English Note 7

mand=order;entrust

command  
n.
an order given to a person or an animal:
You must obey the captain's commands.

control and authority over a situation or a group of people:
For the first time in years, she felt in command of her life.

your knowledge of something; your ability to do or use something, especially a language:
Applicants will be expected to have (a) good command of English.

v.
of somebody in a position of authority:
The commission intervened and commanded that work on the building cease.

to deserve and get something because of the special qualities you have:
As a top lawyer, he can expect to command a six-figure salary.

to have control of something; to have something available for use:
the power and finances commanded by the police

demand   
n.
a very firm request for something; something that somebody needs:
demands that the law on gun ownership should be changed

the desire or need of customers for goods or services which they want to buy or use:
There's an increased demand for organic produce these days.

things that somebody/something makes you do, especially things that are difficult, make you tired, worried, etc:
Flying makes enormous demands on pilots.   

journ=day

journal 
n.   
a written record of the things you do, see, etc. every day:
He kept a journal of his travels across Asia.

sojourn   
v. 
temporary stay in a place away from your home 

English Note 6

ora=speak;pray
orate   

v.
make a speech, esp. pompously or at length:
Given the opportunity, many politicians will orate at considerable length on just about any subject.

perorate
v.
to deliver a long or grandiloquent oration:
An arrogant scholar who never passes up an opportunity to posture and perorate on stunningly unimportant matters.

miss=mit
send;throw

missile   

n.
a weapon that is sent through the air and that explodes when it hits the thing that it is aimed at:
These submarines were armed with nuclear missiles.

missionary 
n.
a person who is sent to a foreign country to teach people about Christianity:
She spoke about her new project with missionary zeal.

emit  
v.
to send out something such as light, heat, sound, gas, etc.:
The metal container began to emit a clicking sound.

English Note 5

Pre=before

preadolescence 
n. 
the period between childhood and adolescence

precaution  
n.
something that is done in advance in order to prevent problems or to avoid danger:
You must take all reasonable precautions to protect yourself and your family.

a way of referring to contraception:
We didn't take any precautions and I got pregnant.

predecessor 
n.  
a person who did a job before somebody else:
The new president reversed many of the policies of his predecessor.

predictive  
adj.
connected with the ability to show what will happen in the future:
the predictive power of science

pregnancy    
n.
the state of being pregnant:
Many women experience sickness during pregnancy.

English Note 4

Acro=top;high

acrophobia:   
N.
extreme or irrational fear of heights

-ium=museum

N.
a building in which objects of artistic, cultural, historical or scientific interest are kept and shown to the public:
*a museum of modern art

aquarium   
N.
a building where people can go to see fish and other water creatures;
a large glass container in which fish and other water creatures and plants are kept.

English Note 3

corp=body

corps 
n. 
a large unit of an army, consisting of two or more divisions:
the commander of the third army corps

a group of people involved in a particular job or activity:
a corps of trained and experienced doctors

corpse   
n. 
a dead body, especially of a human being:
The corpse was barely recognizable.

incorporate  
v.
to include something so that it forms a part of something:
Many of your suggestions have been incorporated in the plan. 
We have incorporated all the latest safety features into the design.

corpulent  
adj. 
excessively fat; a weighty man

English Note 2

ne=negative;not

nefarious    

adj.
wicked; not moral:
The chaste heroines and nefarious villains of old-time melodramas.

nescience
n.
lack of knowledge or awareness:
The appalling nescience of today's high schoolers concerning international affairs.

ora  -speak;pray

orate   

v.
make a speech, esp. pompously or at length:
Given the opportunity, many politicians will orate at considerable length on just about any subject.

perorate

English Note 1

cord=heart

accord   n.
a formal agreement between two organizations, countries, etc:
The two sides signed a peace accord last July.

in agreement with:
This action would not be in accord with our policy.

without being asked, forced or helped:
The symptoms will clear up of their own accord after a few days.

discordant  adj.
not in agreement; combining with other things in a way that is strange or unpleasant:
discordant views

concordance n.
the state of being similar to something or consistent with it:
There is reasonable concordance between the two sets of results.

record n.
a written account of something that is kept so that it can be looked at and used in the future:
You should keep a record of your expenses.

the facts that are known about somebody/something's past behaviour, character, achievements, etc:
The airline has a good safety record.