Small Difficult Words.

accede
acreage
adage
adhere
adze
agile
alien
allies
antique
apprise
aquatic
arbor
axis
basque
beau
beguile
belle
blonde
bureau
cede
chord
cite
civility
crisis
deceit
deity
diction
diet
dozing

draught
ductile
duet
duly
eighths
ensue
ermine
evasion
eyelet
facial
fakir
fervor
feud
fiend
fossil
forte
fusilier
gaiety
gibbet
glacial
gnash
graphic
gratis
guild
guise
gypsum
harass
haunch
heighten

hoax
incite
indict
indite
issue
joist
knack
lair
legible
lieu
lilies
loathe
lore
lucre
mauve
meagre
merely
mien
mileage
militia
missile
mites
mosque
novice
oasis
oblique
odious
opaque
option

oriole
pitiable
plague
posse
prairie
precede
profile
prolific
pshaw
queue
quorum
rarefy
rateable
realize
recent
rectify
rector
relief
revenue
roguish
rouge
rout
route
sabre
sacque
sceptre
scrawl
sequel
session

shield
siege
sieve
siphon
site
sleight
sparsely
spectre
stealth
stupefy
succor
surety
symbol
toque
trellis
troupe
truly
twelfth
typical
unique
vagrant
valor
version
villain
vision
wether
wholly
woeful
wrought

[STANDARD V. Junior.]
GRADE 8.

Note.—In this grade exercises in derivation should be given for seat-work.

nuisance
grievance
compliance
accordance
significance

allegiance
resistance
pursuance
inheritance
perseverance

artificer
poulterer
interpreter
fishmonger
parishioner

maritime
pedestrian
relinquish
attachment
indefatigable

By indefatigable perseverance the rector won the loyal attachment of his parishioners. A skilful artificer executed this emblem. The fishmonger's stall adjoins the poulterer's. The interpreter converses fluently in several languages. In 1812, the Canadians offered valiant resistance to the Americans. On a pedestrian tour baggage is a nuisance. The Boers recounted their alleged grievances. In accordance with the judge's decision, the sheriff secured inheritance of the estate. Their allegiance to the sovereign is of great significance. In pursuance of treaty agreements they relinquished all maritime possessions. Ready compliance with requests.

incessant
defendant
irrelevant
exorbitant
extravagant

malignant
supplicant
conversant
complainant
predominant

auditor
ancestor
aggressor
chancellor
benefactor

affability
boatswain
handiwork
confederate
cousin-german

The complainant and the defendant are cousins-german. He asks exorbitant prices for his handiwork. His predominant characteristic is affability. The auditor says the outlay for police is extravagant. Our ancestors scarcely comprehended Canada's wonderful wealth. Cancer is a malignant disease. The haughty aggressor gave his confederate a significant look. The boatswain's testimony was deemed irrelevant by the chancellor. The incessant entreaties of a wretched supplicant were answered by a generous benefactor. I am conversant with all the circumstances.

lamentable
formidable
remediable
accountable
commendable

irrevocable
disreputable
inconceivable
indispensable
irreconcilable

adjutant
buoyant
pageant
confidant
ascendant

tariff
sumac
suavity
premier
combating

Samson's one lamentable failing wrought his irrevocable ruin. A buoyant spirit sustained the adjutant when combating formidable foes. The historic character of the Quebec pageant is accountable for its success. The disaster to the relief corps is irremediable. The premier's uniform suavity is most commendable. His disreputable behavior changed stanch friends into irreconcilable enemies. The distance to the fixed stars is inconceivable. Make few confidants. The high-tariff party was in the ascendant. Bring only indispensable necessaries. Sumac leaves are used in tanning. The Protestant divine wore a surplice.

delinquent
malevolent
antecedent
fraudulent
belligerent

recipient
proficient
armament
munificent
omnipotent

accessible
invincible
susceptible
exhaustible
corruptible

paraffin
kerosene
marauder
firmament
resources

Their armament, vaunted as invincible, was readily conquered. The starry firmament proclaims the omnipotent Creator. The belligerent tribes offered a stout resistance to the marauders. Be not susceptible to flattery. He inherits his ancestors' malevolent disposition. Paraffin candles were antecedent to kerosene oil. The delinquent debtor had made fraudulent statements of his resources. The fortunate recipient of the prize is a proficient musician. He was a munificent benefactor to the hospital. He evinced inexhaustible energy. Were the city's officials wholly incorruptible? The ibex browses at almost inaccessible heights.

deference
existence
penitence
negligence
conscience

precedence
abstinence
occurrence
abhorrence
interference

ostensible
intelligible
discernible
irresistible
imperceptible

eclipse
telescope
seniority
gratifying
enunciation

"Conscience doth make cowards of us all." During the earthquake we trembled for our very existence. Prolonged abstinence from a meat diet impaired his strength. Such gross negligence is indefensible. The tornado was irresistible. His penitence was more ostensible than genuine. Clear enunciation aids in making reading intelligible. In deference to his seniority he was accorded precedence. I feel abhorrence for interference in politics by women. The eclipse was discernible through a telescope. A slight, even imperceptible difference. A gratifying occurrence.

6 (Review)

pageant
ancestor
artificer
nuisance
existence
maritime
recipient

benefactor
gratifying
susceptible
occurrence
fraudulent
enunciation
parishioner

bulletin
caravan
upheaval
fulfilment
sacrament
matrimony
enthusiasm

corpse
episode
vacation
banisters
shanghai
appendix
rhinoceros

The parishioners made their generous benefactor the recipient of a salver. Our ancestors' fanciful costumes were seen in the pageant. A recent edition of the book has the addition of an appendix. The episode of their rescue was a gratifying occurrence. A fierce grizzly bear mauled his prey. Though in attendance, the hospital assistants and attendants were of little assistance to the surgeon. The artificer was susceptible to cajolery. He acknowledged the existence of fraudulent receipts. In vacation I go to the maritime provinces. The mangled corpses were a grisly sight.

raillery
dysentery
effrontery
buffoonery
debauchery

interstice
dentifrice
armistice
apprentice
accomplice

judgment
argument
lodgment
abridgment
acknowledgment

lichen
lenient
gratuitous
miscreant
cantaloupe

The apprentice is addicted to debauchery. The dentifrice was a gratuitous gift. A respite from buffoonery. The Commander-in-Chief signed an armistice after an argument. Lichens found lodgment and grew in the interstices of the cliff. Well-bred people rarely descend to raillery. The judgment of the court inflicted a severe penalty upon the counterfeiter's accomplices. Dysentery resulted from eating unripe cantaloupe. He censured the miscreant's shameless effrontery. An acknowledgment of his offence resulted in a lenient sentence. An abridgment is the whole in little.

culinary
hereditary
mercenary
alimentary
incendiary

exemplary
sanguinary
preliminary
penitentiary
anniversary

synopsis
paralysis
emphasis
verdigris
parenthesis

utensil
inspector
aluminum
subordinate
deportment

Correct emphasis gives pleasing variety to speech. The incendiary was sentenced to the penitentiary. Culinary utensils made of aluminum are preferred in hotel kitchens. Our national anniversary is celebrated on July 1st. He is distinguished for exemplary deportment. There was a sanguinary encounter preliminary to the main battle. Formerly many sovereigns employed mercenary troops. Verdigris is poisonous. A tendency to certain diseases appears to be hereditary. Enclose the subordinate clause in parentheses. Paralysis of the alimentary canal interferes with digestion. The inspector requested a synopsis of Queen Victoria's reign.

offertory
derogatory
peremptory
promontory
conciliatory

ejaculatory
valedictory
observatory
explanatory
inflammatory

crucial
financial
sacrificial
prejudicial
controversial

analyst
soprano
eliminate
teetotaler
chloroform

The valedictory address was enlivened by ejaculatory remarks from the audience. During the offertory the soprano rendered a fine solo. I made a peremptory demand for salary due. The appeal was inflammatory, not conciliatory. This treatise is explanatory of the elaborate sacrificial rites of the Jews. All controversial points were eliminated from the report. He is accused of uttering statements derogatory to the teetotaler's sincerity, and prejudicial to the state. An analyst made a crucial test of the purity of chloroform. Scrutinize the financial report.

alienate
emaciate
negotiate
facilitate
assimilate

accelerate
syndicate
confiscate
gesticulate
corroborate

celestial
influential
equinoctial
reverential
confidential

despatch
detective
asbestos
mastication
benediction

Excise officials confiscated an illicit whisky still. The politician alienated influential adherents. With reverential mien the vicar invoked a celestial benediction. Many foreigners gesticulate freely in talking. The detective's confidential report corroborated my statement. Several capitalists were incorporated as a syndicate. They negotiated for an asbestos mine. Accuracy and despatch facilitate business. Equinoctial gales accelerated the yacht speed. Thorough mastication aids the assimilation of food. His emaciated appearance excites compassion. The frigate's crew mutinied. He is repairing the dilapidated edifices. There was much cordiality in his greeting. A suit of linen pyjamas.

linear
jocular
jugular
globular
muscular

requite
expedite
parasite
anchorite
anthracite

integrity
depravity
perplexity
tranquillity
susceptibility

sawyer
bequeath
mistletoe
mercantile
intersperse

The mistletoe is a parasite on the oak. His jugular vein was nearly severed in two. Anthracite is accorded preference over bituminous coal. A lone anchorite aims to live in tranquillity. I am in perplexity as to linear and cubic measures. He requited my hospitality by bequeathing a generous legacy. Such degradation and depravity are attributed to savage barbarity. Extreme susceptibility to weather conditions materially weakens the patient's vitality. Punctuality expedites mercantile affairs. Secular interests differ from spiritual. Many recent balloons are not globular in shape. A muscular-looking sawyer interspersed jocular remarks.

12 (Review)

raillery
bequeath
dysentery
facilitate
emphasis
dentifrice
miscreant

paralysis
teetotaler
apprentice
gesticulate
benediction
explanatory
conciliatory

bailiff
attitude
steadfast
stratagem
detriment
calcimine
diametrically

tarlatan
trillium
pictorial
cretonne
vanquish
loathsome
masquerade

The teetotaler's emphasis and gestures evoked the apprentice's raillery. Detectives were despatched to seize the miscreant's accomplices. Amity and enmity are diametrically opposed. The navvy interspersed jocose remarks about the use of a dentifrice. Nothing can exceed my desire to accede to your request for mistletoe. My sire bequeathed me his benediction. His conciliatory attitude towards the anthracite miners facilitated negotiations. A difference of a few instants menaced the success of our stratagem. I related an instance of the bailiff's deference.

fallacy
efficacy
celibacy
advocacy
obstinacy

intricacy
democracy
supremacy
episcopacy
aristocracy

futile
facile
textile
ductile
versatile

cheviot
loyalist
platinum
persuasive
Shakespeare

The fallacy of the critic's argument was evident. The principles of democracy rarely find advocacy among members of the aristocracy. Within his realms the king holds supremacy. The ductile nature of platinum permits nice intricacy of design. None ever surpassed Aristotle in versatile genius. Cheviot cloth is a textile fabric. Celibacy of the clergy is a trait distinctive of the Catholic Church. The majority of the loyalists embraced Episcopacy. He vouched for the efficacy of the liniment. Shakespeare's facile pen has delighted many generations. The tyrant's obstinacy rendered futile our most persuasive appeals.

heresy
ecstasy
apostasy
courtesy
hypocrisy

curtsy
epilepsy
amateur
grandeur
chauffeur

tragical
sceptical
fanatical
majestical
ecclesiastical

succumb
transient
obeisance
palmistry
bumptious

A stranger's courtesy often exceeds a friend's. Revere sincerity, shun hypocrisy. Even transient visitors were unwearied in lauding the grandeur of the scene. Judas's apostasy consigned him to the reprobate class. "Waked to ecstasy the living lyre." The tutor succumbed to epilepsy. She made a graceful curtsy or obeisance to the duchess. I dissuaded him from employing a bumptious amateur in lieu of an experienced chauffeur. The procession swept majestically along. His bigoted, fanatical views were resolutely suppressed. Subsequently he was sceptical of the claims of palmistry. The curate was tried for heresy before an ecclesiastical tribunal. The ruffian met a tragical fate.

decency
currency
tendency
efficiency
emergency

vagrancy
brilliancy
occupancy
discrepancy
repugnancy

radical
identical
technical
tyrannical
alphabetical

redoubt
schedule
catalogue
veterinary
vaccination

"Want of decency is want of sense." Evidently there is some radical defect when young men descend to vagrancy. None doubted the efficiency of the veterinary surgeon. The auditor found no discrepancy in the schedules. The Kaiser's occupancy of the castle was brief. The impostor has a tendency to use spurious currency. In case of emergency the militia will defend the redoubt. The brilliancy of the meteor was obscured by vapor. The catalogue of the technical school gives an alphabetical list of apparatus. That is the identical excuse you proffered previously. Our evil inclinations are our most tyrannical foes. I feel no repugnancy towards vaccination.

velocity
sagacity
audacity
duplicity
simplicity

elasticity
loquacity
complicity
reciprocity
eccentricity

lineage
heritage
assuage
scrimmage
hemorrhage

woeful
stevedore
surcingle
subpœna
malefactor

In children simplicity is usually preferred to loquacity. All men appreciate the heritage of a noble lineage. I endeavored to assuage his grief for his niece's death, due to a hemorrhage. Accused of complicity in the plot, the malefactor was served with a subpœna. The elasticity of rubber is familiar to all. The stevedore displayed great audacity in the scrimmage. The initial velocity of a cannon ball is tremendous. The artist's eccentricity of manner is woeful. He accused me of duplicity in advocating a policy of reciprocity with the United States. He is noted for the sagacity of his judgments. Get a snaffle and surcingle for the pony.

diversity
verbosity
animosity
immensity
perversity

intensity
pomposity
propensity
monstrosity
impetuosity

hypocrite
plebiscite
exquisite
requisite
perquisite

reconcile
conciseness
disinfectant
amphitheatre
sanctimonious

A sanctimonious hypocrite evinced great propensity to deceit. Part beast, part bird, the creature was a monstrosity. The pomposity of the speaker aroused the animosity of his audience. The immensity of the amphitheatre was revealed by the intensity of the light. Conciseness of style is preferable to verbosity. A diversity of opinion exists as to the utility of disinfectants. A suite of exquisitely fitted rooms is a perquisite of the viceroy's. Explain the requisite qualifications for a voter in the plebiscite on local option. A stubborn perversity of will may accompany impetuosity of action.

18 (Review)

ecstasy
assuage
amateur
exquisite
identical
schedule
obeisance

subpœna
hypocrite
efficiency
transient
veterinary
hemorrhage
eccentricity

pretext
optical
warily
mirage
illusion
cymbals
humane

chemise
embezzle
primitive
semaphore
crucifixion
inseparable
sauer-kraut

Has he the remedies requisite to assuage the stevedore's hemorrhage? A subpœna cut short the amateur's ecstasy. These concise schedules are not identical. A mirage is a transient optical illusion. No allusion was made to the veterinary's apostasy, but his eccentricity is plain. The mace is a symbol of authority. His offer to play the cymbals was merely a pretext for soliciting alms. An eminent physician was most humane in prescribing for the wretch, who was in imminent danger. Sea-sickness induced violent retching. The secretary has a record of the ayes and noes.

igneous
ligneous
beauteous
cutaneous
miscellaneous

gorgeous
courageous
outrageous
advantageous
simultaneous

galleon
dudgeon
bludgeon
puncheon
chameleon

assassin
suzerain
eruption
accordion
ingredient

Granite is an igneous rock. Sailing in the gorgeous sunset, the galleon was a beauteous sight. The editor found the use of miscellaneous items very advantageous. The suzerain was in high dudgeon at the outrageous conduct of subordinates. Cutaneous eruptions are cured by balms. The two courageous firemen emerged from the ruins almost simultaneously. The assassin used a heavy bludgeon. The chameleon was drowned in a puncheon. The metal box has a ligneous appearance. In accordions the tones are generated by means of metallic reeds. What are the ingredients in the mixture?

vexatious
rebellious
fastidious
contagious
mysterious

ingenious
illustrious
salubrious
amphibious
ignominious

plebeian
meridian
tragedian
equestrian
grammarian

jonquil
hygiene
anatomy
cyclamen
hysterics

People so fastidious about appearances are most vexatious. An ingenious physician proved the disease to be contagious. The illustrious tragedian died at the meridian of his glory. Many amphibious animals live in salubrious climates. The grammarian preserved a mysterious silence. The oppressive laws enacted by the nobles made the plebeians rebellious. The equestrian performance in the circus was an ignominious failure. The cyclamen and jonquil bloom profusely. Hygiene was substituted for anatomy. A frenzy of grief induced hysterics. Nicotine from tobacco is highly poisonous.

spirituous
impetuous
sumptuous
ambiguous
contiguous

superfluous
conspicuous
tempestuous
promiscuous
contemptuous

pavilion
cotillion
vermilion
postillion
contagion

crochet
croquet
furlough
insomnia
barricade

A free use of spirituous liquors was once believed to prevent contagion. Contemptuous treatment often gives rise to tempestuous scenes. Contiguous to the infirmary is a barricade. A promiscuous crowd danced a cotillion. Conspicuous among these by his vermilion necktie, was the postillion. Later, a sumptuous banquet was served in the pavilion with scrupulous care. The use of superfluous phrases renders his meaning ambiguous. Is he apt to be crotchety when playing croquet? The ensign's furlough was curtailed. Laudanum should not be used for insomnia.

mucous
ludicrous
dexterous
garrulous
tremulous

scurrilous
unanimous
marvellous
anonymous
omnivorous

routine
aquiline
crinoline
guillotine
tambourine

courier
missive
attorney
intercede
restaurant

Fishwives are noted for scurrilous language. Viewed merely as a literary work, the Bible is a marvellous volume. The attorney was tremulous when interceding with the jury. The restaurant waiter is garrulous. A courier received an anonymous missive. Mucous expectorations contribute to spread disease. The guillotine is so named from its introducer. A swarthy gypsy maiden played a tambourine dexterously. Stylish ladies may resume the wearing of crinoline. The bugler has an aquiline nose and a ludicrous squint. I found solace in the routine of daily duties. Swine are omnivorous feeders. The vote for the aqueduct was unanimous.

melee
decree
refugee
matinee
employee

pedigree
fricassee
guarantee
mortgagee
chimpanzee

baptism
witticism
fanaticism
hypnotism
rheumatism

fraught
symptom
foreclosure
marchioness
pianoforte

He guarantees seats for the matinee at the theatre. The chimpanzee's appearance is uncouth. A forlorn refugee evinces symptoms of chronic rheumatism. Judgment and witticism are often at strife. Cæsar issued a decree to his subjects to be enrolled. The chicken fricassee was insipid. Several instances of lunacy have developed from fanaticism. Four weeks' notice of foreclosure was issued by the mortgagee. I enquire into no man's pedigree. Hypnotism is fraught with danger. The marchioness is bountiful towards her employees.

24 (Review)

hygiene
plebeian
furlough
symptom
guillotine
beauteous
guarantee

assassin
witticism
tragedian
dexterous
marvellous
rheumatism
equestrienne

auricle
palisade
Jehovah
opossum
abstinence
vindictive
hallelujah

philopena
variegated
diaphragm
somersault
œsophagus
appropriate
sarsaparilla

The attorney interceded to save the tragedian's assassin from the guillotine. The observance of hygiene alleviated all symptoms of hysterics or rheumatism. The prophets of old were persecuted. A sergeant prosecuted his search for recruits for his regiment. The athlete observes a strict abstinence as to fricassees and spirituous liquors. The beauteous and dexterous equestrienne is marvellously fastidious. I have studied about the auricles of the heart, the œsophagus, and the diaphragm. "The oracles are dumb." Though of plebeian origin his witticisms guaranteed him a place at court.

friction
abolition
cessation
discretion
laceration

repetition
extinction
exhaustion
conciliation
exaggeration

typhus
fungus
octopus
humerus
hippopotamus

bunion
species
ultimate
epidermis
chilblain

Oiling a machine lessens friction. Moulds are a species of fungus growth. "Discretion is the better part of valor." Repetition induces a habit. Exaggeration is frequently due to a too lively imagination. I dislocated my humerus; there was also a laceration of the epidermis. The abolition of slavery led to the American Civil War. The ultimate extinction of the hippopotamus is probable. Typhus fever is accompanied by great exhaustion. The Board of Conciliation effected a cessation of hostilities. The octopus has attained notoriety from tales of its ferocity. Bunions and chilblains are annoying.

calibre
accoutre
mediocre
fracture
stricture

massacre
saltpetre
sepulchre
manœuvre
reconnoitre

inscription
specification
stupefaction
annunciation
conflagration

curfew
suture
ligament
decipher
carbine

Saltpetre is used in curing bacon. Scouts were detailed to reconnoitre. Is the inscription on the pendant decipherable? Every manœuvre of the battalion was exact. There were frequent massacres of the pioneers by the Indians. A stricture of the intestines made an operation necessary. Christ's sepulchre was rock-hewn. The militia are accoutred with carbines of small calibre. The sexton gave a minute description of the conflagration. Orchids grew in the fissures of the cliff. The niche is occupied by a handsome statue. He sells dentists' forceps. Stupefaction was due to his inhaling gas. The apostles made annunciation of the gospel. "The curfew tolls the knell of parting day." The sutures of the skull are not tied by ligaments.

allusion
incision
precision
ascension
dissension

pretension
oppression
suppression
intercession
condescension

indigo
portico
sirocco
stiletto
armadillo

Messiah
Israelite
wielding
subjugate
quadruped

In surgery precision is essential in making incisions. The oppression of Christians began after Christ's ascension. The author has pretensions to elegance of diction. Suppression of feeling strengthens character. The portico is of Roman style. The Queen's intercession secured a reprieve. The sirocco poisons the atmosphere. Condescension is a noble quality. Indigo is a permanent dye. The assassin was proficient in wielding a stiletto. Our geography has an allusion to the armadillo. There were lively dissensions among the Israelites regarding the expected Messiah.

minuet
minaret
parapet
clarionet
flageolet

gazette
coquette
etiquette
quartette
mignonette

plateau
tableau
chateau
trousseau
portmanteau

capsule
quinine
discern
specialty
parachute

Her trousseau was conveyed in a portmanteau. A recent issue of the gazette describes the count's chateau. The coquette is an adept in dancing the minuet. The graceful minaret was readily discerned from the height of the plateau. A series of tableaux was a complete hoax. The best instruments in the quartette were the clarionet and the flageolet. Does etiquette permit ladies to promenade on the parapet? The florist makes a specialty of mignonette. Take quinine in capsules. I descended in a parachute, swinging on a trapeze. The accounts of the diocese show a deficit. His post at the union depot is a sinecure. Buy sachet powder.

alleviate
castigate
eliminate
exhilarate
capitulate

fluctuate
accumulate
concentrate
approximate
contaminate

quiz
baize
azure
cozen
chintz

osier
crosier
malign
benign
arraign

vizier
epicure
macaroni
benevolence
Archbishop

He could neither malign nor cozen the judge. His benign countenance indicates benevolence. Ski-ing is exhilarating. A deacon bore the Archbishop's crosier. Censure arraigns both private motives and public actions. The sky was vested in azure. The price of baize and chintz fluctuates. The vizier concentrated his troops, and the besieged garrison capitulated. The ringleaders were castigated, but the sufferings of the troops were alleviated. Accumulate knowledge rather than wealth. The epicure disdains macaroni. Give an approximate estimate of the cost. Simplicity should not be imposed upon, nor virtue contaminated.

30 (Review)

plateau
coquette
mediocre
repetition
exhilarate
exaggerate
trousseau

massacre
mignonette
manœuvre
quadruped
stupefaction
conflagration
hippopotamus

cotyledon
forfeiture
patrimony
aggravate
vocabulary
orthography
presumptuous

biassed
reynard
equinox
colleague
miniature
enrolment
instalment

The manœuvres of the army corps were to prevent a repetition of the massacres. The hippopotamus is a species of quadruped not yet annihilated. Explain the uses of the calyx, the cotyledon, and the tendril. Acquire an extensive vocabulary and correct orthography. My adherence to the king resulted in forfeiture of my patrimony. Very exhilarating is the climb to plateaux perfumed by mignonette. His presumptuous adherents aggravated the quarrel. The loss of her trousseau in the conflagration stupefied the coquette. He exaggerates his mediocre abilities.

abattoir
reservoir
delirium
laudanum
pendulum

cerebrum
linoleum
petroleum
mausoleum
meerschaum

repellent
recipient
delinquent
fraudulent
antecedent

calumny
sapphire
amethyst
attribute
superintendent

Linoleum and petroleum are got wholesale at an emporium. The pendulum is of nickel. Distinguish between the cerebrum and the cerebellum. A public abattoir replaced the slaughter houses. The patient's delirium is attributed to doses of laudanum. The superintendent was the recipient of a meerschaum pipe. The delinquent auctioneer was accused of fraudulent dealings. The mausoleum is adjacent to the reservoir. His query was to elicit the antecedent of the relative pronoun. Calumny was utterly repellent to him. The amethyst and sapphire are precious stones.

tenacious
atrocious
malicious
efficacious
avaricious

capricious
loquacious
precocious
pernicious
pugnacious

decalogue
pedagogue
demagogue
synagogue
avoirdupois

homicide
fascinate
literature
etymology
commodity

The decalogue is kept in every synagogue. The precocious child was very capricious. He prescribed an efficacious elixir. The pedagogue taught syntax and etymology. The poet is avaricious of fame. The larceny of the diaper towelling and dimity was a malicious act. The demagogue incited a political intrigue. Cats are tenacious of life. Is the chamois pugnacious? Pernicious literature should be suppressed. Though handsome, she is too loquacious to fascinate her auditors. The cumbrous avoirdupois system is still used for weighing coarser commodities. He wreaked dire vengeance for the atrocious homicide. At the approaching session of Parliament the cession of territory will be broached. I throttled the dastard who vilified you, my liege.

nutritious
licentious
pretentious
contentious
superstitious

seditious
facetious
propitious
ostentatious
conscientious

cuticle
canticle
chronicle
corpuscle
tabernacle

aerie
specie
sortie
reverie
menagerie

Rice is highly nutritious. Licentious and superstitious, the Roman Empire fell. Though facetious in speech he is not ostentatious in manner. A pretentious subaltern solicited leave to head a sortie. The weather was not propitious for a nocturnal expedition. Listening to the canticles in the synagogue, I fell into a reverie. The ancient chronicles relate many trivial episodes. While contentious in harangue he is not seditious in act. The conscientious physician prescribed for my carbuncle. Exercise develops muscle. The cuticle envelops the body. He robbed the eagle's aerie. The Puritans proscribed theatres. At the menagerie, wages are paid in gold specie. The blood corpuscles readily coagulate.

nuptial
deferential
reverential
providential
consequential

decisive
deceptive
seductive
initiative
diminutive

recipe
epitome
anemone
extempore
catastrophe

anchovy
bologna
scimitar
souvenir
gratitude

The sentinel's warning averted a catastrophe. An influential friend of ours contemplates building a substantial residence. Consequential people often aim to take the initiative. He wrote an epitome of the extempore speech. A diminutive hussar dealt a decisive stroke with his scimitar. The seductive path bordered by anemones proved deceptive. On receiving a souvenir of the nuptial ceremony he expressed his gratitude. Omit the recipe for anchovy sauce. Lightning struck a boat that was lightening its load. Bologna sausage satiated his appetite. The escapades of the dissolute servitor were scandalous. Dahlias, fuchsias, and zinnias.

regatta
guerilla
insignia
dilemma
cyclopædia

influenza
neuralgia
scarlatina
dyspepsia
pneumonia

conducive
suggestive
consecutive
competitive
appreciative

copse
spigot
faucet
geyser
trophy

vassal
cañon
tactics
gauger
vivacity

Our lacrosse team won the trophy in two consecutive years. Is scarlatina infectious? Is he appreciative of the stimulus afforded by competitive examinations? Influenza and pneumonia are very prevalent. The insignia of office were conferred after the regatta. Every library requires a cyclopædia. Dyspepsia and neuralgia are not conducive to vivacity. The gauger was in a sad dilemma when the faucet and spigot were lost. The skirmish is suggestive of guerilla tactics. The closing of a business letter may be, "Yours respectfully." Knight or vassal, let each respectively do his duty. Near the cañon is a geyser, beside a hazel copse.

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recipe
guerilla
intrigue
decisive
souvenir
scimitar
facetious

defrayal
reservoir
apoplexy
dyspepsia
diminutive
efficacious
abbreviate

migratory
erysipelas
pneumonia
meerschaum
anniversary
superintendent
chrysanthemum

rescind
nautical
deficiency
pulmonary
quarantine
coincidence
pre-eminent

Malicious or facetious remarks were utterly abhorrent to the superintendent. The suicide's remains were borne on a bier to the morgue and embalmed. The capricious coquette contemned her suitor's offer. A guerilla war ensued from a seditious intrigue of avaricious vassals. That scimitar is a souvenir of a disastrous exploit therein. He condemned the recipe as not efficacious for erysipelas or pneumonia. An epitome of some chronicles about our antecedents is given in an encyclopædia. I prefer dahlias or fuchsias to chrysanthemums. A diminutive meerschaum pipe.

pharmacy
blaspheme
diphtheria
asphyxiate
hydrophobia

autograph
biography
calligraphy
amphibious
phenomenon

clique
physique
grotesque
burlesque
picturesque

panacea
avalanche
lineaments
conspirator
frontispiece

The major's autograph on the frontispiece of his biography was in strange calligraphy. The beaver is amphibious. At the pharmacy I got a panacea for diphtheria, hydrophobia, and other diseases. The lackey's grotesque physique is humorously portrayed in a burlesque play. All admonitions forbade blasphemy. The miners were asphyxiated by inhaling coal gas. An eclipse of the sun is a striking phenomenon. The avalanche was a picturesque sight. The clique of conspirators failed ignominiously. The sculptor has well represented his clear-cut lineaments.

eccentric
authentic
pneumatic
spasmodic
diplomatic

antiseptic
lymphatic
calisthenic
pyrotechnic
hieroglyphic

privilege
sacrilege
symptom
thraldom
martyrdom

lucrative
diarrhœa
velocipede
monotonous
predecessor

Authentic reports state that the ambassador, though eccentric, is yet diplomatic. Thraldom or martyrdom was once the penalty for professing Christianity. Pneumatic tires were not used on velocipedes. On Dominion Day the pyrotechnic display was superb. Calisthenic exercises, if not spasmodic, may eradicate certain ailments. The recent statutes give privileges to aliens. In rifling the church they were guilty of sacrilege. He obtained an authentic report on the use of arsenic in cosmetics for the complexion. Carbolic acid is an antiseptic. Describe the lymphatic gland. Hieroglyphics antedated the alphabet. My predecessor obtained a lucrative but monotonous post. An epidemic of diarrhœa raged with virulence in the army.

deodorize
neutralize
monopolize
crystallize
tranquillize

delineation
realization
anticipation
specification
resuscitation

heredity
longevity
ingenuity
solemnity
eccentricity

eulogy
prestige
coercion
procedure
reparation

Electricity deodorizes sewage. The patriarchs were remarkable for longevity. He displayed ingenuity in his stage delineations of the beau's eccentricities. During the requiem service and funeral obsequies the solemnity of the scene was impressive. The aborigines of Australia rank low in the scale of humanity. What people are our antipodes? The mal-contents were finally tranquillized. Acids and alkalies neutralize one another. Anticipation is often more pleasurable than realization. Learn how to resuscitate one apparently drowned. Specifications for the water conduits were drawn up with exactitude. Sugar crystallizes readily.

lacteal
funereal
ethereal
corporeal
cochineal

effervesce
acquiesce
excrescent
convalescent
incandescent

larynx
pharynx
baritone
labyrinth
strychnine

vitriol
seidlitz
antidote
mammal
oleander

Seidlitz powders effervesce. He lopped excrescent growths from his oleanders. Millions of incandescent lights made the scene almost ethereal. Funereal rites await all that is corporeal in man. All mammals are nourished by lacteal fluid. From the cochineal insect a beautiful dye is obtained. Both the larynx and pharynx are concerned in sound production. A baritone voice is intermediate between bass and tenor. Strychnine may be a nerve tonic. The intricate passages of the ear are called the labyrinth. Soft music is quiescent. During convalescence he was prohibited from severe exertion. I enquired for an antidote for vitriol.

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[STANDARD V. Junior.]GRADE 8.

[STANDARD V. Junior.]
GRADE 8.