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ambi/amphi means bothambidextrous amphibious ambivalent
aqua/aque means wateraquarium aqueduct aqualung
ambivalent: having two opposite feelings at the same time.ambidextrous: able to use both right hand and left hand equally skilfully.The girl was ambidextrous, her right hand aimed the water pistol while her left held the binoculars steady.He maintained an ambivalent attitude about politics throughout his life.amphibious: something that can live both on land and water.A third brigade is at sea, ready for an amphibious assault.
aquarium: a glass tank filled with water, in which people keep fish.aqualung: equipment that divers use to help them breathe underwater.aqueduct: a long bridge with many arches, which carries a water supply or a canal over a valley.Exotic fish filled the aquarium.The aqualung felt light on his back as he prepared to plunge into the ocean.In the long summers, the girls used to run across the dysfunctional aqueduct.
aud means to hearauditorium audience audition
bene means goodbenefit benevolent benefactor
audition: a short performance given by an actor, dancer, or musician so that a director or conductor can decide if they are good enough.audience: a group of people watching or listening to something like a play, concert, or film.auditorium: a large room, hall, or building which is used for events such as concerts.They’re auditioning for new members of the cast for ‘Chicago’ today.The Albert Hall is a huge auditorium.The entire audience broke into loud applause.
benefactor: a person who helps a person or organisation by giving them money.benefit: the help you get from something or the advantage that results from it.benevolent: someone in authority that is kind and fair.In his old age he became a benefactor of the arts. .The company has proved to be a most benevolent employer.For maximum benefit, use your treatment every day
cent means one hundredcentury percent centipede
circum means aroundcircumference circumspect circumventrule
Sixteen percent of children pick their nose.The centipede crawled up the unwitting girl’s trouser leg.Nelson Mandela remains a celebrated figure of the twenty-first century.percent: per hundred; in, to or for every hundred.centipede: a long, thin creature with a lot of legs.century: a period of a hundred years.
rulecircumspect: being cautious in what you do and say and do not take risks.circumvent: avoiding having to obey a rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.circumference: the distance around the edge of a circle.The banks should have been more circumspect in their dealings.The island is 3.5km in circumference.Military planners tried to circumvent the treaty.
contra/counter means againstcontraband contradict counterfeitfake
dict means to saydictate verdict predict
fakecontradict: suggesting that something is wrong by saying something different.contraband: goods that are taken into or out of a country illegally.counterfeit: money, goods, or documents that are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to trick people.His comments appeared to contradict remarks made earlier in the day by the manager.He admitted possessing and delivering counterfeit currency.Most of the city markets were flooded with contraband goods.
verdict: the decision that is given by the jury or judge at the end of a trial.predict: saying that something will happen.dictate: saying or reading something aloud for someone else to write down, or to tell them what to do.The jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict.It’s hard to predict how a jury will react.Everything he dictated was signed and sent out the same day.
duc/duct means to leadintroduce abduct deduce
fac means to do/to makefactory manufacture artefact
introduce: to cause something to enter a place or exist in a system for the first time.His car was stopped and he was abducted by a mysterious light.deduce: reaching a conclusion because of other things that you know to be true.abduct: someone being taken away illegally, usually using force, by someone else.The Government has introduced a number of other money-saving moves.Alison had cleverly deduced that I was the author of the letter.
factory: a large building where machines are used to make large quantities of goods.The first three models are being manufactured at the factory in Newcastle.artefact: an ornament, tool, or other object that is made by a human being, especially one that is historically or culturally interesting.manufacture: to make something in a factory, usually in large quantities.He owned a furniture factory in Leeds.The artefact was discovered near the site of an ancient burial ground.
form means shapetransform uniform formation
fort means strengthfortify forte fortitude
transform: to change or convert something to something else.The town police wear dark blue uniforms and flat caps.formation: the way people or things are arranged in a particular shape or pattern.He was flying in formation with seven other jets.Your metabolic rate is the speed at which your body transforms food into energy.uniform: a special set of clothes which a group of people wear to look the same.
fortify: to make a place stronger and more difficult to attack, often by building a wall or ditch around it.Humour was never his forte.fortitude: being brave and calm when you have experienced something unpleasant or painful.forte: a particular activity that someone or something is very good at.British soldiers were working to fortify an airbase in Lebanon.She suffered a long series of illnesses with tremendous dignity and fortitude.
fract means to breakfraction fracture refract
ject means to throweject interjection projectile
fraction: part of a whole.He fractured his ankle after falling off his bike.refract: when a ray of light or soundwave’s path bends at a particular point.fracture: a slight crack or break in something, especially a bone.She hesitated for a fraction of a second before responding.As we age, the lenses of the eyes thicken, and thus refract light different.
eject: forcing someone from a place.The DJ persisted with his inane interjections throughout the night.projectile: an object fired from a gun or other weapon.interjection: something you say which interrupts someone else who is speaking.Officials used guard dogs to eject the protesters.Cupid’s magic projectile hit its target, and the couple immediately fell in love.
jud means judgejudgement prejudice judicious
mal means badmalevolent malaria dismal
judgement: an opinion you have or express after thinking carefully about something.There is a widespread prejudice against workers over forty-five.judicious: an action or decision that shows good judgement and sense.prejudice: an unreasonable dislike of a particular group of people.I don’t want to make any judgements without all the facts.The Prime Minister authorises the judicious use of force to protect our citizens.
malaria: a serious disease carried by mosquitoes which causes fever.Jake contracted malaria, despite being cautious with a mosquito net.Leaning with her elbows on the windowsill, the bored girl stared morosely at the dismal weather.Her stare was malevolent, her mouth a thin line.malevolent: deliberately trying to cause harm or evil.dismal: something that is bad in a sad or depressing way.
mater/matri means mothermaternity matriarch matrix
mit/miss means to sendmissile emit transmit
matriarch: (1) a woman who rules in a society in which power passes from mother to daughter. (2) an old and powerful female member of the family.matrix: the environment in which something such as a society develops and grows.maternity: the help and medical care given to a woman when she is pregnant and when she gives birth.The female body has its own matrix, the womb where new life develops.Your job will be kept open for your return after maternity leave.Mum is definitely the matriarch of the family.
emit: producing light, heat, sound, or a smell, and sending it out by means of a physical or chemical process.transmit: programmes, data, or other electronic messages sent from one place to another using wires, radio waves, or satellites.missile: a tube-shaped weapon that travels long distances through the air and explodes when it reaches its target.The new device emits a powerful circular column of light.The authorities offered to stop firing missiles if the rebels agreed to stop attacking civilians.The crucial game was transmitted live in Spain and Italy.
mort means deathimmortal mortician mortgage
multi means manymultiply multicultural multitude
mortician: a person whose job is to deal with the bodies of people who have died and to arrange funerals.mortgage: a loan of money which you get from a bank in order to buy a house.immortal: someone or something that will last for ever and never die or be destroyed.The mortician instructed his staff to carefully place the coffin inside the hearse.The pharaohs of Egypt were considered gods and therefore immortal.The young couple received help from the Government so they could afford a mortgage on a new house.
multicultural: many different nationalities and cultures.multitude: a very large number of things or people.multiply: to increase something greatly in number or amount.The school has been attempting to bring a multicultural approach to its curriculum.There are a multitude of small, quiet roads to cycle along.Certain insects can multiply quickly.
pater/patri means fatherpaternity patriarch patriot
port means to carryimport export portable
According to the results of the paternity test, you are the boy’s father, Lord Vader.The patriarch of the house, Mr. Jawad, rules it with a ferocity renowned throughout the land.They were staunch British patriots and had portraits of the Queen in their flat.patriarch: the male head of a family or tribe.patriot: someone who loves their country and feels very loyal to it.paternity: being a father of a particular child.
export: to sell products or raw materials to another country.portable: something that can be carried around easily or moved.import: to buy products or raw materials from another country to use in your own country.The nation also exports beef.I always carry a portable computer with me.To import goods from Russia, you must pay in Russian roubles.
rupt means to breakerupt corrupt interrupt
scrib/script means to writescribble describe prescription
corrupt: behaving in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.interrupt: saying or doing something that causes someone to stop saying or doing what they’re saying or doing. erupt: something that suddenly begins or gets worse in an unexpected, violent way.His parents erupted when they saw the muddy footprints meandering their way through the entire house.The activists desired to save the nation from corrupt politicians.She tried to speak, but the rude waiter interrupted her.
describe: saying what a person, object, event, or situation was like or what happened.scribble: writing something quickly or roughly.prescription: the piece of paper a doctor writes on to order medicine, which you give to a chemist or pharmacist to get the medicine.We asked him to describe what kind of things he did in his spare time.She scribbled a note to tell her mum she’d gone out.You will have to take your prescription to the chemist.
sect/sec means to cutsection insect dissect
sent means to feel; to sendresent dissent sentimental
The small insect flew across the room and landed undetected on his shoulder.The large orchestra boasted a vast percussion section.We dissected a frog during a biology lesson.insect: a small animal that has six legs, most of them have wings.section: one of the parts of something which has been divided.dissect: carefully cutting up the body of a dead person or animal in order to examine it scientifically.
dissent: a strong disagreement or dissatisfaction with a decision or opinion.sentimental: someone or something that feels or shows pity or love, sometimes to a foolish, exaggerated extent.resent: feeling bitter and angry about someone or something.He is the toughest military ruler yet and has responded harshly to any dissent.She resented her piano teacher for being so tough on her.I’m trying not to be sentimental about the past.
spect means to lookinspect respect perspective
struct means to buildconstruct destruct instruct
respect: to have a good opinion of someone’s character or ideas.perspective: a particular way of thinking about something.inspect: to look at every part of something carefully in order to find out about it or check that it’s all right.Elaine went outside to inspect the playing field.Looking at things from other people’s perspective can help you make better decisions.He needs the advice of people he respects, and he respects you.
destruct: to destroy something.construct: to build or make something.instruct: to formally tell someone to do something.The engineers worked rapidly to destruct the missile before it ended their lives.The teacher instructed the children to line up in alphabetical order for assembly.They thought he had escaped through a specially-constructed tunnel.
vid/vis means to seetelevision invisible improvise
voc/vok means voice; to callvociferous revoke advocatecancelled
invisible: something that cannot be seen because it is transparent, hidden, or very small.television: a piece of electrical equipment which has a box with a glass screen on it in order to watch programmes with pictures and sounds.improvise: to make or do something using whatever you have or without having planned it in advance.The belt is invisible even under the thinnest of garments.The drummer improvised a beat when the guitarist launched into a solo.She turned the television on and flicked around between the news programmes.
revoke: to cancel a licence, law, or agreement.vociferous: speaking with great energy and determination because they want their views to be heard.advocate: to publicly recommend a particular action or plan.Sam’s mum revoked his pocket money after he came home late one evening.The teacher vociferously lectured the children on staying safe on the Internet.She was a strong advocate of learning through play.