ns state of; and y, full of, or composed of.

tire'some cum'ber some vent'ure some
east'ward heav'en ward aft'er ward
verd'ure cur'va ture im post'ure
smok'y sin'ew y sil'ver y

Lesson 154.

ruff, an article of dress. roar, to make a loud noise.
rough (ruf), uneven. row'er, one who rows.
retch, to vomit. sail, a sheet of canvas.
wretch, a miserable person. sale, the act of selling.
rode, did ride. seen, beheld.
road, a way; route. scene, a view.
rowed, did row. seine, a net for fishing.
room, an apartment. slay, to kill.
rheum, a serous fluid. sleigh, a vehicle on runners.
sow, to scatter seed. sley, a weaver's reed.
sew (so), to use a needle. seem, to appear.
so, thus; in like manner. seam, a line of junction.

Lesson 155.

rude, uncivil; rough. slow, not fast.
rood, fourth of an acre. sloe, a kind of fruit.
serf, a slave; servant. sun, the source of light.
surf, a swell of the sea. son, a male child.
serge, a kind of cloth. steel, refined iron.
surge, to rise; to swell. steal, to rob; to pilfer.
sheer, pure; clear. stile, steps over a fence.
shear, to cut or clip. style, manner of writing.
side, a part; a margin. stare, to look fixedly.
sighed, did sigh. stair, a step.
slew (slu), did slay. sweet, pleasing to the taste.
slue, to slip aside. suite (swet), retinue.

Lesson 156.

OF PREFIXES.

When a syllable or word is placed before another word, it is called a
prefix. The prefix re generally gives the idea of repetition or return;
as, recall, to call back.

re build' re ap pear' re an'i mate
re touch' re as cend' re gen'er ate
re seat' re im burse' re sus'ci tate
re view' ro doub'le re ver'ber ate

The prefix un generally gives a negative meaning; as, unapt, not apt.

un paid' un friend'ly un court'ly
un clean' un health'y un ea'sy
un known' un stead'y un fruit'ful
un nerve' un err'ing un learn'ed

Lesson 157.

In, also, has a negative meaning; it often becomes im, il, ir, or ig, for
the sake of sound.

in act'ive in sin cere' ir res'o lute
im prop'er im po lite' ir re lig'ious
il le'gal il lu'sive irre spect'ive
ig no'ble ig'no rant ir'ri ta ble

im ma te ri al'i ty im prac ti ca bil'i ty
in di vis i bil'i