Calculate, intend. To calculate means to compute, to adjust or to adapt. Intend means to have formed the plan to do something.

  1. He —— to sell books this summer.
  2. He —— that the work will take ten years.
  3. He —— to finish it as soon as he can.
  4. The oil is —— to flow at the rate of a gallon a minute.

Character, reputation. See Glossary.

  1. In this community his —— is excellent.
  2. One's friends may endow him with a good ——, but not with a good ——.
  3. Slander may ruin one's ——, but it will not destroy his ——.
  4. See that your —— is right, and your —— will establish itself.

Claim, assert. To claim means to make a demand for what is one's own. It should not be confused with assert.

  1. I —— that I am innocent.
  2. John —— the property as his.
  3. They —— their right to the land.
  4. The cashier —— the money in payment of a note.
  5. Do you still —— that you were born in America?

Council, counsel, consul. A council is a group of persons called in to hold consultation. Counsel means an adviser, as a lawyer; or advice that is given. Consul is an officer of the government.

  1. In the colonies each governor had his ——.
  2. The advisers gave him —— when he desired it.
  3. The United States has a —— in every important foreign port.
  4. In criminal cases the accused must be provided with ——.
  5. The president's cabinet constitutes for him a sort of ——.
  6. In Rome two —— were elected to manage the affairs of the state.

Emigration, immigration. See Glossary.

  1. Foreign —— into the United States is greatly restricted.
  2. The —— of the citizens of the United States to Canada is becoming a matter of concern.
  3. Our —— Bureau enforces the Chinese Exclusion Act.
  4. The treatment of the royalists caused a great —— from France.