By Satyadhar Joshi
Examples of some roots From Nova & Barrons
Mythologies Gods, heroes, Demi Gods
be : through Example Bedaub smear with something that spoils: to smear a surface thickly or carelessly with something that spoils it or makes it dirty (literary)
Per through, completely Permeable Pervade: 1. (esp. of a smell) Spread through and be perceived in every part of. 2. (of an influence, feeling, or quality) Be present and apparent throughout.
Prim means first Primordial: [14th century. < late Latin primordialis < Latin primordium "origin" < primus "first" + ordiri "begin"] Primogeniture: [Early 17th century. < medieval Latin primogenitura < Latin primus "first" + genitura "birth“]
Se means away, aside Secede means withdraw Seclude means shun away
Suc succumb means yield succumb: [15th century. Directly or via French < Latin succumbere "lie under" < cumbere "lie“]
Sacr means holy Sacrilegious: [14th century. Via French < Latin sacrilegium "temple robbery" < sacrilegus "collector of sacred things" < sacr- "sacred" + legere "collect“] Sacrament: [12th century. Via French < Latin sacramentum "soldier's oath, solemn obligation," later "rite, mystery, revelation" < sacr- "sacred"]
Philosophy: [Late 17th century. < Sanskrit, past participle of budh- "wake up, be enlightened"]
Tenable: [Late 16th century. < French tenir "to hold"] Retentive
Malevolent: [Early 16th century. Directly or via Old French < Latin malevolent- < male "badly" + volent-, present participle of velle "wish"] Voluntary: [14th century. < Latin voluntarius < voluntas "will, choice" < vol-, stem of velle "to wish“]
Plutocrat : Ruled by Rich
Prognosis: [Mid-17th century. Via late Latin < Greek prognōsis "knowledge beforehand" < gignōskein "know“]
Nascent
Mutineer is a person who rebels Lecher is a person who lusts Censor person who deletes improper remarks
Ovoid means like a egg Anthropoid resembling a human being Spheroid resembling resembling a sphere
Renege means deny, go back on one’s word Renegade turncoat, traiter
Mortuary means funeral parlor Immortal Moribund
Heliotrope is a flower that faces the sun Heliograph instrument that uses sun’s rays to send signals
Premonition foreboding Admonish warn
Demagogue means false leader Pedagogue means leader of kids
Interloper [Late 16th century. After archaic landloper "vagabond" < Middle Dutch landlooper "land- runner" < loopen "to run"] 1. intruder: an intruder into a place, gathering, or situation 2. interferer: somebody who interferes in other people's affairs, especially for selfish reasons [Late 16th century. After archaic landloper "vagabond" < Middle Dutch landlooper "land- runner" < loopen "to run"]
Travesty: charade, parody, mockery, sham, pretense, farce, caricature [Mid-17th century. < French travesti "dressed in disguise" < travestir "disguise, ridicule" < Italian travestire < Latin trans- "across" + vestire "clothe, dress" (see vest)]
guessing game: a game in which somebody provides a visual or acted clue for a word or phrase, often the title of a book, play, or movie, for others to guess (takes a singular verb)
Barron’s Nova