_enormous_.
4. The _state_ or quality _of_ being enormous; especially the quality
of being extremely bad; as, the _enormity_ of his crime.
#pater# = father.
1. patern _al_, pertaining to
2. patri _arch_, rule
3. patron _ize_, act of
4. patri _cide_, kill
5. patri _ot_, one who
6. patrimony
1. Pertaining to a _father_; fatherly; as, _paternal_ love.
2. _Patriarch._ One of the _fathers_ and _rulers_ of a tribe or race;
particularly applied to the early tribes of mankind.
3. _Patronize._ To _act_ like a patron, or one who protects, fosters,
or supports some enterprise, as a _father_ looks after those under his
care.
4. _Patricide._ The _killing_ of a _father_.
5. _Patriot._ _One who_ loves and supports the institutions of his
country somewhat as a _father_ cares for the interests of his family.
6. _Patrimony._ An inheritance from an ancestor; especially from one's
_father_.
SIXTH MONTH.
#fy# = to make.
1. _ampli_ fy, large
2. _certi_ fy, certain
3. _clari_ fy, clear
4. _dei_ fy, god
5. _exempli_ fy, example
6. _falsi_ fy, false
7. _forti_ fy, strong
8. _horri_ fy, horror
9. _identi_ fy, the same
10. _justi_ fy, right
11. _lique_ fy, liquid
12. _magni_ fy, large
13. _puri_ fy, pure
14. _rare_ fy, rare
15. _recti_ fy, right
16. _terri_ fy, frighten
17. _testi_ fy, witness
18. _typi_ fy, type
19. _veri_ fy, true
20. _vivi_ fy, life
#ile# = pertaining to, belonging to, capable of, like.
1. _ag_ ile, act
2. _duct_ ile, draw
3. _frag_ ile, break
4. _fert_ ile, bear
5. _host_ ile, enemy
6. _juven_ ile, young
7. _puer_ ile, child
8. _serv_ ile, serve
9. _vers_ atile, turn
10. _vir_ ile, man
2. A _ductile_ substance is one which is _capable of_ being _drawn_
into wire.
9. A _versatile_ person is _capable of turning_ readily from one thing
to another; manysided.
#ine# = belonging to, like.
1. _aquil_ ine, eagle
2. _bov_ ine, cow
3. _can_ ine, dog
4. _dent_ ine, tooth
5. _div_ ine, deity
6. _fel_ ine, cat
7. _femin_ ine, woman
8. _mar_ ine, sea
9. _mascul_ ine, male
10. _sal_ ine, salt
1. An _aquiline_ nose is one hooked like the beak which _belongs_ to
an _eagle_.
3. The _canine_ teeth are so called because they correspond to those
best developed in the _dog_.
#ion# = the act of, ing. (In many words _ion_ means _that which_.)
1. _ablut_ ion, washing away
2. _bisect_ ion, cutting in two
3. _expans_ ion, spreading
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