Primus, first. Root form prim.

primer, primitive, prime, primate, primeval.
Root forms: reg, rect.

Rego, rectum, to rub.

regent, direct, correction, directress.

Seco, sectum, to cut. Root forms: sec, sect. bisect, segment, insect, sectional.

Sequor, secutus, to follow.

Root forms: sequ, secut. prosecute, consecutive, subsequent, sequel.

Spiro, spiratum, to breathe. Root forms: spir, spirat. expire, aspiration, dispiriting, conspirator.

Sto, statum, to stand. Root forms: sta, stat, sist, stant. station, obstacle, stable, constant, resist. Traho, tractum, to draw. Root form tract. attract, subtraction, distract, contractor. Tribuo, tributum, to give. Root form: tribut. tributary, retribution, contribute, tribute. Terra, the earth.

terrestrial, Mediterranean, territory, terrier. Verto, versum, to turn. Root forms: vert, vers. adversity, versatile, reverse, aversion, divert. Voco, vocatum, to call. Root forms: voc, vocat. vocation, revoke, equivocal, convocation.

Verus, true. Root form: ver.

aver, verify, veracity, veracious.

Grapho, to write. Root form: graph.

monograph, geography, telegraph, graphite.

Philos, a lover. Root form phil.

Philadelphia, philosopher, philanthropist, philology. Phone, the voice.

telephone, euphony, phonetic, phonograph. Polis, a city.

police, metropolis, cosmopolitan, politics.

To the Teacher.-Have pupils note the part of the derived word found in the root word; also add other words to the lists of derivatives and give their meanings. The infinitive gives the general meaning of the verbal root.

upon; among.

Additional Prefixes

AD, ac,

▲, ab, abs, from; away. A, an, without; not. af, ag, al, ap, ar, as, at, to; toward. AMBI, amb, about; around. AMPHI, on both sides; around. ANA, back; again; through. ANTE, before. ANTI, ant, against, opposite. APO, from; off. BE, to make; about; emphatic. BIS, bi, two; twice. CATA, cat, down. CIRCUM, around; about. CON, co, cog, col, com, cor, with; together. CONTRA, contro, counter, against. DE, down; from. DIA, through. DIS, dif, di, from; away; apart; not. DUO, du, two. EPI, ep, EU, well; good ; easy. EX, e, out of; from. EXTRA, beyond. HEMI, half. IN, ig, il, im, in, ir, on, on; not; into; upon; within. INTER, between ; among. INTRO, within. OB, oc, of, op, in the way; against; out. through; thoroughly. PERI, around; about. PRE, before. PRO, pur, for; forward; before. RETRO, back; backward. SE, aside; apart. SEMI, half. SINE, without. SUB, suc, suf, sug, sup, sur, sus, under; after. SUPER, sur, above; over; upon. TRANS, tra, over; across; through. TRI, three. ULTRA, beyond. VICE, in the place of. WITH, from; against.

PER,

POST, after.

Additional Suffixes

ACEOUS, acious, consisting of; of; like. ACY, being; office of. AGE, collection or act of; an allowance for. AL, relating to; act of. AN, relating to; one who. ANCE, ancy, state of being; act of. ANT, ent, one who. AR, er, relating to; like; having; one who. ARD, one who. ARY, one who; relating to; place where. ATE, having; to make; to give; one who. CLE, cule, little. DOM, jurisdiction; condition. EE, one to whom. EER, ier, one who. ENCE, ency, state of being. ENT, one who; that which. ERY, ry, place where; art of; collection of. ESCENT, growing; becoming.

ETTE, little. FY, to make. IC, ical, made of; like; one who. ICE, that which. IC, ics, like; made of; the science or art of. ID, being. ILE, belonging to; easily; fit to be. INE, of; pertaining to.

ION, the act of; state of being. ISE, ize, to make; to give. ISM, denoting tenets, or doctrines. IST, ite, one who; one who is. ITY, ty, state or quality of being. IVE, one who, having the power. KIN, little. LET, little. LING, little. MENT, that which; act; state of being. MONY, state of being. OR, one who; that which.

ORY, place

where; that which; belonging to; of. OSE, ous, full of. SHIP, the office of; state of. SOME, somewhat; full of. STER, one who. TUDE, state of being. ULE, little. URE, act or state of; that which. WARD, in the direction of.

To the Teacher.-Give the pupils frequent practice, both oral and written, in word-analysis and word-building. In this way make use of all the roots, prefixes, and suffixes given in the preceding lists. Designate a root, and let the pupils, with the aid of a dictionary and the lists of prefixes and suffixes, make as many words derived from that root as they can. The following is a good form for written exercises :

to send through; to send from one to another.

to place after; to put off.

to turn back; to change to the opposite.

can be read.

the act of joining; the state of being joined.
one who cries out to another; one who makes a
demand.

full to overflowing; more than is needed.
state of being turned against; that which is
against; calamity.

the act of speaking roundabout; using more
words than necessary.

full of not believing; disposed to not believe. the state of not sticking together; want of connection.

Ex officio. By virtue of his of- Quid pro quo.

Au revoir. Farewell till we meet Hors de combat. Not in a condi

again.

tion to fight.

Beau monde. The fashionable Jeu d'esprit. A witticism.

Bon mot. A. witticism.

Café. A coffee house.

Carte blanche. Full power.

Chef d'œuvre.
Comme il faut.

A master-piece.

As it should be.
Coup d'état. A stroke of policy.
Cuisine. A kitchen; cookery.
Début. First appearance.
Douceur. A bribe.

Eau de Cologne. Cologne water.
Éclat. Splendor; brilliancy.
Élite. A select body of persons.
Encore. Again.

En masse. In a body.
Ennui. Weariness.

En route. On the way.
Entrée. Entry; a side dish.
Entre nous. Between ourselves.
Esprit de corps. The animating
spirit of a collective body.

Exposé.

An exposure.

Façade. A front view.

Laissez faire. Let alone.

Menu. A bill of fare.

Naïveté. Native simplicity.

Née. Born.

Négligé. Undress.

Noblesse oblige. Rank imposes ob-
ligation.

Nom de plume. An assumed title.
On dit. They say.

Par excellence. Pre-eminently.
Parvenu. An upstart.

Pot-pourri. A medley.

Protégé. One protected by another.

Qui vive. Who goes there? On
the alert.

Raison d'être. Reason for being.
Résumé. A summing up.

Robe de chambre. A dressing

gown. Sans souci.

Without care.

Savant. A man of science.

Savoir faire. Tact; skill.
Séance. A sitting.

Tête-à-tête. Face to face; in close
conversation.

Tout ensemble. The whole taken together.

Fait accompli. A thing already Trousseau. A wedding outfit.

done.

Valet de chambre. An attendant.