I. Prefixes &Suffixes
.dia—
Meaning: through, between, apart, across
1. diagram
2. dialects
3. diagnosis
.in—
Meaning: negative
1. inability
2. inaccuracy
3. inactive
.contra—
Meaning: opposite, against
1. contractile
2. contraction
3. contradictory
.bene—
Meaning: good, well
1. benedicite
2. benefaction
3. benefice
.mal—
Meaning: bad, ill, wrong
1. maladapted
2. maladminister
3. maledict
.astr— aster—
Meaning: star, stars, outer space
1. asterisk
2. astronomical
3. astronaut
.lab—
Meaning: work
1. laboratory
2. laborious
3. collaborate
.sup— sub—
Meaning: under, lower than, inferior to
1. subdued
2. subhuman
3. subcontract
.script—
Meaning: write, written
1. postscript
2. mannerscript
3. scripture
.man—
Meaning: hand, manipulate
1. manacle
2. mandate
3. maneuver
.micro—
Meaning: very small, short, minute
1. microcosm
2. microminiature
3. microbe
.macro—
Meaning: large, great
1. macrocosm
2. macromolecule
3. macroeconomics
.pro—
Meaning: supporting sth. or approving of it.
1. proponent
2. opponent
3. probability
.mort—
Meaning: death
1. morgue
2. mortality
3. mortgage
.lun—
Meaning: moon
1. lunatic
2. lunar
3. lunacy
II. Vocabularies
enzymes
-- An enzyme is a chemical substance that is found in living creatures which produces changes in other substances without being changed itself.
Viral
-- like or caused by a virus
benefit
-- something beat you good
Rehearse
-- to practice or make people practice a play, piece of music, etc. in preparation for a public performance
-- rehearsal
III. Ninth planet
.Mercury 水星
.Venus 金星
.Earth 地球
.Mars 火星 ( Ares--god of war)
.Jupiter 木星 (Zeus)
.Saturn 土星
.Urban 天王星 (Zeus’s father)
.Neptune 海王星 ( Poseidon)
.Pluto 冥王星
IV. Numbers
10,000 ten thousand
100,000 one hundred thousand
1000,000 one billion
V. Others
.solar system 太陽系
.Hermes (god of massage)
.Versace logo ( medusa)
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