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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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