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I. Prefixes& Suffixes

  --en

    Meaning: turns into verb

1. soften

2. strengthen

3. Lenthen

dis—

Meaning: apart, away, not, to the opposite

1. disability

2. disaffect

3. disaffirm

Pro—

Meaning: before, in front of, for, forward

1. probability

2. probative

3. proceed

II. Others

  ．at  Princeton à specify

．given name= first name

．M. butterfly  pun: Mr. Madam

．be contend with

．UCLA= University of California at Los Angeles

．hauntingà can’t get rid of

．chant 魔咒

       Enchantress 魔女

  ．Gheis à a gifted, talented writer