Root Word: Ep, Epi

Root Word: Ep, Epi

(Greek  Epi = above, upon or in addition)

Epilogue :

Origin: (epi + logos) =speech

Meaning: An after word; a short concluding chapter of a book; a short speech at the end of a play

Ephemeral:

Origin: (Greek - ephemeros = lasting only a day)

(French epi + hemera = Day)

Meaning : Lasting for a short time, transitory

Epicenter:

Origin :  ( Greek epi= above )

Meaning: The point of earths surface directly above the focus of an earthquake. Central point of difficulty

Epigraph:

Origin: epi + greek grapho = write

Meaning: an inscription on a statue, at head of a chapter etc

Epigram:

Origin: epi + greek grammatos= a thing written

Meaning:a short wiity poem, a maxim

Epilepsy:

Origin: epi + greek lambano= take

Meaning: a neurological disorder marked by episodes of sensory disturbance.

(the ancients believed that the spirit of the personhad been “taken up”)

Epiphany:

Origin: epi + phaino =show

Meaning: a manifestation of a god or demigod; any sudden manifestation or realization.

(a god form above is released)

Epitaph

Epitaph:

Origin: epi + taphos = tomb

Meaning: words written in memory of someone who has died

Epitome:

Origin: epitemo = abridge, French epi + greek temno= cut

Meaning: a person or thing embodying quality , class etc

Bliss of Life

Bliss of Life

The ultimate requirement of a flummoxed mind is the repose offered by the country side. Every man brought on this planet claims lien to his right for moment of peace. There might be a moratorium in achieving it but as a right full need, to survive on this planet, peace is a requisite like water.

Yet many of us today are held ransom to this necessity by usury demands from people surrounding us.

The essence of success thus subdued by the price it costs on our lives. Lack of peace depreciates the value of materialistic produce generated by the hard work put in with every sun rise. We as humans of this progressive world have to bate our leisurely urges to roam around in this pretty country side, infact something which is so freely available, becomes a coveted prize. The least we do to console our self is by assuring that technology will some day bring a solution for all these drawbacks of technology itself.

  

·         Lien -  legal right to property

·         Moratorium  – legal delay of payment

·         Usury – money lent at illegal rates

·         Subdued -  less intense

·         Depreciate – lessen in value

·         Console – lessen sadness

·         Diminution – lessening , reduction in size

·         Bate – let down, restrain

·         Anticlimax – letdown in thought or emotion

Natural Bounty

Words of the day

Ligneous- Like wood

Labile(adj) – likely to change , unstable

Circumscribe-limit, confine

Parameter- limit, independent variable

Modicum-limited quantity

Qualified- limited, restricted based on quality

Concatenate- link as in chain

Roster – line, timetable, schedule

Untouched Beauty

The serenity of untouched land is a heaven for the urbane.  Yet they would spare no cost to own it and render it into a labile commodity. Human mind circumscribes to the idea of ownership more than sharing. Provided the modicum of resources on this planet, it leads towards a roster of doom. Often the parameter to decide success remains the acquisition of qualified temporal possessions. The nature has been kind enough to bestow man with a bounty of offerings, yet mankind’s tryst to rise above nature leads only to its fall. Let it be artificial flowers or ligneous marbles, man has tried to recreate nature’s gifts in his own way. It might have given him a sense of triumph for a moment but gradually, time gets the better of him. It confronts man with his misapprehensions about success. Finally nature alone will survive, you either adapt with it or you will cease to exist.

Top of The World

Words of the day

·         Ethereal -light, Heavenly, unusually refined

·         Jaunty -Animated, lighthearted

·         Giddy-Dizzy, hazy

·         Cadaverous- Like a corpse or cadaver (dead body)Rabid- Fanatically furious (negatively used word)

·         Vulpine- Like a Fox

·         Glacial- Like a glacier

·         Leonine- Like a lion

·         Imperial- Like an emperor

·         Avuncular- Like an Uncle

Use of words in passage.

The feeling was ethereal almost unreal. The great height made me feel giddy yet the pure sanctity of the place put my cantankerous mind at peace. At this height, I definitely felt at the top of the world. It was over 5000 feet above sea level and the imperial Mountains made all the vulpine and rabid thoughts in my mind nearly nonexistent.

The glacial slopes of the mighty mountains had many facets to its persona. At times they looked like the jaunty avuncular mentors challenging you to achieve something in life. Sometimes they looked like the cadaverous caves which wait to consume your very spirit.  It made every manifestation of human emotion visible in those towering mountain ranges. Occasionally they looked like huge balls of cotton inviting you to have fun and then there are times when they look like the dark leonine characters from your worst nightmares out there to devour you.

  

Word of The Day

pru·dent Adjective

Definition:

1.wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.

2.careful in providing for the future; provident: a prudent decision.

Synonyms:

Advisable,

Canny,

 Careful,

 Cautious,

Circumspect,

 Discerning,

Discreet,

Economical,

 Far-sighted,

Frugal,

Hedging one's bets,

Judicious,

Leery,

Playing safe,

Politic,

Provident,

Reasonable,

Sagacious,

Sage,

Sane,

Sapient,

Shrewd,

Sound,

Sparing,

Tactical,

Thinking twice,

Thrifty,

Vigilant,

Wary

Antonyms: careless, imprudent, incautious, unwise

Word Of the Day

Word Of the Day
sincere  Part of Speech: adjective Definition: straightforward, honest Synonyms:

• actual, 
• candid, ( straight forward, candid talk )
• dead-level, 
• dear, 
• devout, 
• earnest, 
• faithful, 
• forthright, 
• frank, 
• genuine, 
• guileless, ( without skill of hiding)
• heartfelt, 
• honest to God, 
• like it is, 
• meant, 
• natural, 
• no fooling, 
• no-nonsense, 
• on the level, 
• on the line, 
• on up and up, 
• open, 
• outspoken, 
• plain, 
• pretensionless, (without pretension)
• real, 
• regular, 
• righteous, ( doing the right deed)
• saintly, ( like a saint, sincere)
• serious, 
• sure enough, 
• true, 
• trustworthy, 
• unfeigned,  ( not feigning or pretending)
• unpretentious, ( not pretending or true)
• up-front,  ( used to describe behaviour of a person)
• wholehearted. ( used for efforts)

Root word of the day

Root Words  Of the Day

ego : self
egoistic – self-centered; alter ego – a higher aspect of oneself;
egomania – excessive preoccupation with oneself.

em, en: into, cover with, cause

empathy – intention to feel like another person;
empower – put into power; engorge – make larger.

endo:within, inside

endotherm – a creature that can keep its inside temperature fairly constant;
endocrine – relating to glands that secrete directly into the blood or lymph;
endogamy – the custom to marry within one’s clan, tribe etc.


enn/i, anni: years

bicentennial – of or relating to an age or period of 200 years;
 centennial – of or relating to an age or period of 100 years;
 perennial -lasting through many years.

en, in : inside, inwards
envision – to picture in the mind; enclose – lock inside;
 inwards – towards the inside.

Word of the Day: WASTE

Waste  Part of Speech: noun

 Definition: spending, use without thought

wastage  is loss through use such as wear, leakage, or decay; the gradual process of wasting; or an amount that is wasted  -- while waste is loss through carelessness, inefficiency, or ignorance or another word for garbage or rubbish

Synonyms:

decay,

desolation,

destruction,

devastation,

dilapidation,

dissipation,

disuse,

exhaustion,

expenditure,

 extravagance,

fritter,

havoc,

 improvidence,

lavishness,

loss,

lost opportunity,

misapplication,

misuse,

overdoing,

prodigality,

ravage,

ruin,

squander,

squandering,

unthriftiness,

wastage,

wastefulness

Few more rootwords

ROOT	MEANING	EXAMPLES
-ast(er)-(G)	star	asteroid, astronomy
-audi- (L)	hear	audible, audience
-auto- (G)	self	automatic, autopsy
-bene- (L)	good	benefit, benign
-bio- (G)	life	biography, biology
-chrono- (G)	time	chronic, synchronize
-dict- (L)	say	dictate, diction
-duc- (L)	lead, make	deduce, produce
-gen- (L)	give birth	gene, generate
-geo- (G)	earth	geography, geology
-graph- (G)	write	autograph, graph
-jur-, -jus- (L)	law	jury, justice
-log-, -logue- (L)	thought	logic, obloquy
-luc- (L)	light	lucid, translucent
-man(u)- (L)	hand	manual, manure
-mand-, -mend- (L)	order	demand, recommend
-mis-, -mit- (L)	send	missile, transmission
-omni- (L)	all	omnivorous
-path- (G)	feel	empathy, pathetic
-phil- (G)	love	philosophy, bibliophile
-phon- (G)	sound	phonics, telephone
-photo- (G)	light	photograph, photon
-port- (L)	carry	export, portable
-qui(t)- (L)	quiet, rest	acquit, tranquil
-scrib-, -script- (L)	write	ascribe, script
-sens-, -sent- (L)	feel	resent, sensitive
-tele- (G)	far off	telecast, telephone
-terr- (L)	earth	terrain, territory
-vac- (L)	empty	evacuate, vacate
-vid-, -vis- (L)	see	visible, video
ROOT	MEANING	EXAMPLE  WORDS
Ambi	Both	·         Ambidextrous – Use both hands well ·         Ambiguity – Double meaning, can be interpreted in more than one way
Aqua	Water	·         Aquarium – Artificial environment for water plants and animals ·         Aquatic – Plant or animal living in water
Art	Skill	·         Artistic – Natural skill in art ·         Artisan – Skilled manual work
Auto	Self	·         Automatic – Working by itself ·         Autonomous – Having self-government
Bi	Two, Twice	·         Biannual – Occurring twice in a year ·         Bigamy – Being married twice
Bio	Life	·         Biology – Study of living things ·         Biohazard – Risk to living things
Cardio	Heart	·         Cardiology – Branch of medicine dealing with the heart ·         Cardiovascular – Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
Cent	Hundred	·         Centenary – Hundredth Anniversary ·         Centenarian – Person who is hundred or more years old
Cert	Sure	·         Certificate – Document attesting a fact like birth, death, graduation, marriage etc ·         Certitude – Feeling of certainty
Chrono	Time	·         Chronology – Study of events in the order of their occurrence ·         Chronograph – Instrument that records time with high accuracy
Counter	Contrary	·         Counter-intuitive – Contrary to intuition ·         Counter-productive – Having the opposite effect as intended
De	Remove	·         Detoxify – Remove the poisonous substances ·         Dethrone – Remove from the throne
Dem	People	·         Democracy – System of government elected by the people ·         Demography  - Statistics of births, deaths, mortality etc. of people
Derm	Skin	·         Dermatologist – Doctor specialized in the study of skin disorders ·         Dermatitis – Inflammation of the skin
Flor	Flower	·         Florist – Person who sells flowers ·         Floral – Decorated with flowers
Gastro	Stomach	·         Gastritis – Inflammation of the stomach lining ·         Gastroenterologist – Doctor specialized in the study of stomach and intestinal disorders
Grat	Pleasing	·         Gratify – Delight or please someone ·         Gratuity – Tip, token of appreciation
Hepa	Liver	·         Hepatitis – Inflammation of the liver ·         Hepatic – Relating to the liver
Hept	Seven	·         Heptagon – Figure with seven sides ·         Heptathlon – Athletic event having seven events
Hex	Six	·         Hexagon – Figure with six sides ·         Hexavalent – Having a valency of six
Inter	Between	·         Interconnect – Connect with each other ·         Interdepend – Depend on each other
Iso	Equal	·         Isosceles – Triangle having two equal sides ·         Isobar – Line on map connecting points of equal barometer pressures
Jud	Law	·         Judiciary – Collective of judges ·         Judgement – Decision of a court
Kilo	Thousand	·         Kilogram – Thousand grams ·         Kilolitre – Thousand litres
Lacto	Milk	·         Lactic – Obtained from mil ·         Lactose – Sugar occurring in milk
Mal	Bad	·         Malevolent – Wishing bad things on others ·         Malice – Intention to do evil
Mort	Death	·         Mortuary – Place where dead bodies are kept until they are cremated or buried ·         Mortician - Undertaker
Narr	Tell	·         Narrate - To tell a story ·         Narrator - Person who tells a story.
Nov	New	·         Novelty – Newness or originality ·         Novice - Beginner
Oct	Eight	·         Octagon – Figure with eight sides ·         Octave – Stanza of eight lines
Ocu	Eye	·         Ocular – Connected with the eyes ·         Oculist – Specialist in the medical treatment of eye disorders
Omni	All	·         Omnipresent – Present everywhere at the same time ·         Omnivorous – Eating all kinds of foods
Ortho	Straight	·         Orthodontics – Dealing with straightening of teeth ·         Orthopaedics – Dealing with the straightening of bones
Pan	All	·         Panorama – An all-around view ·         Pandemic – Prevalent all over a country or world
Ped	Foot	·         Pedicure – Treatment of the feet ·         Pedal – Foot operated lever
Poly	Many	·         Polygon – Figure with many sides ·         Polygamy – Having more than one husband or wife at the same time
Psych	Mind	·         Psychiatry – Study of mental diseases ·         Psych – Prepare oneself mentally for a task
Quad	Four	·         Quadruple – Increase four times ·         Quadrangle – Figure having four sides
Quin	Five	·         Quintuple – Increase five times ·         Quintuplet – Five children born at the same time
Semi	Half	·         Semi-circle – Half of a circle ·         Semiaquatic – Animal living partly on land and partly in water
Sept	Seven	·         Septuplet – Seven children born at the same time ·         Septuagenarian – People aged before 70 and 79
Trans	Across	·         Transpacific – Across the Pacific Ocean ·         Transnational – Across national boundaries
Tri	Three	·         Triangle – Figure with three sides ·         Triathlon - Athletic event having three events
Uni	One	·         Unitarian – People who believes God is one person ·         Unique – One of a kind
Vince	Conquer	·         Invincible – One who cannot be conquered ·         Convince – Persuade a person