Orthography | Page 9

dorse, back 2. en grave, carve 3. en throne, throne 4. en list, list
1. To endorse a check is to write one's name on the back of it.
NOTE.--en in most words is the equivalent of the Latin in, meaning in,
into, within; as in encage, encase, encircle, enclose, encourage, enrage,
enroll, entangle, entice, entomb, entrap, entwine, envelop, enwrap.
#foli# = leaf.
1. foliage. A cluster of leaves. 2. folio. A leaf-sheet folded once. 3. foil.
A thin leaf of metal. 4. trefoil. A plant with three leaves; as, clover. 5.
port-folio. A case for carrying loose leaves of paper.
#fort, forc# = strong.
1. fort 2. forti fy, make 3. fortr ess 4. ef fort, (ex.) out 5. forti tude,
quality of 6. force 7. forc ible, capable of 8. en force, on 9. com fort,
with 10. piano forte, soft
1. A fort is a stronghold.
2. To make strong; to strengthen or secure by means of forts, batteries,
or other military works.
3. Ess is a feminine ending. A "maiden fortress" is a fortification which
has never been taken. A fortress is a very strong fort.
4. An effort is a putting out of one's strength for the accomplishment of
some end.
5. Fortitude is strength or firmness of mind in meeting danger, pain, or
adversity.
6. Force is strength in general, physical, mental, moral.
9. To comfort is to strengthen with hope and cheer; to give consolation

to.
10. The piano forte is an instrument having both soft and loud (strong)
tones. The name is generally shortened to piano.
#fract, frang# = break.
1. frail 2. frail ty, quality 3. fract ure, that which 4. fract ion, that which
5. fract ious, quality of 6. frag ile, capable of 7. frag ment, that which 8.
in fringe, in
1. A thing is frail when it is easily broken.
2. Frailty is a quality of things easily broken.
3. A fracture is a break; as of a bone.
4. A fraction is a part, as if broken off.
5. A fractious person is one apt to break out into a passion.
6. "The stalk of ivy is tough and not fragile" (capable of being
broken).--Bacon.
7. A fragment is that which is broken off.
8. To infringe is to break in upon; to trespass on another's rights.
#frater, fratr# = brother.
1. fratern al, pertaining to 2. fratern ity, that which 3. fratern ize, make
4. frater 5. friar 6. friary
1. Fraternal means brotherly; like brothers.
2. An organization in which the members hold one another in brotherly
relations.
3. To fraternize means to make a brother of; to receive into a fraternity.

4. Frater. A brother; especially a monk.
5. Friar. A brother of any religious order, but especially one of certain
monastic orders of the Roman Catholic church.
6. Friary. A home for friars (brothers); a monastery.
FIFTH MONTH.
#mono# = one, single, alone, solitary.
1. mon arch, rule 2. mono gam ist, marriage 3. mono gram, write 4.
mono logue, speak 5. mono mania, mind 6. mo nomi al, term 7. mono
poly, sell 8. mono syllable, syllable 9. mono the ism, God 10. mono
tone, tone, sound
1. A monarch is a sole or supreme ruler.
2. A monogamist is one who believes in marriage with one person
only.
3. A monogram is a single character formed of two or more letters
interwoven (as if done at one writing).
4. A speaking by one person.
5. Monomania is a derangement of mind in regard to a single subject
only.
6. A monomial in algebra is a quantity which consists of a single term.
7. A monopoly is the sole (or single) right to sell a certain article, or to
sell it at a given place.
9. Monotheism is the doctrine of belief that there is but one God.
10. A monotone is a single tone without harmony or variation in pitch.
#para# = aside, beside, similar

1. para ble (ballo), throw 2. para graph, write 3. par allel, one another 4.
para phrase, speak 5. para site, feed 6. par en thesis, put
1. A parable is a short fictitious narrative placed (thrown) beside
something which it is intended to illustrate.
2. A paragraph was originally a mark or note of comment written
beside the line or place where a division should be made; now a distinct
part of a discourse or writing.
3. Parallel lines extend beside one another.
4. Paraphrasing is telling (speaking) the same thing in other words.
5. A parasite is an animal or plant which lives beside or in another
organism on which it feeds.
6. Marks of parenthesis are often used for a word, phrase, clause, or
sentence put in by way of explanation to what it stands