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m "aristocracy"?--What noun will denote one who believes in aristocracy? _Ans. Aristocrat_--What does "aristocrat" ordinarily mean? _Ans._ A proud or haughty person who holds himself above the common people. 12. What is the etymology of "thermometer"? 13. Illustrate the meaning of "chronometer" by using it in a sentence. 14. What adjective is formed from "diameter"? _Ans. Diametrical_--What adverb is formed from "diametrical"?--What is meant by the expression "_diametrically_ opposed"? 15. What science was the forerunner of astronomy? _Ans. Astrology_--Give the derivative of this word.--What word denotes one who is skilled in astronomy?--Form an adjective from "astronomy."--Compose a sentence containing the word "astronomy." MODEL: "The three great founders of _astronomy_ are Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton." 16. From what root is "telescope" derived?--Combine and define telescop + ic.--Compose a sentence using the word "telescope." 17. From what root is "microscope" derived?--Combine and define microscop + ic.--What single word denotes microscopic animals? _Ans. Animalculae_.--Compose a sentence containing the word "microscope." MODEL: "As the telescope reveals the infinitely distant, so the _microscope_ reveals the infinitely little." 18. Compose a sentence containing the word "antipathy." MODEL: "That we sometimes have antipathies which we cannot explain is well illustrated in the lines: 'The reason why I cannot tell, I do not like you, Dr. Fell.'" 19. What adjective is formed from "apathy"? 20. Derivation of "sympathy"?--Give a synonym of this Greek derivative. _Ans. Compassion_.--Show why they are literal synonyms. _Ans._ Sym = con or com, and pathy = passion; hence, compassion = sympathy.--Give an English derivative expressing the same thing. _Ans. Fellow-feeling._ 21. From what two roots is "autocrat" derived?--Form an adjective from "autocrat."--Who is the present "autocrat of all the Russias"?--Could the Queen of England be called an _autocrat_?--Why not? 22. Compose a sentence containing the word "autograph." MODEL: "There are only two or three _autographs_ of Shakespeare in existence." 23. Derivation of "automaton"?--Illustrate the signification of the word by a sentence. 24. What word would denote a remedy for "all the ills that flesh is heir to"?--Compose a sentence containing the word "panacea." 25. Derivation of "panoply"?--In the following sentence is "panoply" used i
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