Part 5 (1/2)
VERDICT, TESTIMONY
20 The ---- of history is that Christianity has improved the condition of women
21 Let us await the ---- of the public
22 The early Christian martyrs sealed their ---- with their blood
23 The ---- of those who saw the murder was contradictory
THE WHOLE, ALL
24 ---- (of) the dishes ca to the floor
25 Tell ---- (the) truth
26 Then you and I and ---- of us fell down
27 Washi+ngton was respected by ---- (the) people
28 We sold ---- (of) our apples at sixty cents a bushel
29 He has already packed ---- of his books
30 ---- (the) adornments took an appropriate and sylvan character
31 He readily confided to her ---- (the) papers concerning the intrigue
32 In the afternoon ---- of theot into a boat and rowed across the lake
II A RESEMBLANCE IN SOUND MISLEADS[25]
ACCEPTANCE, ACCEPTATION--_Acceptance_ is the ”act of accepting”; also ”favorable reception”: as, ”The acceptance of a gift,” ”She sang with marked acceptance” _Acceptation_ now enerally understood or accepted”
ACCESS, ACCESSION--_Access_ has several ood use: (1) outburst; (2) ad into possession of a right; or (2) an addition
ACTS, ACTIONS--”_Acts_, in the sense of 'things done,' is preferable to _actions_, since _actions_ also '”[26]
ADVANCE, ADVANCEMENT--_Advance_ is used in speaking of so moved forward
ALLUSION, ILLUSION, DELUSION--An _allusion_ is an indirect reference to so, an _illusion_ is an error of vision; _delusion_, of judgment ”In literary and popular use an _illusion_ is an unreal appearance presented in any way to the bodily or the , harmless, or even useful A _delusion_ is a s actually existing, as well as to _illusions_ _Delusions_ are ordinarily repulsive and discreditable, and may even be mischievous”[27]
AVOCATION, VOCATION--”_Vocation_aside fro, a by-work'”[28]
COMPLETION, COMPLETENESS--_Co”; _co complete”
OBSERVATION, OBSERVANCE--_Observation_ contains the idea of ”looking at”; _observance_, of ”keeping,” ”celebrating” ”We speak of the _observation_ of a fact, of a star; of the _observance_ of a festival, of a rule”[29]
PROPOSAL, PROPOSITION--”A _proposal_ is so proposed to be done, whichproposed for discussion, with a view to deter the truth or wisdom of it”[30]
RELATIONshi+P, RELATION--_Relationshi+p_ properlyrelated by kindred or alliance”: as, ”A relationshi+p existed between the two fa It does not necessarily imply kinshi+p
SOLICITUDE, SOLICITATION--_Solicitude_ is ”anxiety”; _solicitation_ is ”the act of soliciting or earnestly asking”
STIMULATION, STIMULUS, STIMULANT--_Sti to action”; _stioad,” now denotes that which stimulates, the means by which one is incited to action; _sti used of that which stians We speak of ambition as a _stimulus_, of alcohol as a _stimulant_
[25] ”Foundations,” pp 53-56
[26] AS Hill: Principles of Rhetoric, revised edition, p 18
[27] The Century Dictionary
[28] AS Hill: Principles of Rhetoric, revised edition, p 39
[29] AS Hill: Principles of Rhetoric, revised edition, p 39
[30] The Century Dictionary
EXERCISE XX
_Tell the difference inbetween_--