ver-: ture
verify
meaning
:to prove the truth
Example
: It was impossible to verify any of the claims.
attorney
meaning : a
person who is legally qualified and licensed to
represent a person in a legal matter
represent a person in a legal matter
Example:
The city attorney’s
office hasn’t found any evidence.
district
attorney
-cracy :rule, government
democracy
meaning:
is a system of government in which all of the people
of a
state or polity
Example:
He said parliament and the progress of democracy had
been
debased.
bureaucracy
meaning:
a large grope of people who are involved in running a
government but who are not elected
government but who are not elected
Example:
The bureaucracy
nominally under his control is huge and probably unmanageable.
monocracy
meaning:
government by one person
Example:
National monocracy
is one of the fundamental laws in China.
aristocracy
meaning:
a class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, especially the
hereditary nobility
Example:
A person who advocates government by an aristocracy.
uni- one
unicorn
meaning:
an imaginary animal that looks like a horse and has a straight horn growing
from the middle of its forehead
Example: The sculpture is the mythical unicorn.
Example: The sculpture is the mythical unicorn.
uniform
meaning:
an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the member
Example:
He looks majestic in his army uniform.
unique
meaning:
not typical; unusual
Example:
Tina’s performance pointed up her unique talent
for music.
-tive-an adjective suffix
conservative（conserve）
meaning:
traditional in style or manner; avoiding novelty or showiness
Example: This is a very conservative and tight little
island.
preservative （preserve）
meaning: something that preserves or tends to preserve
Example: It is used as a preservative in certain acid food products.
ad-toward
advocacy
meaning: the act of pleading for, supporting, or
recommending
Example: His advocacy of the right of illegal immigrant to remain
this country.
advocate
meaning: to speak or to support or urge by argument;
recommend publicly
Example: He advocates reducing military spending.
advance
meaning: to cause or to move forward
Example: The soldiers advanced in a close formation.
advantage
phrase: take advantage of
meaning: benefit; gain; profit
Example: It will be her advantage to learn English
before go to London.
Movie
Spectre
The Devil’s advocate
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