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Swinton, William, 1833-1892

"New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words"

Only difficult definitions are appended: in the case of words
not defined, pupils may be required to form the definition by reference
to the signification of the radicals and the formative elements, thus,
acr + id = acrid, being bitter, acr + id + ity = state of being bitter,
bitterness.

1. A'CER, a'cris, _sharp_; Acer'bus, _bitter_; Ac'idus, _sour_; Ace'tum,
_vinegar_.
ACR: -id, -idity; ac'rimony (Lat. n. _acrimo'nia_, sharpness of temper);
acrimo'nious.
ACERB: -ity; exac'erbate, _to render bitter_; exacerba'tion.
ACID: ac'id; -ify, -ity; acid'ulate (Lat. adj. _acid'ulus_, slightly sour);
acid'ulous; subac'id, _slightly acid_.
ACET: -ate, _a certain salt; _-ic, _pertaining to a certain acid; _-ify,
-ification, -ose, -ous.

2. AE'DES, _a house_.
ED: ed'ify; edifica'tion; ed'ifice (Lat. n. _edifi'cium_, a large
building); e'dile (Lat. n. _aedi'lis_, a Roman magistrate who had charge of
buildings).

3. AE'QUUS, _equal_: AEqua'lis, _equal, just_.
EQU: -able, -ation, -ator, -atorial, -ity, -itable; ad'equate (Lat. v.
_adequa're_, _adequa'tum_, to make equal); inadequacy; inad'equate;
iniq'uity (Lat. n. _iniq'uitas_, want of equal or just dealing);
iniq'uitous.
EQUAL: e'qual (n., v., adj.), -ity, -ize; co-e'qual; une'qual.

4. AE'VUM, _an age_; AEter'nitas, _eternal_.
EV: co-e'val; longevity (Lat. adj. _lon'gus_, long); prime'val (Lat. adj.
_pri'mus_, first).
ETERN: -al, -ity, -ize; co-eter'nal.

5. A'GER, a'gri, _a field, land_.


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