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WORDS OF FIVE SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE FOURTH
an-ti-scor-bū-tic, ar-is-to-crat-ic, char-ac-ter-is-tic, ec-cle- si-as-tic, en-thu-si-as-tic, en-to-mo-lŏġ-ic, e-pi-gram-mat- ic, ġen-e-a-loġ-ic, lex-i-co-graph-ic, mon-o-syl-lab-ic, or- ni-tho-loġ-ic, os-te-o-loġ-ic, phys-i-lo-loġ-ic, ich-thy̆ -lo- loġ-ic.
THE FOLLOWING WORDS RARELY OR NEVER TAKE THE TERMINATION al.
quạd-rat-ic, cath-o-lic, çe-phal-ic, cha-ot-ic, con-çen-tric, e-lē-ġĭ-ac, ec-stat-ic, ep-ic, ex-ot-ic, găl-lic, Gŏth-ic, hy̆ m- nic, ī-tăl-ic, me-dal-ic, me-te-ŏr-ic, me-tăl-lic, O-ly̆ m-pic, par-e-gŏr-ic, plas-tic, pub-lic, Pū-nic, re-pub-lic, tac-tic, ärc-tic, pep-tic, e-las-tic, çy̆ s-tic.
THE FOLLOWING WORDS USUALLY OR ALWAYS END IN al.
bib-lic-al, ca-non-ic-al, chĭ-mer-ic-al, cler-ic-al, cos-mic- al, côr-ti-cal, do-min-i-cal, fin-i-cal, il-lŏġ-ic-al, in-im-i- cal, me-thod-ic-al, fär-çi-cal, med-i-cal, trop-ic-al, top-ic- al, drop-si-cal, com-ic-al, met-ri-cal, phy̆ s-ic-al, prac-ti- cal, rad-i-cal, vẽr-ti-cal, vôr-ti-cal, whim-si-cal.
THE FOLLOWING WORDS NEVER TAKE THE TERMINATION al. ap-o-stroph-ic, chol-er-ic, lū-na-tic, pleth-o-ric, car-bol-ic,
sul-phū-ric, car-bon-ic, tûr-mer-ic, oph-thal-mic. WORDS ENDING IN an, en, OR on, IN WHICH THE VOWEL IS
MUTE OR SLIGHTLY PRONOUNCED.
ärt-i-san, ben-i-son, ca-păr-i-son, com-păr-i-son coûr-te- san, gär-ri-son, çit-i-zen, den-i-zen, ŏr-i-son, pär-ti-san, ū- ni-son, ven-i-son.
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