Prefix/Root/Suffix
-morph-:formmetamorphosis (n.) a complete change of form, structure, or substance, as transformation by magic or witchcraft
example: She's undergone quite a metamorphosis since you last saw her.
morphology (n.) the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms
example: This professor is familiar with morphology.
-voc-/-vok-: to call
provocative(adj.) tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing
example: Each firm, moist piece packs a provocative sweet and savory punch.
provoke (v.) to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex
example: He provokes the fight.
-bel-:war
rebellion (n.) open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler
example: People rise in rebellion against the government.
dim-: lack in brightness
diminish (v.) to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important
example: The medical expenses diminished his savings.
dimly (adv.) not seen clearly or in detail
example: He was only dimly aware that it was raining.
hemo-: blood
hemoglobin (n.) the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues
example: The result of examination shows that Mary's hemoglobin isn't normal.
pre-/pri-: basic, before, first
premier (n.) the head of the cabinet in France or Italy or certain other countries
example: He was appointed the new premier.
privilege (n.) a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most
example: I enjoy entry privilege.
grot-: twist from
grotty (adj.) unpleasant, nasty, or unattractive ; poor
example: She is a grotty girl.
grotesque (adj.) odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre
example: The creature is grotesque.
-man-: hand
manage (v.) to take charge or care of
example: He manages this company.
manual (adj.) done by the hand
example: The gift she gives is manual.
Vocabulary
mockery (n.) ridicule, contempt, or derisionexample: Their mockery of John hurt his feeling.
uproar (n.) a state of violent and noisy disturbance
example: The uproar in this area has lasted for two hours.
John Donne
An English poet and a cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are noted for their strong, sensual style and include sonnets, love poems, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons.
- 'No man is a island'
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;
if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe
is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as
well as any manner of thy friends or of thine
own were; any man's death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind.
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
"Our two souls therefore, which are one,
Though I must go, endure not yet
A breach, but an expansion,
Like gold to airy thinness beat.
If they be two, they are two so
As stiff twin compasses are two;
Thy soul, the fixed foot, makes no show
To move, but doth, if the other do."
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