) Combine and define egregious + ly.--What does an "_egregious_ blunder"
mean?--Compose a sentence containing the word "egregious."
(3.) Why is it incorrect to speak of congregating _together_?--Combine and
define congregate + ion.
20. I'RE: e'o, i'tum, _to go_.
Radical: IT-.
1. AMBI'TION: amb (around) + it + ion = the act of going around.
DEFINITION: an eager desire for superiority or power.
OBS.--This meaning arose from the habit of candidates for office in
Rome _going around_ to solicit votes: hence, aspiration for office, and
finally, aspiration in general.
2. INI'TIAL, _a._: in + it + (i)al = pertaining to the _in_going: hence,
marking the commencement.
3. INI'TIATE: in + it + (i)ate = to cause one to go in: hence, to
introduce, to commence.
4. SEDI'TION: sed (_aside_) + it + ion = the act of going _aside_; that is,
going to a separate and insurrectionary party.
5. TRANS'IT: trans + it = a passing across: hence, (1) the act of passing;
(2) the line of passage; (3) a term in astronomy.
6. TRAN'SITORY: trans + it + ory = pass_ing_ over: hence, brief, fleeting.
EXERCISE.
(1.) Compose a sentence containing the word "ambition." MODEL: "Napoleon's
_ambition_ was his own greatness; Washington's, the greatness of his
country."--What is meant by "military ambition"? "political ambition"?
"literary ambition"?--What adjective means _possessing ambition_?--Combine
and define un + ambitious.
(2.) What is the opposite of "initial"? _Ans.
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