List of Abbreviations Used in This Book
| a. | stands | for | adjective. |
| adv. | " | " | adverb. |
| Amer. Ind. | " | " | American Indian. |
| Astron. | " | " | Astronomy. |
| Bot. | " | " | Botany. |
| Cen. Amer. | " | " | Central America. |
| Chem. | " | " | Chemistry. |
| Civ. Law. | " | " | Civil Law. |
| Colloq. | " | " | Colloquial. |
| conj. | " | " | conjunction. |
| Eccl. | " | " | Ecclesiastical. |
| Fr. | " | " | French. |
| Ger. | " | " | German. |
| Gram. | " | " | Grammar. |
| Gr. Antiq. | " | " | Greek Antiquity. |
| Heb. | " | " | Hebrew. |
| Med. | " | " | Medicine. |
| Mil. | " | " | Military. |
| Mus. | " | " | Music. |
| n. | " | " | noun. |
| pl. | " | " | plural. |
| p.p. | " | " | past participle. |
| prep. | " | " | stands for preposition. |
| R.R. | " | " | Railroad. |
| sing. | " | " | singular. |
| Sp. | " | " | Spanish. |
| Sp. Amer. | " | " | Spanish America. |
| Theol. | " | " | Theology. |
| v. | " | " | verb. |
Note.--A number of words with their synonyms and related terms that are not found in the body of the book will be found in the [Addenda] beginning on page 615.