STANDARD IV. Senior. GRADE 7.

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typical
renewal
magical
chemical
botanical
valiant
hydrant
indignant
stimulant
luxuriant
assailant
occupant
incessant
applicant
consonant
cereals
alleged
civilian
secluded
abominate

Join —al to comic, logic, cubic, sign, brute, recite, remove, arrive.

The applicant made indignant denial of his alleged scheming. The occupants of the secluded domicile gambled incessantly. A valiant civilian shielded a mulatto from a brutal assailant. Our fertile prairies yield a luxuriant growth of cereals. Chemical changes appear almost magical. The rector abominates the use of whisky or like stimulants. The city's hydrants need renewal. With breech-loading rifles we defended breaches in the rampart.

2

miscreant
intolerant
mendicant
immigrant
descendant
critical
tragical
physical
identical
fanatical
prodigal
cannibal
acquittal
occasional
economical
incite
censure
beseech
stalwart
lieutenant

Add —ant to account, assist, claim, defend, attend, repent, depend.

His descendants were prodigal, not economical. Finally they became mere mendicants. Immigrants are intolerant of even occasional censures. The lieutenant was critical of his recruit's physical courage. A stalwart miscreant accused of cannibal practices secured acquittal. Another tragical scene occurred at that identical spot. Pontiac readily incited the fanatical Indians to revolt. An adept in botanical lore went on a canoeing trip. Lye for cleansing woollen shawls has lain here for eight weeks. A mere mite of a bugler moaned beseechingly for a draught of water.

3

raiment
adjacent
reticent
opponent
diffident
indulgent
competent
consistent
provident
permanent
marvel
sequel
infidel
citadel
trammel
gibbet
penitent
obligation
protector
antiquated

Write —ent with differ, insist, confide, reside, provide, compete.

His wily opponent was reticent, divulging few secrets. A gibbet was erected adjacent to the citadel. His antiquated raiment is consistent with his provident custom. Is he competent to revise any permanent obligations? Though hesitating and diffident he stubbornly maintained his stand. The sequel showed how indulgent the protector was to penitent rebels. Do not trammel the posse of police in pursuit of the kidnapper. Broken treaties led to conflict. Consult a treatise on ague. The lawyer gave good counsel to the mayor and village council.

4

deceit
conceit
ceiling
conceive
receiving
fiend
shriek
achieve
relieve
reprieve
prevalent
expedient
stringent
intelligent
benevolent
pleurisy
catarrh
manifest
bigamist
machinist

Catarrh and pleurisy are prevalent. Satan is the arch fiend. The court received urgent requests to reprieve the bigamist. Success is achieved by intelligent effort. It is expedient to use metal ceilings. The benevolent machinist is believed to be conceited. The villain shrieked when his deceit was manifest. Customs officers conceived it necessary to make stringent rules against smugglers. Pistils are seed-bearing organs. Rewarded according to his deserts. A stream with cascades and cataracts.

Note: When sounded like long e, i comes before e, except after c.

5

elegance
defiance
alliance
variance
appliance
arrogance
ambulance
reluctance
annoyance
conveyance
surfeit
forfeit
counterfeit
heinous
inveigle
project
dynamite
terminate
excessive
explosive

Note: When not sounded like long e, the order of the letters is ei.

Use an ambulance for his conveyance to a hospital. A surfeit of wealth leads to arrogance. The use of dynamite and other explosives was an excessive annoyance. With reluctance a counterfeiter produced his skilful appliances. The elegance of his address diverted suspicion from his heinous crimes. As the allies are at variance, the alliance may terminate. By their defiance of justice they forfeited our assurance of relief. His soul was teeming with projects of deceit. A Hindu fakir inveigled me by his cleverness. A wretch reeled over but, seizing the reins, he reseated himself.

6 (Review)

cereal
achieve
incite
typical
catarrh
heinous
renewal
fiendish
reticent
variance
civilian
physical
adjacent
pleurisy
inveigle
dynamite
reprieve
expedient
miscreant
acquittal
counterfeit
descendant
assailant
consistent
machinist
benevolent
lieutenant
conveyance

Improvident mendicants made incessant appeals for relief. A reticent lieutenant achieved mastery over his assailant. Is it expedient to reprieve the miscreant who incited to such heinous crimes? Pleurisy and catarrh are physical ailments. Was it fiendish to use dynamite in besieging a citadel? An arrogant but benevolent machinist deemed it consistent with honor to inveigle counterfeiters. Wheat is a typical cereal. A renewal of the civilians' league led to many variances with the soldiers.

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offence
defence
pretence
eminence
diligence
deference
eloquence
indolence
excellence
recurrence
device
entice
suffice
spliced
indict
bulwarks
maintain
inditing
commodore
despicable

Form words in —ence from prefer, infer, confer, reside, revere. Give verb forms corresponding to advice, device, practice, prophecy.

For a recurrence of the despicable offence he was promptly indicted before a magistrate. The eloquence of the lawyer sufficed for his defence. In deference to the commodore's request he spliced ropes with diligence. His indolence was truly a pretence to cloak knavery. A bulwark is perched on the lofty eminence. Savory fruits enticed the saucy ruffian. The excellence of his device for maintaining warmth is acknowledged. The document was indited and sealed. It is a wise practice not to prophesy about elections.

8

malice
novice
cornice
solstice
artifice
estuary
obituary
dromedary
secretary
arbitrary
auxiliary
adversary
sanctuary
temporary
stationary
wether
brigand
bureau
enumerate
incredible

Add —ary to beg, note, vision, infirm, imagine, mission, custom.

The malice of his adversary was incredible. Though a mere novice in business, he is made temporary secretary of the grocers' guild. The obituary notice was deceiving. The brigands fled on dromedaries beyond the Nile estuary. The cornice meets the sanctuary ceiling. Is the sun stationary at the solstice? The arbitrary tyrant was won over by a clever artifice. Enumerate the auxiliary verbs. From a circle around the moon many augur foul weather. A tainted wether of the flock. An ermine mantle occupied the mantel-piece. The adze and auger are carpenters' tools. A handsome bureau adorned the ladies' waiting-room.

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roguery
quackery
colliery
cemetery
artillery
cajolery
treachery
shrubbery
monastery
stationery
axis
oasis
crisis
gratis
trellis
mechanism
ingenious
delectable
periodical
revolution

Join —ery to brave, scene, pot, mock, slave, brew, distil, bake.

Can you distinguish between quackery, cajolery, and roguery? A corps of artillery quelled the feud at the colliery. A cemetery near the monastery is concealed by profuse shrubbery and vines climbing on trellises. The treachery of the guards occasioned an alarming crisis. An oasis in the desert is delectable. The earth's revolution on its axis is shown by an ingenious mechanism. His services are given gratis. Purchase the periodicals at a stationery store. A stationary engine is one not movable. A stationer sells stationery, as a confectioner sells confectionery.

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oratory
cursory
dilatory
lavatory
dormitory
directory
desultory
obligatory
compulsory
promissory
harass
cutlass
trespass
abscess
embarrass
merciless
malignant
merchandise
curriculum
interrogative

Put —ory or —tory with direct, deposit, prepare, purge, explain.

The college lavatory adjoins the dormitory, not the vestibule. A dilatory customer was embarrassed by the cashier's refusal to discount a promissory note. A cursory glance revealed a malignant abscess. Desultory attacks in the merciless warfare harassed our adversaries. Trespassers were frightened off by guards equipped with cutlasses. Oratory is made obligatory by the new curriculum. I certified to the completeness of the revised directory. Freight charges on the cargo of merchandise are not satisfactory. Alter the exclamatory sentence to an interrogative one.

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destine
doctrine
aniline
gelatine
sanguine
profile
ductile
missile
imbecile
projectile
license
incense
dispense
condense
recompense
superseded
destructive
apothecary
temperament
Dreadnought

Form words by adding —e to bath, cloth, loath, wreath, breath.

Condensed aniline dyes seem destined to supersede other varieties. He advocates the doctrine of recompensing owners of revoked licenses. The projectiles hurled from a modern Dreadnought's batteries are most destructive missiles. The apothecary does not dispense gelatine or incense. The imbecile is obstinate. Gold is ductile. His countenance as seen in profile indicates a sanguine temperament. The marshal mustered the troops levied in populous centres. A circus troupe delighted the populace.

12 (Review)

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.

13

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.

15

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.

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spectre
integer
bouquet
incisors
coroner
acceptable
plausible
pitiable
sceptre
feasible
affidavit
palatable
signature
chargeable
bivouac
battalion
beneficial
artificial
competitor
conspiracy
government
eligible
plaintiff
impostor
noticeable
trafficker
scavenger
cauliflower

The coroner's signature is noticeable in the affidavit. It was pitiable to see the scavenger wasted to a mere spectre. The bivouac of the battalion was highly beneficial. Cauliflower is palatable. The plaintiff charged his competitors with conspiracy. The government favors a feasible scheme of artificial drainage. The plausible impostor is not eligible for office. A bouquet of daisies was acceptable. Integers are not fractions. Gnawing animals have sharp incisors. Is he a trafficker in liquor licenses?

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option
fiction
diction
sanction
rejection
deception
expedition
absorption
temptation
competition
rudiment
nutriment
merriment
impediment
compliment
hazardous
physiology
examination
conscience
proposition

Write words in —tion from create, defect, rotate, quote, dispose.

I await the sanction or the rejection of my proposition. Even keen competition need not induce deception. The author received compliments on his recent fiction. We had the option of joining the expedition but deemed it too hazardous. There is an eager absorption of nutriment by a healthy system. He has an impediment in speech, but his diction is choice. Their merriment implies no deception. He tries an examination on the rudiments of physiology. Obey your conscience despite temptations. Send a petition to the city council against flimsy partitions in buildings.

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terrific
aquatic
athletic
despotic
pathetic
prolific
intrinsic
pugilistic
democratic
aristocratic
vehement
implement
settlement
amazement
complement
ensue
beverage
exhibition
programme
agricultural

Add —ic to angel, hero, tone, algebra, botany, drama, mason.

Pugilistic exhibitions were excluded from the athletic programme. The regiment had a full complement of heroic privates. In the newer settlements agricultural implements are necessary. Our government is democratic, not despotic or aristocratic. We viewed with amazement their use of alcoholic beverages and the pathetic scenes that ensued. The naval conflict was vehement, even terrific. The walrus is aquatic in habits. Our prairies give a prolific yield of wheat, whose intrinsic or inherent worth is great. The United States is a republic. A frantic struggle with a lunatic.

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deity
agility
facility
civility
sincerity
iniquity
docility
alacrity
vicinity
dexterity
Grecian
magician
optician
politician
electrician
prescribe
displayed
negotiate
worshipped
certificate

Join —ity to intense, absurd, plural, noble, fatal, sincere, docile.

An optician prescribed for my eyes. The politician dwelt on the iniquity of his opponents and his own sincerity. A magician displayed agility and dexterity. Ancient Grecian deities were publicly worshipped by sacrifices. An electrician negotiated for a residence in our vicinity. Civility and sincerity are certificates of refinement. Accepting the challenge with alacrity, he showed his facility in handling weapons. Don't meddle with the gas-meter. Juicy pears are extremely agreeable to the palates of fever patients.

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apprise
criticise
catechise
advertise
supervise
analyse
paralyse
enterprise
compromise
enfranchise
gaiety
surety
sobriety
notoriety
propriety
collapse
habitual
definition
disputant
intoxicating

Note: Chastise, comprise, demise, despise, devise, disguise, exercise, merchandise, revise, surprise, surmise, also end in ise.

There is no surety that the enterprise will not collapse. He criticised the propriety of using gestures. The deceased was paralysed for years before his demise. To analyse means to resolve into simpler elements. The disputants compromised by agreeing to accept my definition. I apprised the foreigners that they could not vote, as they were not enfranchised. Their disloyalty was a matter of public notoriety. Habitual temperance in using intoxicating liquors is laudable sobriety. Mention the provinces comprised in Canada. Explain the meaning of numerator and denominator.

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baptize
utilize
realize
civilize
tantalize
patronize
authorize
familiarize
emphasize
sympathize
addict
verdict
dedicate
contradict
predicate
assertion
missionary
justifiable
licentious
bereavement

Join —ize to equal, brutal, real, central, signal, pauper.

He realizes that the verdict is justifiable. Emphasize the predicate. I am authorized to contradict his assertions. Refrain from tantalizing dumb creatures. Patronize home products. The church was dedicated to divine worship. The heathens were baptized in the presence of many spectators. Previously they were addicted to licentious practices. Missionaries aid in civilizing savage peoples. I sincerely sympathize with you in your bereavement. Familiarize yourself with the means of utilizing waste products.

24 (Review)

gaiety
aquatic
analyse
civility
beverage
sincerely
sanction
facility
criticise
optician
paralyse
dexterity
negotiate
magician
docility
decision
vehement
recognize
conscience
intoxicate
physiology
spectator
implement
emphasize
worshipper
competition
programme
bereavement

The worshippers criticised the spectators for lack of civility. The magician's dexterity was advertised on the programme. The optician vehemently condemns beverages that intoxicate. Recognize the sanction of a sincere conscience. He analyses sentences with facility. The mayor's decision recognized the aquatic exhibition. He negotiated a loan to organize an implement factory. His bereavement has paralysed all gaiety. Elephants are remarkable for their docility. There is keen competition in our physiology class. The missionary emphasized the iniquity of perjury.

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genius
radius
exodus
impetus
stimulus
gladiolus
terminus
narcissus
apparatus
ignoramus
siphon
graphic
epitaph
phaeton
phantom
vision
solicitor
extraordinary
encouragement
manufacturing

Use no hyphen in barefaced, greyhound, breastplate, breadstuffs.

The Bible contains a graphic account of the exodus from Egypt. The narcissus and gladiolus are favourite flowers. Describe the difference between a phaeton and a carriage. The epitaph on the solicitor's tomb was composed by a genius, not an ignoramus. The radius of a circle can readily be computed without special apparatus. Encouragement is a great stimulus to exertion. The terminus of the steamboat route is an important site for manufacturing. The weight of the atmosphere causes liquids to flow in a siphon. A phantom is a fancied, not a real, vision. Abundant harvests give an extraordinary impetus to trade.

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perilous
covetous
timorous
frivolous
poisonous
felicitous
disastrous
boisterous
gluttonous
miraculous
mileage
acreage
mortgage
equipage
disparage
republic
allowance
adventure
exaggerate
automobile

Add —ous to fibre, nerve, pomp, resin, riot, venom, wonder, zeal.

The acreage under cultivation is exaggerated. He disparages the importance of our felicitous relations with the republic. A gluttonous person is too covetous of dainty victuals. Senators have an ample mileage allowance. To the timorous the adventure appeared perilous. His recovery after swallowing the poisonous draught was miraculous. The automobile is our latest equipage. It may be disastrous to mortgage the residence. Avoid being frivolous or boisterous. Beware the bite of a venomous reptile.

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session
evasion
version
decision
collision
derision
omission
dimension
dissension
digression
ninths
eighths
twelfths
thirtieths
ninetieths
calculate
utterance
parliament
penniless
pronunciation

Form words in —sion from confuse, infuse, possess, depress, omit, revise. Add —ths to forty, sixty, eighty, hundred, thousand.

There was an omission of two-eighths from the total. The utterance of a penniless passenger gives a new version of the collision. Dissensions in parliament prolonged the session. How many ninetieths equal eleven-thirtieths? His address contained serious digressions from the main issue. Calculate the dimensions of the rectangle to the twelfth of an inch. The decision to modify pronunciation was greeted with cries of derision. There should be no evasion of duty. How much is two-thirds of one-ninth?

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function
quotation
exemption
redemption
completion
inflection
institution
conjunction
transaction
consumption
mosque
opaque
unique
oblique
antique
renown
campaign
chameleon
congratulate
triumphant

Write words in —tion from exert, digest, donate, incline, reject.

The conjunction has no inflection. His collection of antique vases is renowned. The chameleon is unique in some respects. What is the function of the hyphen? The worshippers in the mosque are not Christians. I congratulated the general upon the triumphant completion of his campaign. Explain the difference between vertical and oblique lines. Ground glass is somewhat opaque. A foreign institution secured exemption from taxation. Consumption is often fatal. I cited quotations from English authors. The redemption of the notes was a costly transaction.

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duellist
jeweller
traveller
towelling
imperilled
chiselled
medallist
apparelled
councillor
victualler
gentian
artesian
comedian
barbarian
Presbyterian
decrepit
costume
extricate
scrutinize
exhaustible

Note: Words ending in one l double it on adding a vowel suffix.

The comedian is a noted duellist, excelling in the use of the sword. The traveller was apparelled in the native barbarian costume. The councillor advocated artesian wells to give an inexhaustible supply of excellent water. The jeweller chiselled a gentian on the medallist's watch. The licensed victuallers scrutinized the quality of the towelling. A Presbyterian clergyman imperilled his life to extricate the decrepit vagrant. He shovelled the snow away to steer the sleigh easily. People who affect too much politeness rarely effect much real good.

30 (Review)

opaque
acreage
epitaph
twelfths
decrepit
covetous
solicitor
oblique
phaeton
equipage
omission
mortgage
frivolous
ninetieths
victualler
inflection
campaign
counsellor
apparelled
apparatus
felicitous
completion
automobile
miraculous
parliament
exhaustible
congratulate
Presbyterian

There was an omission of the phaeton, automobile, and other equipages from the mortgage. The frivolous solicitor was covetous of being made king's counsellor. The epitaph of the Presbyterian minister is very felicitous. A decrepit victualler was oddly apparelled. The acreage under cereals is a great encouragement. Parliament congratulated the army upon the completion of the campaign. Our prairies appear inexhaustible in fertility. How much is eight-twelfths of seven-ninetieths? A miraculous rescue.

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labor
valor
dolor
arbor
fervor
succor
rancor
glamor
splendor
demeanor
honorary
valorous
dolorous
humorist
clamorous
cypress
corporal
sycamore
appreciate
accomplish

Note: Instead of the final or in many noun forms our is recognized as a variant. The u in the latter form is invariably dropped when the suffix ous is added.

The mien of the humorist when off the stage is dolorous. The corporal's valorous demeanor was highly commended. He was elected honorary president of the federated labor union. The villain's malice and rancor were severely censured. Her beauty and splendor cast a glamor over all. Deeds of valor are accomplished in the joyous fervor of youth. When in danger of drowning he was very clamorous for succor. In my garden is an arbor sheltered by cypress and sycamore trees. Filled with dolor at the prospect of death. I appreciate Arbor Day.

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duteous
piteous
aqueous
gaseous
bounteous
righteous
plenteous
nauseous
courteous
erroneous
typify
mystify
rectify
beautify
sanctify
illuminate
almsgiving
manuscript
compassionate
circumstantial

Add —ify to class, pure, false, glory, ample, intense, just, diverse.

Steam is aqueous vapor. He was very courteous when requested to rectify the erroneous statement. Castor-oil typifies a nauseous draught. Bounteous almsgiving and righteous behavior beautified his life. Gaseous products from coal illuminate our houses. A plenteous peach yield. The circumstantial evidence merely mystified the jurors. Her piteous appeal fell on compassionate ears. A duteous daughter sanctifies a home. He was accused of falsifying the manuscript. A pair of moccasins. He related an anecdote of a penniless acquaintance of ours.

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dubious
hilarious
obnoxious
laborious
penurious
notorious
delirious
ingenious
luxurious
abstemious
rarefy
liquefy
putrefy
stupefy
rascality
corduroy
telephone
vagabond
phonograph
temperature

Join —ous to injury, envy, mystery, vary, victory, study.

When delirious his temperature was so high as to cause anxiety. He seemed dubious of victory. When he won there was hilarious rejoicing. Heat liquefies metals. Using tobacco tends to stupefy a youth. He is not luxurious, but rather penurious, in his tastes. Obnoxious weeds should be ruthlessly destroyed. Instances of long life are chiefly among the abstemious. Putrefied meat is poisonous. The vagabond was notorious for his rascality. Edison is a type of the laborious and ingenious inventor. To him we owe the phonograph. The telephone was invented by a Canadian, Dr. Bell. The air is rarefied as one ascends. Corduroy trousers.

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cavalier
fusilier
grenadier
brigadier
chevalier
gaselier
chandelier
electrolier
financier
chiffonier
geranium
aquarium
gymnasium
harmonium
nasturtium
resolute
originally
inadequate
discordant
establishment

Note: No capital is needed in such phrases as, morocco leather, plaster of paris, french polish, prussian blue, turkey red, etc.

Originally soldiers were described by the particular weapon used; as, grenadier, fusilier, bombardier. The chandelier is the most ancient, next the gaselier, and now the electrolier. The financier encouraged the establishment of a gymnasium. Place a bouquet of geraniums and nasturtiums on the chiffonier. The brigadier was resolute in exacting obedience. Our school aquarium is inadequate. The church harmonium is woefully discordant. Cavaliers or chevaliers were armed horsemen.

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mutineer
domineer
gazetteer
buccaneer
scrutineer
athlete
compete
secrete
complete
concrete
secede
accede
concede
precede
stampede
cupola
asthma
militia
naphtha
orchestra

Note: Agreed, exceed, indeed, proceed, succeed.

The mutineers seized the ship and started as buccaneers. He proceeded to complete the cupola. The athlete conceded the advantage to his rival. He graciously acceded to my request. Some dissatisfied members seceded from the orchestra. A wooden pavement preceded the concrete one. The scrutineer succeeded in preventing our secreting the ballots. The militia domineered over the citizens. Purchase a naphtha launch. Fire caused the tethered horses to stampede. We did not compete for publishing the gazetteer. Asthma is frequently fatal.

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accede
militia
piteous
asthma
cypress
concrete
succor
gaselier
naphtha
adequate
sanctify
splendor
ingenious
rascality
putrefy
telephone
sycamore
plenteous
aquarium
humorous
orchestra
financier
geranium
preceding
nauseous
obnoxious
demeanor
manuscript

The militia proceeded to succor the cavalry. The financier's demeanor was obnoxious to the orchestra. Sycamore trees are plenteous, but cypresses are scarce. The orchestra played humorous pieces at the aquarium. Concrete the cellar. It was piteous to witness the asthma patients. Telephone for an adequate supply of naphtha. A piece of ingenious rascality. In the preceding year the queen acceded to the request of her subjects. Putrefying vegetables are dangerous. A manuscript shows a gaselier.

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judicious
capacious
malicious
audacious
sagacious
veracity
ferocity
vivacity
scarcity
capacity
adhere
sincere
austere
cashmere
hemisphere
reticule
renegade
adherence
characterize
archipelagos

Change ferocity, vivacity, capacity, sagacity, veracity to forms in —ous. Make nouns in —ity from atrocious, capacious, sagacious.

The sagacious collie exhibits no ferocity. The audacious renegade adhered to his malicious fiction. Though austere in features he has great vivacity in manner. A sincere, judicious adherence to right principles characterized the governor. I am conscious of the scarcity of men with eminent business capacity. Veracity signifies strict regard for truth. Genuine cashmere shawls come from Asia. There are few archipelagos in our hemisphere. A foreign guide carried a bowie knife in a capacious reticule.

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fictitious
vexatious
ambitious
infectious
expeditious
curiosity
inferiority
generosity
university
immensity
opium
asylum
gypsum
quorum
museum
committee
inordinate
overwhelm
magnificent
acknowledge

Make noun forms of words in —ious, and adj. forms of those in —ity.

The university possesses a magnificent museum. Infectious diseases are readily spread. Hire an expeditious conveyance. Be cautious to abstain from opium. The patients at the asylum gave fictitious names. Gypsum frequently contains the fossil remains of extinct animals. Owing to the lack of a quorum the committee transacted no business. Inordinate curiosity is often vexatious to others. Though almost overwhelmed by adversity they manifested princely generosity. The immensity of the British empire is now fully acknowledged. He is ambitious to control the woollen industry.

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secrecy
privacy
delicacy
clemency
obstinacy
cordial
congenial
parochial
centennial
testimonial
beacon
matron
venison
environs
oblivion
beguile
revenue
heighten
ceremony
complexion

Write sec. person sing. of pray, prayed, bless, hate, ruled; e.g., burnest.

The delicacy of the matron's complexion is very noticeable. The city's environs have asphalt avenues. The emperor is renowned for clemency. The centennial ceremonies rescued many quaint customs from oblivion. The rector maintained secrecy as to his parochial revenues. Congenial companions beguiled a tedious voyage. Obstinacy merely heightened the culprit's guilt. The princess is most cordial towards friends in the privacy of her home. Beacon lights are essential to the safety of sailors. I won a testimonial for good behavior. Savory venison is digestible.

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accurate
duplicate
intricate
elaborate
collegiate
initiate
fascinate
anticipate
expectorate
emancipate
indicative
nominative
transitive
subjunctive
comparative
obscene
crescent
sciatica
ascertain
condescend

Write verb forms like prayeth, from love, mourn, fear, see, reign.

I ascertained that the principal of the Collegiate Institute anticipates a big attendance. The crescent moon is the Turkish symbol. His scheme is too elaborate and intricate. I sent a receipt in duplicate. He distinguishes accurately between the indicative and the subjunctive mood. The empress condescended to occupy a comparatively mean cottage. Serpents are said to fascinate and stupefy their prey. England emancipated negro slaves about 1808. Refrain from obscene language. A skilful doctor relieved my sciatica. Avoid coughing and expectorating phlegm on the street.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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