e quality especially appropriate to that person or
thing.
8. _Epizooetic._ A disease _upon_ many _animals_ in a community.
#micro# = little.
micro _be_, life; micro _cosm_, world; micro _scope_, see, view.
#grat (grac)# = pleasing, favor, thankful.
1. grati _tude_, ness
2. grate _ful_, full of
3. grati _fy_, make
4. _in_ grati ate, into
5. _in_ grate, not
6. _un_ grateful, not
7. _dis_ grace, from
8. grac _ious_, having
9. _a_ gree, (ad) according to
10. gratis
11. grace
4. To become _ingratiated_ with another is to get _into_ his _favor_.
"The pigmy had contrived to _ingratiate_ himself into every man's
affection."--_Stanley._
5. An _ingrate_ is _not thankful_ for benefits received.
7. One in _disgrace_ is out of (away _from_) _favor_ with others.
9. An _agreement_ is entered into _according to_ the _pleasure_ of
both parties.
10. _Gratis._ Out of, or because of, _favor_; without recompense.
11. _Grace._ Literally, _pleasing_; beloved.
#greg# = flock, herd.
1. _ag_ gregate, (ad) to
2. _con_ gregate, together
3. gregari _ous_, quality
4. _se_ gregate, aside
3. _Gregarious._ _Quality_ or characteristic of animals which tend to
gather in _flocks_; as, sheep, geese, deer.
4. _Segregate._ To separate (_aside_) from others and form into an
isolated group (_flock_).
#ject# = cast, throw.
1. _ab_ ject, away
2. _de_ jected, down
3. _e_ ject, out
4. _in_ ject, in
5. _ob_ ject, against
6. _pro_ ject, forth
7. _re_ ject, back
8. _ad_ jective, to
9. _inter_ jection, between
10. _sub_ ject, under
#leg# = law.
1. leg _al_, pertaining to
2. _il_ legal, not
3. legal _ity_, state of
4. legal _ize_, make
5. legis _late_, bring forth
6. _privi_ lege, private
6. A _private law_, a peculiar benefit, right, or favor not enjoyed by
others or by all, is a _privilege_.
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#aceous# = having the quality of.
[In defining words of this ending, combine the meaning of the suffix
with the meaning of the root; thus, _cretaceous_ means having the
quality of _chalk_.]
1. _creta_ ceous, chalk
2. _crust_ aceous, shell
3. _carbon_ aceous, coal
4. _farin_ aceous, grain
5. _herb_ aceous, herb
6. _sapon_ aceous, soap
#al# = pertaining to.
1. _capit_ al, head
2. _corpor_ al, body
3. _cymb_ al, cup
4. _dent_ al, tooth
5. _di_ al, day
6. _fest_ al, feast
7. _fili_ al, son, daughter
8. _fin_ al, end
9. _flor_ al, flower
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