[Vocabulary Building] Unit 5
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MAL as a combining form means "bad". Malpractice is bad medical practice. A malady is bad condition --a disease or illness--of the body or mind. Malodorous things smell bad. And a malefactor is someone guilty of bad deeds.
malevolent <---> benevolent
malicious
malign
malnourished
CATA comes from the Greek kata, one of whose meanings was "down". A catalogue is a list of items put down on paper. A catapult is an ancient military weapon for hurling missiles down on one's enemies.
cataclysm
catacomb
catalyst
catatonic
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PROT/PROTO comes from Greek and has the basic meaning "first in time" or "first formed." Protozoa are one-celled animals, such as amoebas and paramecia, that are among the basic members of the biological kingdom. A proton is an elementary particle that, along with neutrons, can be found in all atomic nuclei. A protoplanet is a whirling mass that is believed to give rise to a planet.
protagonist <---> antagonist
protocol
protoplasm
prototype
ANTE is Latin for "before" or "in front of". Antediluvion, a word describing sth very old or outdated, literally means "before the flood" --that is, the flood described in the Bible. Antebellum literally means "before the war", usually the American Civil War. Antenatal care is given during the period before birth.
antechamber
antedate
ante meridiem (a.m.) -- post meridiem(p.m.)
anterior
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EU comes from the Greek word for "well"; in English words it can also mean "good" or "true". A person delivering a eulogy is full of good words or praise, for the honree. Euthanasia is regarded as a way of providing a hopelessly sick or injured person a "good" or easy death.
eugenic
euphemism
euhporia
evangelism
DYS comes from Greek, where it means "bad" or "difficult". As a prefix in English it has the additional meanings "abnormal" and "impaired".
dysfunctional
dyslexia
dyspeptic
dystrophy
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Latin Borrowings
a fortiori
a posteriori
a priori
bona fide
carpe diem
caveat emptor
corpus delicti
curriculum vitae ( CV )