PART ONE (continued 2)

SIXTH MONTH.

fy = to make.

1. ampli fy, large11. lique fy, liquid

2. certi fy, certain12. magni fy, large

3. clari fy, clear13. puri fy, pure

4. dei fy, god14. rare fy, rare

5. exempli fy, example15. recti fy, right

6. falsi fy, false16. terri fy, frighten

7. forti fy, strong17. testi fy, witness

8. horri fy, horror18. typi fy, type

9. identi fy, the same19. veri fy, true

10. justi fy, right20. vivi fy, life

ile = pertaining to, belonging to, capable of, like.

1. ag ile, act 6. juven ile, young

2. duct ile, draw 7. puer ile, child

3. frag ile, break 8. serv ile, serve

4. fert ile, bear 9. vers atile, turn

5. host ile, enemy10. vir ile, man

2. A ductile substance is one which is capable of being drawn into wire.

9. A versatile person is capable of turning readily from one thing to another; manysided.

ine = belonging to, like.

1. aquil ine, eagle 6. fel ine, cat

2. bov ine, cow 7. femin ine, woman

3. can ine, dog 8. mar ine, sea

4. dent ine, tooth 9. mascul ine, male

5. div ine, deity10. sal ine, salt

1. An aquiline nose is one hooked like the beak which belongs to an eagle.

3. The canine teeth are so called because they correspond to those best developed in the dog.

ion = the act of, ing. (In many words ion means that which.)

1. ablut ion, washing away 9. commot ion, move

2. bisect ion, cutting in two10. frict ion, rub

3. expans ion, spreading out11. junct ion, join

4. expuls ion, driving out12. opt ion, choose

5. inspect ion, looking into13. resurrect ion, rising again

6. intercess ion, going between14. secess ion, going aside

7. collect ion, gathering together15. stat ion, stand

8. combust ion, burn16. tens ion, stretch

1. An ablution is the act of washing away, or cleansing.

15. A station is a standing place for the train.

ite = one who.

1. A Canaanite is one who dwelt in the land of Canaan.

2. A Dowieite is one who is a follower of Dowie.

3. A favorite is one who receives special favor.

4. A hypocrite is one who pretends to be what he is not.

5. An Israelite is one who is a descendant of Israel, or Jacob.

6. A Levite is one who is a descendant of Levi.

port = carry.

1. port able, capable of5. im port, into

2. port folio, leaf6. re port, back

3. port er, one who7. sup port, under

4. ex port, out8. trans port, across

9. port

1. Capable of being carried or moved without difficulty; as, a portable engine.

2. Portfolio. A case or folder in which leaves of loose paper or other stationery may be carried.

3. Porter. Literally, one who carries burdens.

7. Support. To carry or uphold from beneath (under).

9. Port. The manner in which one carries himself.

rupt = break.

1. ab rupt, away5. inter rupt, between

2. bank rupt, bench6. rupt ure, ing

3. dis rupt, apart7. rout

4. e ruption, out8. route

2. At Florence, it is said, a trader or money changer who failed in business had his banca, or money bench, broken; hence, one who is unable to pay his debts is bankrupt.

6. A rupture is a breaking apart; as the rupture of a blood vessel.

7. To break the ranks of, and throw into confusion; as to rout an enemy.

8. Route originally meant a road broken through a new and untraveled section of country. After thus broken it became a way or route for travel.

scribe, script = write.

1. circum scribe, around7. post script, after

2. de scribe, down8. in scription, upon

3. in scribe, in, upon9. scribe

4. pre scribe, before10. scribble

5. sub scribe, under11. script

6. tran scribe, across12. scripture

1. Circumscribe. To draw (write) a bounding line around; hence, to lay down the limits or restrict the action of.

9. A scribe, in Jewish history, was a custodian and writer of the official records of the nation.

10. To scribble is to do hasty or careless writing.

11. Script consists of characters written by hand.

12. Scripture. The sacred writings of any people.

spec, spect = look, see, view.

1. a spect, (ad) toward 6. pro spect, before

2. circum spect, around 7. retro spect, backward

3. ex pect, out 8. spectat or, one who

4. in spect, into 9. sus pect, under

5. per spective, through10. spectacle

11. spectacles

1. The appearance of a thing as viewed (looked toward or at) by the eye or mind; as, a stern aspect; the southern aspect of a house.

2. Looking around in all directions, as against danger or error. “Of all these circumstances, the slow, circumspect eye of the master took cognizance one by one.”

5. Perspective. That which is seen through an opening or vista. The effect of distance upon the appearance of objects.

9. Suspect. To underlook; to imagine or infer that appearances misrepresent; hence one who suspects is inclined to look beneath the surface.

10. Spectacle. Something exhibited to be looked at, especially if it be held worthy of unusual notice.

SEVENTH MONTH.

ory = place where.

1. arm ory, arms 6. manufact ory, hand made

2. deposit ory, put away 7. observ atory, observe

3. dorm itory, sleep 8. prepar atory, to make ready

4. fact ory, make 9. reform atory, form again

5. laborat ory, work10. terr itory, land

1. An armory is a place where arms and other instruments of war are kept.

2. A depository is a place where things are or may be put away for safe keeping.

5. A laboratory is, literally, a place for labor; particularly a place for scientific experimentation.

6. A manufactory was formerly so called because it named a place where things were made by hand. The first part of the word is now generally omitted, and appropriately so, because a small part of the work in a factory is done by hand.

10. Territory is extent of land belonging to or ruled by the government. Literally it means a place where there is land.

ous = having, consisting of, full of, pertaining to.

1. amphi bi ous, double + life 9. homo gene ous, like + kind

2. aque ous, water10. im per vi ous, no + through + way

3. bili ous, bile11. numer ous, number

4. clamor ous, to cry out12. preci ous, price, value

5. decidu ous, fall13. pre coci ous, early + ripe

6. furi ous, rage14. ponder ous, weigh

7. greg arious, flock15. pre poster ous, before + after

8. hetero gene ous, other + kind16. viv acious, life

1. Living both on land and in water. “Seals of amphibious nature, are either for the land or water.”

2. Pertaining to, or containing water; as, an aqueous vapor.

3. A state of ill health due to a disordered condition of the liver, the gland which secretes bile.

4. Consisting of loud and repeated outcries or noise; as, a clamorous crowd.

5. The leaves of deciduous trees fall once a year.

8. Consisting of unlike elements or ingredients of different (other) kinds.

13. Having the mental faculties prematurely developed; as, a precocious child.

15. Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense. Originally, preposterous meant having the after part before.

ulent = full of.

1. corp ulent, body4. succ ulent, juice

2. fraud ulent, fraud5. esc ulent, food

3. op ulent, wealth6. vir ulent, poison

1. A corpulent person is one who has an excess of fat; hence, literally speaking, is full of body.

4. Succulent plants are full of juice; as, the stalk of the sugar cane.

5. Esculent plants are those suitable for food (literally, full of food).

“Every lover of that invaluable esculent (the potato) has reason to remember with gratitude the settlers of Londonderry.”—Whittier.

ure = act or state of, that which.

1. capt ure, take11. pict ure, paint

2. depart ure, from + part12. pleas ure, please

3. en clos ure, within + shut13 post ure, place

4. fixt ure, fasten14. pro ced ure, forward + go

5. fract ure, break15. rapt ure, carry away

6. gest ure, act, do16. script ure, write

7. junct ure, join17. signat ure, mark or sign

8. manu fact ure, hand + make18. sut ure, sew

9. overt ure, open19. text ure, weave

10. past ure, feed20. verd ure, green

y = state of being, full of, consisting or made of.

1. bloody7. fleshy13. guilty19. rosy

2. dewy8. frosty14. hardy20. sandy

3. dressy9. fussy15. hoary21. shady

4. curly10. gaudy16. lofty22. spunky

5. faulty11. gloomy17. marshy23. thirsty

6. filthy12. grassy18. rainy24. wealthy

While the above words serve to illustrate the use of y as a suffix, to analyze them would not be profitable. On account of their simplicity no illustrations are needed to show their use, and no definitions; in fact, there are no words simpler on which to base definitions.

The eight words following, which end in y, can, however, be analyzed with profit:

1. an arch y, without + rule5. ob loqu y, against + speak

2. a path y, without + feel6. poly gam y, many + marriage

3. aut ops y, self + see7. sym path y, together + feel

4. col loqu y, together + speak8. sym phon y, together + sound

tort, tors = twist, wring, wrest.

1. con tort, together5. torch

2. dis tort, aside6. tor ment, that which

3. ex tort, out7. tortoise

4. re tort, back8. tort ure, that which

1. To twist together; to turn awry. “A form contorted and misshapen from that which nature gave.”

2. To twist aside; to twist out of shape; to wrest from the true meaning. “For gold the hireling judge distorts the laws.”

3. To wring or wrest out of or away from; to get by force or by taking unfair advantage. “'Till the injurious Romans did extort this tribute from us, we were free.”

4. To bend, twist or turn back. A retort is a short and pointed reply turned back on an assailant. A retort tube is one twisted or bent back at one end.

5. The torch is so called because the wick is twisted like a rope.

6. Torment comes from tormentum, a machine (engine) for throwing stones to inflict torture.

7. The tortoise is so called because of its twisted or crooked feet.

8. Wringing pain; anguish of body or mind. “In ancient Greece, torture was never employed except in case of treason”.

tract = draw.

1. abs tract, away 8. re tract, back

2. at tract, to 9. re treat, back

3. con tract, together10. sub tract, under

4. de tract, from11. trace

5. dis tract, apart12. tract able, capable of

6. ex tract, out13. trail

7. pro tract, forward14. train

1. To draw away; to consider apart. “In truth the object and sensation are the same thing and cannot be abstracted from each other.”

2. To draw to or toward. A magnet attracts iron filings.

3. To draw together or closer. Heat expands and cold contracts.

4. To draw away from. To take away a part of something, especially from one's credit. “Should I detract his worth, 'twould argue want of merit in myself.”

5. To draw apart or away. The attention is distracted when it is drawn apart from the thing in hand.

6. To draw out, to withdraw. Honey is sometimes extracted from the honeycomb and the comb replaced in the beehive.

7. To draw forward; to extend or prolong; as, “England desired not to protract the war.”

8. To draw back; to take back what has been said. When one finds he has said a hasty thing he would do well to retract it.

9. To draw back, as from an enemy. “Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat.”

10. To draw away; as apart from the whole. Literally to draw away from under, or in an underhanded way, as by stealth. The word is very seldom used literally.

11. A trace is one of the tugs or straps by which a vehicle is drawn.

12. A tractable child is one which can be easily led or drawn.

13. Trail means to draw along, or what is drawn.

14. A train consists of cars drawn by a locomotive.

ven, vent = come.

1. ad vent, to 6. e vent, out

2. ad vent ure, upon 7. inter vention, between

3. a venue, to 8. in vent, upon

4. con vene, together 9. re venue, back

5. circum vent, around10. pre vent, before

1. A coming or arrival of any important event or personage. The advent of summer. An Adventist is one who makes the second personal coming of Christ a special feature in his doctrine.

2. An adventure is a stirring experience, come upon, as it were, suddenly and unexpectedly.

3. That which comes to a certain place. Formerly an avenue was a roadway bordered with trees which comes to a residence.

4. To come together. “The household fowls convene.”

5. To circumvent an individual is to gain an advantage over him in a secret and round about (coming around) way.

6. The outcome of an occurrence; as, “In that event all will be right.” “Marriage is the principal event for good or evil in all lives.”

7. The act of coming between persons or objects; especially interference with the acts of others.

8. To come upon; to find out or discover.

9. Revenue is that which comes back, as from an investment; income from all forms of one's property.

10. To stop or hinder from happening by means of previous measures. Originally prevent meant to come before; as in Matt. xvii:25: “When Peter was come into the house, Jesus prevented him.”

vers, vert = turn.

1. ad verse, to (against)10. in vert, into

2. ad vers ity, state of11. per verse, thoroughly

3. ad vert, to12. re verse, back

4. ad vert ise, act of13. trans verse, across

5. a vers ion, away14. versat ile, capable of

6. a vert, away15. vers ion, that which

7. di verse, apart16. vertex

8. di version, aside17. vertigo

9. di vorce, apart18. vortex

1. Turned against; antagonistic. Adverse winds. “Error is adverse to human happiness.”

2. State of adverse fortune; a condition of calamity, distress, or unhappiness. “Ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all adversities.”

3. To turn the mind or attention to; as, “I will only advert to some leading points in the argument.”—Emerson.

4. To advertise an article is to cause the public to turn attention to it.

5. A turning away from. “Adhesion to vice and aversion to goodness.”

6. To turn away or aside. “Till ardent prayer averts the public woe.”

7. Diverse ways are different ways—they turn apart.

8. The act of turning aside from a course; as the diversion of the mind from study.

9. A judgment or decree dissolving marriage, and thus turning husband and wife apart from each other.

10. To turn into another position; as, upside down, inside out, end for end, etc.

11. A perverse inclination is one thoroughly wrong or turned from the right.

12. To turn back; as to reverse an engine.

13. A transverse beam is one turned across others.

14. Capable of moving or turning around; as a versatile spindle; turning with ease from one thing to another; many sided; as, a versatile writer.

15. That which is translated (or turned) from another language; as, the King James version of the Bible.

16. The highest point, peak, or summit. Literally the turning point.

17. A turning or whirling around; dizziness or giddiness.

18. A whirlpool. (Vortex is another form of vertex.)

EIGHTH MONTH.

ic = pertaining to.

1. aqua tic, water11. lyr ic, lyre, harp

2. arc tic, bear12. metal lic, metal

3. barbar ic, foreign; uncivilized13. metr ic, measure

4. chron ic, time14. numer ic, number

5. civ ic, citizen15. op tic, eye

6. dom estic, house16. pan ic, Pan

7. epi dem ic, upon + people17. phon ic, sound

8. erra tic, wander18. publ ic, people

9. Homer ic, Homer19. rust ic, country

10. luna tic, moon20. techn ic, art, trade

2. Arctic means, literally, pertaining to the northern constellations called the Great and Little Bears; hence pertaining to the north polar regions.

8. Erratic means wandering from the proper or usual course in opinion or conduct.

9. Homeric means relating to Homer, the great epic poet of ancient Greece, or to the poetry which he wrote.

10. A lunatic is one who is periodically insane, with intervals of sanity (as if affected by the moon).

11. Lyric poetry is that which is adapted to the lyre or harp; fit to be sung to an accompaniment.

16. Panic means sudden or groundless fright, such as was said to have been caused by Pan, the god of pastures and forests.

ise, (ize) = make, do, cause.

1. ad vert ise, to + turn13. equalize

2. critic ise, judge14. generalize

3. familiar ize, family15. harmonize

4. fertil ize, bear, produce16. humanize

5. leg alize, law17. idolize

6. re cogn ize, again + know18. magnetize

7. sym path ize, with + feel19. modernize

8. tan tal ize, Tantalus20. naturalize

9. agonize21. organize

10. brutalize22. realize

11. civilize23. systematize

12. crystallize24. tyrannize

1. A merchant when he advertises goods hopes thereby to cause people to turn their attention to them.

2. To criticise is to (make) pass judgment upon.

3. To familiarize means, literally, to make as one of the family, to become intimate with.

4. Ground is fertilized when it is caused to produce more abundantly.

5. Any conduct is legalized when it is made lawful.

6. We recognize a person when we know him again; as, one whom we have known before.

7. To sympathize is to feel with another.

8. Tantalize is derived from Tantalus, a Phyrgian king who, according to Greek mythology, was punished in the lower world by being placed in a lake of pure water up to his chin, while there hung over him luscious fruit, the fruit and the water receding whenever he sought to satisfy his hunger or thirst. Hence tantalize means to tease or torment by presenting something desirable to the view and frustrating expectation by keeping it out of reach.

Words 9 to 24 may be defined in a simple and satisfactory manner by using some meaning of the suffix ize in the definition with the first part of the word; thus, agonize means to cause to have agony.

ist = one who.

1. agri cultur ist, field + culture11. journ alist, day

2. an arch ist, without + rule12. jur ist, right

3. art ist, art13. loy alist, law

4. a the ist, without + god14. oc ulist, eye

5. botan ist, plant15. optim ist, best

6. de ist, god16. pessim ist, worst

7. dent ist, tooth17. re viv alist, again + life

8. flor ist, flower18. roy alist, king

9. ge olog ist, earth + science19. sci entist, knowledge

10. hypno tist, sleep20. somn ambul ist, sleep + walk

4. An atheist is one who is without belief in a personal God.

6. A deist is one who believes in God but denies revealed religion.

15. An optimist is one who holds the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.

16. A pessimist is one who has a disposition to take the least hopeful (worst) view of things; one who believes that the ultimate tendency of the world is toward evil and not good.

oid = having the form of, shaped like.

1. aster oid, star4. spher oid, sphere

2. dent oid, tooth5. typh oid, cloud, stupor

3. ethm oid, sieve6. variol oid, various

meter, metr = measure.

1. anemo meter, wind 8. hydro meter, water

2. baro meter, weight 9. lacto meter, milk

3. chrono meter, time10. metr ic, pertaining to

4. dia meter, across11. penta meter, five

5. gas ometer, gas12. peri meter, around

6. ge ometer, earth13. thermo meter, heat

7. hexa meter, six14. tri gon ometry, three + angle

1. The anemometer is an instrument for measuring the force and velocity of the wind.

2. The barometer measures the weight of the atmosphere, and thus aids in determining the indications of the weather.

3. A chronometer is an instrument for measuring time. Specifically, it is a large and very accurate watch for use in astronomical observations.

6. Geometry literally means earth measure. It treats of the measurement of surfaces, and is therefore applied in the measurement of land.

7. The hexameter in poetry is a measure having six poetic feet to the line.

8. The hydrometer is used for measuring the specific gravity of water and other liquids.

9. The lactometer is used for measuring the purity and richness of milk.

10. The metric system of weights and measures is one in which the meter is the unit of measure.

12. The perimeter is the measure around a body or figure.

14. Trigonometry treats of measurements based on the triangle (three angles).

phon = sound.

1. eu phony, well4. phono graph, write

2. phon etic, pertaining to5. sym phony, with

3. phon ic, pertaining to6. tele phone, far

polis = city.

1. acro polis, high, upper5. metro polis, mother

2. Anna polis, Ann6. Minne apolis, Minne

3. Constantin ople, Constanine7. police

4. Indiana polis, Indiana8. politics

1. The acropolis was the upper part of a Grecian city. It commanded a view of the surrounding country.

2. Named for Queen Ann.

3. A contraction of Constantinopolis. Named for Constantine.

4. Indiana means, literally, the land of the Indians. Indianapolis means city of Indiana.

5. The metropolis is the chief, or mother city, of the state or country.

6. The city of Minne (haha).

7. A police force is a body of civil officers in a city organized for its protection.

8. Politics is the science of government in state or city.

scop = view.

1. horo scope, hour3. micro scope, small

2. kaleido scope, beautiful + form4. stereo scope, solid

5. tele scope, far

1. The horoscope is an instrument for viewing the heavens at the hour of one's birth, by which the astrologers professed to foretell the events of a person's life.

2. The kaleidoscope is an optical instrument in which an endless variety of beautiful patterns or forms may be viewed by changing its position.

4. The stereoscope is an instrument, with two eye glasses, for giving to pictures the appearance of solid forms as seen in nature.