anean Sea is so called because situated in the _middle_
of the _land_. In the middle of the ancient known world.

10. Terra del _Fuego_ means literally the land of fire (_del_, of).

11. _Terre Haute_ means _high land_. A city in Indiana situated on
high land.

12. _Terra firma_ is a Latin phrase, frequently met in English. It
means _firm land_.

EIGHTH MONTH.

#ac# = pertaining to.

1. _cardi_ ac, heart
2. _demoni_ ac, demon
3. _mani_ ac, mad
4. _zodi_ ac, animal

1. _Cardiac._ _Pertaining to_ or resembling the _heart_; exciting
action in the heart.

2. _Demoniac._ _Pertaining to demons_; one possessed of an evil
spirit; a lunatic.

3. _Maniac._ Raving with _madness_; crazy; insane.

4. _Zodiac._ _Pertaining to_ the imaginary _animals_ figured in the
twelve constellations forming a circle around the sun.

#ics# = science of.

1. _civ_ ics, citizen
2. _eth_ ics, character
3. _econom_ ics, (see below)
4. _mechan_ ics, machine
5. _opt_ ics, see
6. _phys_ ics, nature
7. _phon_ ics, sound
8. _polit_ ics, city

1. _Civics._ The _Science_ which treats of _citizen_ship.

2. _Ethics._ The _science_ of right conduct--of _character_-building.

3. _Economics_ literally means, the science of _managing_ the
_household_; the science of the production and distribution of wealth,
or the means of living well.

4. _Mechanics._ The _science of machinery_, or the theory of machines.

5. _Optics._ The _science_ which treats of light and _vision_, and all
that is connected with the phenomena of sight.

6. _Physics._ The _science_ which treats _of_ the forces of _nature_;
as, gravitation, light, heat, electricity.

7. _Phonics._ The _science of sound_; especially of sounds produced by
the human voice.

8. _Politics._ The _science_ which treats of the government of states
and _cities_.

#ism# = state of being, theory of.

1. _altru_ ism, other
2. _barbar_ ism, foreign
3. _ego_ tism, self, I
4. _commun_ ism, common
5. _hero_ ism, hero
6. _hypnot_ ism, sleep
7. _organ_ ism, organ
8. _sensual_ ism, sense

1. _Altruism._ The _theory_ that devotion to the interests of _others_
is the highest good.

2. _Barbarism._ The _state_ of _being foreign_; rude in point of
manners, arts and literature.

3. _Egotism._ The _state of being self_-centered, self-conceited, and
unduly self-confident; selfish as opposed to altruistic.

4. _Communism._ A _theory of_ government and socia