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McGuffey, W. H.

"McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book"


Fore adds its own meaning to the word; as foretaste, to taste before; pre
is from the Latin prae, before; ante (Latin), before. Anti (Greek), means
against or opposite.
fore'sight fore tell'er fore bod'ing ly
fore'most fore knowl'edge fore de ter'mine
fore know' fore'cas tle pre med'i tate
pre fix' pre cau'tion pre oc'cu py
pre judge' pre ced'ing pre-em'i nent
pre serve' pre des'tine an te pas'chal
pre sage' an'te past an te mun'dane
pre text' an'te date an te nup'tial
fore warn' an'ti pode an ti cli'max
fore'front an'ti dote an ti feb'rile

Lesson 161.
The word miss signifies to err, to go wrong; in the compound
the last s is omitted.
mis guide' mis be lief' mis reck'on
mis spell' mis con ceive' mis con'strue
mis choose' mis di rect' mis gov'ern
mis chance' mis re cite' mis guid'ance
Words formed by the prefixes up and under.
up raise' un der lay' un'der hand
up heave' un der write' un'der growth
up'right un der sign' un'der brush
up'ward un der neath' un'der shot

Lesson 162.
Words formed by the prefixes out and over.
out brave' o ver reach' o'ver board
out grow' o ver awe' o'ver alls
out pour' o ver flow' o'ver night
out talk' o ver freight' o'ver sight
Counter, from the Latin contra, against.


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