ARRIVING AT THE MEANINGS OF

WORD THROUGH WORD ANALYSIS

ENERGIZER

1. a- ‘alpha-privative’(aphasia,apa-thy, anarchy)

Answer:•Without(negation)

2.acro:akros (acronym, acrophobia,acropolis)

Answer:•highest

3.agogue:agogus

(demagogue , pedagogue, synagogue)

Answer:•leader > agein – “to

lead”

4. anthropo: anthropos

(Anthropoid, anthropomorphic , anthropology)

Answer:•man

5. arch: arche ; archaios (archaeology, archaic, archetype)

Answer:•arche -Beginning•archaios - old

6. cata: kata(catalyst, catastrophe)

Answer:

•down

7. chrome: khroma (monochrome, phytochrome)

Answer:•color, complexion, skin

8. gam: gamos(Exogamy,monogamy, polygamy)

Answer:•marriage

9. oid: oeides (Anthropoid, geoid, rhomboid)

Answer:•Shaped, like

10. bene-( benevolent, benefit, benediction)

Answer:•Good, well

11. pathos(pathology, pathophysiology,

pathogen)

Answer:

•Disease, pity, feeling

12. psyche(psychedelic, psychology, psychosomatic)

Answer:•Soul, mind

13. meta(metaphor, metaphysics, metaphase)

Answer:•Later, behind•Beyond, transcending

•Change•higher

14. tactus (tactile, tact, tactless)

Answer:•Touch (sense of )

15. ops: opsis (Autopsy, optic, optoelectronics)

Answer:•sight/ eye

ARRIVING AT THE MEANING OF A WORD MAY REQUIRE KNOWING ITS ROOTS BY BREAKING IT DOWN TO ITS ORIGINAL FORM AND STRUCTURE.

SOME WORDS COME FROM GREEK OR LATIN ROOTS.

ROOT•PART THAT CONTAINS THE BASIC MEANING OF THE WORD.

TRACING THE ORI- GIN OF THESE ROOTSCAN HELP YOU FI-GURE OUT THE BASIC MEANING OF WORDS.

ADOLESCENCEROOT ORIGIN:ADOLESCERE- LATIN

- “TO GROW UP”

MEANING:•time preceding adulthood: the period from puberty to adulthood in human.

ARGUEROOT ORIGIN:ARGUERE- LATIN- “TO MAKE CLEAR, ASSERT”

MEANING:•express disagreement: to express dis-agreement with somebody, especially continuously or angrily.

BEHAVEROOT ORIGIN:HAVIOR- OLD

FRENCH

-” POSSESSION”

MEANING:•behave well: to act in an acceptable way, especially by being polite,good-tempered, and self-controlled.

INFLUENCEROOT ORIGIN:INFLUERE- MEDIE-VAL LATIN

- “TO FLOW IN”

MEANING:•effect on some-thing: the effect of something on a person, thing, or event.

JUKEBOXROOT ORIGIN:JUKE,JOOG - GULLAH

- “DISORDERLY,WICKED”

MEANING:•a coin-operated machine that automatically plays selected records or compact disks.

KINDERGARTENROOT ORIGIN:KINDER+GARTEN-GERMAN

-”CHINDREN,

GARDEN”

MEANING:•preschool: a school or class for young children, usually between the ages of four and six, immediately before they begin formal education.

MATUREROOT ORIGIN:MATURRES - LATIN

- “RIPE,TIMELY,EARLY”

MEANING:•showing the mental, emotional, or physical characteristics associated with a fully developed adult person.

NORMROOT ORIGIN:NORMA – LATIN- “CARPENTER’S SQUARE, PATTERN,RULE”

MEANING:•a standard pattern of behavior that is considered normal in a society.

ROBOTROOT ORIGIN:ROBOTA – CZECH- “COMPULSARY SERVICE”

MEANING:• a mechanical device that can be programmed to carry out instructions and perform complicated tasks usually done by people.

SHAMPOOROOT ORIGIN:CAPO – HINDI

- “PRESS, KNEAD”

MEANING:•soap for cleaning the hair and scalp, usually in liquid or gel form, sudsy detergent for cleaning upholstery and carpets.

TYPHOONROOT ORIGIN:TAAî + SUNG-CANTONESE

- “GREAT +WINDS”

MEANING:•a violent tropical storm in the wes-tern Pacific and Indian oceans.

ZENITHROOT ORIGIN:SAMT (ARRA’S)-

ARABIC- “WAY” (OF THE HEAD)

MEANING:• highest point: • point straight up: the point of the celestial sphere that is directly over the observer and 90 degrees from all points on that person's horizon.

ORAL DRILLS

1. ortho: orthos - orthodoxorthography

•“true, straight”

2. patr: pater patronym, paternity•“father”

3. phil: philophilosophy,philogyny,philology

•loving

4. phon: phone cacophony,stereo-phonic,euphony

•“voice”

5.stereo:stereos stereophonic, stereotype,ste- reology

• solid

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“DAVID SWAN”BY: Nathaniel hawthorne