2016.03.10, English, "Vocabulary Builder" Unit 05

mal: means bad. Malpractice [? mæl ' prækt?s] N. Dereliction of duty, misconduct; Malady [' Mæl?di] N. Disease, disease, malady; malodorous [? mæl ' o?d?r?s] adj. smelly, illegal; malefactor [' mæl?fækt?r] N. Sinners, criminals, villains.

Malevolent: [M? ' LEV?L?NT] adj. malicious, vicious.

malicious: [M? ' L??? S] adj. Ill-conceived, vicious

malign: [M? ' La?n] adj. Harmful, malignant, malicious VT. Slander, speak ill of

malnourished: [? mæl ' n?? R?? T] adj. malnutrition

cata: comes from Greek kata, means down. Catalogue [' Kæt?l?? ɡ] N. Directories, heads, series Vt. Compile the catalogue and catalogue VI. Compile the catalogue and list the prices in the catalogue; Catapult [' kæt?p?lt] N. Crossbow, transmitter.

Cataclysm: [' kæt?kl?z?m] N. Great floods, earthquakes, (socio-political) big changes

catacomb: [' Kæt?? Ko?m] N. Catacombs, Ying Caves

Catalyst: [' kæt?l?st] N. Catalyst, stimulating factor

catatonic: [? kæt? ' Tɑ?n?k] N. Tension-psychotic patients with adj. Stress neurosis

Prot/proto: comes from Greek means ' first in time ' or ' first formed '. protozoa [? PR?? T? ' Z???] N. protozoa, prototype animals , proton [' pro?tɑ?n]n. Protons; protoplanet [pro?t? ' Plæn?t] N. [Day] the original planet.

protagonist: [PR?] Tæɡ?n?st] N. protagonist, starring, main character, leader

protocol: [' Pro?t?k?? L] N. Draft, agreement, etiquette VT to develop protocol

protoplasm: [' pro?t?plæz?m] N. protoplast, raw pulp

prototype: [' pro?t?ta?p] N. prototype, embryonic

ante: is Latin for ' before ' or ' in front of '. antediluvian [? æntid? ' Lu?vi?n] adj. Before the great Flood, the ancient, the archaic N. People before the great flood, very old people, antique, means before the flood, antebellum [? ænti ' bel?m] adj. Pre-war, especially before the American Civil War: before the war. Antenatal [Ænti ' ne?tl] adj, fetal period.

antechamber: [' æntit?e?mb?r] N. Front hall, foyer, reception room

antedate: [? ænti ' de?t] vt. Make... To occur ahead of time, anticipating =predate N. Earlier than the actual date

ante meridiem: [Æntim? ' Ridi?m] noon, morning

anterior: [æn ' t?ri?r] adj. Front, front, earlier

Orth/ortho: comes from orthos, the Greek word for ' straight ', ' right ' or ' true '. Orthotics [?? ' Θ?t?ks] N. Corrective surgery; Orthograde ['?? Theta?? GRE?D] adj. [move] upright walk.

Orthodontics: [??? Rθ? ' Dɑ?nt?ks] N. Orthodontic tooth correction

Orthodox: ['?? Rθ?dɑ?ks] adj (transmission)

Orthopedics: [??? Theta? ' Pi?d?ks] N. Orthopaedic surgery

orthography: [?? R ' Θɑ?ɡr?fi] N. Correct spelling, spelling, orthography

rect: comes from the Latin word rectus, means ' straight ' or ' right ', rectangle [' rektæ?ɡl] N. Rectangle, Rectangle; rectus [' rekt?s] n. [Solution] straight muscle, from Latin rectus musculus.

rectitude: [' rekt?tu?d] N. Honesty, Integrity

rectify: [' Rekt?fa?] Vt. Revise, Rectify, correct

rectilinear: [? rekt? ' L?NI?R] adj. A straight line, surrounded by a straight line.

rector: [' rekt?r] N. Parish Priest, principal, Dean

Eu:comes from Greek word for ' well ', or means good, or true.eulogy, euthanasia,

Eugenic:

Euphemism:

Euphoria

Evangelism:

Dys: comes from Greek, means ' bad ' or ' diffcult '. When used as a prefix, refers to abnormal or impaired. Dysphagia, dyspnea, dysphasia means impaired speech,

Dysfunctional:

Dyslexia:

Dyspeptic:

Dystrophy:

Latin borrowings:

A fortiori:

A posteriori:

A priori:

Bona fide:

Carpe Diem:

Caveat emptor:

Corpus delicti:

Curriculum vitae:

2016.03.10, English, "Vocabulary Builder" Unit 05