352 GLOSSARY 



Pisa (Pe'za;, w., 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/shun), n., previous care, 

 preestablish (pre"e"s-tb'lish), v.t., to establish beforehand, 

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

 preference (pr6f'5r-ens), n., choice, 

 preparation (pr6p"a-ra'shun), n., a making ready, 

 preserve (pre"-zrv'), 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 (prm'si-pal), a., most important, 

 process (pros'6s), n., way of doing, 

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

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

 prohibit (pr6-hib'it), v.t., to forbid, 

 projection (prO-jSk'shun), n., a part jutting out. 

 proportion (pro-p5r'shun) , n., proper share, 

 prosperity (pros-pSr'i-ty) , n. , good fortune ; success. 

 puncture (punk'tvir), 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. 



radiate (ra'dl-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 diminish ; to lower. 



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



state of being reflected. 



refrain (r-fran'), v.L, to keep one's self from action ; to abstain, 

 regularity (r6g"u-laVi-ty), n., the condition or quality of being regular, 

 regularly (r6g'u-ler-ly), adv., in due order or time, 

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

 relax (r-laks'), v.t., to loosen. 



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

 remote (re"-m5t ; ), a., far away, 

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

 resident (reVI-dent), n, one who dwells in a place for some time. 



