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true. I ---- my own heart. I ---- that man from the outset. * * * * * DOUBT, _n._ (page 138). QUESTIONS. 1. To what class 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 passive? _readiness_? 3. What does _ease_ imply, and to what may it be limited? 4. What does _facility_ imply? _readiness_? 5. To what is _expertness_ limite
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