71 WORD BUILDING Fen'de re [fen'sus] fend'er de fend'ing de fense' of fend'er de fend'ant of fen'sive re'flex reflect'ing reflect'ed reflect'or flex'i ble to strike, keep off. Flec'te re [flex'us] = to bend. "The polished fire-irons before a fire may be cold, while the black fender is often unbearably hot."— Ganot. "Education is the chief defense of nations."— Burke. "Truth is offensive when it is against one's interest." "Nature is the glass reflecting God As by the sea reflected is the sun." “The bear has a well-developed paw with a flexible wrist."- Agassiz. eb'o ny in'dus try im pos'si ble im press' self-de ni'al man'u al pro tec'tion safe'guard can'did as sort'ed 66 72 "His image is cut in ebony."-Fuller. 'Nothing is impossible to industry.” Periander. "All great virtues bear the impress of self-denial."- Channing. "Manual labor is a normal safeguard, a protection against sin." "Blame where you must; be candid where you can."-Goldsmith. The box contains assorted candies. Fi ni're [fi ni'tus] = to end, to finish, to limit. re fine! con fine' def'i ni'tion de fine' su'per fine mo'tor im mov'a ble mo'tive mo'tion less pro mot'er "Love refines and elevates the mind."- Milton. "Great efforts from great motives is the best definition of a happy life.” "They define virtue to be life ordered according to Nature." - Robyson. The silk is superfine in quality. A new motor was attached to the sewing-machine. "Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health."— Addison. ad van'tage ten'den cy re fresh'es en cour'age de scend' silent ly van'i ty con tempt' cer'tain ty breed 75 "A great advantage of friendship is its tendency to cause a person to grow like the one he loves." 66 Friendship cheers, refreshes, and encourages us." The snow descends silently. “Pride that dines on vanity sups on contempt."- Franklin. "Quit not certainty for hope.' "A little neglect may breed mischief."- Franklin. 76 WORD BUILDING Dic'e re [dic'tus] = to say, to tell. pre dict' ben'e dic'tion ver'dict dic'tion a ry con tra dict' pro duce' duc'tile ab duct' con duc'tor re duc'tion I predict a storm for to-morrow. "With silence only as their benediction, God's angels come."- Whittier. "Nature never says anything that wisdom will contradict." — Juvenal. The soil produces good crops. Gold is more ductile than iron. The jury returned a verdict of guilty against the prisoner for abducting the child. ap par'ent se cure' con tent'ed for'tune twit'ter blithely wood'bine at'mos phere o mit' ob scure' That he is welcome is apparent. "To secure a contented spirit, measure your desires by your fortunes.” "The swallow twitters about the eaves; Blithely she sings, and sweet and clear; Around her climb the woodbine leaves In golden atmosphere."-Thaxter. "Every truth that we omit obscures some truth that we should know.". Ruskin. ter'ror be stow be stowed' re deem' ar'se nal in spect' in spect'or cer'ti fy san'i ta ry con di'tion rep'tile crawl'ing "Were half the power that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals and forts." Longfellow. The inspector will inspect the public buildings of the city and certify to their sanitary condition. Reptiles are crawling animals. "So act that your principle of action would bear to be made law for the whole world.” — Ruskin. |