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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

English Language Tips

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Monday, July 03, 2006

The prefix be means thoroughly; intensive

Word

Meaning

Befuddle

Confuse thoroughly

Beguile

Mislead or delude; cheat

Behoove

To be necessary or proper; be suited to; be incumbent upon

Belabor

Explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree

Beleaguer

Besiege or attack; harass

Bemused

Confused; lost in thought

Berate

Scold strongly

Bereavement

State of being deprived of something valuable or beloved

Beset

Harass or trouble

Besmirch

To make filthy; soil; defile

Bestow

To give; to grant as; confer

Betoken

Signify; indicate

Betroth

Become engaged or married

The prefix bi means two

Word

Meaning

Bicameral

Two-chambered; as a legislative body

Biennial

Every two years

Bifurcated

Divided into two branches; forked

The prefix circum means around

Word

Meaning

Circumlocution

Indirect or roundabout expression

Circumscribe

Limit; confine

Circumspect

Prudent; cautious; looking around

Circumvent

Outwit; baffle

The root anthrop means man

Word

Meaning

Anthropoid

Manlike

Anthropologist

Student of the history and science of humankind

Anthropomorphic

Having human form of characteristics

The root arch means ruler

Word

Meaning

Anarchy

A state without government

Hierarchy

Arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks.

Monarchy

Government under a single ruler

Matriarch

Woman who rules a family or a large social group

Patriarch

Father and ruler of a family or tribe

Oligarchy

Government by a privileged few

The root auto means self

Word

Meaning

Autocratic

Having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

Automaton

Mechanism that imitates actions of humans

Autonomous

Self-governing

Sunday, July 02, 2006

The root cap; cep; cept means take; receive

Word

Meaning

Precept

Practical rule guiding conduct

Caption

A heading

Captious

Calculated to entrap; fault finding

Exceptionable

Objectionable

Conception

Beginning; forming of an idea

Susceptible

Impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to

Perceptive

Insightful; aware; wise

The root capit; capt means head; chief; leader

Word

Meaning

Capitulate

Surrender

Recapitulate

Summarize

Decapitate

behead

The prefix cata means down

Word

Meaning

Cataclysm

A downward sweep of water; flood; deluge; upheaval

Catalyst

Agent that brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

Catapult

Slingshot; hurling machine

Cataract

Great waterfall

Catastrophe

Calamity; disaster

The root cede; ceed and cess means go; yield; surrender

Word

Meaning

Cede

Yield to; surrender formally

Concede

Admit; yield

Precedent

Go before; preceding in time

Recession

Act of going back; withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity

The root circ; circum means around

Word

Meaning

circumlocution

Indirect or roundabout expression

Circumscribe

Limit; confine; draw a line around

Circumspect

Looking around carefully; prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought

Circumvent

To encircle; prevent

The root claim; calm means declare; call out; cry out

Word

Meaning

Clamor

A shouting; loud continuous noise

Acclaim

To give praise to; to applaud

exclaim

Cry out suddenly

The root clud; clus means shut

Word

Meaning

Conclusive

Final; decisive

Seclusion

The act of shutting oneself up; isolation; solitude

Occlude

To shut the way; close; obstruct

The root gnosi; cognosc means know

Word

Meaning

Agnostic

One who is skeptical of the existence or know ability of a God or any ultimate reality

Cognitive

having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes

Cognizance

Knowledge; understanding

Incognito

Not known; with identity concealed

The root word am means love

Word

Meaning

Amiable

lovable; warmly friendly

Amicable

Politely friendly

Amity

Friendship

Amorous

Moved by sexual love; loving

The root word bene means good

Word

Meaning

Benediction

Blessing

Benefactor

Gift giver

Beneficent

Kindly; doing good

Beneficial

Helpful; useful

Beneficiary

Person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

Benevolent

Generous; charitable

The root words ali; alter means other

Word

Meaning

Alias

An assumed name

Alienate

Make hostile; separate

Altruist

Unselfishly generous; concerned for others

Saturday, July 01, 2006

The words having the root Acer, Acid, Acri means bitter; sour; sharp

Words

Meaning

Acerbity

Bitterness of speech and temper

Acetic

Vinegary

Acidulous

Slightly sour; sharp; caustic

Acrid

Sharp; bitterly pungent

Acrimonious

Bitter in word or manner

The root word Agi, Ago, Ag means move; go; do

Word

Meaning

Agenda

The program of work to be done; items of business at a meeting

Agility

Quickness; nimbleness

Agitate

Stir up; disturb

Agog

Highly excited; intensely curious

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The prefix Apo means away from

Word

Meaning

Apocalyptic

Prophetic

Apocryphal

Untrue; made up

Apogee

Highest point

Apostate

One who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

The prefix Ante means before

Word

Meaning

Antecede

To go before; precede

Antecedents

Preceding events or circumstances that influences what comes later; ancestors or early background

Antediluvian

Antiquated; extremely ancient

The words that have the prefix Anti means against

Word

Meaning

Anticlimax

Letdown in thought or emotions

Antidote

A remedy against a poison

Antipathy

Aversion; dislike

Antiseptic

Substance that prevents infection

Antithesis

Contrast; direct opposite of or to

The prefix An means not; absence of

Word

Meaning

Anecdote

A story or personal item not generally known; short account of an amusing or interesting event

Anemia

A condition in which there are not enough red blood cells

Anesthetic

Substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness

Anodyne

Creating an absence of pain

Anomaly

Irregularity

Anomalous

Irregular

Anonymity

The state of being nameless

Anarchy

Lack of government

Analgesic

Causing insensitivity to pain

The prefix Amphi means two, both

Word

Meaning

Amphibian

Able to live both on land and water

The words having the prefix Amb, Ambi means around, about, both

Word

Meaning

Amble

Walk leisurely about

Ambidextrous

Using both hands with skill

Ambiguous

Having a double meaning

Ambivalence

State of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

The words having the prefix ad, ac, af, ag, al, an, ar means to, toward


Word

Meaning

Adapt

Is able to fit in ; alter ; modify

Addiction

One who is giving over to a habit, often drugs; compulsive; habitual need

Adhere

Stick to

Adjacent

Lying near; side by side

Adjunct

One thing joined to another

Adulterate

To change to an impure quality

Advocate

To speak out for a worthy case

Aggressive

Inclined to attack

Allege

To declare without proof

Assert

To declare, state positively