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PREFIXES.

A Prefix is a significant particle placed before a word, or a root, in order to modify its meaning. As the constituent part of a word, a prefix can be readily separated and defined. NoteIn the examples the prefixes are printed in italics.

a (AS.), at; in; on: ahead, at the head; asleep, in sleep; aground, on ground.

a, with its forins ab, abs (L.), from; away from: avoid, to part from; avert, to turn away from: absolve, to loose from: abstract, to draw from.

a, also an (Gr.), without; not: abyss, a place without a bottom; atheist, a man without God: anarchy, a society without a government; anomalous, not similar.

ad, assuming for the sake of euphony the various forms of a, ac, af, ag, al, an, ap, ar, as, at, according to the commencing letter of the primitive or root (L.), to; towards: adhere, to stick to; adduce, to lead to: ad becomes a before s, as in ascend, to climb to: ac before c, as in accede, to yield to; accrue, to grow to: af before f, as in affix, to fix to; affiance, to give faith to: ag before g, as in aggregate, to collect into one mass; aggravate, to make heavy to: al before 1, as in allot, to apportion to; allocate, to give a place to: an before n, as in annex, to tie to; announce, to tell to: ap before p, as in append, to hang to; applaud, to clap the hands to: ar before r, as in arrive, to come to the shore; arrange, to put into a row: as before s, as in assign, to allot to; us sist, to stand to: at before t, as in attract, to draw to; attest, to bear witness to.

amb, also ambi and amphi (L. ambo, both: Gr. amphi, about, on both sides), both; round; about ambidextrous, using both hands as right; ambition, a going round: amphibious, able to live in both elements; amphitheatre, a theatre on all sides; amphigens, plants which increase by growth on all sides.

ana (Gr.), up; up through; back; again: anatomy, a cutting up through; analogy, a reasoning back; analysis, a loosening up through; anachronism, a dating up or back.

ante, rarely anti (L.), before, in time or place: antechamber, a chamber before the principal one; antecedent, going before: anticipate, to take before, to foresee.

anti, also ant (Gr.), against; opposite: antidote, something given as good against; antipathy, a feeling against: antarctic, opposite the arctic or north.

apo (Gr. apo; Sans. apa, off, away), away; from: apostasy, a standing away from; apostle, one sent from.

be (AS.), to make, to take from: be prefixed to a noun forms a verb, as in becalm, to make calm; bedim, to make dim; befriend, to act as a friend to; behead, to take the head from: be prefixed to a verb, signifies "about"; over; for; as begird, to gird about; bedaub, to daub over; bespeak, to speak for: be as the first element in an adverb, a preposition, or a conjunction, signifies "by or in": betimes, in time;

behind, in the rear of; before, in front of; because, by cause of.

bi, also bis (L. bis, twice), twice; two; double; in two: bisect, to cut into two equal parts; bicipital, having a double head: biscuit, bread twice baked.

cata, also cat and cath (Gr.), down; downwards; under; against; completeness: catacombs, hollow places under ground; catalogue, consisting of words put down as in a list: catechise, to speak down to others; catoptrics, the science of light reflected downwards: catholic, the whole, in completeness.

circum, also circu (L.), around; round about: circumference, that which goes round; circumscribe, to write around, to limit: circuit, a moving or passing round.

cis (L.), on this side: cisalpine, on this side the Alps.

con, assuming the various forms co, cog, col, com, cor, according to the commencing letter of the word or root (L. cum, with), together; with; together with: concede, to yield together; contract, to draw together: con becomes co before a vowel or h, as coalesce, to grow together; coerce, to force together; coherent, sticking together: cog before n, as cognate, born together; cognition, knowledge together: col before 1, as collect, to gather together; collate, to bring together: com before m, b, or p, as commerce, a trading together; combustion, a burning together; compose, to put together: cor before r, as correct, to make straight with; corrode, to gnaw together.

contra, also its forms counter and contro (L.), against; in opposition to: contradict, to speak against: counteract, to act against: controvert, to contend against in words or writing.

de (L.), down; from; separation: decide, to cut down; degrade, to put a step down; demand, to order from; depose, to put down.

dia (Gr. dia, through-from duo, two), two; through; asunder: dialogue, a conversation between two; diaphanous, letting light through; diameter, the measure through the centre.

dis, with its forms di and dif (L. and Gr. dis, twice, in two parts), not; the opposite of; asunder or apart; two: disagree, the opposite of agree; dispel, to drive asunder; disperse, to spread asunder; disrelish, not to relish; dissyllable, a word of two syllables; disannul, to render null-dis being only intensive: dis becomes di before s, v, &c., as disperse, to spread asunder; divert, to turn aside or apart: dif before f, as diffuse, to pour apart; differ, to bear apart.

en (AS.), to make; to surround: enable, to make able; ennoble, to make noble: en becomes em before b or p, as embezzle, to make as one's own what belongs to another; employ,

to make use of; embrace, to surround with the

arms.

en (F. en; L. in; Gr. en; AS. em, in), in; on; into: encage, to put into a cage; enclose, to close in; enkindle, to set on fire: en becomes em before b or p, as embalm, to put into balsam; embosom, to hold or enclose in the bosom; empale, to drive a stake into: en or em from the Greek, and used as a prefix in words derived from the Greek, as endemic, on the people; energy, work or power in: emphasis, a speaking with the force of the voice on: some words are written indifferently with en or in, as enclose or inclose.

epi, with its forms ep and eph (Gr.), on; upon; during ep is used before a vowel, eph with an aspirate, and epi before a consonant: epidermis, a skin upon a skin; epitaph, a writing upon a tombstone: epoch, a point of time fixed on: ephemeral, existence only upon a day.

ex, with its forms e, ec, ef (L.), from; out; out of: exhaust, to draw out; expire, to breathe out: emerge, to rise out of: eccentric, out of the centre: effect, to work out; effulgence, a shining out.

ex or ek. also ec (Gr.), out; out of; from: exodus, a going out: ecstasy, a standing out of the body.

exo (Gr.), without: exotic, that which is introduced from without.

extra (L.), on the outside; beyond; in excess; additional: extravagant, wandering beyond limits; extraneous, that is without or beyond a thing; extra-judicial, on the outside of ordinary court procedure.

for, sometimes fore (AS.), not; against; forth; away: forbid, to bid a thing away; forget, to away-get; forswear, to swear against: forego, to go without.

fore (Ger. vor, before: AS. for, for), before; in front of: foreordain, to ordain beforehand; foretell, to tell before; foreground, ground in front. Note.-The prep. for and the prefixes for and fore are radically connected.

gain (AS.), against: gainsay, to speak against. hyper (Gr. huper), above; over; beyond: hyperborean, beyond the north; hypercritical, judging over exactly.

hypo (Gr. hupo), under; beneath; indicating a less quantity: hypocrite, one who keeps his real character under; hypotenuse, the line extended under the right angle.

in, also its forms il, im, ir (L. in, in, within), in; into; on-in verbs and nouns; as include, to shut in; incision, a cutting into: in becomes il before 1, as illuminate, to throw light on: im before b, p, or m, as imbibe, to drink in; import, to carry in; immure, to put within walls: ir before r, as irrigate, to let water flow on: in sometimes becomes en-see en 2.

in, also its forms ig, il, im, ir (L. in, not), signifies "not" before adjectives: incorrect, not correct; incapable, not able to take: in becomes ig before n, as ignoble, not noble; ignominious, not of a good name: il before 1, as illicit, not permitted; illiberal, not free or generous: im before m or p, as immature, not ripe; imprudent, not prudent: ir before r, as irregular, not according to rule; irreligious, not religious.

inter (L.), between; among or amongst; in the midst: intercede, to go between; interfere, to strike amongst; interpose, to place amongst. intro (L.), within; into; in: introduce, to lead within; intromit, to send in.

juxta (L.), close to; near to; nigh: juxtaposition, a position close to.

meta, also its form met (Gr.), beyond; after; over; a change or transference: metaphor, that which carries a word beyond its usual meaning;

metamorphosis, a change of form: metonymy, that which changes one word or name for another related to it; method, after a settled way.

mis (Goth. mis, implying error, separation; AS. mis, defect), divergence; error; defect; wrong: misapply, to apply wrongly; mislay, to lay in a wrong place; misbehaviour, ill-behaviour; misconduct, defect in conduct.

non (L.), not-reversing the sense, as nonability, want of ability.

ob, with its forms oc, of, o, op (L.), in the way of; against; out: object, something cast in the way of; obsolete, grown out of use: ob becomes oc before c, as in occasion, a falling in the way of: of before f, as in offend, to strike against: o before m, as in omit, to leave out: op before p, as in oppose, to place against.

out (Icel. ut), beyond; exceeding; above: outbid, to exceed in bidding; outbreak, a bursting above.

over (AS. ofer or ober), above; beyond; too much: overawe, to have influence to excess; overcoat, a coat above all others; overwork, work beyond the usual amount.

pan and panto (Gr. pan, all), all; everything: pandemonium, the place of all the demons: pantomime, a theatrical dumb show of all sorts of actions and characters.

para, also par (Gr. para, by, along), side by side as if for comparison; like; unlike; contrary to: paradox, that which is contrary to received opinion: parody, a poetical composition, like in substance, but unlike in sense, to another.

per, with its form pel (L.), through; thoroughly; by; for: perennial, lasting through the year; perfect, done thoroughly: per becomes pel before 1, as in pellucid, thoroughly clear.

peri (Gr.). round; about: perimeter, the measure round about; period, a way round.

post (L.), behind; after; afterwards: postfix, that which is put after; postscript, that which is written afterwards.

præ or pre (L. præ), before; priority of time, place, or rank: precede, to go before; predict, to say or tell before.

preter (L. præter), beyond; more than: preternatural, beyond the course of nature; preterimperfect, more than imperfect.

pro, with its form pur (L.), for; forward; forth proceed, to go forward; provoke, to call forth: pursue, to follow forward.

re (L.), back or again; anew or a second time: reaffirm, to affirm again; recommence, to begin anew.

retro (L.), back; backward: retrospect, a looking back.

se (L.), aside; a separating from: secede, to go aside, to separate from; seduce, to lead aside.

semi (L.), half; in part: semicircle, half a circle.

sine (L.), without: sinecure, an office which has an income but not employment.

sub, with its forms suc, suf, sug, sum, sup, sus (L.), under; below; beneath: subscribe, to write under; subside, to settle under: sub becomes suc before c, as in succeed, to follow under or in order: suf before f, as in suffer, to bear up under: sug before g, as in suggest, to carry or lay under: sum before m, as in summon, to warn beneath or secretly sup before p, as in supplant, to trip up beneath: sus, before c, p, t, &c., as in susceptible, capable of being laid hold of beneath; suspend, to hang beneath.

subter (L.), beneath; under: subterfuge, a flying under or beneath.

super, with its form sur (L.), above; over;

in excess: superhuman, above human; supersede, to sit or be above: super assumes the French form sur, as in surcharge, to charge in excess.

syn, with its forms sy, syl, sym (Gr.), with; together: syntax, a putting together in order: syn becomes sy before s, as in system, that which is formed of parts placed together: syl before 1, as in syllable, several letters taken together to form a single sound: sym before b, p, or m, as in sympathy, feeling with another; symbol, that which is thrown together with something else; symmetry, state of having the parts of the same measure with.

trans, with its form tra (L.), across; over; beyond; through: transact, to carry or drive through; transgress, to go over or beyond: trans is contracted into tra, as in traverse, to turn or lie across.

tri (Gr. treis; L. tres or tris), three; in threes: triangle, a figure of three sides and angles; trisect, to cut into three equal parts.

ultra (L.), beyond; on the other side; extreme: ultramontane, on the other side of the mountain.

un (AS. un, a privative or negative particle), not; the opposite of-used in these senses before adjectives, or nouns derived from adjectives: unfruitful, not fruitful; unfruitfulness, the state of not being fruitful; unable, not able: un before a verb signifies "to deprive of"; to undo; undress, to take off clothes; uncrown, to deprive of a crown: un is equivalent to the Latin prefix in when it signifies "not": in and un are often used indifferently before adjectives -see in.

under (Goth. undar; Ger. unter, under), that which is less than right or ordinary; lower in rank or degree; beneath undercoat, a coat beneath; under-clerk, an inferior clerk.

with (AS. with; Icel. vid, against, opposite), opposition; privation; from or against: withdraw, to draw from; withstand, to stand against.

POSTFIXES.

A Postfix is a significant particle placed after a word, or a root, to modify its meaning. Note.There are many postfixes or terminations which are not significant. These are letters or syllables without meaning, and merely serve to lengthen the words. The postfixes are placed in groups according to their signification. In the examples the root-parts are printed in black type, and the postfixes in italics.

mendicancy, state of begging: freedom, state of being free; martyrdom, state of being a martyr: diligence, quality of being diligent: ascendency, state of having climbed up: false

able, ible, and ile (L.), form adjectives, and signify "able to be"; fit to be; capacity or worthiness, in a passive sense: curable, able to be cured; blamable, fit to be blamed: audible, able to be heard; visible, able to be seen: duct-hood, state of being false; widowhood, state of ile, capable of being drawn out; fragile, easily broken.

ac (Gr.); al, an, ane, ar, ary, ic, ical, id, ile, ine, ory, ese, ch (L.); ish (AS.), form adjectives, and signify" of"; like; pert. to: cardiac, pert. to the heart: celestial, pert. to the heavens; vernal, pert. to spring: human and humane, like man; republican, pert. to a republic; Prussian, pert. to Prussia: consular, pert. to a consul; globular, like a round body: literary, pert. to learning; pecuniary, pert. to money: angelic, pert. to angels; gigantic, like a giant: astronomical, pert. to astronomy; botanical, pert. to botany: humid, pert. to moisture or wetness; splendid, pert. to splendour: febrile, pert. to a fever; mercantile, pert. to merchandise: canine, pert. to a dog; marine, pert. to the sea: consolatory, tending to comfort; piscatory, pert. to fish: Chinese, pert. to China; Siamese, pert. to Siam: French, pert. to France; Scotch, pert. to Scotland: English, pert. to England; Irish, pert. to Ireland.

acy, age, ance, ancy, ence, ency, ment, mony, ry, tude, ty or ity, ure, y (L); dom, hood, ness, ship, th (AS.); ism or asm (Gr.), form nouns, and signify "state, condition, or quality of being": celibacy, state of being unmarried; obduracy, state of being stubborn: bondage, state of being bound; vassalage, condition of a vassal: continuance, state of being carried on; repentance, state of repenting:

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being a widow: barbarism, condition of a savage; schism, state of being divided: enthusiasm, state of being inspired, as by a god; phantasm, the condition of being airy and unsubstantial agreement, state of being agreed; enjoyment, state of being happy: acrimony, quality of being sharp; matrimony, state of being married: deafness, state of being deaf; gentleness, quality of being gentle: rivalry, state or condition of a rival; bravery, quality of being brave: partnership, state of being a partner; friendship, state of being friendly: mirth, state of being merry; breadth, quality of being broad: gratitude, quality of being thankful; altitude, state of being high: poverty, state of being poor; activity, state of being active: torture, state of being tormented; fracture, state of being broken: bigamy, state of having two wives; modesty, quality of being modest.

acy (Gr.); ate (L.); dom, ric, ship (AS.), form nouns, and signify "rank"; office; jurisdiction; dominion: curacy, the office of a curate; papacy, the office of the Pope: protectorate, the jurisdiction of a protector; pontificate, the jurisdiction of the Pope: dukedom, the rank of a duke; kingdom, the dominions of a king: bishopric, the office of a bishop: clerkship, the office of a clerk; professorship, the office of a professor.

age, ion, sion or tion, ment, ure, (L.), form nouns, and signify "act of"; thing done:

marriage, the act of marrying; passage, the act of passing union, the act of uniting; admission, the act of admitting; inspection, the act of looking into: concealment, the act of hiding; elopement, the act of running away secretly: imposture, the act of cheating; departure, the act of leaving.

age (L.); ry (AS.), form nouns and signify 'persons or things collectively": assemblage, a collection of persons; foliage, the whole body of leaves: gentry, the whole body of gentlemen; peasantry, the whole body of the country people.

an, ant, ar, ary, aster, ate, ent, ic, ist, ite or yte, ive or iff, or (L.); ard, er, ster (AS.); ist (Gr.); ee, eer (F.), form nouns, and signify "the person who acts or who is"; one who: equestrian, one who rides on horseback; antediluvian, one who lived before the flood: vagrant, one who wanders; litigant, one who carries on a lawsuit: scholar, one who attends school; beggar, one who begs: sluggard, one who is idle or lazy; drunkard, one who drinks intoxicants to excess: contemporary, one who lives at the same time; lapidary, one who cuts precious stones: poetaster, one who writes petty verses: delegate, one who is sent by others; advocate, one who pleads on behalf of others: refugee, one who seeks shelter, or to whom it is given: patentee, one who holds a patent: mutineer, one who rebels against constituted authority: pioneer, one who prepares the way for others: student, one who studies; patient, one who suffers: biographer, one who writes lives; draper, one who sells linen: mechanic, one who produces work by aid of tools or machinery; rustic, one who is a native of the country: oculist, one who is skilled in the cure of diseases of the eyes; botanist, one who is skilled in a knowledge of plants: favourite, one who is favoured; Israelite, one who is descended from Israel; neophyte, one newly admitted, as into a religious order: captive, one who is taken prisoner; relative, one who is related by blood; plaintiff, one who commences a suit in law against another: benefactor, one who confers benefits on another: competitor, one who is a candidate with others for an office: maltster, one who makes malt; barrister, one who pleads for others at the bar.

form adjectives, and signify "full of"; abundance: desolate, full of grief; passionate, full of passion: deceitful, full of deceit; joyful, full of joy: virulent, full of poison; violent, full of the unnatural exercise of force: verbose, full of words; jocose, full of jokes: beauteous, full of beauty; igneous, full of fire: toilsome, full of toil; gladsome, full of gladness: cloudy, full of clouds; flowery, full of flowers.

ate, fy, ish (L.); ise or ize (Gr.); en (AS.), form verbs, and signify "to make"; to put; to take: animate, to put life into; eradicate, to take up by the roots: moisten, to make moist; deepen, to make deep: qualify, to make fit; fortify, to make strong embellish, to make beautiful; publish, to make public: fertilise, to make fruitful; apologise, to make an apology.

cle, cule, ule, el or le (L.); en, kin, let, et or ot, ling, ock, y or ie (AS.), form nouns, and signify "little"; diminution: icicle, a little conical mass of ice; canticle, a little song: animalcule, a very little creature; reticule, a little net: globule, a little globe; pilule, a little pill: satchel, a little sack or bag; sickle, a little scythe: chicken, a little fowl; kitten, a little cat: lambkin, a little lamb; pipkin, a small earthen boiler: bracelet, a little brace or band for the arm; leaflet, a little leaf: coronet, a little crown; turret, a little tower; ballot, a little ball used in voting: seedling, a little plant raised from a seed; gosling, a little goose: hillock, a little hill; bullock, a young bull: Willy or Willie, little William; lassie, a little lass.

el, le (AS.), form nouns, and signify "that which" shovel, an instr. for shoving among earth settle, that which forms a seat.

en (AS.), forms adjectives, and signifies "made of"; belonging to: earthen, made of earth; golden, made of gold; heathen, belong ing to those not knowing the true God.

erly, ward or wards (AS.), form adverbs, and signify "direction of": southerly, in the direction of the south; northerly, in the direction of the north homeward, in the direction of home; heavenward, in the direction of heaven.

ern (AS.), forms adjectives, and signifies "direction to or from": southern, in the direction of the south; western, in the direction of the west.

convalescent, growing in health; convalescence, the state of growing in health: putrescent, becoming putrid; putrescence, the state of becoming putrid.

escent, forming adjectives, and escence, formant, ent (L.), form adjectives, and signifying nouns (L.), signify "growing"; becoming: "being," or having the force of "ing"; belonging to: dormant, belonging to one that sleeps; pleasant, being in a state that brings pleasure; verdant, being green; elegant, being pleasing to good taste: belligerent, being in a state that carries on war; pendent, being in a state that hongs down.

ary, ery, ory (L.); ry (AS.), form nouns, and signify the "place where" or "place which": aviary, a place where birds are kept; library, a place where books are kept: drapery, a place where linen goods are sold; nursery, a place where children and trees are reared: factory, a place where articles are manufactured; dormitory, a place where persons sleep: foundry, a place where articles in metal are cast in moulds; vestry, the place where the vestments of a church are kept.

ary, ice, ment, mony, ory (L.), form nouns, and signify "the thing which": luminary, that which gives light; salary, that which is paid for service: justice, that which is just: aliment, that which nourishes; engagement, that which engages: patrimony, that which is inherited from a father; alimony, that which is allowed for food: territory, the district of country belonging to; directory, that which or those who direct.

ate, lent, ose, ous (L.); ful, some, y (AS.),

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ics, ism (Gr.); ry (AS.); ure (L.), form nouns, and signify "things relating to," as to an art or science; the practice, system, doctrines, or peculiarities of: optics, things relating to the science of seeing; mathematics, things relating to the science of magnitudes: Calvinism, the doctrines of Calvin; patriotism, the conduct of a patriot: sorcery, things relating to the art of a sorcerer; cookery, things relating to the art of a cook agriculture, things relating to the art of tilling the ground; sculpture, things relating to the art of chiselling or carving on

stone.

ish, like, ly (AS.), form adjectives, and sig. nify "like"; becoming: boyish, like a boy; foolish, like a fool: gentlemanlike, like a gentleman; warlike, becoming a warrior: brotherly, becoming a brother; friendly, becoming a friend.

ish (AS.), signifies "little"; somewhat: brownish, a little brown; brackish, somewhat salt; feverish, somewhat affected with fever.

ive (L.), signifies "able to do, or doing"; capacity in an active sense: cohesive, able to stick together; expansive, able to spread out.

kin (AS.), "little": lambkin, a little lamb. less (AS.), signifies "privation"; without: guiltless, without guilt; breathless, without breath.

ly (AS.), signifies "manner": honestly, in an honest manner; candidly, in a candid manner; justly, in a just manner.

oid (Gr.), denoting "likeness"; resemblance: spheroid, resembling a sphere.

teen (AS.), signifies "ten to be added"-as fourteen, ten and four.

ty (AS.), signifies "ten to be multiplied into," as in seventy, ten to be multiplied into

seven.

ways, also wise (AS.), signifies "manner": crosswise, in a cross manner; likewise, in like manner: lengthways, in the direction of its length.

A VOCABULARY OF LATIN, GREEK, AND OTHER ROOTWORDS, FOLLOWED BY DERIVED ENGLISH WORDS.

Note.-Those root-words only are given from which two or more English words, or groups of words, are derived. The roots of single words, or of single groups of words, will be found in their proper places in the Dictionary. Each root-word is printed in black letters, followed by the name of its language within brackets, and its meaning. In the derived words, the parts representing the roots are printed in black letters, and the remainder in italics. By this arrangement, not only the root-parts are at once seen, but other roots, and particularly the prefixes and postfixes, can be readily ascertained. When English words are easily derived from leading words, the postfixes only are given.

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actum, actus-see ago.

acutus (L.), sharp-pointed; acumen, the thing sharpened: acumen; acute, -ly, -ness.

adultero (L.), I corrupt: adulterate, -ion, -ly, -er, -ess, -ous, -ously, -y: unadulterated.

æfre (AS.), ever: ever, -y; never; everlastinly evergreen; evermore.

ælc (AS.), each: each; every.

æquus (L.), even, equal, just; æqualis, equal; quatum, to make equal: adequate, -ly, -ness; co-equal; equable, bly, -ity, -ness; equal, ly, -ness; equalise, -ation; equality; equanimity: equation; equator, ial; equiangular; equidistance, ant; equilateral; equilibrium; equimultiple; equinox; equinoctial; equipoise; equity, -able, ably; equivalence, ent, -ently; equivocal, ly, -ness; equivocate, -ion, -or; even, ness; inadequate, ly, cy; inequality; inequitable; iniquity, -ous; unequal, -ed, ly; unequivocal, -ly.

aer (L. and Gr.), the air-gen. aeris (L.); aeros (Gr.), of the air: aerate, ion; aerif, -ed, -cution; aerial; aeriform; aerolite, also aerolith: aerology: aerometer; aeronaut, ic, -ics: aerostatic, -ics; air, -ed, -y, -iness, -ily, -ing, -less. ævum (L.), an age: coeval; longevity; medi

æval.

affinis (L.), related to: affinity; paraffine. ager (L.), a field-gen. agri; agrarius, relating to fields: agrarian, -ism; agriculture, -al, -ist.

agito (L.), I put in motion, I shake: agitate, -ion, or. ive: cogitate, ion.

ago L.), I do, I drive; actum, to do; actus, done; agens, active, doing: act; action, -able, ary. ist: active, ly, ity: actor, ess; actual, ity, ary; actute, ion; agent, -cy; ambages;

ambiguous, -ity, -ness; cogent, -cy; counteract, -ive, ion; enact, -ing, -ive, ment, or; exact, -ing, or or -er, -ion, -ness, -ly; exactitude; exigent, -ence, -ency; exigible; inaction, ive, -ly; prodigal, -ly, -ity; react, -ion; re-enact; transact, -ion.

agogos (Gr.), a leader: demagogue; pedagogue; synagogue.

agonia (Gr.), a contest; agonistes, a combatant: agonise; agony; agonist; agonistic; antagonist, -ism, -istic.

aigre (F.), sharp, biting: eager; vinegar.

aise (F.), convenience, leisure: ease, -y, -ily, -iness; disease, -ed.

alienus (L.), of another country: alien; alienate, -ed, -able, -ation; inalienable, -ably.

allee (F.), a walk, an alley: alley; murlieu. allelon (Gr.), one another: parallel, -ism: parallelogram; unparalleled.

allier (F.), to mix, to be united: alliance; ally.

alo (L.), I nourish; alesco, I grow up; alimentum, food; alimonium, nourishment: aliment, -al, ally, -ary, -ation; alimony; coalesce, -ent, -ence; coalition, -ist.

Alpes (L.), the Alps: alpine; alpenstock; cisalpine; transalpine.

alter (L.), another; alterno, I do by turns: alter, -able, -ation; alternate, ly, ion, -ive, -ively; subaltern; unalterable.

altus (L.), high, lofty: altitude; exalt, -ation; exalted, -ness.

ambulo (L.), I walk; ambulans, walking; ambulatum, to walk; ambler (F.), to amble: amble, -er, -ing; ambulant, -ance, -ation, -ory; circumam blate, -ion; perambulate, -or, -ory, -ion; preamble.

amo (L.), I love; amor, love; amatus, loved; amicus, a friend; amour (F.), love: amiable, -bly, ity, -ness: amicable, bly, -ness; amity; amorous, l, -ness: amour: amateur; amatory; enamour; enemy; enmity; inimical, -ly.

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