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Post by Matthew KIm on Apr 13, 2010 17:07:29 GMT -8
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tempus fugit- time is flying (fugit- run) in english
fugitive- passing(quickly)
Lesson 1
ped:
-foot
-pedal
-pedestrian, person walking
- pedestal - statue
bi: two 2
- biped - 2 feet ( people are biped)
quadr: 4
- quadruped- 4 feet ( animal, dog,)
kyklos(cycle) : wheel
- bifocal ( focal- focus) lens- having 2 lens)
cuspis: point
-bicuspid- two point of sharp
-bimonthly- every 2 months
-bivalve ( valve- leaf)- 2 sheeled
phone: sound
-quadraphonic - 4 sound sources
-quadruplets- 4 babies
-quadruple - 4 times as much
-quadrilateral - 4 sides, square, rectangle
-telephone- tele( distance) phone(sound) - sound is coming from distance
-bilateral- dabate with 2 sides
-unilateral- one(uni)
annus: year
-annual - year
-annutiy- yearly ( annuity pay- pay every year)
enn: year annus is less than year
enn is more than year
-quadrennial - 4 years
semi: half
-semiannual- half year
-biannual- 2 every year
per: through
- perennial - every year
tri: 3
-trifocal- 3 focuses
Lesson 2
centum: 100
-century- period of 100 years
-centennial- 100 year celebration (7-4-1776, independence)
-bicentennial- 200 years
-tricentennial- 300 years
-semicentennial- half 100 years
sesqui: /1/2
-sesquicentennial - 150 yrs
Mille: 1000
- millennium- 1000 years
-centipede- 2 legs in each body ( 100 legs)
-millipede- 4 legs in each body ( 1000 legs)
metron ( meter)
-pedometer- foot measure ( how far you walked)
opiko: vision
-optometrist- person who measure your vision
chronos: time
-chronometer- time measure
therme: heat
-thermometer- heat measure
-optician- makes lens
-choronic- all the time
Lesson 5
im, in: not
-impede- in foot
- impediment-
ex- : out
-expedite - out foot- speed up
-expediter - person, how to work faster
-exclude <=> in clude
verto: turn , extro: outward, intro : inward
-extrovert: turn out
-expedition- out foot,
incredulous- not believe
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Post by matthew kim on Apr 20, 2010 15:22:46 GMT -8
intro:
1. Hook
2. Background
3. Thesis
4. Outline
outline- 3 ideas. ( 3 reason for the thesis)
Body
1. T.S
2. Detail 1 ( fact)
3. Analysis (opinion)
4. Detail 2 ( fact)
5. Analysis 2 ( opinion)
6. C.S
conclusion
1. Recap(restate) the thesis
2. link to hook.- very interesting.)
* remind the reader that what you want to say.*
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Post by matthew kim on Apr 22, 2010 16:27:15 GMT -8
Sesqui = one and one half
Sesquipedalian = very long word
Sesquipedalianism = using lots of big words in the speech
Sine= with out
Sinecure = easy job
Pedicure = care of the feet
Manicure= hand cure
Verto, versus = to turn
Convert = change
Re = back
Per = through
Pervert = totally twisting
Perversion = to change the story
In = in, not
Vertigo = dizziness
Vertiginous = getting dizzy
Versatile = doing more than one thing
Curator = taking care of museum
pod: (greek) foot,
podium- stand on something
tripod: 3 legs
trio: 3 singers
tricycle: 3 wheel
triple: 3 times
inter-sectus: inter- between sectus- to cut
bisect- cut in two
trisect- cut in 3
intersect- cut between
insect- looks like cut
triplets- 3
quadruplets- 4
quadrisect- cut in 4
lingua- languge
bilingual- 2 languge
trilingual- 3
quadrilingual- 4
linguistics- study of
plico(-ple, -ply-): to fold
imply- hide a meaning
plywood- type of food
ply- 2-ply t.p
ad- to, toward
apply- toward to fold
implicit- imply, hidden
implied- imply, hidden
explicit- clear ** ex=out
explicate- a poem, un fold of meaning of the poem
duo:2
tri:3
quadr:4
quintus:5
sextus:6
septem:7
octo: 8
**plicate- to fold, copy
trans: across
duet: 2 singers
trio:3 singers
quarter:4 singers group
quintet:5
sextet and sestet: 6 lines, any group of 6
imply: hide and meaning
insinuate: bad implication
fero: to carry, to bring
infer: deduce
inference:
transfer: carry across
con: together, with
confer- bring ideas together
dis: away, apart, opposite of con
differ: a differs from b
de: down away
defer: postpone
re: back, again
recede: go back
duplex: 2 parts
triplex: 3 parts **plex is fold
explicate: poem ,fold out
complicate: fold together
complex:
pliable: bendable
ply: folding
pliers:
podiatrist: foot doctor
podiatry: foot doctor
podiatric:foot doctor
cheir: hand
graphein: write
telegraph:
Phonograph: sound writing
chirography: hand writing
chiropractor: treat with your hand
chiropractic: adj
okto: 8, pous: foot
octosyllable: 8 syllable
octoroon: 1/8 black
gonia: angle
octagon: 8 side, angle shape
octoginta: 80
septuaginta:70
nonaginta:90
octogenarian: 80s
septuagenarian: 70s
nonagenarian: 90s
GRAMMAR
tenses:
a) past: use when action was completed at a definite past time. usually used when a definite past time is mentioned.
b) present perfect ( have done): use when a past action extends to the present of affects the present. usually used with "since" or "now that." "for"
c) past perfect ( had done): use when the action precedes another past action.
ex) she had taken the test before she talked to me.
a b now
had done took take
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Post by matthew kim on Apr 27, 2010 15:04:47 GMT -8
Sesqui = one and one half
Sesquipedalian = very long word
Sesquipedalianism = using lots of big words in the speech
Sine= with out
Sinecure = easy job
Pedicure = care of the feet
Manicure= hand cure
Verto, versus = to turn
Convert = change
Re = back
Per = through
Pervert = totally twisting
Perversion = to change the story
In = in, not
Vertigo = dizziness
Vertiginous = getting dizzy
Versatile = doing more than one thing
Curator = taking care of museum
pod: (greek) foot,
podium- stand on something
tripod: 3 legs
trio: 3 singers
tricycle: 3 wheel
triple: 3 times
inter-sectus: inter- between sectus- to cut
bisect- cut in two
trisect- cut in 3
intersect- cut between
insect- looks like cut
triplets- 3
quadruplets- 4
quadrisect- cut in 4
lingua- languge
bilingual- 2 languge
trilingual- 3
quadrilingual- 4
linguistics- study of
plico(-ple, -ply-): to fold
imply- hide a meaning
plywood- type of food
ply- 2-ply t.p
ad- to, toward
apply- toward to fold
implicit- imply, hidden
implied- imply, hidden
explicit- clear ** ex=out
explicate- a poem, un fold of meaning of the poem
duo:2
tri:3
quadr:4
quintus:5
sextus:6
septem:7
octo: 8
**plicate- to fold, copy
trans: across
duet: 2 singers
trio:3 singers
quarter:4 singers group
quintet:5
sextet and sestet: 6 lines, any group of 6
imply: hide and meaning
insinuate: bad implication
fero: to carry, to bring
infer: deduce
inference:
transfer: carry across
con: together, with
confer- bring ideas together
dis: away, apart, opposite of con
differ: a differs from b
de: down away
defer: postpone
re: back, again
recede: go back
duplex: 2 parts
triplex: 3 parts **plex is fold
explicate: poem ,fold out
complicate: fold together
complex:
pliable: bendable
ply: folding
pliers:
podiatrist: foot doctor
podiatry: foot doctor
podiatric:foot doctor
cheir: hand
graphein: write
telegraph:
Phonograph: sound writing
chirography: hand writing
chiropractor: treat with your hand
chiropractic: adj
okto: 8, pous: foot
octosyllable: 8 syllable
octoroon: 1/8 black
gonia: angle
octagon: 8 side, angle shape
octoginta: 80
septuaginta:70
nonaginta:90
octogenarian: 80s
septuagenarian: 70s
nonagenarian: 90s
GRAMMAR
tenses:
a) past: use when action was completed at a definite past time. usually used when a definite past time is mentioned.
b) present perfect ( have done): use when a past action extends to the present of affects the present. usually used with "since" or "now that." "for"
c) past perfect ( had done): use when the action precedes another past action.
ex) she had taken the test before she talked to me.
a b now
had done took take
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Post by matthew kim on May 2, 2010 8:39:22 GMT -8
deka- 10
decade- 10 years
decalogue- 10 comm
decagon- 10 angle shape
penta: 5
pentagon- 5 side shape
decimal- deci(jumping by 10)
centenarian-cen-100, rian- people ( 100 years old
sedeo(sed,sid,sess): to sit
sedentary- (sedentary job is sitting job,)
sediment- bottom of liquid
sedate- calm (because your are sitting)
sedative- drug that you use to someone need to be calm down,
super: over, above
supersede- over sit is root, take place of
cedo:to go
recede- go back
jacio, ject: to throw
reject- throw back
inject- (shot in the arm) they inject something in your arm
(economic) recession-everything is going backward, slow economy
eject-ex=out, out throw,
dejected- being depressed( de=down)
pre: before
preside- (president- he sit before everybody else, he lead everyone) anybody who leads group
revert- vert= turn, you turn back
reside- sit again, to live at some place
precede- before go,
dis: away, apart
dissident- who doesnt agree, disagrees
sub: below, under
subnormal- below normal,
submarine- (marine means sea) under water
subside- below sit, ( come down)
dissidence- same as dissident but this one is noun, dissident is person
subsidence- same as subside
insidious- plot , trying to hurt somebody
nihil: nothing
annihilate the enemy: we will destroy them completely
annihilation: total
nihilist: nothing is in the goal is value
nihilism:
nihilistic: person who believe nothing
sed/sess/sid
session- sitting down to do something
ob: upon
obsess: thinking about something everytime
obsession: that you "thing" is obsession
obsessive: person.
assiduous: always sitting workers
assiduity: worker
sentio: to feel
sentiment: feeling
sentimental: overly emottional
pre: before
presentiment- you can feel something before it happen
sentient- able to feel
sentience- able to feel
dissent- he feel apart from some place
resent- feel angry,
resentment- when you feel angry to someone
resentful- ful of resentment
ad: to , toward
con: with , together
assent: feeling to
consent: feeling with, giving permission
both assent and consent means agree with something
sentio, sensus: feeling
sensitive- very reactive to something, overly feeling, emotionaly feeling
insecsitive- no feeling
sensuous- ous-full of, full of feeling
sensory- 5 senses.
sensation- physical, tingling feeling
sensational- news story, something that really move emotion
sensible- using good senses,, judgment,
insensible- you cannot feel anything,
sensual- full of senses,
sensuality- full of senses,
extra: beyond,
extrasensory- E.S.Perception
extraordinary- beyond ordinary, unuseal
extracurricular- beyond your legular school work
extraneous- outside things,
extramarital- beyond marrige
murus: wall
extramural- outside, play with other school
mural- wall painting
immure- lock up inside the wall
intra: inside
intramural- play with our school.
intravenous- vein, I.V bottles
urbs:city
intraurban- inside city
urban- problem, city problems..
urbane- city like,
urbanity- city like
suburbs- under outside, go to the city to work,
suburbanite- nite- person, you are the one who go to city to work,
exurbs- farther than suburb,
specio, spectus: to look,
introspect- you are looking inward, thinking about yourself,
spectator- who looks,
inspect- look something inside
spectacle- any kind of show
spectacles- eye glasses,
expect- looking out and waiting for some one,
introspection- N
introspective- look thoughtful
consensus- everyone is in agreement
dissension- dis and feeling, disagree, noun form
fluo(fluv, flux, fluct): flow
fluent- very good speaker if you a fulent speaker
fulide- flowing smooth
influence- flows in you, how affect someone else
influenza- flu, dieases coming in to you
flume- water way
superfluous details- flowing over,
superfluity- N flowing over
affluent- rich, flow of money,
affluence- noun, flow of money
effluent-flow out, effluent gas from factory
effluence- Noun, flow out
effluvium- polution
miasma- polution,
flux- always flow, change
fluctuate- up and down
fluctuation- up and down
influx- flowing in
efflux- flowing out,
Grammar!
lie- present-to lie is to lie down
lay- past
lain- past perfect
Lay- present- put something down
laid- past
laid- past perfect
D. subject verb agreement
1. mark all prepositional phrases with parentheses and ignore them
2. mark all clauses with brackets and ignore them.
3. These words are always singular:
Anything, anyone, nobody, no one, neither, none, one, somebody, someone, something, everybody, everyone, either, each,
4. collective nouns are usually singular.
a) Family, group, audience, america
5. If two subjects are connected with "and," the verbis plural
a) apple and banana are....
6. If two subjects are connected with "or," the verb depends on the subject closer to the verb.
a) apples or banana is....
7. Some subjects connected with "and" are really expressing one thing.
a) Rock and roll is here to stay
1. whenever you see a pronoun, check the antecedent to match the number and gender.
2. collective nouns generally require a singular pronoun.
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Post by matthew kim on May 6, 2010 15:22:06 GMT -8
persona non grata- unwelecome person
1. drench-wet
2. stimulate- excite
3. civil- being nice to people, courteous, citizen
4. rupture-
dejection- depressed
scrutiny- examine closely
5. groundless- fears
6. bungle- job
7. ostentatious- dresser , showy
8. vigilant- teacher
9. capitulation- surrender
10. mutability- change
I.Q- Intelligence Quotient
A/B= C
mental age/physibal age= 12/10=120
mensa "table", "desk"
top 2%
keen- very sharp smell
champion- adrocate, supporter
confluent- together
refluent- flowing back
reflux- flowing back
circum: around
circumference- measurement of around
circumnavigate- salling around the globe. going around the earth
circumfluent- flowing around you.
Philos: love
biblion:book
bibliophile- book collector
bibliography- list of all the books that you used in report
sophos: wisdom
Philosophy- love of wisdom
sophisticated- worldly wise.
sophistication- worldly wise
sophistry- sophists, speak so influently
sophistical- adj for sophistry
anthropos: mankind
philanthropist- who love mankind, donate money
philanthropy- noun
philanthropic- adj
Misein: hate
misanthropist- hate mankind
misanthropy- noun
misanthropic- adj
gyne: woman
misogyny- hate woman
misogynist- noun
misogynous- adj
misogynistic- adj
philogyny- love woman
moros: fool
moron- foolish
moronic- foolish
sophomore- btw skul,,,,, 10th grade
sophomoric- humor, low class
pejor: worse
pejorative- insulting term
gamos: marriage
misogamy- hate marry
monogamy- marry only one
bigamy- marry to two people at the same time
polygamy- marry to many people at the same time
fides: faith
confidence- faith with yourself
confide- tell secret to someone, trust
confidant- female
confidential- secret
bona, bonus: good
bonafide- good faith
bon voyage- telling to travelers to have good trip
diffident- not having faith
diffidence- noun
perfidious- step through someone, betray
perfidy- noun
fidelis: faithful
infidelity- not faithful
infidel- wrong religion
theo: god, a/ not (greek)
atheist- not believe in god
theology- study of god
theological-adj
theologian- who study of god
deus: god( latin)
deity-god
amo: love
amadeus- love god
monos: one
monotheism- believe in one god
Polys: many
polytheism- believe in many god
polyglot- glottis, gonia many languages
sonus: sound
unison- one sound
comu: horn
unicorn- one horn
valva: leaf
univalve- one shall
kleptes: thief
kleptomania:
dipsa: thirst
dipsomania- alcoholism
pyros: fire
pyromania- talk about fire everytime
megas: big
megalomania-
ego: self
egomania- crazy of themself
nymphe: sexual activity
nymphomania- crazy of sexual activity
egoist- selfish
egotist- bragging
egocentric- thinks their in a center
concentric- together in center
centrifugal- force push out, running away from the center
centripetal- pushin toward the center
pyre- wood used for cremation
pyrotechnics- technics with fire
megaphone- increase sound
microphone- small sound
microscopic- small look
microscope- small look
megaton- 1000
agnostic- latheist
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