English Vocabulary and Etymology(Week6)

Prefix/Root/Suffix

pro-: many,much,in favor of

proliferation (n.) a rapid and often excessive spread or increase
example: The proliferation of disease made people scared.

equ-/equi-: balance

equivocate (v.) to use ambiguous or unclear expression to mislead someone
example: He equivocated to hide the truth of this crash.

equable (adj.) free from many changes or variations
example: When she got into the trouble, she kept herself equable.

-eum/-ium: a place for

museum (n.) a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed
example: I went to the museum with my family last weekend.

aquarium (n.) a building or institution in which fish or other aquatic animals or plants are kept for exhibit, study
example: There are various fishes in the aquarium.

ten-: to hold

tentative (v.) provisional or experimental; conjectural
example: This is just a tentative plan.

tenure (n.) the holding or possessing of anything
example: The man is angry that his house is not under his tenure.

-tem-:time

temporal (n.) enduring for a time only; temporary; transitory
example: I miss the temporal meeting with my friend.

contemporary (adj.) of the present time; modern
example: My grandfather doesn't like the contemporary music.

pri-/pre-: major, begining

prime (adj.) first or highest in rank or importance
example: This businessman's prime goal is be successful.

principle (n.) an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct
example: Teacher's principle is "Don't eat food in class!"

president (n.) the chief officer of a college, university, society, corporation
example: The president of France visited our country last week.

Vocabulary

epidemic (n.) a diaease spreading from person to person
example: Many people in this town died from this epidemic.

tuberculosis (n.) an infectious disease that may affect almost any tissue of the body, especially the lungs
example: The woman contracted tuberculosis.

delegate (n.) a person designated to act for or represent another or others
              (v.) to send or appoint (a person) as deputy or representative
example: He is the delegate of this political party.

succinct (adj.) expressed in few words
example: He described this event with succinct sentence.

pseudonym (n.) pen name
pseud-fake
nym-name
example: My pseudonym is "bluestar."

nominee (n.) candidate
example: This nominee won the election.

Thomas Paine 

an English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary. One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, he authored the two most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, and he inspired the rebels in 1776 to declare independence from Britain.