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WordSkills: Lesson One
WordSkills: Lesson OnePart One
Word of the day: rigmarole• From ragman roll• In 1291, when King Edward I of
England asked for allegiance from Scottish nobles, they have him the ragman roll, which was a bundle of papers carelessly thrown together.
• Today rigmarole is confused, rambling, or incoherent speaking or writing.
a (an): no, not, without, lacking• amnesia
a (without) mne (memory) ia (condition, state of)
• anarchy
an (without) arch (rule, government) y (result of)
• atheist
a (lacking, without) theo (god) ist (one who)
ambi: both• ambiguous
ambi (both) ag (do, drive) ous (full of)
• ambidextrous
ambi (both) dextro (right-handed) ous (full of)
• ambivalent
ambi (both) val (strong) ent (full of)
anti: against• antidote
anti (against) dot (give)• antibiotic
anti (against) bio (life) ic (having characteristics of)
• antisocial
anti (against) soc (society) al(having characteristics of)
circum: around• circumference
circum (around) fer (carry) ence(state or condition)
• circumscribe
circum (around) scribe (write)• circumnavigate
circum (around) nav (sail) ate (make, cause)s
de: down, from• demote
de (down) mot (move)
• descend
de (down) scend (climb)
• decline
de (down) clin (bend)
WordSkills: Lesson OnePart Two
Word of the day: etymology
• From etumos (true) and logos (word)
• The etymology of a word is its literal meaning or definition as well as its origin and historical development.
dis (di, dif): apart, away, not• divert
di (away) vert (turn)
• differ
dif (away) fer (carry)
• disrupt
dis (apart) rupt (break)
endo: inside, within• endoderm
endo (within) derm (skin)
• endocardium
endo (inside) cardi (heart) ium (condition, place)
• endocrine
endo (inside) krin (separate)
exo: outside• exocrine
exo (outside) krin (separate)
• exotic
exo (outside) ic (having characteristics of)
• exosphere
exo (outside) sphere (sphere)
extra (extro): beyond
• extraordinary
extra (beyond) ordin (order) ary (place where)
• extrasensory
extra (beyond) sens(feel) ory (having characteristics of)
• extraterrestrial
extra (beyond) terrestri (earth) al (related to)
hetero: different
• heterogeneous
hetero (different) gen (kind) ous (full of)• heteromorphic
hetero(different) morph(shape) ic(having characteristics of)
• heterosexual
hetero (different) sex (sex) al (related to)
WordSkills: Lesson OnePart Three
Word of the day: groggy-from “Grog,” the nickname of 18th
century British admiral Edward Vernon, who wore a coat made of grogram, a course material made
of silk, wool, and mohair-When Vernon decided to water down the ship’s rum, the sailors called it grog, and they became
groggy after drinking too much of it.
-Today groggy means unsteady and dazed or shaky.
hetero: different• heterogeneous
hetero (different) gen (kind) ous (full of)• heteromorphic
hetero(different) morph(shape) ic(having characteristics of)
• heterosexual
hetero (different) sex (sex) al (related to)
homo: same• homonym
homo (same) onym (name)
• homogeneous
homo (same) gen (kind) ous (full of)
• homophone
homo (same) phon (sound)
in (il, im, ir): in, into• inject
in (in, into) ject (throw)• illuminate
il (in) lumin (light) ate (make, cause)• import
im (in) port (carry)• irrigate
ir (in) rigar (water) ate (make, cause)
in (ig, il, im, ir)• Inactive in (not) act (act, do) ive (having
power)
• Ignoble ig (not) nobilis (noble)
• Illegal il (not) leg (law) al (related to)
• Imperfect im (not) per (thoroughly) fect (make)
• Irrational ir (not) ration (reason) al (related to)
inter: between, among• interact
inter (between) act (act, do)
• interrupt
inter (between) rupt (break)
• intervene
inter (between) vene (come)
WordSkills: Lesson OnePart Four
Word of the day: charley horse
• In 17th century England, King Charles II created the position of night guard for disabled veterans who were nicknamed charleys. Later the term charley horse was used for a horse that went lame.
• Today the term refers to a cramp or stiffness in a person’s muscle, especially in the upper leg.
intra (intro): inside, within• intravenous
intra (inside) ven (vein) ous (full of)
• introduce
intro (inside) duc (lead)
• introspect
intro (inside) spect (look)
iso: same• isometric
iso (same) metr (measure) ic (related to)
• isosceles
iso (same) skelos (leg)
• isothermal
iso (same) therm (heat) al (related to)
macro: large, great• macroscopic
macro (large) scop (look, see) ic (having characteristics of)
• macrocosm
macro (large) cosm (world, universe)
• macrocyte
macro (large) cyte (cell)
micro: small• microscopic
Micro (small) scop (look, see) ic (having characteristics of)
• microcosm
micro (small) cosm (world)
• microcyte
Micro (small) cyte (cell)
medi: middle• median
medi (middle) an (related to)
• medieval
medi (middle) ev (time, age) al (related to)
• medium
medi (middle) ium(state, condition of)
per: through, thoroughly• perspire
per (through) spir (breath)
• permit
per (through) mit (send)
• perennial
per (through) enn (year) al (related to)
WordSkills: Lesson OnePart Five
Word of the day: paparazzi• From Paparazzo, a photographer in the 1957
movie La Dolce Vita by Frederico Fellini• Mr. Paparazzo tried to photograph people in
embarrassing situations. • Today the term paparazzi refers to
photographers who pursue famous people in hopes of taking pictures to sell to magazines and newspapers. Fellini said that he chose this name for his character because it sounded like a “buzzing, stinging, annoying sort of insect.”
pre: before• prefix
pre (before) fix (place, put)
• precede
pre (before) ced (go)
• prevent
pre (before) ven (come)
post: after• postpone
post (after) pon (place, put)
• postscript
post (after) script (write)
• postmeridian
post (after) meridian (midday)
se: apart, away• secede
se (apart) ced (go)
• seclude
se (away) clud (close, shut)
• seduce
se (away) duc (lead)
syn (syl, sym, sys): same, together with
• synonym
syn (same) onym (name)
• symphony
sym (together) phon (sound) y (result of)
• syllable
syl (together) lambanein (take)
ultra: beyond• ultraliberal
ultra (beyond) liber (free) al (related to)• ultramodern
ultra (beyond) mod (now) ern (related to)
• ultrasound
ultra (beyond) son (sound)