English Note11

-claus, clous, clud, clus

1. disclose: to expose to view

Ex: She refused to disclose her name and address.

2. enclosure: something that encloses

Ex:The enclosure of public land meant that ordinary people couldn't use it.

3. seclude: to keep (someone) away from other people

Ex: The rich secluded themselves from contact with the poor.

4. exclusive: limiting or limited to possession, control, or use by a single individual or group

Ex: This bathroom is for the President's exclusive use.

5. clause:a group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex or compound sentence

Ex: In general, a grammatical clause contains a subject and apredicate.

English Note10

-cap, capt, ceive, ceipt, cept

1. captivate: to influence and dominate by some special charm, art, or trait and with an irresistible appeal

Ex: The speaker captivated the audience.

2. susceptible: easily affected, influenced, or harmed by something

Ex: We are all susceptible to advertising.

3. intercept: to receive (a communication or signal directed elsewhere) usually secretly

Ex: intercept insurgent radio communications

4. perceive: to attain awareness or understanding of

Ex: He gradually perceived that his parents had been right.

5. captive:taken and held as or as if a prisoner of war

Ex: Nine Indians were taken captive.

English Note9

-cede, ceed, cess

1. precedent: prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance

Ex:Voters demanded that the candidates keep the pledges made as acondition precedent to election.

2. recede: to slant backward

Ex: His hair is beginning to recede from his forehead.

3. secession: withdrawal into privacy or solitude

Ex: The secession of some southern states from the U.S.A. in the 1860sled to a civil war.

4. accession: the act of coming to high office or a position of honor or power

Ex: On his accession to the throne, he inherited vast estates.

5. antecedent: a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun

Ex: The word "man" is the antecedent of "who" in "the man whospoke".

English Note8

-ish

1. admonish: to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner

Ex: His friends admonished him against drinking.

2. anguish: extreme pain, distress, or anxiety

Ex: The quarrel caused her great anguish.

3. banish: to require by authority to leave a country

Ex: He was banished from the country.

4. diminish: to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation

Ex: Several unpopular decisions diminished the governor's popularity.

5. furnish: to provide with what is needed

Ex: I'll furnish you with all you need.