REQUIREMENT, REQUISITION, REQUISITE. 141.  One of the ——­s in a great commander is coolness. 142.  The ——­s for admission to college vary. 143.  One of the ——­s in a United States minister to France is that he be
     wealthy, for the salary paid is insufficient to defray the expenses
     of the minister’s social obligations.
144.  That locomotive engineers be not color-blind is a just ——. 145.  The wars of Napoleon were marked by the enormous ——­s which were
     made on invaded countries.

RESORT, RESOURCE, RECOURSE. 146.  The woods were her favorite—. 147.  The United States has unlimited—­s. 148.  Asheville has long been a—­of wealthy society people. 149.  When women engage in any art or trade, it is usually as a last ——. 150.  General Lee had—­to stratagem.

SECRETION, SECRETING.
151.  Jailers are watchful to prevent the ——­ of poison in letters sent to
     condemned prisoners.
153.  Saliva is a ——.

SEWAGE, SEWERAGE.
153.  The water of rivers that have received ——­ is not good to drink.
154.  The vast and intricate ——­ of Paris is described by Victor Hugo
     in “Les Miserables.”

SITUATION, SITE. 155.  The ——­ of Samaria is far more beautiful than the ——­ of Jerusalem,
     though not so grand and wild.
156.  Dr. Schliemann made excavations to discover the ——­ of Troy. 157.  Our school buildings have a fine ——. 158.  Has the ——­ of Professor Richard’s house been fixed? 159.  One of Nebuchadnezzar’s temples is thought to have stood on the ——­
     of the Tower of Babel.

SPECIALTY, SPECIALITY.
160.  It is the ——­ of vice that it is selfishly indifferent to the
     injurious consequences of actions.
161.  Diseases of the throat are Dr. Hall’s ——.
162.  Fountain-pens a ——.
163.  “Toughness” is the ——­ of Salisbury iron; therefore Salisbury iron is
     much in demand for car-wheels.

UNION, UNITY.
164.  How good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together
     in ——.
165.  The ——­ of soul and body is ended by death.
166.  In the temper of Lord Bacon there was a singular ——­ of audacity and
     sobriety.
167.  This composition lacks ——­; the writer treats of several distinct
     subjects.

EXERCISE XXIV.

Tell why the italicized words in the following sentences are misused, and substitute for them better expressions:—­

1.  The West End Railway Company is the factor[42] which can remedy all
   this.
2.  Addison’s “Cato” was a success. 3.  Decoration Day is a fitting observance of those who gave their
   lives for their country.
4.  At the end of each day the teams[43] are so broken up that they have
   to go into the repair-shop, where the carpenter and blacksmith are able
   to fix any part of them.
5.  The majority of the news is unfavorable.