VARIABLE ENDINGS

1. The following words are spelled with the termination ize:

2. The following words are spelled with the termination ise:

3. The following words have the termination -ible; words not included in this list {39} end in -able[6], except a few words pronounced similarly, but spelled differently.

[6] RULE: Derivations of the first conjugation in Latin take a; those of the other conjugations, i.

[7] See page [42.]

4. These are the irregular forms of the endings -sion and -tion.

5. The following words are pronounced similarly, but the meaning changes with the spelling:

Advicecounsel
adviseto counsel
albumenwhite of egg
albuminviscous substance
alegarale vinegar
alegercheerful, sprightly
antepreceding
antiagainst
appriseto inform
apprizeto value
augertool
augurto predict by signs
Basebottom, vile
basslowest tone
baskto lie in warmth
basqueapparel
berthplace to sleep
birthcoming into life
breachgap
breechhinder part of a gun
Cannongun
canonlaw or rule
canyongorge
cannotdenial of power
can notaffirmation of power
canvascloth
canvassto solicit
capitalchief, money, stock
capitolbuilding
castervial
castorrodent
censerincense-pan
censorcritic
cereto wax
searto burn the surface
seerprophet
seredry, withered
claimantone who claims
clamantbeseeching
complementfulness
complimentpraise
conveyerone who conveys
conveyorcontrivance for conveying objects
coquetto trifle in love
coquetteflirt
councildeliberative body
counselto advise
consularpertaining to a counsel
councilormember of a council
counseloradviser
corespondentone who answers jointly with another
correspondentone who corresponds by letter
Depositaryreceiver
depositoryplace of deposit
discreetprudent
discretedistinct
dyeingcoloring
dyingexpiring
Emigrantone who moves out of a country
immigrantone who moves into a country
emigrationmoving out
immigrationmoving in
empiricalexperimentative
empyricalcombustible principle of coal
Fakercheat, swindler
fakirOriental religious ascetic
fartheras applied to distance
furthersignifying additional
Galipotresin or pitch
gallipotmedicine pot
gantlet“running the gantlet”
gauntletglove
grislyhorrible
grizzlygrayish
Hoardaccumulate
hordetroop
Immanentinherent
imminentimpending
impassibleincapable of emotion
impassablenot passable
incipientcommencing
insipientstupid, foolish
indictcharge with crime
inditecompose, write
indiscreetimprudent
indiscretecompact
intensionstretching
intentiondetermination
Lessento reduce
lessonsomething to be studied
Maizecorn
mazelabyrinth
martenanimal
martinbird
meatflesh
meetto join, proper
meteto measure
minerdigger
minorunder age
mucousslimy
mucusviscid fluid
Owish, imprecation
oh!an exclamation
Panelsunken plane with raised margins
pannelrustic saddle
paroloral declaration
paroleword of honor
passableadmitting passage
passibleunfeeling
pendantornament
pendenthanging
premicesfirst-fruits
premisesproperty
principaladjective
principlenoun
prophecyprediction
prophesyto foretell
Rabbetgroove in edge of boards
rabbitsmall animal
resinsemi-liquid exudation of the pine
rosinsolid product of turpentine
riggera fitter of ships’ rigging
rigormuscular rigidity
riottumult
ryottiller of the soil
Saverone who saves
savorflavor
subtlesly, artful
suttlenet weight
sheathscabbard
sheatheto cover
sleightartful trick
slightsmall
Theocracygovernment by direction of God
theocrasymixture of worship of different gods
tonmeasure of weight
tunlarge cask
Verticalperpendicular
verticleaxis, hinge
Whealraised mark, a welt
wheelrotating disk

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