Monday, December 4, 2006
Hey guys! Get ready for a really long session this time. I have just installed this wonderful software, called Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Now, you going to have a lot more words coming up much faster, because I don't need to type at all. All I need to do is dictate, and the software does the typing for me.So let's get started off.
BIO - the Greek root bio- means "life".
Biochemistry:
This comes from bio-meaning "life" and the word chemistry.
So, biochemistry means " the branch of chemistry, relating to the processes and physical properties of living organisms".
Sentence: We planned to study biochemistry at college.
Biography:
The Greek suffix -graphy means "a writing". Bass, biography means "a writing about life; a written account of a person's life."
Sentence: The biography of President Kennedy is a bestseller.
Biology:
You already know both the roots that form this word!
Sentence: I had biology in school.
CAD-, CID-, CAS- These Latin roots mean "to fall; befall; and happen by chance."
Accident:
It comes from the Latin prefix ad- or ac- meaning "two; upon". Das, accident means "something that happens to someone by chance; an unexpected happening without a cause or plan;"
Sentence: He was hurt in the automobile accident.
Casual:
casual means "like that which happens by chance; offhand; informal; not planned or serious"
Sentence: He had a relaxed, casual manner.
Decadent:
Decadent means "falling into ruin; fall-ing morally."
Sentence: The Roman society became decadent, before the fall of the Empire.
Incidence:
The Latin prefix in- means "on, upon ". An incident means "something that happened".
Sentence: The old man told about an interesting incident, in his past.
occident:
This comes from the Latin prefix oc- meaning "to fall". Thus, occident means " that which is towards the falling sun; the West; the western hemisphere".
Sentence: Europe and America are occidental continents.
Occasion:
The Latin prefix oc- means "toward" and cas- means "to fall". Occasion originally meant "of falling toward, as an opportunity"
Sentence:
1. This seems like a good occasion for a get-together.
2. She was happy on the occasion of her marriage.
CAP-/ CAPT-/ CIP-/ CEPT-/ CEIV-
The above Latin roots mean "to take; seize ".
Capable:
The Latin suffix -able {remembered this from somewhere?}. Capable literally means "able to take".
Sentence: Are you capable of solving this problem?
Capture:
The Latin suffix -ure means "the act of result of". Thus capture means "the act of result of seizing; a seizure "
Sentence: The capture of the enemy town was a great victory.
Decieve:
The Latin prefix de- meaning "away; down" and ciev- meaning "to take". Thus decieve means "to take away from the truth"
Sentence: He was deceived by the friendliness of the thief.
Except:
The Latin prefix ex- means "out" and cept- means "to take". Thus, except means "taking out"; or "leaving out; omitting"
Sentence: Everyone is going except me.
Incipient:
The Latin prefix in- means "in" and cip- means "to take". So, incipient means " coming into existence or just beginning to appear "
Sentence: He has incipient influenza
Receive:
received means "to take part toward oneself, get"
Sentence: I received a letter from Wayne.
Phew! That was a long session! I want you guys to pay special attention to these words, because as you can see the roots involved are not as simple as earlier. So make sure that you spend enough time on each set and get all of them properly. I won't be posting anything for the next couple of days because these should keep you busy. Have fun! Cheerio!
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