week2

additional notes in class

root

bene-well

example : benefactor , benediction , beneficial

mal-bad

example : malediction , malefactor , malfeasance , malfunction

ad-implying motion or direction to , reduction or change into , addition , increase

example : adhesion , adhere , adept , adequate

se-without , apart , aside , on one's own

example : severance , sever , secret

cir-round

example : circulation , circuitry , circumambulate

ann-year

example : anniversary , annual , annuity

equ-equal

example : equable , equation , equity

extra information

a.cupid and psyche

Cupid and Psyche is a story originally from Metamorphoses, written in the 2nd century AD by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis.It concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Psyche and Cupidor Amor , and their ultimate union in a sacred marriage. Although the only extended narrative from antiquity is that of Apuleius, Eros and Psyche appear in Greek art as early as the 4th century BC. The story's Neoplatonic elements and allusions to mystery religions accommodate multiple interpretations, and it has been analyzed as an allegory and in light of folktale, Märchen or fairy tale, and myth.

From Wikipedia


b.History of English in Ten Minutes

vocabulary journal

voracious       /vəˈreɪ.ʃəs /
adjective

1.someone eats a lot of food

2.eager to do something

3.do something in order to gain advantages

from the Latin verb vorare , which means "to eat greedily" or "to devour"

e.g. herbivore , carnivorous , devour

related words : gluttonous , ravenous , rapacious

example : She's a voracious reader of romantic novels.

indiscriminate       /ˌɪn.dɪˈskrɪm.ə.nət/
adjective
1.done without choosing carefully
2.harming many people or things in a careless or unfair way
related words : shallow , foolish , mindless
example : The indiscriminate use of fertilizers can cause long-term problems.

eminent      /ˈem.ə.nənt/
adjective
1.famous , respected , or important
from e- + -minēre
related words : distinguished , outstanding , notable
example : She's an eminent biologist.

steep       /stiːp/
verb
1.to leave something such as food or cloth in a liquid
related words : soak , drench , saturate
example : We had pears steeped in red wine for dessert.

replete     /rɪˈpliːt/ 
adjective
1.full , especially with food
2.well supplied
roots of the replete is the Latin verb   plēre , meaning "to fill"
related words : full , gluttonous / crowded , packed
example : The book is replete with photographs.

abound        /əˈbaʊnd/
verb
1.to be filled with or contain a lot of something
from Latin abundare 
related words : brim, bristle, bulge
example : Theories abound about how the universe began.

technology     /tekˈnɑː.lə.dʒi/
noun
1.the use of science in industry, engineering, etc.
related words : apparatus, array, automation
example : With computer technology, even people working on their own can produce
                professional-looking documents.

prognosticate      /prɑːɡˈnɑː.stə.keɪt/
verb
1.to give a judgment about what is likely to happened in the future, especially in connection with a
particular situation
from the Greek prognōstikos , means "foretelling"
related words : call, augur, forecast
example : He is in the position to prognosticate on the future of commerce.

automaton      /ɑːˈtɑː.mə.t̬ən/ 
noun
1.a machine that can move by itself
2.a person who acts in a mechanical way
Latin, from Greek, neuter of automatos
related words : apparatus, array, automation
example : I take the same route to work every day, like some sort of automaton.