9. Homeric means relating to Homer, the great epic poet of ancient Greece, or to the poetry which he wrote.
10. A lunatic is one who is periodically insane, with intervals of sanity (as if affected by the moon).
11. Lyric poetry is that which is adapted to the lyre or harp; fit to be sung to an accompaniment.
16. Panic means sudden or groundless fright, such as was said to have been caused by Pan, the god of pastures and forests.
ise, (ize) = make, do, cause.
| 1. ad vert ise, to + turn | 13. equalize |
| 2. critic ise, judge | 14. generalize |
| 3. familiar ize, family | 15. harmonize |
| 4. fertil ize, bear, produce | 16. humanize |
| 5. leg alize, law | 17. idolize |
| 6. re cogn ize, again + know | 18. magnetize |
| 7. sym path ize, with + feel | 19. modernize |
| 8. tan tal ize, Tantalus | 20. naturalize |
| 9. agonize | 21. organize |
| 10. brutalize | 22. realize |
| 11. civilize | 23. systematize |
| 12. crystallize | 24. tyrannize |
1. A merchant when he advertises goods hopes thereby to cause people to turn their attention to them.
2. To criticise is to (make) pass judgment upon.
3. To familiarize means, literally, to make as one of the family, to become intimate with.
4. Ground is fertilized when it is caused to produce more abundantly.