Prefix, root, suffix
en-/em-: near, at, in, on, within, into
encourage: to make someone more determined, hopeful, or confident
example: They encourage us in our work.
enlarge: to make something larger
example: We had the photograph enlarged.
empower:to give power to
example: Modern science and technology empower human to control natural forces more effectively.
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.
de-: down, away from
deafen :to make someone unable to hear
example: We were deafen by the explosion.
deaden: to make something weaker or less noticeable
example:The dentist deadened the nerve with novocaine.
decisive: able to make choices quickly and confidently
example:He gave a decisive answer.
beside:by the side
example:They were walking beside me.
befriend: to become a friend to someone
example:He befriended the new student.
beloved:dearly love
example:Her beloved broach was nowhere to be found.
audi-:to listen
audience:a group of people who gather together to listen to something
example:The concert attracted a large of audience.
auditorium:a large room or building where people gather to watch a performance
example:The meeting will be hold in the auditorium.
auditory:relating to hearing or the ears
example:The patient has damage to the auditory nerve.
spec-:to look
spectator:causing wonder and admiration
example:The baseball game was spectacular.
perspective:opinion
example:You have the wrong perspective on that situation.
inspect:to look carefully
example:They inspected the roof for leaks.
-ium/-eum: a suffix found on Latin, derivatives of verbs, deverbal compounds with the initial
element denoting the object of the verb (nasturtium); other types of compounds
(equilibrium; millennium); and derivatives of personal nouns, often denoting the
associated status or office (collegium; consortium; magisterium).
sanitarium:place to recuperate
example:He went to sanitarium to visit his grandfather.
museum: a building is used to exhibit interesting and valuable things
example: I went to museum with my friend yesterday.
millennium: a period of a thousand years
example:The year 1000was celebrated as the beginning of the second millennium.
fame-:good reputation
famous:be known by many people
example:He is the most famous character in this novel.
infamous: well-known for being bad
example:He committed an infamous crime.
familiar:one who is well acquainted with something
example: I am familiar with this kind of scenery.
di-: one divides into two
dilemma:a situation in which you have to make a difficult choice
example:We're facing a terrible dilemma.
divert:to change the direction or to take attention away from someone
example:Police divert traffic to a side street.
diacritic:a mark is placed over a letter in some languages to show that the letter should be
pronounced in a particular way
example:Two diacritics appear in the word ''résumé''.
fame-:good reputation
famous:be known by many people
example:He is the most famous character in this novel.
infamous: well-known for being bad
example:He committed an infamous crime.
familiar:one who is well acquainted with something
example: I am familiar with this kind of scenery.
di-: one divides into two
dilemma:a situation in which you have to make a difficult choice
example:We're facing a terrible dilemma.
divert:to change the direction or to take attention away from someone
example:Police divert traffic to a side street.
diacritic:a mark is placed over a letter in some languages to show that the letter should be
pronounced in a particular way
example:Two diacritics appear in the word ''résumé''.
dic-/dict-:to say, to tell
dictator:a person who rules a country with total authority and often in a cruel or brutal way
example:The country was ruled by a military dictator.
dictation: the act of speaking words that someone writes down
example:We'll have a test of dictation.
dictionary:a book that gives you information about the words' meaning or pronunciation,etc
example:Look it up in the dictionary.
New Word
．mock: to laugh at or make fun of someone or something
example: The boys mocked him for fun.
．swap: to exchange or to replace
example:He swap his old car for a new one.
．megalomania: people who think they have great power or importance
example: I hate his megalomania behavior.
．mendacious: not honest
example: The news are mendacious and boring.
．parsimonious: very unwilling to spend money
example:He is a very parsimonious person.
．blunt:saying something in a very direct way that may upset some people
example:She was blunt about everything.
．derogatory: showing a lack of respect for something or someone
example: It's impolite to do such derogatory behaviors to others.
．abstemious:moderate in eating and drinking
example: She is known as an abstemious eater and drinker.
．sultry:very hot and humid
example: She looked at him with a sultry glance.
．obsequious: too eager to help or obey someone important
example: She is obsequious to men in power.
．desultory:disconnected
example: The desultory experiment took us a lot of time to finish.
Extra Information
Much Ado About Nothing trailer 1993
Sigh No More - Much Ado About Nothing
Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more.
Men were deceivers ever,
One foot in sea, and one on shore,
To one thing constant never.
Then sigh not so, but let them go,
And be you blithe and bonny,
Converting all your sounds of woe
Into hey nonny, nonny.
Sing no more ditties, sing no more
Of dumps so dull and heavy.
The fraud of men was ever so
Since summer first was leafy.
Then sigh not so, but let them go,
And be you blithe and bonny,
Converting all your sounds of woe
Into hey, nonny, nonny.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
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