rival fortune cereal boycott dollar finance china derrick bankrupt milliner java mercury cash pullman cashmere colossal mint grocer macadam turbine

=Exercise 2=

The days of the week and the months of the year are interesting in their derivation. Monday, for example, represents the day sacred to the Moon as a deity. Explain the origin of each of the following:

Sunday Saturday May October Tuesday January June November Wednesday February July December Thursday March August Friday April September

=Exercise 3=

Look up the derivation of the following:

cancel bead ambition hospital pecuniary paper influence pavilion cheat book virtue mackintosh speculation bayonet peevish chapel phaëton tawdry disaster omnibus

=Exercise 4=

Explain the origin of each of the following:

curfew tulip turquoise good-bye pompadour aster amethyst dismal hyacinth dunce tantalize titanic dandelion humor umbrella volcano dahlia villain sandwich tangle begonia echo lunatic babble

=Exercise 5=

Name the image that each of the following suggests to you:

howl sputter rasping munch skim prance clatter trickle squeal click wheeze shuffle moan thud trudge bulge squeak patter chuckle gobble squawk spatter toddling swish

=Exercise 6=

Bring to class a list of words which, because they are the names of modern inventions, have come into the language in modern time.

=Exercise 7=

How many words can you name which might be called the technical terms of school life, words which always carry with them a suggestion of the school room? Bring in a list of twenty such words.

=Exercise 8=

How many words can you name which are used only in the business world? Bring in a list of twenty such words.

=Exercise 9=

How many words can you name which apply particularly to money and the payment or non-payment of money? Bring in a list of twenty or more such words.