he stars_.

ASTROL'OGY, _the pretended science of foretelling events by the stars_.

ASTRON'OMY (Gr. n. _nom'os_, a law), _the science that treats of the
stars_.

ASTRON'OMER, _one skilled in astronomy_.

DISAS'TER, _calamity, misfortune_.

DISAS'TROUS, _unlucky; calamitous_.

7. AU'TOS, _one's self_.

AUTOBIOG'RAPHY (Gr. n. _bi'os_, life, _graph'ein_, to write), _the life of
a person written by himself_.

AU'TOCRAT (Gr. n. _krat'os_, power), _an absolute ruler_.

AUTOCRAT'IC, _like an autocrat_.

AU'TOGRAPH, _one's own handwriting_.

AUTOM'ATON (Gr. _mema'otes_, striving after), _a self-acting machine_.

AUTHEN'TIC, _genuine, true_.

AUTHENTIC'ITY, _genuineness_.

8. BAL'LEIN, _to throw or cast_.

EM'BLEM, _a representation; a type_.

EMBLEMAT'ICAL, _containing an emblem_.

HYPER'BOLE, _a figure of speech which represents things greater or less
than they are_.

PAR'ABLE, _a story which illustrates some fact or doctrine_.

PARAB'OLA, _one of the conic sections_.

PROB'LEM, _a question proposed for solution_.

SYM'BOL, _a sign; a representation_.

SYMBOLICAL, _representing by signs_.

9. BAP'TEIN, _to wash, to dip_.

BAP'TISM, _a Christian sacrament, in the observance of which the individual
is sprinkled with or immersed in water_.

BAPTIZE', _to sprinkle with or immerse in water_.

BAPTISMAL, _pertaining to baptism: as baptismal vows_.

BAP'TIST, _one who approves only of baptism by immersion_.

ANABAP'TIST, _one who believes that only adults should be baptized_.

CATABAP'TIST, _one opposed to baptism_.

PEDOBAP'TISM (Gr. _pais_, _paidos_, a child), _infant baptism_.

10. CHRON'OS, time.

CHRON'IC, _lasting a long time_; _periodical_.

CHRON'ICLE, _a record of events in the order of time_; _a history recording
facts in order of time_.

CHRONOL'OGY, _the science of computing the dates of past events_.

CHRONOM'ETER (Gr. n. _me'tron_, a measure), _an instrument for measuring
time_.

ANACH'RONISM, _an error in computing time_.

SYN'CHRONAL, SYN'CHRONOUS, _existing at the same time_.

11. GRAM'MA, _a letter_

GRAM'MAR, _the science of language_.

GRAMMA'RIAN, _one skilled in or who teaches grammar_.

GRAMMAT'ICAL, _according to the rules of grammar_.

AN'AGRAM, _the change of one word into another by transposing the letters_.

DI'AGRAM, _a writing or drawing made for illustration_.

EP'IGRAM, _a short poem ending with a witty thought_.

MON'OGRAM (Gr. adj.