352 GLOSSARY 



Pisa (Pe"'za;, n., city in Italy, having a famous leaning tower- 

 pollute (pol-luf), v.t., to make unclean, 

 porous (por'us), a., full of pores or small openings. 

 posture (pos'tur), n., position of the body, 

 precaution (pre-ka'slmn), n., previous care, 

 preestablish (pre"es-tab'lish), v.t., to establish beforehand, 

 preferable (pref Sr-a-b'l), a., worthy to be chosen before something else, 

 preference (pr6f'er-ens), n., choice, 

 preparation (prep"a-ra'shun), n., a making ready, 

 preserve (pre"-zerv'), v.t., to keep or save from injury. 

 prevalence (preVa-lens), n., the state of being widespread, 

 preventive (pre-ve"nt'iv), n., that which hinders, 

 principal (prin'si-pal), a., most important, 

 process (pros'Ss), n., way of doing. 

 prodigious (pro-dij'us), a., very large. 

 profuse (pro-fus'), a., large in quantity. 

 prohibit (pro-hib'it), v.t., to forbid. 

 projection (pro-j6k'shun), /i., a part jutting out. 

 proportion (pro-por'shun) , &., proper share. 

 prosperity (pr5s-per'i-ty) , n. , good fortune ; success. 

 puncture (punk'tur), n., a small hole made by a point. 

 purification (pu"ri-fi-ka'shun), n., the act of making pure or clean, 

 putrid (pu'trid), a., foul, or decayed. 



R 



radiate (ra'di-at), v.t . , to send out in direct lines from a point or points. 



rancid (rS,n'sid), a., having a rank smell or taste ; musty. 



realize (re'al-iz), v.t., to understand to be real ; to comprehend fully. 



rearrange (re"&r-ranj'), v.t., to place in a different way. 



reduce (re"-dus'), v.t., to dimmish ; to lower. 



reflection (re-flk'shun), n., the act of thinking over or considering; 



state of being reflected. 



refrain (re"-fran'), v.i., to keep one's self from action ; to abstain, 

 regularity (re~g"u-laVI-ty), w., the condition or quality of being regular, 

 regularly (reg'u-ler-ly), adv., in due order or time, 

 regulate (rgg'u-lat), v.t., to direct by rule, 

 relax (reviaks'), v.t., to loosen. 



reliable (r^-li'a-b'l), a., trustworthy ; fit to be relied on. 

 remote (r&-mOt'), a., far away, 

 repulsive (re"-pul'slv) , a., forbidding ; offensive. 

 resident (rez'I-d/nt), n, one who dwells in a place for some time. 



