CON TEMP´--scorn; to despise. COR´PO RALS--lower officers in an army. CRYS´TAL--pure, transparent; resembling crystal. DE STROY´--to kill; to break up the structure of a thing. DIS AP POINT´--defeated of expectation or hope. DRAG´ON--a large serpent; legendary animal. DREAD´NOUGHT--a fearless ship. DREAM--a series of thoughts, images or emotions occurring during sleep. DU´TY--that which is required by one's station or occupation; any assigned service or business. EN GI NEER´--one who manages an engine. ENG´LISH--the people of England. ER´RAND--a trip to carry a message or do some special business. FAKE--anything prepared for the purpose of deceiving; trick. FA´VOR--a kind act; kindness. FEAST--a meal of abundant and satisfying food; a rich treat. FEE´BLE--weak physically. FORE´FA THERS--one who comes before another in the line of direct descent; especially a male ancestor. FREIGHT--goods carried from one place to another. FRE´ QUENT LY--at short intervals. FU´EL--anything that feeds fire. FUR´NACE--a structure in which heat is produced. FUR´NISH--to provide; to give. GEN´ER AL--an officer who commands an army or any body of troops. GIN--a machine for separating cotton fibres from the seeds. GLAND--an organ of the body. HELMS´MAN--a man who steers a boat. HOS´PIT AL--a place where sick and afflicted are cared for. I´CI CLE--a rod of ice formed by the freezing of drops of dripping water. IN´DI AN--member of one of the aboriginal races of North, South and Central America. IN FECT´ED--to taint; to contaminate; to give disease. IN I´TI ATE--to introduce. IN´JURED--damaged; hurt. IN´NO CENT--free from; clean; pure. IN TES´TINE--that part of the digestive tube below the stomach; bowel. JOUR´NEY--passage from one place to another. KNIGHT--a man of gentle birth, bred to the profession of arms. LAX´A TIVE--a gentle purgative, having the power to loosen the bowels. MA LA´RI A--(old meaning, bad air), a disease, the cause of which is carried by the mosquitoes. MEAD´OW--low or level land covered with grass. MER´CY--the act of relieving suffering. MI´CRO SCOPE--a magnifying instrument for seeing very small objects, such as germs. NEC´TAR--the honey of plants. NO´BLE--a man of lofty lineage. O´PI UM--a poisonous powder gotten from the poppy plant.