Thursday, November 21, 2013

November 21st

root: NOM/NYM = name
Words
synonym: a word having a meaning similar to that of another word in the same language
anonymous: having an unknown name
nominal: existing in name only; negligible
nominate: to propose by name as a candidate
pseudonym: a false name

root: OMNI = all
Words
omnibus: an anthology of the works of one author or of writings on related subjects
omnipresent: everywhere at one time
omnipotent: all powerful
omniscient: having infinite knowledge
omnivorous: eating both vegetables and meat

root: MAN = hand
Words
manual: operated by hand
manufacture: to make by hand or machinery
emancipate: to free from bondage
manifest: easily perceived by the senses
manuscript: a document written by hand or typed, rather than printed

root: MAL = bad, ill, evil, wrong
Words
malicious: full of, or showing malice
malign: to speak harmful untruths about, to slander
malady: a disorder or disease of the body
maladroit: clumsy, tactless
malodorous: bad-smelling

Saturday, November 2, 2013

November 2nd

root = FORE = before
foreboding: a feeling that something bad will happen
forecast: a prediction of a future event, such as the weather
foresight: the ability to anticipate and plan for future events
foreshadow: to hint as a future event
forestall: to prevent by advance action

root = GEN = birth, creation, race, kind
genetics: study of heredity and variation among animals and plants
gender: the classification roughly corresponding to male and female
carcinogenic: producing cancer
congenital: existing or as such from birth
progeny: offspring, descendants

root = IN = not, without
inactive: not active
inconsequential: unimportant, without consequences
inevitable: not avoidable, bound to happen
indigent: lacking money or resources
intrepid: without fear

root = MUT = change
commute: to substitute, exchange, interchange
mutation: the process of being changed
transmutation: the act of changing from one form to another
permutation: a complete change, transformation
immutable: unchangeable, invariable