Latin/Greek Roots
anti-
against, opposite
direct object
light can/cannot get through; easy/difficult to understand
translucent/opaque
periphery
the outer edge, "carrying around"
introspect
fa
to say, speak
object of "to" or "for"
indirect object
circumspect
cautious
archnemesis
greatest enemy
integral
very important
vita/mort
life/death
They called her a hero.
object complement
higher,better/lower,worse
superior/inferior
"one who cannot speak"
infant
AAAWWUBBIS
after, although, as, when, while, until, because, before, if, since (subordinating conjuctions)
pher/phor/fer
to carry, to bear
when the verb is done on the subject
passive voice
Keep _____, and soon you will be _____ .
striving/thriving
antipathy
hatred
motif
recurring symbol
syn/sym-
same, with, together
My cat, a black cat with white socks, loves to run around the house and be a silly goose.
appositive
to twist the natural or original form
to distort
extemporaneous
impromptu, spur-of-the-moment, unplanned, spontaneous
to speak in favor of lit. "to call toward"
advocate