PREFIXES. XI.-PREFIXES. 67 Counter, contra = against; en, em = to make; ex = out; EXPLANATION.-Contrary means being against (opposite); contradict, to speak against; counteract, to act against; countermand, to order against (to cancel an order); counterbalance, to balance against. Enrich, to make rich; ennoble, to make noble; endanger, to make dangerous; embolden, to make bold; encourage, to give courage. Expel, to drive out; export, to send out; expand, to stretch out; exclude, to shut out; exclaim, to shout out. Eject, to cast out; erase, to rub out; efface, to blot out; effuse, to pour out; emerge, to come out. Chicago, Sept. 14, 1896. My dear Teacher: I promised to write you school, and & shall therefore do so at once. Everything is very large and convenient here, but I do not find it as homelike as our little country school. There are more rambles through the woods to find the beautiful leaves and flowers, and to try to discover their names. But now we are по learning about FRANCES'S LETTER. 69 something else which is even more interesting to me than botany, our bodies. We do not need the woods and fields to find examples for this study, so ofter all we get along Please write me about all the little girls and boys whom I knew in your school. Give them my regards and tell them I shall be glad to see them again in the summer. Your loving pupil, Frances. 70 SUFFIXES. XV.-SUFFIXES. Ist: one who; an, ian = one who, relating to; ster: = one who; ry state of being, art of, place where, condition of. = EXPLANATION.-Artist means one who practices art; pianist, one who plays the piano; linguist, one who is versed in languages; theorist, one who forms theories. Christian, relating to Christ; musician, one who is skilled in music; historian, one who writes history; European, one who lives in Europe. Songster, one who sings; teamster, one who drives a team; huckster, one who sells small wares; gamester, one who gambles. Rivalry, the state of being a rival; surgery, the art of cutting; slavery, the condition of a slave; colliery, the place where coal is mined. XVI. PREFIXES. de A, ab, abs = from, away; inter = between; fore = before; down, from. EXPLANATION.-Avert means to turn from; absent, being away; abduct, to lead away; absolve, to loose from. Interval, a time between; interline, to line between; intercede, to plead between; interrupt, to break between or into a conversation. Foretell, to tell beforehand; forecast, to plan beforehand; foresight, a seeing before; forenoon, before noon. Deject, to cast down; depart, to go from; depose, to put down; deduce, to reason from. |