English Vocabulary and Etymology(Week5)

R.I.P = Rest In Peace

a short epitaph or idiomatic expression wishing eternal rest and peace to someone who has died.

Prefix/Root /Suffix

tri-:three

triplet (n.) one of three children or offspring born at the same birth.
example: Helen is a triplet.

-ate:verb

advocate (v.) support or urge by argument
example: He advoctes refirming the school system.

accumulate (v.) to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up
example:Dust had accumulated on my bookshelf. 

pro-:many,much,in favor of

protagonist (n.) the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work
example: Tina is the protagonist of this drama.

proponent (n.) a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal
example: I am the proponent of Gender Equity.

op-/ob-:against

opponent (n.) a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy
example: He easily deafted his opponent in the game.

obstacle (n.) something that obstructs or hinders progress
example: Her parents' opposition is an obstacle to her marriage.

re-:again

revise (v.) to alter something already written or printed, in order to make corrections, improve, or update
example: She revises mistakes of her homework. 

repeat (v.) to say or utter again (something already said)
example: The teacher asked him to repeat what he had said.

-spect-: to look

prospect (v.) an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc.
example: Mrs. Smith said that her daughter's prospect were ruined.

inspect (v.) to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically
example: They inspected the roof for leaks.

Rip van Winkle 

a short story by American author Washington Irving published in 1819 as well as the name of the story's fictional protagonist. Written while Irving was living in Birmingham, England, it was part of a collection entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Although the story is set in New York's Catskill Mountains, Irving later admitted, "When I wrote the story, I had never been on the Catskills."

*henpecked(a.) person who is afriad of his wife