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Swinton, William, 1833-1892

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


AUGUR: au'gur (n.), _one who foretells future events by observing the_
_flight of birds_, (v.) _to foretell_; au'gury, _an omen_; inau'gurate, _to
invest with an office by solemn rites_; inaugura'tion; inau'gural.
AUSPICI: -ous, _favorable_; inauspi'cious; aus'pices.

18. BAR'BARUS, _savage, uncivilized_.
BARBAR: -ian (n. and adj.), -ic, -ism, -ity, -ize, -ous.

19. BIS, _twice or two_.
BI: bi'ennial (Lat. n. _an'nus_, a year); big'amy (Greek n. _gamos_,
marriage); bil'lion (Lat. n. _mil'lio_, a million; literally, twice a
million); bipar'tite (Lat. n. _pars, par'tis_, a part); bi'ped (Lat. n.
_pes, pe'dis_, foot); bis'cuit (Fr. v. _cuit_, cooked); bisect' (Lat. v.
_sec'tum_, cut); bi'valve (Lat. n. _val'vae_, folding-doors); bi'nary (Lat.
adj. _bi'ni_, two by two); binoc'ular (Lat. n. _oc'ulus_, the eye);
combine'; combina'tion.

20. BO'NIS, _good_; Be'ne, _well_.
BONUS: bonus (something to the _good_ of a person in addition to
compensation), bounty (Fr. n. _bonte_, kindness); boun'teous; boun'tiful.
BENE: ben'efice (Lat. v. _fac'ere, fac'tum_, to do), literally, _a benefit,
an ecclesiastical living_; benef'icence; benef'icent; benefi'cial;
ben'efit; benefac'tion; benefac'tor; benedic'tion (Lat. v. _dic'ere,
dic'tum_, to say); benev'olence (Lat. v. _vel'le_, to will).
EXERCISE.
_In this and the following exercises, tell the roots of the words printed
in italic_: The _equator_ divides the globe into two _equal_ parts. Good
_agriculturists_ read _agricultural_ papers.


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