dis pel' dis pelled' re pel' re pulse' re pul'sive ex pul'sion pro pel' pas'tor ate re past' pas'ture 52 WORD BUILDING Pel'le re [pul'sus] = to drive. (He) "gently raised Their fainting courage, and dispelled their fears."- Milton. The enemy was repulsed. The vessel is propelled by steam. turn. "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures."-Psalm 23. mar'i ner an'chor des sert' de li'cious mil'dew gar'ner oc'cu pa'tion ep'au let mil'i ta ry na'val 54 "The best pilots have need of mariners as well as of sail, anchor, and other tackle." The dessert was delicious. "Seeds, which mildew in the garner, scattered, fill with gold the plain.' "The search for the truth is the noblest occupation." De Staël. An epaulet is a shoulder ornament worn by military and naval officers. "Forward let me still go in my search after truth, and therein let me die." Arminius. 57 "If the human body did not possess the power of generating heat so as to maintain in all climates an equality of temperature, it could not exist long!" Combe. "The man who gambles picks his own pocket." "Defects of character bring their own punishment, however lofty the rest of the character may be." "Truth lies at the bottom of the well." -Old Proverb. 59 WORD BUILDING Mit'te re [mis'sus] = to send. per mis'si ble trans mit' e mit' ad mis'sion mis'sile re mit' re mit'tance con vert' in vert' re vers'i ble re vert'ed Impolite conduct is never permis sible. The sun emits heat and light. The cannon hurled missiles into the enemy's camp. "Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong." The tumblers are inverted. The chair has a reversible back. The property obtained by fraud finally reverted to its rightful owner. me think' a bide' con'cord cus'tom ty'rant mar'tyr ne ces'si ty 61 "Methinks that there abides in thee Some concord with humanity." "Not the pain, but the cause, makes the martyr." "Habit, when not resisted, soon becomes a necessity."- Saint Augustine. "If we criticise, we must not wince when we are criticised." re sist'ed crit'i cise wince a bid'ing winc'ing crit'i cis ing crit'i cism 62 |