Prefix, root, suffix
e-: out
evacuate:to remove someone from a dangerous place
example:The village was evacuated because of the flood.
evaporate:to change from a liquid into a gas
example: Let the liquid start to evaporate.
establish:to begin or create
example: She established a reputation as a hard worker.
dis-:lack of, not, standing for negative
disease: an illness that affects people, animals, or plants
example:He suffers from a terrible disease.
discourage: to make someone less confident
example: Don't let the failure discourage you.
nova-: new; star
novice:a person who has just started learning or doing something
example:He is a novice in cooking.
*opposite:expert
innovation:a new idea, device, or method
example:We need more innovation!
renovate: to make change and repair
example:We renovated the living room last month.
alter-:to change
alternative:something that can be chosen
example:The menu offered several alternative meals.
alterable:is able to be changed
example:I think the choice is alterable.
alternator:a device that produces electricity
example:The circuit consists of batteries and alternator.
para-:alongside, beyond; altered; contrary; irregular, abnormal
paragraph:a part of piece of writing that usually deals with one subject
example:Please read paragraph two.
paradise: a very beautiful, pleasant, or peaceful place that seems to be perfect
example:This shop is an antique collecting paradise!
parable:a short story that teaches a moral or spiritual lesson
example:He told the children a parable about the importance of forgiveness.
contra-:opposite, against
contradict:to deny the truth of something
example:He contradicted the proposal.
contract:to become ill with a disease
example: I contracted the flu.
contradance: a folk dance in which couples face each other in two lines or a square
example:We will hold a contradance party tonight.
dic-: to say word
predict:to say that something will or might happen in the future
example:Can you predict the weather?
dictation:The act of speaking words that someone writes it down
example:We will have a quiz of dictation.
in-: within, into
input:to enter into a computer
example:She inputted the figures into the computer.
increase:to make something larger in size, amount, etc.
example:The house increased in value.
inrush:a fast inward flow or movement into a place
example:There's a sudden inrush of people.
New Word
．get your way: to get or have what one want
example:You can get your way to do this.
．alibi: an excuse for not being somewhere
example:She made up an alibi for why she was not at home.
．importune: to ask in an annoying way
example:He importuned them to help
．subjugate: conquer
example:It's not our aim to subjugate our foe.
．viable:capable of being done or used
example: Is she a viable candidate?
．permeate: to pass or spread through
example: The smell of baking bread permeated the kitchen.
．inchoate: not completely formed or developed yet
example: Her early works are an inchoate idea, nothing but full of lush rhetoric.
．nettle:to make someone angry
example: I was rather nettled by his rude question.
．incisive: very clear and correct
example: She's known for her incisive mind and quick wit.
．valor: courage
example: Fortitude is distinct from valor.
．asperity: harshness of temper
example: She responded with such asperity that we knew that she was deeply offended
by the question.
Extra Information
Edith Hamilton
Edith Hamilton (August 12, 1867 – May 31, 1963) was an American educator and author who was "recognized as the greatest woman Classicist." She was 62 years old when The Greek Way, her first book, was published in 1930. It was instantly successful, and is the earliest expression of her belief in "the calm lucidity of the Greek mind" and "that the great thinkers of Athens were unsurpassed in their mastery of truth and enlightenment."
Mythology(book)
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes is a book written by Edith Hamilton, published in 1942 by Little, Brown and Company. It has been reissued since then by several publishers. It retells stories of Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology drawn from a variety of sources. The introduction includes commentary on the major classical poets used as sources, and on how changing cultures have led to changing characterizations of the deities and their myths. It is frequently used in high schools and colleges as an introductory text to ancient mythology and belief.
Stories of the Months and Days
>>http://www.sacred-texts.com/time/smd/index.htm
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence states the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based. Unlike the other founding documents, the Declaration of Independence is not legally binding, but it is powerful. Abraham Lincoln called it “a rebuke and a stumbling-block to tyranny and oppression.” It continues to inspire people around the world to fight for freedom and equality.
Doubting Thomas
A doubting Thomas is a skeptic who refuses to believe without direct personal experience—a reference to the Apostle Thomas, who refused to believe that the resurrected Jesus had appeared to the ten other apostles, until he could see and feel the wounds received by Jesus on the cross.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and A Child's Garden of Verses.
Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a novella by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson first published in 1886. The work is commonly known today as The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, or simply Jekyll & Hyde.It is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde. The novella's impact is such that it has become a part of the language, with the very phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" coming to mean a person who is vastly different in moral character from one situation to the next.
Jekyll & Hyde Once Upon A Dream
Once This Is Moment
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