Prefix, root, suffix
bene-:good
benevolent: kind and generous or to do good things for other people
example:The gift is from a benevolent donor.
beneficial : good or helpful effects
example:Vegetables are beneficial to our health.
male-:bad
malevolent : attempt to do harm to another people
example: Her stare was malevolent.
malignant : very serious and dangerous that may cause death
example:This is a malignant tumor.
malicious:showing a desire to cause harm to another person
example:He planned a malicious project.
ami-:something very good
amicable:friendly
example: She is an amicable person.
amity:a feeling of friendship
example:They played together with a great peace and amity.
dia-:through, thoroughly,entirely
diameter: a straight line from one side of something to the other side
example:The dotted line indicates the diameter of the circle.
diagnosis:the act of identifying a disease
example:She is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of eye disease.
diagram: a drawing that explains or shows the parts of something
example: This diagram shows how the clock operates.
vir-/ver-:truth
virtue:morally good behavior or character
example: ''Patience is a virtue.''is an old saying.
virginal:not changed from a natural or original condition
example: The land is still in its virginal state.
virtual:existing or occurring on computers or on the Internet
example:The website provides a virtual tour of the stadium.
re-: again
revise:to correct or to improve
example:You need to revise your poem.
recreation:something people do to relax or have fun
example:The fields next to the school is used for recreation.
react:to behave in a particular way when someone is talking
example:When I told her the news, she reacted with anger.
-phobia:excessive or irrational fear of
hemophobia:be afraid of blood
example: She has a problem of hemophobia.
xenophobia:fear of strangers or foreigners
example:Excessive patriotism can lead to xenophobia.
autophobia:fear of referring to oneself
example:He is an autophobia patient.
New Word
．synecdoche: one part stands for the rest o all
．medium(singular)
media(plural)
．chunk:a large amount of something
example:She cut the fruit into large chunks.
．nasty:very unpleasant to see, smell,etc.
example:The cake left a nasty smell in the room.
．dissertation: a long piece of writing about a particular subject that is done to earn an
advanced degree at a university
example:She wrote a dissertation.
．oxymoron: a combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings
example: The word ''bittersweet'' is an oxymoron.
．gregarious:enjoying the company of other people
example:She is outgoing and gregarious.
．bulwark: a wall that is built for protection
example: The country has built the bulwark to protect themselves.
．antithesis: the exact opposite of something or someone
example:The antithesis of death is life.
．amorous: full of emotion
example: He is an amorous person.
．perpetrate:to do something that s illegal or wrong
example:The men were planning to perpetrate a murder.
．assiduous:showing great attention or effort
example:The student was assiduous in his work.
．labyrinth:a place that has many confusing paths or passages
example:This is a complex labyrinth tunnel.
．myriad:a lot of
example:There are a myriad of chances.
Extra Information
Neverland
Alfred the Great
King Arthur
Daisy Miller
Henry James
Think of me - Phantom of the Opera
malevolent : attempt to do harm to another people
example: Her stare was malevolent.
malignant : very serious and dangerous that may cause death
example:This is a malignant tumor.
malicious:showing a desire to cause harm to another person
example:He planned a malicious project.
ami-:something very good
amicable:friendly
example: She is an amicable person.
amity:a feeling of friendship
example:They played together with a great peace and amity.
dia-:through, thoroughly,entirely
diameter: a straight line from one side of something to the other side
example:The dotted line indicates the diameter of the circle.
diagnosis:the act of identifying a disease
example:She is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of eye disease.
diagram: a drawing that explains or shows the parts of something
example: This diagram shows how the clock operates.
vir-/ver-:truth
virtue:morally good behavior or character
example: ''Patience is a virtue.''is an old saying.
virginal:not changed from a natural or original condition
example: The land is still in its virginal state.
virtual:existing or occurring on computers or on the Internet
example:The website provides a virtual tour of the stadium.
re-: again
revise:to correct or to improve
example:You need to revise your poem.
recreation:something people do to relax or have fun
example:The fields next to the school is used for recreation.
react:to behave in a particular way when someone is talking
example:When I told her the news, she reacted with anger.
-phobia:excessive or irrational fear of
hemophobia:be afraid of blood
example: She has a problem of hemophobia.
xenophobia:fear of strangers or foreigners
example:Excessive patriotism can lead to xenophobia.
autophobia:fear of referring to oneself
example:He is an autophobia patient.
New Word
．synecdoche: one part stands for the rest o all
．medium(singular)
media(plural)
．chunk:a large amount of something
example:She cut the fruit into large chunks.
．nasty:very unpleasant to see, smell,etc.
example:The cake left a nasty smell in the room.
．dissertation: a long piece of writing about a particular subject that is done to earn an
advanced degree at a university
example:She wrote a dissertation.
．oxymoron: a combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings
example: The word ''bittersweet'' is an oxymoron.
．gregarious:enjoying the company of other people
example:She is outgoing and gregarious.
．bulwark: a wall that is built for protection
example: The country has built the bulwark to protect themselves.
．antithesis: the exact opposite of something or someone
example:The antithesis of death is life.
．amorous: full of emotion
example: He is an amorous person.
．perpetrate:to do something that s illegal or wrong
example:The men were planning to perpetrate a murder.
．assiduous:showing great attention or effort
example:The student was assiduous in his work.
．labyrinth:a place that has many confusing paths or passages
example:This is a complex labyrinth tunnel.
．myriad:a lot of
example:There are a myriad of chances.
Extra Information
Neverland
Neverland is a fictional location featured in the works of J. M. Barrie and those based on them. It is an imaginary faraway place, where Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys and other mythical creatures and beings live. Although not all people who come to Neverland cease to age, its best known resident famously refused to grow up, and it is often used as a metaphor for eternal childhood (and childishness), immortality, and escapism.
Alfred the Great
Alfred the Great (849 – 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899.Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by the time of his death had become the dominant ruler in England. He is one of only two English monarchs to be given the epithet "the Great", the other being the Scandinavian Cnut the Great. He was also the first King of the West Saxons to style himself "King of the Anglo-Saxons". Details of Alfred's life are described in a work by the 10th-century Welshscholar and bishop Asser. Alfred had a reputation as a learned and merciful man of a gracious and level-headed nature who encouraged education and improved his kingdom's legal system, military structure and his people's quality of life.
King Arthur
King Arthur was a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries AD. Arthur is a central figure in the legends making up the so-called Matter of Britain. The legendary Arthur developed as a figure of international interest largely through the popularity of Geoffrey of Monmouth's fanciful and imaginative 12th-century Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain). The 12th-century French writer Chrétien de Troyes, who added Lancelot and the Holy Grail to the story, began the genre of Arthurian romance that became a significant strand of medieval literature.In these French stories, the narrative focus often shifts from King Arthur himself to other characters, such as various Knights of the Round Table. Arthurian literature thrived during the Middle Ages but waned in the centuries that followed until it experienced a major resurgence in the 19th century.
Whirlpool Corporation
The Whirlpool Corporation is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances, headquartered in Benton Charter Township, Michigan, United States, near Benton Harbor, Michigan.Whirlpool Corporation is the world's largest home appliance maker.
Daisy Miller
Daisy Miller is a novella by Henry James that first appeared in Cornhill Magazine in June–July 1878, and in book form the following year.It portrays the courtship of the beautiful American girl Daisy Miller by Winterbourne, a sophisticated compatriot of hers. His pursuit of her is hampered by her own flirtatiousness, which is frowned upon by the other expatriates when they meet in Switzerland and Italy.
Henry James
Henry James was an American-born British writer. He is regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.He is best known for a number of novels showing Americans encountering Europe and Europeans. His method of writing from a character's point of view allowed him to explore issues related to consciousness and perception, and his style in later works has been compared to impressionist painting. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue and unreliable narrators brought a new depth to narrative fiction.
Think of me - Phantom of the Opera
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