Latin/Greek Roots
full of, having the quality of
-ous
"Knowledge is power." - Francis Bacon
subject complement
light can/cannot get through; easy/difficult to understand
translucent/opaque
erroneous
incorrect
"Let us go forth to lead the land we love." - JFK
alliteration
err
typically ends in -ly
adverb
to depend on
to rely on
archnemesis
greatest enemy
integral
very important
photo/luc/lumin
light
They called her a hero.
object complement
higher,better/lower,worse
superior/inferior
ameliorate/exacerbate
to make better/worse
AAAWWUBBIS
after, although, as, when, while, until, because, before, if, since (subordinating conjuctions)
time (L/G)
tempor/chronos
when the subject does the verb
active voice
Keep _____, and soon you will be _____ .
striving/thriving
anachronism
something that is chronologically out of place
motif
recurring symbol
sci
to know
a group of words that contains a subject and predicate
clause
to twist the natural or original form
to distort
extemporaneous
impromptu, spur-of-the-moment, unplanned, spontaneous
aberration
(a "wandering away") different from normal