sym:
with together
symmetrical
meaning: balanced,
regular in a form or arrangement
example: Chinese
fancy knots symmetrical and well balanced.
symmetry
meaning: the correspondence in
size, form
example: Order and
symmetry are important elements of beauty.
ver:
superfluous
verbose
meaning: use too
many words
example: Their
requests are verbose in those of native speakers.
verbal
meaning: in the
form of words
example: The successful copywriter
is a master of evocative verbal
images.
vive:
life
revive
meaning: restore
to life
example: He revived after a rest and ate some food.
arch: order
anarchy
meaning: a state
of society without government or law
example: If law
and order break down, anarchy will
result.
anarchist
meaning: a person
who advocates or believes in anarchy
example: He was a
poet and a anarchist.
opponent:
against
meaning: being opposite
example: Never
underestimate your opponent.
proponent
meaning: a person
who supports a cause
example: He was a major proponent of
a health and nutrition
program for pregnant woman.
an: not
anarchism
meaning: the use of violence to
undermine government
example: We would
never be infected with anarchism.
in: not
innocuous
meaning: not
harmful or injurious
example: The
mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact
deadly.
gamy:
marry
bigamy
meaning: the crime
of marrying while one has a spouse still living
example: Bigamy is considered to be against the law in many
countries.
autogamy
meaning: self- fertilization
example: Very few
plants rely exclusively on autogamy.
polygamy
meaning: the
practice or condition of having more than one spouse
example: Polygamy is disgusting.
ex/en:
out
exhort
meaning: to urge,
to advise
example: He exhorted his listeners to exercise every day.
enormous
meaning: greatly
exceeding the common size
example: She stood
alone on the enormous stage.
bene:
good
benevolent
meaning: desiring
to help others
example: They
believe that the country needs a benevolent director.
mal:
bad
malign
meaning: to speak
harmful
example: She loves
to malign innocent person.
malicious
malicious
gossip
meaning:
intentionally harmful
example: I hate
the person who loves to spread malicious gossip.
malignant
malignant
tumor
meaning: very
dangerous or harmful
example: A cancer
is a malignant tumor
-ee:
someone who is being treated in a particular way
employee
meaning: a person
who works for another person or a business
example: The
company has a track record of good employee
relations.
trainee
meaning: a person
being trained
example: He
started work as a trainee chief.
mag:
many
magnanimous
meaning: generous
in forgiving an insult
example: I hope
you will be magnanimous enough to excuse any
incorrect behavior of me.
magnify
meaning: to
increase the size, make large
example: I want to
magnify my mother’s pictures.
magnifier
meaning: a person
or thing that magnifies
example: You can
use the magnifier to overcome
the limitations.
magnum
meaning: a large
wine bottle having a capacity of two bottles
mor:
death
Phrase
engage
in
be
beneficial to
get
out of hand: out of control
Additional Supplement
William
Blake
The
Tyger by William Blake
The scarlet
letter: A Romance in an 1850 work
of fiction in a historical setting.
It tells the story
of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to
create a new life of repentance and dignity.
The
divine comedy
The poem describes
Dante’s travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise or Heaven.
Honoré de
Balzac
He was a French novelist and playwright.
H usually doesn’t make sound
For example: vehicle, exhibit, herbal tea
medicine pills drug
Are you under medication?
Do drugs kill brain cells?
Movie
Big love
Six
feet under
keep your friends close and your enemies six feet under
keep your friends close and your enemies six feet under
