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ee fifth month, page 29.) 12. A _photograph_ is produced by the action of _light_ (_writing_, as it were,) upon chemically prepared paper. 13. _Stenography_ is short (in a somewhat vague sense _narrow_) hand _writing_. 14. _Topography._ A _written_ description of a particular _place_, town, or tract of land; especially the description of the physical features of a locality. #log, logy# = speech, reason, science of. 1. logic 2. logic _ian_, one who 3. _apo_ logy, from 4. _chrono_ logy, time 5. _deca_ logue, ten 6. _dia_ logue, between 7. _epi_logue, upon 8. _eu_ logy, well 9. eulog _ize_, act of 10. _geo_ logy, earth 11. _mono_ logue, single 12. _myth_ ology, fable 13. _ornith_ ology, bird 14. _psych_ ology, soul 15. _pro_ logue, before 16. _theo_ logy, God 17. _dox_ ology, praise 18. _zoo_ logy, animal 1. _Logic._ The science of _reason_. 3. An _apology_ is a _speech_ in defense of what appears to others wrong, the speaker thereby seeking relief _from_ blame. 5. _Decalogue._ The _ten_ commandments (_speeches_) given to Moses on Mount Sinai. 7. _Epilogue._ A _speech_ or poem at the end of an argument or address; a speech _upon_ (on top of, or in addition to) what has been said. 14. _Psychology._ The _science_ which treats of the human _soul_ (mind and spirit included) and its operations. EIGHTH YEAR. FIRST MONTH. #ad# = to, toward. (ac, af, ag, al, an, ap, ar, as, at, denote the same as _ad_. The consonant is changed for the sake of euphony.) 1. ad _dress_, direct 2. ad _equate_, equal 3. ad _here_, stick 4. adher _ent_, one who 5. a _dieu_, God 6. ad _ject_ ive, throw 7. ad _journ_, day 8. ad _mon_ ish, warning 9. ad _apt_, fit 10. ad _opt_, choose 11. ad _vent_, come 12. ad _vert_ ise, turn 13. ag _greg_ ate, flock 14. al _lure_, entice 15. an _nex_, bind 16. ap _pend_, hang 17. af _fix_, fasten 18. ar _rive_, bank 19. as _sail_, leap 20. at _tach_, fasten 1. To _address_ a letter is to _direct_ it _to_ its destination. 2. One is _adequate_ to a duty or occasion when _equal to_ it. 3. To _adhere_ is to _stick to_; as, a stamp to an envelope. 4. "Every great man has his _adherents_" (_those who stick to_ him). 5. _Adieu._ A farewell; a commendation _to_ the care of _God_. 6. An _adjective_ is a word added (in a sense _thrown_) _to_ a noun to modify its meaning. 7. _Adjourn._ To
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