y
22. spunky
23. thirsty
24. wealthy

While the above words serve to illustrate the use of _y_ as a suffix,
to analyze them would not be profitable. On account of their
simplicity no illustrations are needed to show their use, and no
definitions; in fact, there are no words simpler on which to base
definitions.

The eight words following, which end in _y_, can, however, be analyzed
with profit:

1. _an arch_ y, without + rule
2. _a path_ y, without + feel
3. _aut ops_ y, self + see
4. _col loqu_ y, together + speak
5. _ob loqu_ y, against + speak
6. _poly gam_ y, many + marriage
7. _sym path_ y, together + feel
8. _sym phon_ y, together + sound

#tort, tors# = twist, wring, wrest.

1. _con_ tort, together
2. _dis_ tort, aside
3. _ex_ tort, out
4. _re_ tort, back
5. torch
6. tor _ment_, that which
7. tortoise
8. tort _ure_, that which

1. To _twist together_; to turn awry. "A form _contorted_ and
misshapen from that which nature gave."

2. To _twist aside_; to twist out of shape; to wrest from the true
meaning. "For gold the hireling judge _distorts_ the laws."

3. To _wring_ or wrest _out of_ or away from; to get by force or by
taking unfair advantage. "'Till the injurious Romans did _extort_ this
tribute from us, we were free."

4. To bend, _twist_ or turn _back_. A _retort_ is a short and pointed
reply _turned back_ on an assailant. A _retort_ tube is one _twisted_
or bent back at one end.

5. The _torch_ is so called because the wick is _twisted_ like a rope.

6. _Torment_ comes from _tormentum_, a machine (engine) for throwing
stones to inflict _torture_.

7. The _tortoise_ is so called because of its _twisted_ or crooked
feet.

8. _Wringing_ pain; anguish of body or mind. "In ancient Greece,
_torture_ was never employed except in case of treason".

#tract# = draw.

1. _abs_ tract, away
2. _at_ tract, to
3. _con_ tract, together
4. _de_ tract, from
5. _dis_ tract, apart
6. _ex_ tract, out
7. _pro_ tract, forward
8. _re_ tract, back
9. _re_ treat, back
10. _sub_ tract, under
11. trace
12. tract _able_, capable of
13. trail
14. train

1. To _draw away_; to consider apart. "In truth the object and
sensation are the same thing and cannot be _abstracted_ from each
other."

2. To _draw to_ or toward. A magnet _attracts_ iron filings.

3. To _draw together_ or closer. Heat expands and cold _contracts_.

4. To _draw_ away _from_. To take away a part of something, especially