Discovering Vocabulary Skills-----(-更新)
WORD CONSTRUCTIONMuchofour vocabularyoriginated fromancientLatinandGreek.ManyEnglishwordswerecreatedbycombining suffixes, roots,and suffixes drawnfromtwoor more of these languages.Yourabilitytorecognizeand definesomeofthese commonderivativeswillhelp you to unlock the meanings of many words.
FOR EXAMPLE
Prefixes
Commonprefixesdealing with number
a. uni&mono----------meaning oneexample unicorn unique unison unilateral monogram monotone
b. bi----------two --------bicycle biplane bilingual bifocals binary
c.tri--------three --------triangle tripod trifoliate
d.quad-------four -------quadruped quadrilateral quadrant
e.cent---------one hundred -------centennial century .
f.milli & mille--------one thousand -----million millisecond millennium
g. hemi--------half --------hemisphere
h. semi--------half,party-------------semicircle semiskilled semiconscious. 扩大词汇量、提高阅读速度的好方法。 ding!
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