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
Lesson 170.
Compound Words.
can'dle stick post'al-card but'ter fly
hand'ker chief cop'y-book wa'ter-fall
bed'-cham ber oft'en times gas'-me ter
ev'er green type'-writ er cler'gy man
gen'tle man jour'ney man bric'-a-brac
pep'per mint hum'ming-bird na'vy-yard
camp'-meet ing musk'-mel on fool'-hard y
mas'ter piece blood'-ves sel al might'y
pass'o ver hon'ey-comb by'stand er
fowl'ing-piece stem'-wind er bass'-vi ol
pow'der-horn school'-mas ter tale'-bear er
Lesson 171.