Primus, first. Root form prim.

primer, primitive, prime, primate, primeval. Rego, rectum, to rub. Root forms: reg, rect.

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. Root form: ver.

Verus, true.

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.

Additional Prefixes

AMBI, amb, about;
ANA, back; again;

A, ab, abs, from; away. A, an, without; not. AD, ac, af, ag, al, ap, ar, as, at, to; toward. around. AMPHI, on both sides; around. 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. 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. PER, through; thoroughly. PERI, around; about. POST, after. 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.

upon; among. EXTRA, beyond.

Additional Suffixes

ACY, being;

ACEOUS, acious, consisting of; of; like. 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 ILE, belonging to; easily; fit to be. INE, ION, the act of; state of being. ISE, ize, ISM, denoting tenets, or doctrines.

IST,

of. ID, being. of; pertaining to. to make; to give. 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:

Meaning.

to cut into two parts.

to say or tell beforehand; to foretell.

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 con-
nection.

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

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

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

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.