EEE About the Authors ‘Dr. Wilfred Funk and Norman Lewis have both been deeply concerned with the history and use of the English language for many years. As editors, lexicographers, teachers, and authors, they have each contributed ex- tensively to this important field. But success- ful as chey each have been individually, their success as collaboratdrs isrproducing 30 Days 404 More Powerful Vocabulary has been even greater. In various editions, at various prices, this book has sold nearly 4,000,000 copies. Ie is the most popular and most widely used | manual of its kind produced in the twentieth century. eej By Wilfred Fonk ond ‘Hermon Lewis sgh: Weoks to: Words of Power fy Norman Levis i ‘Word Power Mode Easy cha by POEKET BOOKS “30 Daye a More Powerful Vocobulany 30 Days to _aMore - Powerful Vocabulary | WILFRED FUNK: oie : NORMAN LEwIs = NEWLY REVISED BY NORMAN LEWIS.ie Te SS ah ROCKET BOOKS; a'ivision 6 Silo & Schuser, le Thao avenue of te Aer, New Yk, N.Y, 10020 ivion ley aranget ith Fuk & Weal oe. Eitan ot Cones Cane Gu Neb All ights reserved, pent bt ee ranean Waal ne ‘55 Eat Th Steet, New York, NY. 10081 IBN, 067150013 Firs Pocket Bonk printing (vite ein) Ape, 197. ee ee) OCKET sd cokphin rept demas Fines ee ‘ To Walter M. GarciaContents PRONUNCIATION KEY FIRST DA | Give Us Fifteen Minutes a Day «SECOND DAY: ‘Take This Fwelve-Minute Test of Your Verbal Power | THIRD DAY: | ‘The Romance of Words FOURTH DAY: Words for Mature Minds FIFTH DAY: sd Words About Doctors and Specialists SIXTH DA Verbs Give You Power SEVENTH DAY: Words About Theorles EIGHTH DAY: ‘Quick Vocabulary Builder vil 35NINTH DAY: A Quick Test of Your Progress to Date TENTH DAY: Words About Your Fellowmen ELEVENTH DAY: Words for Phobias and Manias TWELFTH -DAY: Words About Your Feelings THIRTEENTH DAY: Words That End in “Qlogy” FOURTEENTH DAY: Words for Human Traits FIFTEENTH DAY: Words for Human Faults SIXTEENTH DAY: You Help to Create the American Language SEVENTEENTH DAY: ‘A “Pop Quiz” EIGHTEENTH DAY: Words About Personalities NINETEENTH DAY: Adjectives Give You Power TWENTIETH DAY: Learning Words the Modern Way mn 87 na 219 323 128 134 aan TWENTY-FIRST DAY: Words from Latin TWENTY-SECOND DA\ ‘Test Your Progress TWENTY-THIRD DAY: Can You Meet This Challenge? TWENTY-FOURTH, DAY: Words That Describe You TWENTY-FIFTH DAY: French Phrases You Can Use TWENTY-SIXTH DAY: Words About Words TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY: Word Building by the “Unfolding Process” TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY: . Words from Classic Roots TWENTY-NINTH DAY: Words Change Their Meanings THIRTIETH DAY: Your 30-Day Vocabular} Test ONE LAST worD: A Lifetime Habit, INDEX ag 358 166 376 385 392 198 10 233 23730 Days to aMore ‘Powerful Veecabulary‘The phonetic transcription of most words in the following Pages ‘will be self-explanatory and completely clear and ‘obvious. Only a very few symbols have to be practiced and ‘understood before you start. 1. 91 This is the phonetic symbol (called schwa) which indicates “a weak, neutral vewel sound occurring in most of the unstressed syllables in English speech, as the a in alone, the e in happen, the U in cirens."* 2.8 The vowel sound in g5, 13, TOW, 6, etc, 3. 88 The vowel sound in £681, s56n, nda, etc. 4. 2h The sound of the s in occasion, treasure, measure, leisure, ete, 5. 06 The vowel sound of bd6k, 186k, ete. Many words ate stressed on more than one syllable, although only one syllable may receive the primary of firongest sécent. When you vay psromaniac, for example, You place the strongest stress on the third eyllable (ma)—” that is, you say the third syllable with the greatest loudeoss. ‘But the fist syllable,-py, also receives some stress; that i, 2 Fuk & Wegnalls Standard College Dictionary (New York: Funk & Wagnalis, 1968). 2it than 7o,-1, or ac. To show these distinc ry pie tet Teen i ae (MAY), and only accent the second strongest (py'). Pyromaniac is thus phoneticelly rewritten as py’-ro-MAY'- nee-ak, Further examples: satiated: SAY'-shoe-ay’-tod. ‘archaeology: aht’-kee-OL-2-jee braggadocio: brag’2-DO'-sheo-3 Give Us Fifteen Minutes a Day ‘Your boss has a bigger vocabulary than you have. ‘That's one good reason why he's your boss. This discovery has been made in the word laboratories of the world, Not by theoretical English professors, but by Practical, hard-headed scientists who have been searching ‘for the secrets of success, After a host of experiments and years of testing they have found out: ‘That if your vocabulary is limited your chances of suc- cess are limited, ‘That one of the easiest and quickest ways to get ahead is by consciously building up your knowledge of words. ‘That the vocabulary of the average person almost stops srowing by the middle twenties. ‘And that from then on it is necessary to have an intel- ligent plan if progress is to be made. No it-or methods will do,4 FIRST PAY It has long since been satisfactorily established that a high executive does not have a large vocabulary merely be- cause of the opportunities of his position. That would be putting the cart before the horse. Quite the reverse is true. ‘Bis skill in words was a tremendous help in getting him his job. Dr. Johnson O'Connor of the Human Engineering Labo- ratory of Boeton and of the Stevene Institute of Technology in Hobokes, New Jersey, gave a vocabulary test to one hundred young men who were studying to be industri executives. ‘ Five years later, ail, without exception, of those who had passed in the upper 10 per cent had executive positions, while not a single young man of the lower 25 per cent had become an executive, ‘Som of the factore that lead to success can be measured as scientifically ex the contents of a test tube, and it has been discovered that the one and only common charac- teristic of outstandingly successful people is “an extensive ‘knowledge of the exact meaning of English words.” Vocabulary, is one indication of intelligence. Learning power measurably sharpecs when vocabulary increases. ‘Here's the proot, . classes in high school were selected for an. ex- periment. Tho ages and background of the members ot both groups were the same, and each group represented a similar crosesection of the community. One, the control class, took the normal coursee The other class had, in ad- dition, special and rigorous vocabulary training. “At the nd of the period the grades of the studenta in the vocabu- ary class surpassed the gradea of the members of the controt group. not only in English. but in every other subject including mathematiot snd the sciences, Similarly Professor Lewia M. Terman of Stanford Uni- versity,has found thet 2 vocabulary test is ox accurate & ‘measure of intelligence as any three units of the standard and accepted Stanford-Binet I. . tests, Words are the tools of thinking. It naturally follows, Give Us Fifteen Minutes a Day 5 then, that the more words you have at your command, the toate and more accurate Your inking wil best Words are your medium of exchange, the coin with: which you do’ business with all those around you. With Words you relate to people, communicate your feelings and thoughia to them, influence them, persuade them, control them, In short, through words you shape your own destiny, For your words are your personalitys your vocabulary is you. _ Words are explosive. Phrases are packed with TNT. A single word can destroy a friendship, can start or end a ‘marital battle, can land a large ordet. ‘The xight phrases in ‘the mouths of clerks bave quadrupled the sales of a depart- ment store. The wrong words wed by a campaign orator have lost an election. Four unfortunate words—-“Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion”—used in a Republican cam- paign speech threw the Catholic vote and the Presidential Vietory to Grover Cleveland, ‘Armies fight for phrasea: “ Democracy”; “V for Victory”; “Remember Peat! Harbor.” ‘Words have changed the direction of history. Words can also change the direction of your life. They can raise a ‘man from mediocrity to success. ‘We submit that if you methodically increase your vor ccabulary you will improve your chances for success, ‘This book enlists active cooperation, continuous written ‘and oral response. It will teat you every step of the way, it will demand unceasing feedback from you, and thus it wil ake words your frends and ales. fe expect to prove to you that developing arich and robust vocabulary can be both fun and challenging. Give us fifteer: minutes a day, and we will guarantee that at the end of « month, when You have turned over the last age of this book. your words, your reading, your conve: satfon and your life wil all have'a new and deeper meau- ing for you. : For words can make you greath jake the world safe forTake This Twelve- Minute Test of Your Verbal Power First, we will ake your word portrait. When the picture is finished, you will know how you look to others as a conversationalist and how you may ap- ppear when you waite a simple social note or a business letter. ‘The lines of your likeness that aré to be drawn here will indicate the extent of your vocabulary, the facility with which you can recall and use words, and the knowledge that you have of their precise meanings. There will also be brief spelling and pronunciation tests so that we can get & complete picture. ‘You will ind the tests in this chapter simple and enter- taining. They will take exactly twelve minutes, and when yyou are through and have checked your score, you will now what's wrong, if anything, with your vocabulary and your use of words. You. will, in short, have painted your ‘own word portrait. Then, in the chapters that follow, we 6 Take This Twelve-Minute Test 7 will show you how to strengthen any weak points that may have appeared. How do words treat you? Are you comfortable with thom? Do they come easily to you? When you write and speak, do your words paint the sort of picture of you that will do you the most good in this highly competitive world? Does your language usually present a true reflec- tion of your mind, your emotions, and your personality? Or does it sometimes betray you and blur your thoughts? Do peoplo occasionally misunderstand you? Or can you compel them to listen, react, obey? Like everyone else, you want certain things from life. No matter what those Benefits are, or what particular way you lave chosen to go about getting them, you know that Yyour first and most effective means will be the words you use. _In short, the satisfaction and the success you get out of life depend very greatly on the skill with which you com- ‘municate your needs, your desires, your opinions to others. _,Reniy to dscover what your eniamand of language sys about you! Testh __ Verbal Speed (Elomontary) PMECTIONS: Write in the blank space next to each of the ‘words in the following lit another word that begins with ‘Sand has « meaning directly opposite to the given Time: 60 seconds - EXAMPLE: fast slow ‘sweet sour buy. sell START TIMING: 1. ‘tall 2. north 3. happy 4. different 5. dangerous8 SECOND DAY ‘aunnw Timing (Answers for all tests will be found at the end of the chapter.) ‘You have just been tested for fluency. ‘You should have breezed through this test at high speed in less than sixty seconds with no hesitancy and no, mis- takes. If you had to think for more than an instant to recall the proper word, itis likely that you experience some dif- ficulty in expressing your thoughts. You are probably ‘teeing men who are not as bright as you getting abead of you. You may often wonder: “What have they got that I haven't got?” ‘Your lack of an adequate word arsenal may have seri- ously handicapped you. If so, this book is designed for you. It will give you the chance to go to work and over- ‘come your obstacle, Test ; Verbal Speed (Advanced) DIRECTIONS: As in’ the previous test, write a word bogin- ning with $ which is opposite in meaning to each of the following. Time: 90 seconds prenuen Take This Twelve-Minute Test 8. rough 9. objective 10. Taugh End Timing Speed and accuracy are again of great importance, It sonal ar ewe of grt Inprunc. ‘of ten correct, you are far above the average and you Mere” apes my prove yor vs anguages in the world, and with a little practice and Patience you can easily make its great wealth your own. TEST ill ‘Synonym Recall Here is a test of your skill from another point of view. You havo been working with anionyme, or words of op: posite meanings. How will you do with synonyms, or words of the same, or almost the same, meanings? It is highly important that you have a wealth of synonyms, which are analogous to the many colors on an artist's palette, at your ‘command. Synonymis within easy reach help you paint for ‘your listener the many shades of your thought; they lend. variety and interest to your conversation and writing. DIRECTIONS: In the spaces. given below write two words ‘are synonymous with the given word, Time: 2 minutes EXAMPLE: beautiful lovely, pretty strong rugged, powerful short ~ brief, concise This test should be finished ‘within the time limit, as10 SECOND DAY there are mény more than two synonyms for each of these Words. Check with a dictionary if your answers are not found in the list at the end of the chapter. START TIMING: 1. defects (noun) snow 2 desires (noun) 3. true 4, suitable: 5. luminous 6, loathing (noun) 7. doubtful 8. vulgar 9, admiration 10. very End Timing TEST IV Synonym Recognition |. We have tested your ability to recall the synonyms for & given word, We are now going to test your ability to recog hize synonyms when you see them. pinecrions: Jn the following list there are sixteen words. Start with infidel and put a small figure 1 above it. Run through the list until you find another word that has the fame or similar meaning, Put a 1 above that one. Then try the second word on the list, large, puting a figure 2 above it, and search for a word of similar meaning and mark it'2, And s0 on until you have eight pairs of fynonyms of word of siilar meaning, — ‘Time: 90 seconds svat Tino: 4. , infidel > ingenious occur aberration liege happen perade dna tilky ccegaricty clever unbeliever Sudier Unsophiseted fnduce ingenious End Timing | | | Take This Twelve-Minute Test a TEST Homenyms DIRECTIONS: Homonyms are words that are pronounced alment exacly ale. but that difer considerably in meaning. Check the homonym that makes of the following sentences. : ae Time 90 seconds stant mano: 1, Why does modern music have such Why don morn mas hve sch tens) 2 Mest buildings have [(a) stationery, (b) stationary] 3. The [(a) principal, (b) principle} features of Sovth- Pe opera ot Siting co the cat licked [¢a ‘it's, (b) its] a ” = ES i) 5. His vocal {(a) cords, (b) chords] are inflamed. ° 5. He sat for hours [(a) poring, (b) pouring] over the 7. & stoned with ((a) baited, 1 He (a) Batted, (B) bated] brea ‘the second shoe to fall. ee 8, Admiral Nelson is famous for one of the most im- ortant [(a) navel, (b) naval] encounters in British istry. 9. The scene’of the accident was I {() flare, (b) flair. enue 10, The boxer made s [(a) feint, (b) faint} with his deft, End Timing TEST VI Understanding Words pmzcrions: Check the defnition that properly expla the italicized word in each phrase, Lica Das are) Time: 2 minutesa SECOND DAY START TIMING: 1. 5. ‘An acrinionious argument (a) long-winded (b) sharp. biting, sarcastic (6) dull, pointless, and incoherent . A soporificlectare’ (a) £0 boring as to put one to sleep (b) brilliant and informative (c) well-attended . Panacea for social ils (a) direct cause (b) cure-all (c) condition encouraging continuation J. An evanescent feeling (2) fading away quickly (b) composed of both dread and desire (©) so unique that itis experienced by very few people = Overwhelmed by ennut (a) fear (b) dissatisfaction and boredom resulting from in activity. (©) a sudden awareness of sudde ‘one’s unconscious ‘motivation 7 5. A facetious remark (a) witty or joking at an inappropriate time (b) tending to, make peace between people in conflict (©) totally irclevant to the situation . A maelstrom of emotions (a) complete lack (b) catalogue in chronological order (©) violent, stormy. confusion Maudlin attitudes (a) self-destructive (b) tearfully and excessively sentimental (c) showing great maturity at.a surprisingly early age i Take This Twelve-Minute Test 33 9. Drove adroitty (a) skillfully (b) nervously (©), inattentively 10. A sardonic smile (a) empty, meaningless (b)_ open and trusting (@) bitter and scornful End Timing TEST Vil Spelling Without Error Here are ten common words frequently misspelled by those whose linguistic ability needs sharpening. Check the form that looks right to you. Time: 60 seconds ‘START. TRAING: 1, (a) occurrance, (b) occurrence, (¢) occurance 2. (a) ecstasy, (b) ecstacy, (c) extaty 3. (a) drunkeness, (b) drunkenness, (c) drunkedness 4. (a) embarassing, (b) embarrassing, (¢) embar oe 5. (a) inresistible, (b) itresistable, (c) inrisistible 6. (a) supersede, (b) supercede, (c) eupereeed 7. (a) disappoint, (b) dissapoint, (c) dissappoint 8. (a) occassional, (b) occasional, (c) ocassional 9. (a) indispensable, (b) indispensible, (e) indes- pensible - 10, (a) perseverance, (b)° perseverence, (¢) perser- verance End Timing”a an acre ee ee 4 SECOND DAY TEST vill Pronounctng in the Educated Manner “The pronunciation of American English is, admittedly, unstable” the sound of words changes according 10 $20- {graphical area, ethnic background, economic and social fevels, ets. Mary, marry, and merry, for example, are pro- nounced almosi identically inthe Midwett and along much of the Pacific coastal regions; whereas in the East and South they sound very diferent. The frst syllable of orange is pronounced or in California and are in New York, The vowel sound of talk and walk is uttered one way by @ native of Brooklys and quite another way by someone tora it Los Angeles, Words ike either, tomato, tune, adult, Tcorice, strength, and many others can often show the age, incom, background, and sophistication of the speaker. ‘Nevertheless, one kind of pronunciation test wil be use- fal in completing your verbal portrait. The following ten words, among many others, have both an illiterate or Gialects! and an educated pronunciation. Say each one carefully according to its phonetic respelling. then ‘check the form that sounds most nearly like what you ordinarily ‘use in conversation, The symbol ais the sound of the-a in about or in Linda. Time: 90 seconds START. TIEN 1. genuine (a) JEN‘yo-win (b) JEN’-yowyne 2, athlete (a) ATH’-o-leet (b) ATH-teet 3 film (a) FILM (b) EIL’-om 4, modern (a) MAHR’-dan (>) MOD-ren (©) MOD‘orn ‘Take This Twelve-Minute Test 15 5. accept (a) ok-SEPT” (b) oSEPT’ 6, drowned (a) DROWN'-dod (6) DROWND 7, wrestle (a) RESS'-al (0) “RASS-al 8. pattern (a) PAT’-ron (b) PAT-orn 9. figure (a) FIG-yor (b) FIG’sr 10, attacked (a) =TAK’-tod (b) &TAKT’ End Timing Now you may relax. Your test‘of verbal power is com cluded; Your word portrait is fnished. What you will see fon the canvas—pleasant or unpleasant, encouraging or iscouraging is what the world sees when you write ot speak. At tis point, before you check your score, we offet You one important thought: No matter how good or bad Jour word power is today, it can be immeasurably beter, more useful, more potent, ia just thirty days. Scoring and Interpretation Determine your score for each test by comparing your answers with those given below: TESTI: (1) short; (2) south; (3) sad; (4) same, similar; (5) safe; (6) small; '(7). smart,~ sharp, sparkling; (8) silent, still; (9) stand; (10) send Scoring: 2 points for each correct answer ‘Maximum score: 20 points ‘Your Score: vest mi: (1) selfish, stingy; (2) sensible, significant; (3) skeptical, suspicious; (4) simple; (5)a 6 ‘SECOND DAY sure; (6) slipshod, slovenly, sloppy; (7) sleep, sleepiness, slumber, somnolence; (8) ‘smooth; (9) subjective; (10) sob, scowl Scoring: 2 points for each correct answer ‘Maximam score: 20 points Your Score: mest mi: (C1) shortcomings, imperfections, faults, weaknesses, deficiencies, blemishes (2) wishes, wants, longings, exavings, ap- petites “ numbers. Because people ere gregarious, eet married. have families, tive in thronging cities, as Play together. A hunger for love or friendship and.a feel’ ing of kinship with other human. ‘beings are normal and common human traits. it is the herd instinct that makes People, to a greater or lesser dewroa, gregarious, 4, Obsequious. The-beggar, the under! the lackey, andthe ley ai tend tobe ebveqons Pe ee28 FOURTH DAY ‘on others in an inferior eapacity and wise lives and jobs open oa the whims of theic masters are apt to be cringing Gn tovming, “hey are often excessively, sickeningly, and Giniucercly polite, F your waiter ix a restaurant believes hat you ate the type who wil Gp bim wall, watch how Goreouions he wil be, how be will bow to you and attend fon your slightast wish, If you doa’t leav the expected tip, fowever, his obsequiontness will, quickly vanisb and he will net (ob, “upon,” sequor, “follow”) follow submis- ively upoa your wishes. S. Maud. A rhaudin person is one woo is super- eatimental and gushing, who cries castiy and without auch estse, People wine aro maudlin in their affections tsually overdo the act, and thelr love becomes tiresome Jind oftepeie, The word mauclba can. also be applied to lose ho have been ads foolish and sily by too muck drinking. 5 ‘eres incidentally, san odd word history. Mary Mag- od ‘with her eyes red from weeping. in tims, the name ‘Magdalene was contracted into the adjective maudlin. 6. Ascetic. The ascetic is one who is given, fo severe | const Sad nasty. ane who proces ig abst fnonoe, oltea for religious reasons. When vou say that & | eT an ascetic, you mean tat he is one who sss all the | Paaye and phisieal plesures of Ie. Anyone who eat | find drioks Heatly ot who otherwise disipates, is the precise opposite of an ascetic, and docs not believe in em (a SET-o-si2-aiti). I Pander, ‘Pais ver Titrally means to miiister to the | ‘paificeon of che passions ane prejudices of other. usually | {p one’s owa prof, Novels that give blow-by-biow Sescrip- Hons of bedcoom intimacies, and motion pictures end TV hows that omit none of tho gory details of violence torture, aud marder have been accased of pandering to the tcrealled bose instincts and morbid curiosity of their readers “CF andionce. Rusbless dictators of the past aro sad to fave pandered to the Iowestinstinets of the mobs, to sell ascet | ’ ccnemray, met se eg ME | / ‘Kords for Mature Minds 29 ishaess, ecuelty, and greed, in order to gain power. Pan= der, therefore, is an uapleasant word with an uapleasant micaning. The noun panderer has a stil more restrict ‘icening and frequently signifies a women ‘others, just as Pandarus, the leader of the Lycians in the Trojan war, is said to have procured the lovely lady Cressida for Troilus, 8. Sublimate, This word originally came from the Latin sublimatus, “raised on high,” and is closely related to “sublime.” When the energies of a potential hoodlum or ‘gangster aro channeled into athletic games, into a business fareer, oF into tome other useful endeavor, his former destructive activities are eaid to have been ublimated. Paychologists tell us that unfulfilled sexual needs are often tubliraied into creative activities in art or poetry, that the surgeon oz butcher may be a sublimated -DY'-o-tree) or chiropody (ke-ROP’-o-dee). ‘4. The orteopath (OSS’-tee-2-path’) works on the zlasses. He practices optometry (op-TOM'-2-trer). "7, The optician (op-TiSH'-on) is jehnician’ who Words About Doctors and Specialists y grinds lenses to an ists ‘scription or who ’s or optometrist’s pre~ Ste optalitrmeta 7 O noman a The ‘that are peculiar to women. | His (guy-n0-KOL’-o-jee). (Almost peat aparece alt rc cee odo) 8 sa adept (Gorm TOL- st) secalins Se 10. The psychiatrist (sy-KY’-o-trist; wi rr Sti ft mental aliments, emotional probleme, psychoses, neuroses, u ‘The orthodontis cre, 1, The ist (ortho DON’-tist) special straightening crooked teeth and in concetig bed tones ‘or, 8 they are called in the vocabulary of orthodontia (or’-the-DON’-sho), “malocclusions,” aie 1 Which Specialist Would You Visit? Write the a . cach ofthe flloving ane retlist You would suggest for 43s FIFTH DAY wwswans: (1) podiatrist or chiropodist; (2) optome- $2, P°G) peditician, (4) obstelan, uw : Tost Your Linguistic Instinct ‘You have studied the titles of eleven specialists and the form that designates the profession or practice of each one. (An obstetrician practices obstetrics, a pediatrician is in- volved in pediarics, ete.) Can you, now, figure out tho ‘adjective form of each word that would describe the prac- titioner or his work? For example, the obstetrician has ote pediatrician bas pationts. 2. The podiatrist has. nts. 6. The gynecologist treats... 7, The dermatologist treats . tions. 8 The psychiatrist handles Jems. 9, The orthodontist handles... dems. 10, The optician makes or sells swans: (3) pediAT’ric; (2). podiAT’ricy wens: patie, (4) ophbalmol OG optoMET tie; (6) Words Abort Doctors and Speciatists 30) deimatoLOG'ieal; (8) psychiAd’sic; (9), orthoDON’tic; (10) OP'tical y is Thore a Doctor in tha House? Jn @ profecsional building in a large city, you ses. a umber of medical tiles on the doors as you go down the halls. In exch cace, check the definition or description that 5 cach tile, Before you look at the answers, see if you can. ram the pro‘casions ofthe tro that are left. Room Gne: ‘The shingle says “Join Doc, Podiatrist” 2. Ho treate diseases of the skin. ', He's the man to see when you have aa aching corn, & Ha practices gencral medicine. Room Two: The office of Richard Roe, Peyehinist a. He treats diseases ofthe skin, . He comests malocetusions, © People who have emotional problems vist aim, Room Three: The office of: George Fonss,’ Ophishal- mologiet. & He knows all about diseasis of the eye and refractive etsors, and may resort % Surgery, it eceasary, to correct eye ailments, b, He'll cheek your vision and prescribe glasses it you need thes. © Heli be hapey t sell you say sort of optical instriments-—biaomulors, telescupes, sDist0 Scop, of Jaen Brows, Qniespath the ircaiment of coras wd buon. d. He that discaies at placement of che tones, with reeptlaat pres- Sure on nerves aud ilood vessels, bo remedies° FIFTH DAY an ailment by manipulation of tho affected Foils and extract test. \ Room Fie The nate on Dis door i Tohn Smit, | 2 He teats sexes and aliments pecalir 19 2, A b Pr eels inthe is of infancy and cbilé- hhood. a c. He delivers babies, answens: (1) b; dermatologist, (c) 2. doctor, * iuian or ger recone ye" (a) | 5 a dermatologist, (b) an orthodontist; (3) } a (b) is an optometrist, (c) an opticians odiatrist or chiropodist, (c) Ceti 8 oP Ga) is wtetiian, (8) 2 pediatrician, Verbs Give You Power Do you remember your old schooIbook definition of a verb? It went something Uke this: “A verb is that past of spocch which assert, declares or predicates.” But s dysamis verb is more than this. Xt is the catalyst of the sentence. It is the word that brings te sentence to lite. ‘Choose your verbs with eare. Tf you pick 9 dull verb, your speech will be cull, barely serving its primary purpose of communication, ‘mek Littl impression on the mind of your reader or listener. A choice of powerful verbs, on the other hand, will thaks your speech electric, galvanic. Like a powder chugs, it can give the impact of bullets to all tho other words it your sentence. A singie ilusication of this statoment will be enough. ich of the two following senteuces har tho greaier force? ge 1. His is @ moral leper; let us keep away from him and have nothing to do with him. 2. Hes a moral leper; let us ostracice hia. : “aPr 4 SIXTH DAY Verbs Give You Power é ‘The enswer is obvious isn't if? One Word has expressed a the meaning of ter, 1. Live in a passive way ‘So watch yous verbs. They are packed with power. 2. Deptive of a possession unjustly Crs 3. Make amendsior 4, Beg. for ceaselessly; beseech; thot enezvies. rest - so Se op och ‘Here aco ten dymaaic verbs that belong in a tich woeab Foe pan nll ox patate | uly. We are not going to give yon their precise defini- 6. Pu ii a tioos Just read the sentences in which they oceur aud 822 | fala nn Rome ning f you can guess the meanings of the ones you don't already 28 i immeeat 1 Eocene Whai are come ofthe things people do? 9, Abcrbe, attlbute, or chara Se They expats (ERS), te as, ety act or thought (to somesne), iundes, oF xeOrs. i accusatory 2. They impartute (im-par-TOON’) God for divine | Small 2 bed or accusatory favor. 10. Disapprove i 3, They impute (imrPYOOT) waworthy motives to | [ewer ET ced! / | : 4. They scintillate (SIN’-to-late), the wittier ones, at ANSWER: " ic : ‘ ss: (1) vegetate; (2) nulct; (3) jiate; cocktail pati fmparing” (3) ota (6) prcerte 5, They miler (MULT) the wewery ot ‘ullibte mer) wea a) oem public. impute; 3 5 6, They ostracize (OS'-tro-size) menibers of religious, impute; © (10) deprecate political, or racial minorities. L/P They deprete (DEPo-kate) tho foibles of 3 others. coed uw E 8, They procrastinate (prO-KRAS'-to-nate} snd then : ‘yow to be moro punctual in the future. ‘Which of the verbs most aptly describes the characteris- 9, ‘They rusticate (RUSSto-kate) in tho summer tic action of the following people? ‘ tim, if finances permit. nc . EEE aera | SERS A ching in imagination, initiative, Gr eneigy. - 2. He is accustomed to blami © blaming uw 3. He is a sparkling and witty per.” Refesring to Séction J, write the proper verb next to its definition. The defivitions do ndt appear in the same ‘order ds the seniences above,“4 SIXTH DAY 6. He fs an exclusive individual, avoiding people who are dif- ferent feom himseli. 7, He cheats others, 8. He's an insistent beggar. 9. He looks down on the acts of others. 10, He fs on a vacation in the coun- “ty. — answers: (1) procrastinates; (2) imputes; (3) scin- tillates; (4) expiates;’ (5) vegetates; (6) costracizes; (7) mulets; | (8)- importunes; (9) deprecates; (10) rusticates v ‘You will find, below, eleven poits of sentences. ‘The second sentence of each pair ho: a blank line that, cor- responds to an italicized phrose in the first sentence. Write, ca this blank line, either another form of, or a noun oF adjective derived from, one of the verbs we have studied in this chapter. | 1. He has been spending his time in the country. He ‘has been ....... “ 2 ‘Why do you keep nagging me for favors? Why are fe a. ne SL 8 td wpb ante methods. He . the public of $1,000,000. 4, Excluding him from our group is our most i potent weapoa against soieone who is disloyal. : 's our most potent weapon against someone who is disloyal. “ 5, For the past two years, I have been accomplishing nothing and getting nowhere. For the past two ‘years, Ihave been : Verbs Give You Power a 6. He showed contempt and disapproval of the younger generation, HE wncsenesnnsnne the YOURE gen- 9, zation, 1. To make amends.for his sin, he did penance for three day8. 1 nnonenne OF Bis sin, he did [penance for three days. 8. Do they accuse mo of committing these offenses? Have they: sve thes Offenses (0 me? 9. Lresent yout accusation that I committed these of- fenses. Tresent your of these f- fenses to me. 10, She is a sparkling and witty speaker. She is ; speaker. 11, Putting off till tomorrow is the thief of time. isthe thief of time. answers: (1) rusticating; (2) importanate; (3) muleted; (4) -ostracism; (5) vegetating; (6) deprecated; (7) expiation; (8) im- puted; " (9) imputation; (10) ‘scintillating; (21) prosrastination v ‘Now for a change of pace, with a few verbal gymnastics for you. Can you think of five verbs ending in ate? They not appeared in this chapter. ‘The definitions and letters are offered to help you. 1, Have control over 2. Make easier 3. Follow the example of 4, Make gestures or motions to convey meanings VAS: Get betior avswors: (1) dominate (DOM'-s-nats);) (2) facilitate (foSiL-o-tate); (3) emulate (EM/yo late):Semen 48 8 IXTH DAY (4) gesticulate: (Gess-TIK’-yo-late); (5) re ‘cuperate (ree-KOO’-po-rate) ‘Now can you think of five verbs ending in ize? 1, Becondsscendingtoward 2. Make pay a fine or suffer punish- meat 3, Make vivid or moving 4. Make live forever 5, Appropriate and claim 9s one’s ‘own the literary work of another ‘answers: (1) patronize (PAT'-ro-nize); (2) penalize (PEE’-ne-lize); (3) dramatize (DRAM‘-o- tize); (4) immortalize G-MORE‘-to-lize); (5) plagiarize (PLAY’-jeo--tise) Mw \ “an you make the verbs of Section V.an active part of "your speaking vocabulary? Fill the blanke of the following Zentencer, Some new form of the vert may be required, such as dominates, dominating, dominated. 4 1. Beethoven's compositions have slways the musical scene, 2. Carl Sandhary’s bidgraphy vividly the Ife of Lincola as no other book has ever been able to, 3. I have never scen a sick man 50, quickly. 4, Your friends think you are conceited because you seem to ‘them. +5, Nature will ‘you for your alcoholic the habits of successful, wildly. Verbs Give You Power a 8 He built an insecure and dishonest litvrary reputs- ton by os the classics. 9. Lot me pack oy that will ‘your departure. 10. The “Elegy in a Country Churchyard” did much to ‘the poet Thomas Gray. ‘answers: (1) dominated; (2) dramatizes; (3) recu- evate; (4). patronize; (5) penalizes (6) ‘emulate; (7) gesticulated; (8) plagiarizing; (9) facilitate; (10) immortalize vu “Twenty dynamie verbs, excellent additions to a powerful vocabulary, have been discussed in this chapter. How nay of them can you call to mind? Let us put your learn ing and retention toa test. {i order to prompt your memory, the initial letters re given, Recall and writo down as many as you can before ctecting to the preceding pages to check yourself. & score of twelve out of twenty fo fair, fifteen good, eighteen ot nineteen exellent, ll tenty superb 1B. . Da ‘For tho next few days keep your eyes and eats alert for verbs, Note them as you read, or as people speak to you Seo whatlier they are effective and do their work. Bill boards, car-cards, and other advertisements will be par-