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Re-pel, v. to drive back; to force to return. Re-pulse', v. to beat back; to drive off. PENDERE-TO weigh; to lay out; to pay. PENDERE-TO hang; Pensus, pt. hung.

Com-pen'di-ous, adj. short; abridged; concise.

De-pendence, n. the state of being subordinate; reliance.
In-de-pen'dence, n. freedom; exemption from reliance on others.
Per-pen-dic'u-lar, adj. hanging straight down; falling on another line
at right angles.

Rec'om-pense, n. reward; equivalent for anything done or suffered.
Sus-pend', v. to hang; to make to depend from.
PENETRARE-TO pierce or enter into.

Im-pen-e-tra-bil ́i-ty, n. the property of a body whereby it cannot be pierced by another, thus a body which so fills a space as to exclude all others, is said to be impenetrable.

Im-pen'e-tra-ble, adj. that cannot be pierced; impervious. Pen'e-trate, v. to pierce; to enter; to reach by the mind. PERICULUM-Danger; trial.

Per'il-ous, adj. full of hazards; telling of dangers.

PES-The foot; Pedis, of the foot.

Ex-pe-di'tion, n. a march or voyage; enterprise; undertaking.

Ex-pe-di'tious, adj. speedy; quick; soon done.

Im-peach', v. (Fr. empecher, to oppose) to accuse by public authority. Im-pede', v. to set the foot on; to stop; to obstruct.

Im-ped'i-ment, n. hindrance; obstruction.

Quad ru-ped, (see QUATUOR).

PETERE-TO seek; to ask.

Cen-trip'e-tal, (see CENTRUM).

Com-pet'i-tor, n. one of a number earnestly seeking the same object;

a rival.

Im-pet' u-ous, adj. rushing with great force and violence.

Im-pet'u-ous-ly, adv. violently; vehemently.

PLACARE-To appease; to pacify.

Im-pla'ca-ble, adj. not to be appeased; constant in enmity.

Placid, adj. gentle; mild; calm.

PLAUDERE-TO clap the hands; to praise; Plausus, pt. praised.
Applaud, v. to praise by clapping the hands; to commend.
Ex-plo'sion, n. a sudden bursting with noise and violence; a dis-
charge,

PLERE-TO fill; to finish.

Ac-complish, v. to complete; to fulfil; to obtain.

Accomplish-ment, n. acquirement by education; ornament of mind or body.

Completion, n. fulfilment; perfect state.

Im'ple-ment, n. what supplies wants; an instrument; a tool.

PLICARE-TO fold; to bend.

Appli-ca-ble, adj. fit to be used; suitable.

Dis-play, v. to unfold; to open; to show ostentatiously.

Pli-a-bil'i-ty, n. the being able to be bent; flexibility.

Plant, adj. bending; flexible; yielding.

Sim-plicity, n. the being without fold or not complex; artlessness. Treble, adj. threefold; sharp in sound.

POENA-Punishment; Punire, to punish.

Im-pu'ni-ty, n. exemption from punishment.

Penal, adj. coming as a punishment; inflicting punishment. PONDUS-a weight; Ponderis, of a weight.

Pon'der, v. to weigh in the mind; to consider; to think upon. Pre-pon'der-ance, n. superiority of weight, rank or influence. PONERE TO place; Positus, pt. placed.

Com-ponent, adj. forming a compound body; made up of many ingredients.

De-pose', v. to put down from a high station; to place down evidence; to bear witness.

De-pos'it, v. to lay down in a safe place; to lodge in trust.

Dis-pose, v. to place or arrange apart; to regulate; to distribute.
Ex-pose', v. to lay open; to place in danger.

Im-post'or, n. one who puts upon us or cheats us; a deceiver.
In-ter-pose', v. to place or come between; to mediate; to interfere.
Op-po-si'tion, n. the being placed against; resistance; contradiction.
Po-si'tion, n. state of being placed; condition; situation; state.
Post, v. to place; to station; to fix at duty.

Pro-pose', v. to place forward for consideration; to offer for accept

ance.

Pro-pound', v. to offer to the mind; to propose; to bring forward. Re-pose', v. to place one's self back; to be at rest.-n. rest; quiet. Suppose, v. to rest the mind on anything without proof; to imagine. Sup-po-si'tion, n. something supposed; hypothesis; conjecture. PORTARE-To carry; Porta, a gate; an entrance.

Ex-port, v. to carry or send out of a country.

Sup-port, v. to sustain; to uphold; to maintain in being. Transport, v. to carry or convey from one place to another; to banish.

POSSE-To be able; Potens, pt. powerful.

Im-pos-si-bil'i-ty, n. that which cannot be done.

Impo-tent, adj. wanting power; weak; feeble.

PREHENDERE-To take hold of; to seize; Prehensus, pt. seized.

Ap-pre-hen'sion, n. the taking hold of by the understanding; dread.
Com-pre-hend', v. to take together; to contain; to include.
In-com-pre-hen'si-ble, adj. that cannot be understood.

PREMERE-TO press; Pressus, pt. pressed.

Expression, n. meaning given forth by word or look; appearance;

utterance.

Im-pression, n. the act of impressing; stamp made by pressure.
Oppressor, n. one who oppresses; a tyrant.

Re-press', v. to crush; to put down; to subdue.

Rep'ri-mand, v. to reprove; to check.—n. a reproof; a rebuke.

PRETIUM-A price.

Ap-pre ci-ate, v. to value; to estimate.

Precious, adj. of great price; of great worth; valuable. PRIMUS-First; Prior, former.

Prima-ry, adj. first; original; principal.

Prime, adj. first.-n. the first or best part of life; youth, PROPITIUS-Near in a friendly way.

PROXIMUS-Nearest; next.

Approach', v. to draw near-n. act of drawing near; access.
Approx-i-ma'tion, n. a drawing near to; resemblance...

Pro-pi'tious, adj. favourable; kind; gracious.
Prox-im-i-ty, n. state of being next; nearness.
PUBLICUS-Belonging to the people; Populus, the people.
De-pop'u-late, v. to unpeople; to lay waste.

Publish, v. to make known; to put forth.

PUNIRE-TO punish; (see POENA)

PUTARE-TO prune; to put in order in the mind; to think.
Rep-u-ta'tion, n. what will stand second thought; character; good

name.

Re-pute', v. to think; to reckon.

QUAERERE-TO ask; to seek; to obtain.

Ac-quire', v. to obtain; to come to; to attain.

Con quer, v. to gain by force; to subdue; to overcome. Req'ui-site, adj. required by the nature of things; necessary. QUATUOR-Four; Quartus, fourth.

Quadrant, n. the fourth part; an instrument for taking altitudes. Quad ru-ped, n. an animal having four feet.

RAMUS-A bough or branch.

Ram-i-fi cation, n. division into branches; a division.

RAPERE-TO snatch or carry away quickly; Rapidus, swift.

Ra-pid'i-ty, n. swiftness; velocity; great speed.

Rapture, n. the being carried out of one's self; transport; extreme

joy.

RARUS Scarce; thin; not close.

Rare-fy, v. to make or become thin.
RECENS-Newly or lately made or done.
Recently, adv. newly; lately; freshly.
REGERE TO rule; Regnare, to reign.

In-ter-regnum, n. the time during which a throne is vacant between
the death of one prince and the accession of another.
Regal, adj. (Rex, a king) pertaining to a king; kingly.
Regiment, n. a body of soldiers commanded by a colonel.
Region, n. a tract of land or space.

Reg-u-lar'i-ty, n. conformity to rule; method; good order.
Reg'u-late, v. to adjust by rule; to direct; to guide.

RES-A thing; a fact.

Re-ali-ty, n. actual existence; truth; fact.

Real-ize, v. to bring into actual existence.

ROGARE-TO ask; Rogatus, pt. asked.

In-ter ro-gate, v. to question; to examine.

Pre-rog'ative, n. the right of being consulted first; an exclusive privilege.

ROTA-A wheel.

Rotate, v. to revolve or turn round like a wheel.

Rote, n. a round of words repeated without attention to the sense.

RUMPERE To break; to burst; Ruptus, pt. burst.

E-ruption, n. a violent bursting out; a sudden rushing forth. In-ter-ruption, n. a breaking or stopping during the course of a thing; stop; intermission.

SAGAX-Knowing; foreseeing; wise.

Sa-gac'i-ty, n. quick discernment; quickness of scent.

Sage, n. a man of gravity and wisdom.

SALIRE To leap; Saltus, pt. leaped.

As-sailant, n. one who leaps at or attacks.
Ex-ult, v. to leap for joy; to rejoice exceedingly.
In-sult, v. to leap upon; to trample; to abuse.
SANCTUS Holy; sacred.

Saint, n. a holy person; one of the blessed in heaven.
SATIS-Enough; sufficient.

Sat-is-faction, n. the state of being pleased; gratification; delight. Sat'u-rate, v. to fill till no more can be received."

SCANDERE-To climb; to mount.

As-cend', v. to move upwards; to rise; to go up.

As-cen'den-cy, n. influence; power.

As-cent', n. the act of rising; motion upwards.

De-scend', v. to come down; to pass from a higher to a lower place. SCIRE-TO know; to understand.

Om-nis'cience, n. (omnia, all things) knowledge of all things.
Science, n. knowledge; a branch of knowledge.

SCRIBERE-TO write; Scriptus, pt. written.

De-scribe', v. to explain in writing; to represent by words.

De-scriptive, adj. giving an account or explanation.

In scribe, v. to write on; to imprint; to engrave.

Pro-scribe', v. to post up a person's name as doomed to destruction,

Scripture, n. a writing; the Bible.

SECARE-TO cut; Sectus, pt. cut.

In-ter-sect, v. to separate or divide a thing in all directions.

Segment, n. a part of a circle.

SEDERE-TO sit down; to settle; Sessus, pt. settled.

Pos-sess', v. to set down in occupation; to be master of; to own. Pres'i-dent, n. one placed with authority over others; chief officer of

a state.

Res'i-dence, n place of abode.

Session, n. the sitting of a justice court or any public body. Super-sede', v. to set one thing above another; to set aside. SENTIRE-TO perceive by mind or body; to feel; Sensus, pt. felt. Con-sent', v. to be of the same mind; to agree.

Re-sent', v. to think of a matter again; to show a deep sense of injury.

Re-sent ment, n. deep sense of injury; anger long continued.
Sen-sa'tion, n. perception by the senses; feeling.

Sense, n. a faculty by which external objects are perceived. The
Senses are five,-seeing, hearing, smelling, touching, tasting.
Sen'si-ble, adj. perceiving by either mind or senses; convinced; per-
suaded.

Sentence, n. judgment pronounced by a judge; doom.

Sen'ti-ment, n. a thought or feeling expressed in words.

Sen'ti-nel, n. a soldier set to guard from danger.

Sentry, n. one set to watch; a guard.

SEPELIRE-To bury; Sepultus, pt. buried.

Sep'ul-chre, n. a grave; a tomb.

SEQUI-To follow; to pursue; Secutus, pt. having followed.

Per-se-cution, n. the act of pursuing with malignity, generally on ac

count of religious opinions.

Pros-e'cute, v. to follow; to carry on; to pursue by law..
Pros-é'cut-or, n. one who pursues another at law.

Pur-suit', n. a following with haste in order to seize. SERVARE-To keep safe; to watch.

Ob-serv ́a-ble, adj. deserving attention; worthy of being noticed. Pres-er-vation, n. the act of keeping safe; deliverance from death. Pre-serve', v. to keep in a safe state; to uphold; to maintain. SILVA-A Wood.

Sylvan, or Silvan, adj pertaining to the woods or groves. SIMULARE-To be like; to feign; Similis, like.

As-sim'i-late, v. to make like to; to convert into a similar substance. Dis-semble, v. to use false professions; to play the hypocrite. SISTERE-TO Stop; to stand.

As-sisť, v. to stand to; to help; to aid.
Ex-is'tence, n. continuation of life; being.

Ir-re-sistible, adj. not able to be withstood; above opposition.
SOCIUS-A companion; a sharer.

As-so ci-ate, v. to unite with one another; to join in company.
Dis-as-so'ci ate, v. to disunite; to separate.

So'ci a-ble, a. inclined to company; fond of society.

SOLUM-The ground.

Soil, n. the ground; the surface of the earth in which plants grow. SOLUS-Alone; forlorn.

So lil'o-quize, v. (loqui, to speak) to speak to one's self.
Sol'i-ta-ry, a. living alone; without society; gloomy; lonely.
Sol'i-tude, n. loneliness; a lonely place.

SOLVERE-TO loose; to melt; to pay.

Dis-solve, v. to melt; to disunite; to separate.

Res-o-lution, n. fixed purpose or determination of mind.
Re-solve', v. to loose the mind from doubt; to determine.
Solu-ble, a. that may be dissolved or entirely melted.
Solve, v. to clear up; to explain.

Solvent, n. a fluid that dissolves or melts any substance.
SONARE-TO sound.

Re-sound', v. to send back the sound; to echo.

So-noʻrous, a. giving sound when struck; loud sounding.
SPARGERE-TO scatter; Sparsus, pt. scattered.

Dis perse, v. to scatter; to dissipate; to distribute.
Dis-per'sion, n. the act of scattering into remote parts.
In-ter-sperse', v. to scatter here and there.

SPECERETO look; Spectus, pt. looked; Species, appearance.

Aspect, n. look; countenance, appearance.

Con-spic'u ous, adj. obvious to the sight; distinguished; eminent. De-spise, v. to look down upon; to disdain; to scorn.

Re-spect'a-ble, adj. that may be looked back on with regard; worthy of esteem.

Spec'ta-cle, n. something exhibited to view as extraordinary.

Spec'u-late, v. to view with the mind; to contemplate; to meditate

on.

Sus-pect', to spy under as in doubt; to imagine to be guilty.

Sus-picious-ly, ad. in a manner indicating suspicion or fear. SPERARE-TO hope; Spes, hope.

Des'pe rate, adj. without hope; furious.

SPIRARE-To breathe.

A-spire', v. to pant after; to desire earnestly.

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