I ---- that man from the outset.
DOUBT, _n._ (page 138).
QUESTIONS.
1. To what cla.s.s of objects do we apply _disbelief_? _doubt_?
_hesitation_? _misgiving_? 2. Which of these words most commonly implies an unfavorable meaning? 3. What meaning has _skepticism_ as applied to religious matters?
EXAMPLES.
We feel no ---- in giving our approval.
The jury had ----s of his guilt.
We did all we could to further the enterprise, but still had our ----s as to the outcome.
DUPLICATE (page 141).
QUESTIONS.
1. Can you give the distinction between a _copy_ and a _duplicate_? a _facsimile_, and an _imitation_? 2. What sort of a _copy_ is a _transcript_?
EXAMPLES.
The ---- of an organ by the violinist was perfect.
This key is a ----, and will open the lock.
The signature was merely a printed ----.
DUTY (page 142).
QUESTIONS.
1. Do we use _duty_ and _right_ of civil things? or _business_ and _obligation_ of moral things? 2. Does _responsibility_ imply connection with any other person or thing?
EXAMPLES.
I go because it is my ----.
We recognize a ---- for the good conduct of our own children, but do we not also rest under some ---- to society to exercise a good influence over the children of others?
EAGER (page 142).
QUESTIONS.
1. What is the distinction between _eager_ and _earnest_ in the nature of the feeling implied? in the objects toward which it is directed? 2.
How does _anxious_ in this acceptation differ from both _eager_ and _earnest_?
EXAMPLES.
Hark! the shrill trumpet sounds to horse! away!
My soul"s in arms, and ---- for the fray.
I am in ----. I will not equivocate; I will not excuse; I will not retreat a single inch; and I will be heard!
I am ---- to hear of your welfare, and of the prospects of the enterprise.
EASE (page 143).
QUESTIONS.
1. What does _ease_ denote, in the sense here considered? Does it apply to action or condition? 2. Is _facility_ active or pa.s.sive? _readiness_?
3. What does _ease_ imply, and to what may it be limited? 4. What does _facility_ imply? _readiness_? 5. To what is _expertness_ limited?
EXAMPLES.
He plays the violin with great ----, and delights an audience.
Whatever he did was done with so much ----, In him alone "twas natural to please.
It is often said with equal truth that we ought to take advantage of the ---- which children possess of learning.
EDUCATION (page 143).
QUESTIONS.