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Prophet, one who fore- Sore, painful.

tells.

Rain, water.

Reign, to rule as a king.

Rein, of a bridle.
Read, to peruse.

Reed, a rush.

Rest, repose.

Mean, low, vile.

Wrest, to twist.

Mien, air, look.

Ring, circle.

Meat, food.

Wring, to twist.

Meet, fit; to come up to. Right, correct.

Might, power.

Rite, a ceremony.

Mite, a small insect.

Moan, to lament.

Mown, cut down.

Moat, a ditch.

Mote, a particle.

Naught, bad.

Nought, nothing.
Nay, no.

Neigh, cry of a horse.
None, not any.

Nun, inmate of a convent.
Oar, of a boat.
Ore, metal unrefined.
One, in number.

Won, did win.

Pail, a vessel.

Pale, wan; white.

Pain, torment.

Pane, of glass.

Pair, a couple.

Pare, to cut off.
Pear, a fruit.

Pall, a funeral cloth.
Paul, a man's name.
Pause, a stop.

Paws, feet of a beast.

Write, with a pen.
Wright, a carpenter.
Rhode, an island.
Road, a path.
Rode, did ride.
Rowed, did row.

Roe, a female deer.
Row, a rank.
Rood, 40 poles.
Rude, uncivil
Rote, by heart.

Wrote, did write.
Rough, uneven.
Ruff, for the neck.
Rye, a kind of corn.
crooked.

Wry,
Sail, of a ship.
Sale, selling.
Scene, place.
Seen, beheld.
Sea, the ocean.
See, to behold.
Seam, a joining.
Seem, to appear.
Seas, great waters.
Sees, beholds.

Peace, quietness.

Seize, to lay hold of.

Piece, a part.

Peal, a loud sound.

Peel, rind.

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Peer, an equal; nobleman. Senior, elder.

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Sum, the whole.

Soon, early; quickly.

Swoon, to faint.

Stair, to ascend by.
Stare, to look.
Stake, of wood.
Steak, of beef.
Son, a male child.
Sun, source of light.
Steal, to pilfer.
Steel, hardened iron
Straight, direct.
Strait, narrow.
Succour, help.
Sucker, a twig.
Tail, the end.
Tale, a story.

Tares, food for horses
Tears, does tear.
Tears, from the eye.
Tiers, rows.

Their, belonging to them.
There, in that place.
Throne, chair of state.
Thrown, flung.

Time, leisure.

Thyme, herb

To, unto.

Too, also.

Two, a couple.

Vale, a valley.

Veil, a covering.

Vain, fruitless.

Vane, a weathercock.

Vein, a blood-vessel.
Wain, a waggon.
Wane, to decrease.

Wait, to tarry.

Weight, heaviness.

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1. What are the words denoting state or being, from False, child,―arrogant, acquaint, resist,-vacant, constant,-decent, agent, regent, current,-impatient, benevolent.ample, serve, solicitous, 2-parent, herb, bonds, pilgrim,-furnish, fix, moist,-despot, patriot, Calvin, true,-wild, like,-banish, pave, treat,— accurate, conspire,-versatile, able,-pedant, bigot, rival, knave, -apostate, leper,--felon, forger,-warm, long, broad, grow?

2. What are the nouns denoting act or state, from

Oppose, persuade, devote, perfect, putrefy, humbled, solving? 3. What are the nouns denoting office or state, from

Professor, scholar, rector, friend?

4. What are the nouns denoting state, property, or office, from Duke, free, thral, martyr, prince, wise, Pope, sheriff?

5. What are the nouns denoting the agent or doer, from

Music, tragedy,-carry, fish, travel-chariot, auction-debt, war, sail, expect, claim, inhabit,-adhere, study, reside,-anatomy, botany, catechise-mission, antique,-song, game, tap?

6. What are the diminutives from

Seed, goose, stream?

7. What are the nouns denoting the persons acted upon, from

Trust, present, commit, refer, refuge, (one who takes refuge)?

8. What are the adjectives denoting being or acting in the sense of the following verbs,

Please, triumph, attend, comply, redound, signify, observe, stagnate, -urge, obey, subserve, appear, prevail, exist, pertain, indulge? 9. What are the adjectives denoting that may be in the sense of the following verbs,

Practise, move, navigate, vary, violate, separate, desire, allow,-divide, credit, 2, elect, perceive, admit, defend, comprehend?

O. What are the adjectives denoting full of

Toil, frolic, trouble, burden,-care, grace, joy, wonder 2,—ruin, envy, labour, religion, victory, people,-hunger, fire, wit?

11. What are the adjectives signifying made of

Lead, silk, wheat, flax, lint?

12. What are the adjectives denoting having the nature of, or pertaining to, the following subjects,

Prophet, hero, apostle,-infant, fever 2,-rogue, Spain, England,— person, line, spirit, use, navy, sense,-angle, circle, pole, villain, traitor,-parliament, vision, planets,-consolation, contradiction, promise?

13. What are the adjectives denoting like or resembling the following subjects,

Monk, fool, drone,-man, priest, mother, dead, king?

14. What are the adjectives denoting having the power to

Restrict, instruct, conclude, decide, explode, conduce?

15. What are the verbs signifying to make

Legal, familiar,-authentic, noble-deep, flat, short, sweet,-ample, pure, putrid, stupid, vile, false, just,-public, stable?

PREFIXES.
I.-English or Saxon.

1. A, on or in; afield, ashore. |6. Mis, error; misapply, misplace,

2. Be, about; bespangle, begird.

before; bespeak.

to make; benumb, befool.

3. En, sometimes changed into em,
in, enthrone, embrace;
also to make; enable.
4. For, opposition, or wrong;
Forbid, to bid not to do.
Forswear, to swear falsely.

5. Fore, before; forerun.

mislead, misaim, misconduct. not; mistrust, misbelieve.

ill; mischance, mishap, misfor

tune.

7. Out denotes to surpass; outdo.
8. Over, above; overflow.
9. Un, not; unblemished.

to undo; undress.

10. With, from, or against; withdraw, withhold.

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Eccentric, off from the centre.
Effuse, to pour out.
Extra, without, beyond; [nary.
Extraordinary, beyond ordi-
In, with its forms, Ig, Il, Im,
Ir, in verbs, in, into, on,
upon; in adjectives, not;
Include, to shut in.
1gnoble, not noble.
Illume, to put light into.
Immure, to put within walls.
Irradiate, to throw rays upon.
Invisible, that cannot be seen.
Illegal, not lawful.
Improper, not proper.
Inter, between, among;

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Allude, to refer to.

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Assent, to agree to.

15.

Interpose, to place between. Intro, within, into ;

Attract, to draw to.

3. Am, about ;

16.

Amputate, to cut around.

4. Ante, before;

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Antecedent, going before.

Circumfluent, flowing round.

Cisalpine, on this side of the

7. Con, with its forms, Co, Cog, 18. Col, Com, Cor, together;

Condole, to grieve together.

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Juxtaposition, a position near

against, in the way, about;

Obloquy, speaking against.
Occur, to come in the way.
Oppose, to put in the way or
against.

Per, through, thoroughly;
Perambulate, to walk through.
Perfect, done thoroughly.

19.

Post, after;

20.

Collect, to gather together.
Compress, to press together.
Corroborate, to strengthen 21.
together.

8. Contra, with its forms, Contro, 22.

Counter, against;

Contradict, to speak against.

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[after.

Postscript, what is written Pre, before;

Predict, to foretel.

Preter, beyond, past; [pass by.
Pretermit, to put past, to
Pro, forth, forward, for;
Proceed, to go forward.
Proconsul, one acting for the
consul.

Re, back, again;

Reflux, a flowing back.

23.

24.

Retro, backwards;

10. Dis, with its forms, Dif, and Di, 25.

asunder, off, away, out, not

Dispel, to drive asunder.

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26.

Revive, to live again.

Retrograde, going backwards. Se, aside or apart;

Seduce, to lead aside.

Sub, with its forms, Suc, Suf,
Sug, Sup, Sus, under, after
somewhat, upwards;
Subscribe, to write under.
Succeed, to come after.
Suffuse, to spread over.
Sustain, to hold up.
Subacid, somewhat acid.
27. Subter under;

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Apo, from;

[his religion,

Ultramarine, beyond the sea.

Hypocrite, a dissembler.
Meta, change;

[shape.
Metamorphose, to change the
Para, alongside, beyond, against;
Parallel, extended in the same
direction, and preserving the
same distance.
[rior.

Paramount, rising above; supe-
Parasol, against the sun.

Apostate, one who has forsaken Peri, round;

[the centre. Perimeter, measure round about.

Diameter, a line passing through Syn, Sym, Syl, together, with;

Dia, through;

Epi, upon;

[tomb.

Epitaph, an inscription upon a

Hyper, over, above;

Hypercritical, over-critical.

Hypo, under;

Synonyme, a word of the same

meaning.

[gether.

Syllable, letters pronounced to-
Symptom, something happening
along with.

EXERCISES.

Point out the Prefix, tell its import, and also the meaning of the whole word

1. Abed, aboard, afoot.

2. Besprinkle, bespatter, bedaub; becalm, besot, bedim.

3. Entrap, encircle, enclose; enrich, enslave, endear, enlarge.

5. Foremention, foreknowledge.

I.

II.

1. Abduce, absolve, avoid, abscond, abstain, absent.

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illustrate; imbibe, impress; ir-
ruption.

Inconsistent, invincible; illegi-
ble; immortal, impure; irregu-
iar; ignorant.

Intervene, intermix, intercede.

15. Introduce, introvert.

17. Obstruct, object; offer; oppress.
18. Perennial, perspire, peruse; pel-
lucid: permanent, pervious.

5. Circumambulate, circumjacent,
circumnavigate, circumvolve. 19. Postpone, posthumous.
7. Concur, connect, convene; co- 20.
operate; collate, collapse; com-
pile, compel, correspond, cor- 21.
rode.

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13. Infuse, inter, inscribe, inspire; 30. Ultramontane.

MURRAY AND GIBB, PRINTERS, EDINBURGH.

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