Friday, February 13, 2009

The Word Within the Word: List 31

List 31

Mal: bad
Post: after
Port: carry
Dict: say
Omni: all
Lith: rock
Bene: good
Cred: believe
Neo: new
Uni: one
Non: not
Archy: government
Inter: between
Vid: look
Mono: one
Pond: weight
In: not
Sci: know
Phyte: plant
Lat: side

Malapropism: ludicrous misuse of a word
Nonplussed: perplexed
Postlude: concluding section
Hierarchy: ranking
Portly: stout
Interdiction: prohibition
Vide: see
Omnibus: covering many things
Monolithic: massive and uniform
Imponderable: difficult to ponder
Benediction: blessing
Incredulous: not believing
Omniscient: all-knowing
Neophyte: beginner
Unilateral: one-sided

1 comment:

  1. Thank god, I would be in bad places in English class without this.

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