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No. 116. – 36 Words
WORDS OF TWO SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE FIRST.
mō-tion (-shun), no-tion, lo-tion, po-tion, pōr-tion, na-tion, ra- tion, sta-tion, man-sion, pas-sion, fac-tion, ac-tion, frac-tion, trac-tion, men-tion, pen-sion, çes-sion, ten-sion, mẽr-sion, ver- sion, ses-sion, lec-tion, dic-tion, fic-tion, unc-tion, func-tion, junc- tion, suc-tion, spon-sion, tôr-sion, mis-sion, cap-tion, op-tion, flec-tion, a̤ uc-tion, cau-tion.
Lection is reading, and lecture is discourse. Lectures on chemistry are deliv- ered in our colleges. A lotion is a washing or a liquid preparation. A ration is an allowance daily for a soldier. A mansion is a place of residence, or dwell- ing. A fraction is part of a whole number. Fiction is a creature of the imagi- nation. Caution is prudence in the avoidance of evil. Auction is a sale of goods by outcry to the highest bidder. Option is choice. It is at our option to make ourselves respectable or contemptible.
No. 117. – 74 Words
WORDS OF FOUR SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE SECOND.
su-prem-a-çy, the-oc-ra-çy, de-moc-ra-çy, con-spĭr-a-çy, ġe-og-ra- phy, bi-og-ra-phy, cos-mog-ra-phy, ste-nog-ra-phy, zo-og-ra-phy, to- pog-ra-phy, tȳ-pog-ra-phy, hȳ-drog-ra-phy, phĭ-los-o-phy, a-cad-e- my, e-con-o-my, a-nat-o-my, zo-ot-o-my, e-piph-a-ny, phĭ-lan-thro- py, mis-an-thro-py, pe-riph-e-ry, är-til-le-ry, hȳ-drop-a-thy, de-liv- e-ry, dis-cȯv-er-y, com-pŭl-so-ry, ol-fac-to-ry, re-frac-to-ry, re-fec- to-ry, di-rec-to-ry, con-sis-to-ry, ī-dŏl-a-try, ġe-om-e-try, im-men-si- ty, pro-pen-si-ty, ver-bos-i-ty, ad-vẽr-si-ty, ne-çes-si-ty, ī-den-ti-ty, con-cav-i-ty, de-prav-i-ty, lon-ġev-i-ty, ac-cliv-i-ty, na-tiv-i-ty, ac- tiv-i-ty, cap-tiv-i-ty, fes-tiv-i-ty, per-plex-i-ty, con-vex-i-ty, pro-lix- i-ty, un-çer-tain-ty, im-mod-es-ty, dis-hon-est-y, so-lil-o-quy, hu- man-i-ty, a-men-i-ty, se-ren-i-ty, vĭ-cin-i-ty, af-fin-i-ty, dĭ-vin-i-ty, in-dem-ni-ty, so-lem-ni-ty, fra-ter-ni-ty, e-ter-ni-ty, bär-băr-i-ty, vul-găr-i-ty, dis-par-i-ty, çe-leb-ri-ty, a-lac-ri-ty, sin-çer-i-ty, çe- ler-i-ty, te-mer-i-ty, in-teg-ri-ty, dis-til-ler-y.
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