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English Synonyms
and Antonyms
_A Practical and Invaluable Guide to Clear and
Precise Diction for Writers, Speakers, Students,
Business and Professional Men_
Connectives of
English Speech
"The work is likely to prove of great value to all writers."--_Washington
Evening Star._
"The book will receive high appreciation from thoughtful students who
seek the most practical help."--_Grand Rapids Herald._
"It is written in a clear and pleasing style and so arranged that but a
moment's time is needed to find any line of the hundreds of important
though small words which this book discusses."--_Chattanooga Times._
"Its practical reference value is great, and it is a great satisfaction
to note the care and attention to detail and fine shades of meaning the
author has bestowed upon the words he discusses."--_Church Review_,
Hartford.
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elegant language."--_Methodist_, Baltimore.
"This work is a welcome aid to good writing and good speech. It is
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reference."--_Christian Observer._
"His book has some excellent qualities. In the first place, it is
absolutely free from dogmatic assertion; in the second place, it
contains copious examples from good authors, which should guide aright
the person investigating any word, if he is thoroughly conversant with
English."--_The Sun_, New York.
_STANDARD EDUCATIONAL SERIES_
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
AND ANTONYMS
WITH NOTES ON THE
CORRECT USE OF PREPOSITIONS
DESIGNED AS A COMPANION FOR THE STUDY
AND AS A
TEXT-BOOK FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS
BY
JAMES C. FERNALD, L.H.D.
_Editor of Synonyms, Antonyms, and Prepositions
in the Standard Dictionary_
_NINETEENTH EDITION_
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY
NEW YORK AND LONDON
_Copyright, 1896, by FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY._
_Registered at Stationers' Hall, London, Eng._
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES
Transcriber's Note:
Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note, whilst
a list of significant amendments can be found at the end of the
text. Inconsistent hyphenation and conflicting variant spellings
have been standardised, except where used for emphasis. Non-standard
characters have been represented as follows:
[=a] _a_ with upper macron;
[=o] _o_ with upper macron.
CONTENTS.
PAGE.
PREFACE vii
PART I.
SYNONYMS, ANTONYMS AND PREPOSITIONS 1