#anti# = against, opposed to.

1. anti _climax_, ladder 2. anti _christ_, Christ 3. anti _dote_, give 4. anti _path_ y, feel 5. anti _pod_ es, foot 6. anti _thesis_, place 7. anti _slave_ ry, slave 8. anti _soci_ al, companion

1. An _anti climax_ is _opposed to_ or in contrast with a _climax_. In rhetoric it is a figure or fault of style consisting of an abrupt descent (down the _ladder_) from stronger to weaker expressions.

3. An _antidote_ is something _given_ to counteract (act _against_) poison or disease.

5. Those who live at _opposite_ points on the globe so that their _feet_ are directly toward each other are _antipodes_. Figuratively, things opposed to each other.

6. In rhetoric an _ant.i.thesis_ is a figure of speech which consists of one idea _placed against_ another; a contrast.

8. A person is _antisocial_ when he is averse or _opposed to_ society, social intercourse or _companionship_.

#dia# = across, through, between.

1. dia_gon_ al, angle 2. dia _gram_, writing 3. dia _lect_, speech 4. dia _log_, speech 5. dia _meter_, measure 6. dia _pason_, all 7. dia _phragm_, fence

1. A _diagonal_ is a line _across_ from _angle_ to _angle_.

2. A _diagram_ is that which is marked out by lines drawn or _written_ across; as, a figure, a plan.

3. _Dialect_ is _speech_ or language by means of which ideas are communicated (_across_) from one to another.

6. The _diapason_ is one of certain stops in the organ, so called because it extends _through all_ notes of the scale.

7. The _diaphragm_ is a membranous part.i.tion or _fence between_ the thorax and abdomen.

#en# = on.

1. en _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 cl.u.s.ter of _leaves_.

2. folio. A _leaf_-sheet folded once.

3. foil. A thin _leaf_ of metal.

4. _tre_foil. 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 _strong_hold.

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. _Fort.i.tude_ 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 pa.s.sion.

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 trespa.s.s 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.