List of Abbreviations Used in This Book

a. stands for adjective.

adv. " " adverb.

Amer. Ind. " " American Indian.

Astron. " " Astronomy.

Bot. " " Botany.

Cen. Amer. " " Central America.

Chem. " " Chemistry.

Civ. Law. " " Civil Law.

Colloq. " " Colloquial.

conj. " " conjunction.

Eccl. " " Ecclesiastical.

Fr. " " French.

Ger. " " German.

Gram. " " Grammar.

Gr. Antiq. " " Greek Antiquity.

Heb. " " Hebrew.

Med. " " Medicine.

Mil. " " Military.

Mus. " " Music.

n. " " noun.

pl. " " plural.

p.p. " " past participle.

prep. " " stands for preposition.

R.R. " " Railroad.

sing. " " singular.

Sp. " " Spanish.

Sp. Amer. " " Spanish America.

Theol. " " Theology.

v. " " verb.

Note.--A number of words with their synonyms and related terms that are not found in the body of the book will be found in the Addenda beginning on page 615.