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ARRIVING AT THE MEANINGS OF WORD THROUGH WORD ANALYSIS

ARRIVING AT THE MEANINGS OF WORD THROUGH WORD ANALYSIS. ENERGIZER. 1. a- ‘ alpha-privative’. ( a phasia, a pa -thy, a narchy). Answer:. Without (negation) . 2. acro : akros. ( acro nym, acro phobia, acro polis ). Answer:. highest . 3.agogue : agogus.

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ARRIVING AT THE MEANINGS OF WORD THROUGH WORD ANALYSIS

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  1. ARRIVING AT THE MEANINGS OF WORD THROUGH WORD ANALYSIS

  2. ENERGIZER

  3. 1. a-‘alpha-privative’ (aphasia,apa-thy, anarchy)

  4. Answer: • Without (negation)

  5. 2.acro:akros (acronym, acrophobia,acropolis)

  6. Answer: • highest

  7. 3.agogue:agogus (demagogue , pedagogue, synagogue)

  8. Answer: • leader > agein – “to lead”

  9. 4. anthropo: anthropos (Anthropoid, anthropomorphic , anthropology)

  10. Answer: • man

  11. 5. arch: arche ; archaios (archaeology, archaic, archetype)

  12. Answer: • arche -Beginning • archaios - old

  13. 6. cata: kata (catalyst, catastrophe)

  14. Answer: • down

  15. 7. chrome: khroma (monochrome, phytochrome)

  16. Answer: • color, complexion, skin

  17. 8. gam: gamos (Exogamy,monogamy, polygamy)

  18. Answer: • marriage

  19. 9. oid: oeides (Anthropoid, geoid, rhomboid)

  20. Answer: • Shaped, like

  21. 10. bene- ( benevolent, benefit, benediction)

  22. Answer: • Good, well

  23. 11. pathos (pathology, pathophysiology, pathogen)

  24. Answer: • Disease, pity, feeling

  25. 12. psyche (psychedelic, psychology, psychosomatic)

  26. Answer: • Soul, mind

  27. 13. meta (metaphor, metaphysics, metaphase)

  28. Answer: • Later, behind • Beyond, transcending • Change • higher

  29. 14. tactus (tactile, tact, tactless)

  30. Answer: • Touch (sense of )

  31. 15. ops: opsis (Autopsy, optic, optoelectronics)

  32. Answer: • sight/ eye

  33. ARRIVING AT THE MEANING OF A WORD MAY REQUIRE KNOWING ITS ROOTSBY BREAKING IT DOWN TO ITS ORIGINAL FORM AND STRUCTURE.

  34. SOME WORDS COME FROM GREEK OR LATINROOTS.

  35. ROOT • PART THAT CONTAINS THE BASIC MEANING OF THE WORD.

  36. TRACING THE ORI- GIN OF THESE ROOTSCAN HELP YOU FI-GURE OUT THE BASIC MEANING OF WORDS.

  37. ADOLESCENCE ROOT ORIGIN: ADOLESCERE- LATIN - “TO GROW UP”

  38. MEANING: • time preceding adulthood: the period from puberty to adulthood in human.

  39. ARGUE ROOT ORIGIN: ARGUERE- LATIN - “TO MAKE CLEAR, ASSERT”

  40. MEANING: • express disagreement: to express dis-agreement with somebody, especially continuously or angrily.

  41. BEHAVE ROOT ORIGIN: HAVIOR- OLDFRENCH -” POSSESSION”

  42. MEANING: • behave well: to act in an acceptable way, especially by being polite,good-tempered, and self-controlled.

  43. INFLUENCE ROOT ORIGIN: INFLUERE- MEDIE-VAL LATIN - “TO FLOW IN”

  44. MEANING: • effect on some-thing: the effect of something on a person, thing, or event.

  45. JUKEBOX ROOT ORIGIN: JUKE,JOOG - GULLAH - “DISORDERLY, WICKED”

  46. MEANING: • a coin-operated machine that automatically plays selected records or compact disks.

  47. KINDERGARTEN ROOT ORIGIN: KINDER+GARTEN-GERMAN -”CHINDREN, GARDEN”

  48. MEANING: • preschool: a school or class for young children, usually between the ages of four and six, immediately before they begin formal education.

  49. MATURE ROOT ORIGIN: MATURRES - LATIN - “RIPE,TIMELY, EARLY”

  50. MEANING: • showing the mental, emotional, or physical characteristics associated with a fully developed adult person.

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