New Word-Analysis - LightNovelsOnl.com
You're reading novel online at LightNovelsOnl.com. Please use the follow button to get notifications about your favorite novels and its latest chapters so you can come back anytime and won't miss anything.
AUTHENTIC'ITY, _genuineness_.
8. BAL'LEIN (a??e??), _to throw or cast_.
EM'BLEM, _a representation; a type_.
EMBLEMAT'ICAL, _containing an emblem_.
HYPER'BOLE, _a figure of speech which represents things greater or less than they are_.
PAR'ABLE, _a story which ill.u.s.trates some fact or doctrine_.
PARAB'OLA, _one of the conic sections_.
PROB'LEM, _a question proposed for solution_.
SYM'BOL, _a sign; a representation_.
SYMBOLICAL, _representing by signs_.
9. BAP'TEIN (apte??), _to wash, to dip_.
BAP'TISM, _a Christian sacrament, in the observance of which the individual is sprinkled with or immersed in water_.
BAPTIZE', _to sprinkle with or immerse in water_.
BAPTISMAL, _pertaining to baptism: as baptismal vows_.
BAP'TIST, _one who approves only of baptism by immersion_.
ANABAP'TIST, _one who believes that only adults should be baptized_.
CATABAP'TIST, _one opposed to baptism_.
PEDOBAP'TISM (Gr. _pais_, _paidos_, a child), _infant baptism_.
10. CHRON'OS (??????), time.
CHRON'IC, _lasting a long time_; _periodical_.
CHRON'ICLE, _a record of events in the order of time_; _a history recording facts in order of time_.
CHRONOL'OGY, _the science of computing the dates of past events_.
CHRONOM'ETER (Gr. n. _me'tron_, a measure), _an instrument for measuring time_.
ANACH'RONISM, _an error in computing time_.
SYN'CHRONAL, SYN'CHRONOUS, _existing at the same time_.
11. GRAM'MA (??aa), _a letter_
GRAM'MAR, _the science of language_.
GRAMMA'RIAN, _one skilled in or who teaches grammar_.
GRAMMAT'ICAL, _according to the rules of grammar_.
AN'AGRAM, _the change of one word into another by transposing the letters_.
DI'AGRAM, _a writing or drawing made for ill.u.s.tration_.
EP'IGRAM, _a short poem ending with a witty thought_.
MON'OGRAM (Gr. adj. _mon'os_, alone), _a character composed of several letters interwoven_.
PRO'GRAMME, _order of any entertainment_.
TEL'EGRAM (Gr. _te'le_, at a distance), _a message sent by telegraph_.
12. GRAPH'EIN (??afe??), _to write_.
GRAPH'IC, _well delineated; giving vivid description_.
AU'TOGRAPH. See _au'tos_.
BIOG'RAPHY (Gr. n. _bi'os_, life), _the history of a life_.
CALIG'RAPHY (Gr. adj. _kal'os_, beautiful), _beautiful writing_.
GEOG'RAPHY (Gr. n. _ge_, the earth), _a description of the earth_.
HISTORIOG'RAPHER (Gr. n. _histo'ria_, history), _one appointed to write history_.
HOL'OGRAPH (Gr. adj. _hol'os_, whole), _a deed or will wholly written by the grantor or testator_.
LEXICOG'RAPHER (Gr. n. _lex'icon_, a dictionary), _the compiler of a dictionary_.
LITH'OGRAPH (Gr. n. _lith'os_, a stone), _an impression of a drawing made on stone_.
LITHOG'RAPHY, _the art of writing on and taking impressions from stone_.
ORTHOG'RAPHY (Gr. adj. _or'thos_, correct), _the correct spelling of words_.
