The Spelling-Book Superseded; With Exercises on Verbal Distinctions (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 Excerpt: ...ac'cent, accent', accentuate, des'cant. descant', enchant, enchanting, enchantment, incantation, precentor, recant, recantation, &c. Capio (eaptus), to take, hold, or contain. Seepage 153, for the derivatives of this word. Caput (capitis), the head. Cap, cap-a-pie, cape, capital, capitular, capitulate, captain, chaplet, chapter, bicipitous, occiput, precipice, precipitate, precipitous, recapitulate, chief, kerchief, &c. Caro (carnis), flesh. Carnage, carnal, carnival,5 carnivorous, charnel-house, incarnate, incarnation, &c. Castlgo, to punish. Castigate, castigation, chastise, &c Causa, a cause, a reason. Cause, causal, causality, causation, causative, accuse,0accusation, accusatory, excuse,7 excusable, inexcusable, recusant, &c. 1 "Or where Campania's plain forsaken lies, A dreary waste expanding to the skies,"--Goldsmith. 2 Champiiyn. One who takes the field (champ) iu defence of any person or cause. a Those who canvassed for place or preferment among the Romans were called cimlidati, from the white toga which they wore, as cm. blematic of the parity of their intentions. 4 In composition, Cano makes cino, and Cantus. centus., 5 Carnival. The latter part of the word is from va.'eo. to bid farewt'll. i Accuse. From atscuso, to bring (causam) a cause or charge (ad) against a person. - Excuse. From exmiso, to get a person (ex) out of (ama) a causa or charge; and heucc, to free from blame. Oaveo (cautus), to beware, to avoid. Caution, cautious, incautious, precaution, precautionary, &c. Cavus, hollow. Cave, cavern, cavity, concave, concavity, excavate, excavation, &c., Cedo (cessus), to go, to go back, to yield. See page 164, for the derivatives of this word. Censeo (census), to think, tojudge, to estimate or value. C...