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 ty        in de struc ti bil’i ty
in com pat i bil’i ty       ir re sist i bil’i ty
in com press i bil’i ty     im pen e tra bil’i ty

Lesson 158.

Dis is a Latin particle, and has the force of a negative or privative; as, disagree, not to agree, disarm, to deprive of arms.

dis please’   dis ap pear’    dis con tin’ue
dis joint’    dis be lieve’   dis in her’it
dis lodge’    dis o blige’    dis or’gan ize
dis charge’   dis cour’age    dis sim’i lar
dis grace’    dis cov’er      dis crim’i nate

The prefix after conveys its own meaning.