CHANGE (page 100).
QUESTIONS.
1. What is the distinction between
change and
exchange? Are they ever used as equivalent, and how? 2. Can
you distinguish between
modify and
qualify?
EXAMPLES.
The tailor offered to ---- the armholes of the coat.
We requested the pianist to ---- his music by introducing a few popular tunes.
We often fail to recognize the actor who ---- his costume between the acts.
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CHARACTER (page 102).
QUESTIONS.
1. How do you distinguish between
character and
reputation?
constitution and
disposition? 2. Is
nature a
broader word than any of the preceding? 3. If so, why?
EXAMPLES.
The philanthropist's ---- for charity is often a great source of annoyance to him.
Let dogs delight to bark and bite, for 'tis their ---- to.
Misfortune may cause the loss of friends and reputation, yet if the man has not yielded to wrong, his ---- is
superior to loss or change.
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CHOOSE (page 104).
QUESTIONS.
1. What are the shades of difference between
choose,
cull,
elect,
pick,
prefer, and
select? 2. Also between the
antonyms
cast away,
decline,
dismiss,
refuse,
repudiate? 3. Does
select imply
more care or judgment than
choose?
EXAMPLES.
The prettiest flowers had all been ----.
Jacob was ---- to Esau, tho he was the younger.
When a man deliberately ---- to do wrong, there is little hope for him.
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CIRCUMSTANCE (page 105).
QUESTIONS.
1. To what classes of things do we apply
accompaniment?
concomitant?
circumstance?
event?
fact?
incident?
occurrence?
situation? 2. Can you give
some instances of the use of circumstance? 3. Is it a word of broader
meaning than
incident?
EXAMPLES.
The ---- that there had been a fire was proved by the smoke-blackened walls.
Extreme provocation may be a mitigating ---- in a case of homicide.
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CLASS (page 106).
QUESTIONS.
1. How does a
class differ from a
caste? 2. In what connection is
rank used?
order? 3. What is a
coterie? How
does it differ from a
clique?
EXAMPLES.
An ---- was formed for the relief of the poor and needy of the city.
A select ---- met at the residence of one of the leading men of the city.
There is a struggle of the masses against the ----.
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CLEAR (page 107).
QUESTIONS.
1. What does
clear originally signify? 2. How does
clear differ from
transparent as
regards a substance that
may be a medium of vision? 3. With what meaning is
clear used of an object apprehended by the senses, as an
object of sight or hearing? 4. What does
distinct signify? 5. What is
plain? 6. What special sense does this
word always retain? How does
transparent differ from
translucent? 7. What do
lucid and
pellucid signify? 8.
What
is the special force of limpid?
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CLEVER (page 109).
QUESTIONS.
1. What is the meaning of
clever as used in England? 2. What was the early New England usage? 3. What is to
be said of the use of
smart and
sharp? 4. What other words of this group are preferable to
clever in many of its
uses?
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EXAMPLES.
His brief experience in the department had made him very ---- in the work now assigned him.
She was especially ---- in song.
Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be ----; Do noble things, not dream them,
all day long; And so make
life, death, and the vast forever One grand, sweet song.
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COMPANY (page 110).
QUESTIONS.
1. From what is
company derived? What is its primary meaning? 2. For what are those associated who
constitute a
company? Is their association temporary or permanent? 3. What is the difference between
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