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Odos, a way, h1ence, Exodus.
Oikesis, a dwellin9, diocess.
Oligos, few, ... oligarchy.
Onoma, a name, ... anonymous. Psyche, the soul, ... psychology Optomai, I see,
Orama, a view,
Orthos, right,
Osteon, a bone,
Ostrakon, a shell, ... ostracism. Oxys, acid, •.. oxygen. Pagos, a hill, ... areopagus. Pais, paidos, a boy,... pedagogue.
... pyre.
... optic.
Pteron, a win9,
Pyr, re,
Rheo, I ow,
Sarx, esh,
Skelos, the le9,
Skopeo, I see,
Sepo, I putr y,
Sophia, wisdom,
Stereos, solid, rm, stereotype. Stello, I send, ... apostle. Stichos, a line or verse, distich. Stratos, an army, ... stratagem.
... diorama.
....diptera.
... orthodox.
... rhetoric.
... osteology.
... sarcasm.
... panacea.
... i osceles. •.. microscope. .•. antiseptic. ... philosophy.
Pan, all,
Pathos,feelin9,
Petalon, a lea
Petros, a stone,
Phago, I eat,
Phaino, I show,
Pharmakon, a remedy, pharmacy. Tautos, the same,
Pous, podos, afoot,hence,antipodes
Praktos, done, ... practical. Protos, rst, ... protocol.
:.. pathetic.
... petals.
... petrify.
...sarcophagus. Strophe, a turnin9, antistropbe.
... phasis. Taphos, a tomb,
... cenotaph. ... tautology. ... technical. ... telescope. ... tetrarchy. ... pentateuch.
... philosopher. Techne, a·rt, ... euphony. Telos, stance, •.. phospher. Tetras,four,
Philos, a lover,
Phone, a sound,
Phos, lig ,
Phrasis, a phrase, ... antiphrasis. Teuchos, a book,
Phrenos, the ind,... phrenology. Thema, a thing p-ut forth, theme.
Phyton, a plant, ... zoophyte. Phusis, nature, ... physics. Plasso, Iform, ... plastic. Pneuma, the wind, ... pneumatics.
... intonation.
... polemics.
Tonos, a tone,
Topos, a place,
Trope, a turning,
Typos, a gu.re, a pattern, a type.
Thesis, a position, ... hypothesis. Theos, God, ... theism. Tomos, a section, a cutting, anat-
my.
EXERCISE.
Polemos, war, Poleo, I sell, Polis, a city,
· Polys, many,
Potamos, a river, ... potamology. Zoon, an animal, ... zodiac.
... monopoly.
... topical.
... policy.
... tropic.
... polyanthus.
R,,pose (Lesson I.) is derived om the Latin root pono. By ap plying seriatim all t11e pre xes, the owing English words are und: - rbs,pose, post, compose, depose, deposit, dispose, expose, impose, interpose, oppose, postpone, propose, repose, suppose, transpose, de compose, discompose, &c.; substantives, position, posture, post, posi tiveness, apposition, compost, composition, composer, compositor, decomposition, deposer, deposition, deponent, disposition, disposer, disposal, exposition, exposer, impostor, imposture, imposition, inter position, juxtaposition, opposer, opponent, opposition, postponement,
postponer, preposition, proposal, proposer, proposition, repose, repos itory, supposition, superposition, transposer, transposition, indisposi tion, &c.; a ectives, positional, positive, apposite, component, oppo site, supposititious; besides the participial a ectives, composing, composed, deposing, deposed, &c.

