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No. 85. – 96 Words
WORDS OF THREE SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE FIRST.
chĕr-ṳ-bim, ser-a-phim, mär-tyr-dom, id-i-om, dra̤ w-ing-room, cat-a-plasm, os-tra-çism, gal-li-çism, skep-ti-çism, syl-lo-ġism, hĕr-o-ism, bär-ba-rism, as-ter-ism, aph-o-rism, mag-net-ism, por-cu-pīne, or-i-ġin, jav-e-lin, rav-e-lin, här-le-quin, myr-mi- don (mer-mi-don), lex-i-con, dec-a-gon, oc-ta-gon, pen-ta-gon, hep-ta-gon, hex-a-gon, pol-y-gon, cham-pi-on, pȯm-pi-on, scôr- pi-on, băr-ris-ter, dul-çi-mer, măr-i-ner, cŏr-o-ner, can-is-ter, min-is-ter, sin-is-ter, pres-by-ter, quick-sil-ver, met-a-phor, bach- e-lor, chan-çel-or, em-per-or, con-quer-or, sen-a-tor, ŏr-a-tor, coun-sel-or, ed-it-or, cred-it-or, mon-i-tor, an-çes-tor, păr-a- mo̤ ur, cop-per-as, pol-i-tics, hem-or-rhoids, as-ter-oids, rē-qui-em, di-a-phragm, cham-ber-lain, in-ter-im, mē-te-or, cā-pi-as, ca-ri-ēs, a-ri-ēs, u-ni-corn, pōr-ti-co, a̤ u-dit-or, a̤ l-ma-nac, wa̤ -ter-fa̤ ll, quad-ra-ture, cȯv-ert-ūre, wa̤ -ter-man, salt-çel-lar, ē-qui-nox, con- ter-poise, coun-ter-märch, coun-ter-sīgn, boun-ti-fụl, pow-er-ful, că-ve-at, bāy-o-net, rōse-ma-ry, frṳit-er-y, fo͞ ol-er-y, drōll-er-y, stra̤ w-ber-ry, quạl-i-ty, la̤ u-re-ate, house-wife-ry, buo̤ y-an-çy, dent-ist-ry, soph-ist-ry, pôr-phy-ry, pro-phe-cy, off-scour-ing.
Cherubim is a Hebrew word in the plural number. True heroism may sometimes be shown in everyday employment. We ought to pity the mistakes of the ignorant, and try to correct them. The porcupine can raise his sharp quills, in the same manner as a hog erects his bristles. All mankind have their origin from God. A lexicon is a dictionary ex- plaining words. Goliath was the champion of the Philistines. Pompions are now commonly called pumpkins. The sting of a scorpion is poison- ous and fatal. Mariners are sailors who navigate the ships on the high seas. We put tea into a canister to keep its flavor. Quicksilver is heavier than lead; and it flows like a liquid, but without moisture. Abraham was the great ancestor of the Hebrews. Cicero was the most celebrated of the Roman Orators. If John sells goods to James on credit, John is the creditor, and James is the debtor.
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