New Word-Analysis

Chapter 30

Appren"tice (Old Fr. n. _apprentis_, from v. _apprendre_, to learn); apprise" (Fr. v. _apprendre_, part. _appris_, to inform); comprise" (Fr. v.

_comprendre, compris_), _to include_; en"terprise (Fr. n. _entrepise_, something undertaken); impreg"nable (Fr. adj. _imprenable_, not to be taken); pris"on (Fr. n. _prison_); prize (Fr. n. _prise_, something taken, from _prendre, pris_, to take); reprieve" (Old Fr. v. _repreuver_, to condemn), _to grant a respite_; repri"sal; surprise".

167. PREM"ERE: pre"mo, pres"sum, _to press_.

PRESS: press (-ure); compress" (-ible); depress" (-ion); express" (-ion, -ive); impress" (-ion, -ive, -ment); irrepres"sible; oppress" ("-ion, -ive, -or); repress" (-ion, -ive); suppress" (-ion).

Print (abbreviated from _imprint_, from Old Fr. v. _preindre_ = Lat.

_prem"ere_); im"print, _the name of the publisher and the t.i.tle page of a book_; imprima"tur (Lat. _let it be printed_), originally, _a license to print a book, the imprint of a publisher_.

168. PRI"MUS, _first_; Prin"ceps, prin"cipis, _chief, original_.

PRIM: prime; pri"mate, _the highest dignitary of a church_; pri"macy; prim"ary; primer; prime"val (Lat. n. _ae"vum_, an age); prim"itive; primogen"itor (Lat. n. _gen"itor_, a begetter); primogeniture (Lat. n.

_genitu"ra_, a begetting), _the exclusive right of inheritance which in English law belongs to the eldest son or daughter_; primor"dial (Lat. v.

_ordi"ri_, to begin), _existing from the beginning_; prim"rose (Lat. n.

_ro"sa_); prin"cess; prince (Fr. n. _prince_ = Lat. _prin"ceps_); prin"c.i.p.al; prin"ciple.

Pre"mier (Fr. adj. _premier_, first), _the prime minister_; pri"or (Lat.

adj. _prior_, former); pri"oress, _the female superior of a convent_; pri"ory, _a convent_; prior"ity, _state of being first_; pris"tine (Lat.

adj. _pristi"nus_, primitive), _original, ancient_.

169. PROBA"RE: pro"bo, proba"tum, _to try, to prove_.

PROB: prob"able, _likely, credible_; probabil"ity; improb"able; pro"bate, _the proof of a will_; proba"tion, _the act of trying_; proba"tioner; proba"tionary; probe, _to try by an instrument_; prob"ity, _tried integrity_; approba"tion, _commendation_; rep"robate (adj. literally, proved against), _base, condemned_.

Prove (Old Fr. _prover_, New Fr. _prouver_ = Lat. _proba"re_); proof (Old Fr. n. _prove_ = Lat. _pro"ba_, proof); approve" (Fr. v. _approuver_ = Lat.

_approba"re_); approv"al; disapprove"; improve", (-ment); reprove"; reproof".

170. PUN"GERE: pun"go, punc"tum, _to p.r.i.c.k_; Punc"tum, _a point_.

PUNG: pun"gent; pun"gency; expunge", _to mark out_.

PUNCT: punctil"io (Sp. _punctillo_, from Lat. _punc"tum_, a point), _a nice point of exactness in conduct_, etc.; punctil"ious; punct"ual (-ity); punct"uate (-ion); punct"ure; compunc"tion, _remorse_.

Punch (abbreviated from _puncheon_, from Lat. n. _punc"tio_, a p.r.i.c.king), _an instrument for cutting holes_; point (Fr. n. _pointe_ = Lat.

_punc"tum)_; poign"ant (Fr. part. _poignant_, stinging); pon"iard (Fr. n.

_poignard_), _a small dagger_.

171. PUTA"RE: pu"to, puta"tum, _to think, to prune, to count or reckon_.

PUT: compute" (-able, -ation); depute" (Lat. v. _deputa"re_, to allot), _to empower to act_; dep"uty; dispute" (-ant); indis"putable; impute"

(literally, to reckon in), _to charge_; repute"; disrepute" (-able).

PUTAT: pu"tative, _supposed_; am"putate, _to cut off the limb from an animal_; deputa"tion; imputa"tion; reputa"tion.

Count (Fr. v. _compter_ = Lat. computa"re); account"; discount"; recount".

172. RAP"ERE: ra"pio, rap"tum, _to seize suddenly, to s.n.a.t.c.h or hurry away_.

RAP: rapa"cious (Lat. adj. _ra"pax, rapa"cis_, greedy); rapac"ity; rap"id (Lat. adj. _rap"idus_, swift); rapid"ity; rap"ids; rap"ine (Lat. n.

_rapi"na_, robbery).

RAPT: rapt, _transported_; rapt"ure (-ous); enrapt"ure; surrepti"tious (Lat. v. _surrip"ere, surrep"tum_, to take away secretly), _done by stealth_.

Rav"age (Fr. v. _ravager_ = to lay waste); rav"ish (Fr. v. _ravir_ = Lat.

_rap"ere_).

173. REG"ERE: re"go, rec"tum, _to rule_; Rec"tus, _straight_.

REG: re"gent; re"gency; reg"imen (Lat. n. _reg"imen_, that by which one guides or governs anything); reg"iment (Lat. n. _regimen"tum_); re"gion (Lat. _re"gio, regio"nis_, a region); cor"rigible (Lat. v. _corrig"ere_ = _con_ + _reg"ere_); incor"rigible.

RECT: rec"tify; rec"t.i.tude; rec"tor (-ory); correct" (Lat. v. _corrig"ere_ = _con_ + _reg"ere), to remove faults_; direct" (-ion, -or, -ory); erect"; insurrec"tion; resurrec"tion.

Re"gal (Lat. n. _rex, re"gis_, a king); rega"lia; reg"icide (Lat. v.

_caed"ere_, to kill); reg"ular (Lat. n. _reg"ula_, a rule); reg"ulate; realm (Old Fr. _realme_, from Lat. adj. _rega"lis_, royal); reign (Fr. n. _regne_ = Lat. _reg"num); _corrigen"da (sing. _corrigen"dum_), _things to be corrected_; dress (Fr. v. _dresser_ = Lat _dirig"ere_); address" (Fr. v.

_adresser_, to direct); redress" (Fr. v. _redresser_ = Lat. _re_ + _dirig"ere), to rectify, to repair_; source (Fr. n. _source_, from Lat.

_sur"gere_, to spring up); surge; insur"gent (Lat. v. _insur"gere_).

174. RI"VUS, _a river_.

RIV: ri"val (Lat. n. _riva"lis_, one who used a brook in common with another); ri"valry; outri"val; riv"ulet (Lat. n. _riv"ulus_, diminutive of _ri"vus_); derive" (literally, to receive as from a source); deriva"tion; deriv"ative.

175. ROGA"RE: ro"go, roga"tum, _to ask_.

ROG: ar"rogant, _proud, overbearing_; ar"rogance; prorogue" (Fr. v.

_proroger_ = Lat. _proroga"re_).

ROGAT: ab"rogate; _to repeal_; ar"rogate, _to a.s.sume_; arroga"tion; derog"atory, _detracting_; inter"rogate (-ion, -ive, -ory); prerog"ative (literally, that is asked before others for an opinion: hence, preference), _exclusive or peculiar right or privilege_; proroga"tion, _prolonga"tion_; superer"ogate (Lat. _super_ + _eroga"re_, to spend or pay out over and above), _to do more than is necessary_; supereroga"tion.

176. RUM"PERE: rum"po, rup"tum, _to break_.

RUPT: rupt"ure, _to part violently_; abrupt" (-ly, -ness); bank"rupt (It.

n. _banco_, a merchant"s place of business); bank"ruptcy; corrupt" (-ible, -ion); disrup"tion; erup"tion; interrupt" (-ion); irrup"tion; irrup"tive.

177. SA"CER, sa"cri, _holy_.

SACR: sac"rament (Lat. n. _sacramen"tum_, an oath, a sacred thing); sa"cred (orignally, past p. of Old Eng. v. _sacre_, to consecrate); sac"rifice (Lat. v. _fac"ere_, to make); sac"rilege (literally, that steals--properly gathers, picks up, _leg"ere_--sacred things); sac"ristan (Low Lat.

_sacrista"nus)_, a church officer.

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