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WWW List #38 . opia sight myopia, synopsis, biopsy Greek lent full of corpulent, turbulent, excellent Latin ef out effusive, efflux, effluent Latin ium an element radium, sodium, uranium Latin dicho in two parts dichotomy, dichotomize, dichotomist Greek
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WWW List #38 • opia sight myopia, synopsis, biopsy Greek • lent full of corpulent, turbulent, excellent Latin • ef out effusive, efflux, effluent Latin • ium an element radium, sodium, uranium Latin • dicho in two parts dichotomy, dichotomize, dichotomist Greek • Anglo English Anglophile, Anglo-Saxon, Anglican Latin • ist one who artist, anthropologist, atheist Greek • saur lizard dinosaur, pterosaur, stegosaurusGreek • pithec ape pithecanthropus, dryopithecus Greek • calli beautiful calligraphy, calliopsis, calliopeGreek
WWW Sentences # 38 • Far-sightedness is sometimes known as hyperopia. • For the corpulent boy, dieting was a turbulent and strenuous mental effort. • The effeminate host made an effort not to be effusive. • Which element does society more harm, uranium or sodium? • There is a sharp dichotomy between your ideas and mine.
WWW SEntences #38 • He is a member of the Anglican church, but he is not an Anglophile. • The anthropologist studies human cultures the world over. • The pterosaur and pterodactyl were both flying dinosaurs. • Fossilized Pithecanthropus and Australopithecus skeletons were discovered. • Her calligraphy is ornate, like the music of the calliope.
Mystery Questions #38 1. Is a cold, unfriendly greeting effusive? Answer: No, an effusive greeting is gushy; it is an out (ef=out) pouring (fus). 2. Is beautiful handwriting calligraphy or cacography? Answer: Beautiful (calli) writing (graph) is calligraphy. 3. Is Britain’s Prince Charles an Anglophobe? Answer: No, Prince Charles does not hate (phobia) England (Anglo).