible
corruptible
contemptible
creator
incisor
impostor
executor
competitor
affidavit
plaintiff
testimony
signature
cauliflower
Add --ible to force, resist, divide, digest, sense, corrupt,
produce.
A credible witness made affidavit that the plausible professor was an
impostor. The laughter was inaudible. The competitor was ineligible,
nor was his testimony deemed admissible. Beavers possess forcible
incisors. The executor of the plaintiff's estate is incorruptible.
God is our creator. The signature is illegible--a contemptible
scrawl. Though perplexing, the project is feasible. Is cauliflower
fairly digestible? They were admitted to the queen's presence and
their beautiful presents accepted. Undue severity towards criminals
is rarely permissible. I gain nought by climbing a knoll. The belle
wore a pearl brooch at the bridal party.
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traceable
chargeable
changeable
damageable
manageable
peaceable
noticeable
serviceable
advantageable
marriageable
integer
coroner
diameter
conjurer
idolater
czar
forte
duet
cede
queue
diet
lieu
guise
alien
adage
Note that the _e_ is retained to preserve the soft sound of _c_ or
_g_.
An alien idolater was in the guise of a native conjurer. The czar
is a peaceable ruler. A serviceable rule for finding the diameter
of a circle. The Chinaman's queue is noticeable. Coroners' fees
are chargeable to public funds. He has two marriageable daughters.
Wrestling is my forte. Use goblets in lieu of tumblers. An
unmanageable team of ponies. His ideas are changeable. Malleable iron
is made into wagon tires. France ceded Canada to England. The celery
was unsaleable. Wrap the damageable goods in linen. Two-thirds is not
an integer.
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facial
official
glacial
especial
judicial
artificial
beneficial
provincial
commercial
appointment
gamester
gossamer
barrister
chorister
scavenger
bouquet
recently
government
responsible
community
Note the hyphen in well-bred, ox-eyed, air-tight, text-book,
able-bodied, well-meant, high-flier, lion-hearted, fire-escape.
Canada has wonderful commercial advantages. The barrister aspires to
a judicial appointment from the provincial government. Glacial action
is largely responsible for our Great Lakes. The scavenger's duties
are beneficial to the whole community. The facial expression of the
gamester is especially severe. A bouquet of artificial lilies was
recently presented to the chorister by the choir officials. Gossamer
has an interesting derivation. Europeans were here later than the
Indians; the latter are dying out. His lax behavior proves that he
lacks self-control.
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physic
mimic
traffic
shellac
bivouac
picnicker
mimicking
trafficked
rollicking
bivouacked
spiritual
inspiring
aspiration
dispiriting
conspiracy
urchin
extinct
corridor
galvanized
wearisome
NOTE: _k_ is used in these words to keep the _c_ hard.
Zincked or galvanized iron is serviceable. Trafficking in negroes is
not wholly extinct. The frolicsome urchins mimicked the simpleton.
Bivouacking is usually wearisome. Some rollicking picnickers suffered
later from colicky pains. He shellacked the corridor floors. A
prominent doctor believes in physicking his patients. He has
aspirations to be a pianist. We have spiritual as well as bodily
comforts. It was dispiriting to find the conspiracy so widespread.
The address on science was most inspiring.