English Vocabulary and Etymology(Week12)

Ivy League

A collegiate athletic conference comprising sports teams from eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The eight institutions are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and Yale University.The term Ivy League has connotations of academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and social elitism.

Seven Sisiters

The Seven Sisters is a loose association of seven liberal arts colleges in the Northeastern United States that are historically women's colleges. They are Barnard College, Bryn Mawr College, Mount Holyoke College, Radcliffe College, Smith College, Vassar College, and Wellesley College. All were founded between 1837 and 1889. The name "Seven Sisters" was given because of their parallel to the Ivy League men's colleges in 1927.

 

 

Prefix/Root/Suffix

dia-: go through

 

diabetes (n.) any of several disorders characterized by increased urine production

example: My grandfather contracts the diabetes.

 

diagnosis (n.) the decision reached from such an examination

example: The two doctors made different dignoses of my disease.

 

dialogue (n.) the decision reached from such an examination

example: Plays are written in dialogue.

# -logue: speaking

 

peri-: around

 

periodical (adj.)  regularly recurring

example: I expect regular periodical report from you.

 

perimeter (n.) the border

example: The perimeter of my home is filled with flowers.

 

candid-: outspoken, open and sincere

 

candidate (n.) a person who is selected by others as a contestant for an office, honor, etc

example: My family are in favor of this candidate.  

 

extra-: beyond

 

extraordinary (adj.) beyond what is usual, ordinary, regular, or established

example: My brother is so extraordinary that he always does something crazy.

 

extravagant (adj.) spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful

example: Sara is too extravagant to save money.

 

Vocabulary

crook (v.) to bend

example: I crook the wire in circle.

 

connotation (n.) the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning

example: The connotation of this word is too deep to understand.

 

denotation (n.) the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression

example: I find the denotation of this word in the dictionary.

 

villain (n.) a character in a play, novel, or the like, who constitutes an important evil agency in the plot

example: He was cast as the villain in the play.