Bene

Bene
The root of BENE is from Latin and it means good and well.
Benefactor- It is a noun and the definition for this word is someone who gives benefits (an advantage or act of kindness).
University Schools has many benefactors who donate time and money.
Most of the benefactors are willing to raise money for the children who are struggling with their health problems.
Beneficial- It is an adjective and the meaning for this word is conferring benefits; advantageous; helpful.
The little boy was beneficial to an elderly woman by mowing her lawn.
Going to the tutoring center was beneficial because I can get help for my test.
Benevolent- Noun and meaning is a desire to do well to others.
The benevolence of the King won over his people because he gave them food.
The president gave everyone in the United States a benevolent speech so the American people will vote for him.
Benediction- Noun and meaning for this word is a blessing or an expression of good wishes.
Saying “bless you” when someone sneezes is a benediction.
On the Sundays, most preachers give a benediction on how God loves you.
Beneficiary- It is a noun and the meaning is someone who receives the benefits (advantages or act of kindness).
Our school is a beneficiary of benefactors who donate to the school.
My parents’ Will has my older brother as their beneficiary of their estate.
Benefit- Noun and the meaning is something that is advantageous or good; an advantage. She explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
Some jobs have really good benefits like good insurance but the salary is not good enough for me.
Benedictory- This vocabulary is an adjective and the definition for this word is of, giving or expressing benediction.
Some people are benedictory who donate big money for some family that could not afford Christmas presents for their children.
The flowers at the funeral service represented benedictory toward the family that loss their family member.
Benedict- It is a noun and the meaning for this vocabulary is a newly married man, esp. one who has been long a bachelor.
Some benedicts struggle to keep their marriage going because they had been bachelors for so long time.
My brother-in-law was a benedict but now he is married to my sister.
Beneficent- This word is an adjective and the definition for this word is doing or promoting some good.
My father is a really good benefice person because he will buy one car for each of his five children.
Green Peace organization has proven that they are a benefice organization.
Benefactress- Noun and the definition is a female who confers a benefit, bequest, endowment, or the like.
My mom is a benefactress because she volunteered lots of her time at the church where my family has been going for years.
A benefactress within University Schools is Lori Pierce due to she donates quite a bit of her time for the students to become a successful individual in community.

Each meaning of the vocabulary was from dictionary.com.

Audra

MAGN

There are three parts to a word. The root, pre-fix, and suffix. Root words are words that go at the beginning of the word. They can help you figure out what the word means if you do not know what the definition of the word actually is. The English language commonly uses many of the Greek and Latin root words. There are tons of root words, more than you are probably aware of. In class we have learned four root words so far, MAGN, PAN, LOC/ LOQ, and BENE.
MAGN is a Latin root word. MAGN means gigantic, or large. You may use words with the root word MAGN more often than you think. For example, in a particular field or business the person with a great amount of influence is the magnate. A popular word, magnificent, means splendid in appearance, and extraordinarily fine. For example, the bride looked magnificent on her wedding day after hours of getting ready for the big day. Also you could say the movie star looked magnificent in her evening gown at the CMA’s and everyone couldn’t keep their eyes off her beauty. A magnanimous person is one that is generous, unselfish, and noble. The magnanimous man gave all the children in the orphanage Christmas gifts because he wanted to spread more generosity. The old lady thanked the magnanimous man for saving her from a car accident, and appreciated that he was generous enough to walk her across the street afterwards. Magnitude means greatness in size or amount, this word can be used for helping readers to understand the size of items or it can be used as a scientific definition; for earthquakes. For example, the magnitude of a volcano was so bit it covered in town in lava. A word can show great distinction under the root word MAGN, magna cum laude. This means graduating college with the highest standard of the diploma. This is a very honorary title and people work very hard for this. A magnifying glass is a commonly used object; it is used to see things more clearly. Many little boys like to use magnifying glasses and the sun to kill ants. The word magnify means increasing the size, volume, or significance. She is scared of heights, and when she was on top of the Eiffel Tower; her fear magnified. An old lady magnified the computer screen so she could read the article on “How to Look Younger in Ten Easy Steps” more clearly. Another commonly used object is a magnet. Magnet means a piece of metal that has a great attraction to another piece of metal. The little kids loved playing with their magnets on the fridge because they could throw them against the fridge and it would stick.
As one can see the root word, MAGN, is a popular and very useful asset to ones vocabulary. It would be useful for people to collaborate these words in their every day vocabulary.
by Jessi

BENE means Good!

The Greek/Latin root word BENE means good or well. This root word holds a significant meaning in various English vocabularies. The first word that will be covered is the noun 'benevolence', which is the desire to do good to others. An example sentence with this word would be “the benevolence of the king won over his people because he gave them free land and food.” The next BENE word is the noun 'benefactor'. This is a person who gives benefits such as advantages or acts of kindness. The example sentence for this one would be “UH has many benefactors who donate time and money.” Another root word that goes hand in hand with benefactor is the noun 'beneficiary'. This is a name for someone who receives benefits, advantages, or acts of kindness. An example would be “UH is a beneficiary of many benefactors who donate to the school.” The final word that will be covered is the noun 'benediction'. This is a blessing or an expression of good wishes towards someone. A perfect example would be “The mother gave her son a benediction by saying ‘bless you!’ after his huge sneeze.” There are a few other BENE words such as 'benefit' and 'beneficial', but the ones that were just discussed are in the most need of recognition. It can be argued that most people have already heard the words benefit and beneficial at some point in everyday conversation, the others are more rarely used.
As one can easily see, these words describe very positive aspects and meanings. Every word with the root word of BENE will always mean something good. It could make sense to just add a 'un' to the beginning of 'benevolence' to prove this point wrong and turn the meaning into a negative one. As it turns out, 'unbolevelence' is not an approved word. The actual antonym of this word is 'malevolence' which has the opposite definition of evil or of ill will. This word comes from the opposing group of root words MAL, meaning bad. One of the major things to remember is that BENE is always good! I have created an original poem to help students remember the words and definitions for the various BENE words that have previously been discussed.

Benny the Best Bulldog

Benny the bulldog is the best dog in the world!

Even though he is considered by many to be just a dog, he is filled with great humanlike benevolence.
While devoting his life to being a police dog; he assists the elderly across the streets and prevents violence.

Whenever someone sneezes, he expresses his benedictions in a barking form of "bless you!"
His barks sound so understandable that one could mistake him for Scooby Doo!

One could think of Benny as being the world's greatest four-legged benefactor.
For all the effort and good he's done, he deserves a movie starring Benny as the hero and lead actor!

The old woman at the funeral home is Benny's greatest beneficiary.
She is grateful for the time and company Benny gives every day; it's almost as if he is her personal secretary!

Benny the bulldog is the best dog in the world!

-A poem by Natalie

The Root Loc or Loqu

Loc/Loqu

The root word Loc or Loqu means speech or talk.

The bulk of vocabularies in the English language have either a Latin or Greek Etymology. If one has a firm understanding of many different roots in any language, then that person will be able to use common sense and context clues to discover meanings of various different words.

Some example words:

-Loquacious: characterized by excessive talk; wordy
-In the classroom, there were so many different loquacious individuals that, in order to be heard I had to bellow deafeningly and by the time the bell rang my voice was nothing but a murmur.

-Eloquent: characterized by persuasive, powerful and expressive speaking
-The eloquent way, in which the president spoke evoked many responses in the spectators, only a minority of close-minded individuals responded to the speech with anger or violence.


-Elocution: a person’s manner of speaking aloud in public
-The pupil premeditated to greatly improve his elocution before the presentation of his speech; upon which all of his instruction, up to now would determine.

-Soliloquy: 1) a dramatic speech in which a character talks to himself or reveals his thoughts alone onstage 2) The act of speaking to oneself
-The soliloquy of the man, who resides underneath the bridge, often frightens passerbies for the reason that he is rather dynamic and often sadistic in speaking to himself.

-Obloquy: blame, or abusive language aimed at a person especially by many people or by the general public
-The obloquy is rather wretched and connote from an entire nation that can see fit to blame one man for their downfalls, when the powers of that nation subsist in the hands of the people.


A good way to remember what Loc means….

You TALK with your MOUTH








….Loqu will just have to be memorized



By: Brie

Military terminology

We have heard them in movies and in video games, they are the basic words used by the military forces. Words such as Danger close, air-lift, and cease fire. They are the words that we are used to. But there is so much military terminology that we don't know the rest of it. So in order to give you a better understanding of military terminology I have created a small list of military words that u are bound to hear. I have also taken the liberty of finding the meaning of the military Alphabet.
Abort-to fail to accomplish a purpose or mission for any reason other than enemy action.
Acoustic warfare-Action involving the use of underwater acoustic energy
Action deferred-Tactical action on a specific track is being withheld for better tactical advantage
Balisage- The marking of a route by a system of dim beacon lights enabling vehicles to be driven at near day-time speed, under blackout conditions.
Fallout patterns-The distribution of fallout as portrayed by fallout contours. Fairway-A channel either from offshore, in a river, or in a harbor that has enough depth to accommodate the draft of large vessels.
Unconventional warfare-A broad spectrum of military and paramilitary operations, normally of long duration
Paradrop-Delivery by parachute of personnel or cargo from an aircraft in flight.
Panel code-A prearranged code designed for visual communications, usually between friendly units, by making use of marking panels. See also marking panel.
Barrage- A pre-arranged barrier of fire.
Damage area-In naval mine warfare, the plan area around a minesweeper inside which a mine explosion is likely to interrupt operations.
Damage criteria-The critical levels of various effects, such as blast pressure and thermal radiation, required to achieve specified levels of damage.
Radar fire-Gunfire aimed at a target which is tracked by radar.
Catalytic attack- An attack designed to bring about a war between major powers through the disguised machinations of a third power.
Caveat- A designator used with a classification to further limit the dissemination of restricted information.
Zone of fire-An area into which a designated ground unit or fire support ship delivers, or is prepared to deliver, fire support. Fire mayor may not be observed. Also called ZF.
Land forces-Personnel, weapon systems, vehicles, and support elements operating on land to accomplish assigned missions and tasks.
Kill box-A three-dimensional area used to facilitate the integration of joint fires. Call of fire-A request for fire containing data necessary for obtaining the required fire on a target.
Salted weapon-A nuclear weapon which has, in addition to its normal components, certain elements or isotopes which capture neutrons at the time of the explosion and produce radioactive products over and above the usual radioactive weapon debris.

A: Alpha
B: Bravo
C: Charlie
D: Delta
E: Echo
F: Foxtrot
G: Golf
H: Hotel
I: India
J: Juliet
K: Kilo
L: Lima
M: Mike
N: November
0: Oscar
P: Papa
Q: Quebec
R: Romeo
S: Sierra
T: Tango
U: Uniform
V: Victor
W: Whiskey
X: X-Ray
Y: Yankee
Z: Zulu
Written by Austin

Questions

In our advanced word power class we were given our first list of higher level words. I was not sure I was going to remember the definitions if I had not used them. I was having a bad day and had the need to write a poem. When I write poems I am able to express myself in a way that I normally cannot. As I wrote I threw in some of the words on our list and felt like I had such an easier time with expressing myself.


12/3/09
I am interdicted,
Interdicted to show my emotions.

The moment I do
I open myself
open my mouth
I pique
the world

The same plot repeats,
Again the stress is here,
Stress
Stress
Stress
Pushing me,
past the point,
of no feeling.

the antecedents
of my life
creep slowly
to the front of my mind

how loathsome it is
not to feel.
I feel no emotions
Again
AGAIN

I feel the tears
Ready to fall
Away from my body
Away from two
burned out orbs orbs
that no longer work

aversion is all around me
sucking me down
away from myself?
away from my façade?
Away from my feelings?
Away from my thoughts?

I am done
Again events happening
Replaying
Happening

I will sink and die,
Then resuscitated
Against my will
Forced to move on
Forced to be happy
Forced to fake it
Fake me

It starts all over again
I live
Die

I live
Waiting to die

Air Travel Terminology

Air Travel Terminology

Terminology is the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject. I am interested in one day going into an aviation career so I decided to look up terminology for aviation for my assignment. I would like to share the terminology that I have found with you. I have found the definition and have written an example sentence to help you better understand the words.


Transcontinental- Spanning across a single continent.

Ex: I took a transcontinental flight from Los Angles, California to Miami, Florida.

Jet lag- A physiological condition caused by the disorientation of a person's biological clock due to travel across several time zones. Characterized by irritability, lethargy, insomnia, and other symptoms.

Ex: The jet lag from my flight across two time zones made me really tired.

Hub- A city or an airport in which an airline has major operations and many gates.

Ex: Frontier Airlines' hub is located at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado. It has its own terminal to itself.

Frequent flyer- A person who flies frequently. Specifically, a person who is enrolled in an airline's frequent flyer program.

Ex: The businessman has a frequent flyer card because he travels so much with work.

Air traffic controller- Person in the control tower of an airport charged with monitoring and directing the takeoff and landing of planes.

Ex: The air traffic controller directed the plane to the wrong runway so the plane had to turn around causing a big jam at the runway.

Actual flying time- Total time spent in the air, as opposed to scheduled flight time or time spent waiting on the ground.

Ex: The ticket says one time that will be arriving but the actual flying time is is shorter because it doesn't count the time on the ground and taxiing.

Aerotropolis- A combined airport and urban center, purposely designed with the airport as the central feature and reason for its existence.

Ex: Some people consider DIA an aerotropolis because it's an airport and it has shops and restaurants.

Jetway- An enclosed gangway that provides access from the terminal to an aircraft.

Ex: To board the plane the people had to walk across the jetway.

Screener- Any person tasked with examining passengers, passenger documents, or baggage at an airport or other transportation terminal.

Ex: As you enter the terminal you will be checked by a screener to see if you have any weapons or things not allowed on the plane.

Skycap- A baggage carrier or porter at an airport.

Ex: The skycap took my baggage from the bus to the check-in desk.

Taxiway- A right of way at an airport used by planes to get to and from the runway.

Ex: An airplane takes the taxiway from the terminal to the runway so it can takeoff.

Tilt-wing- Of an aircraft, having wings that can be rotated so as to facilitate landing or taking off in short distances.

Ex: The pilot misjudged the runway so he had to use the tilt-wing to get the plane to lift off faster.

Aircraft Stand- A parking area for aircraft at an airport.

Ex: The airplane parked at the aircraft stand to wait for the terminal to open up.

Travolator- A moving sidewalk, sometimes used in airports.

Ex: To travel within an airport for longer distances people can use the moving pathway called a travolator.

Turbulence- Rough, sometimes violent, atmospheric conditions encountered by airplanes.

Ex: When flying you enter turbulence from the clouds and wind causing the plane to shake.

Hidden-city ploy- A stratagem used to get a lower airfare when the fare for a flight from A to C with a stop in B is cheaper than a fare directly from A to B. The passenger who wants to travel to B, buys a ticket from A to C and then gets off at B. Considered unethical by airlines and many travel agencies.

Ex: The passenger thought he could get away with hidden-city ploy by buying a ticket to Memphis from Denver with a connecting flight in Las Vegas and getting off in Las Vegas as his original plan.


Gate- Area in an airport where passengers board an airplane.

Ex: The passenger needed to get to gate B-27 so she could board the plane.

Flight number- A unique alphanumerical designator that identifies a specific airplane's journey from one destination to another in a single direction, sometimes with intermediate stops.

Ex: I took flight number S774 to Jamaica and flight number S778 back to Denver.

Flight deck- On a commercial airliner, the cockpit of the airplane.

Ex: Sometimes passengers can go and see the flight deck, or the cockpit, of the plane.


Airport codes- Three-letter codes used to uniquely identify all airports.
The airport code for Denver International Airport is DIA and the airport code for Las Vegas McCarran International Airport is LAS.


Travel Industry Dictionary." Travel Industry Dictionary. Ed. The Intrepid Traveler. The Intrepid Traveler, 2009. Web. 7 Dec. 2009. .

Posted by Levi

Agricultural Jargon

Jargon is the specialized language of a trade. Agriculture is a field of work that has many words that can only be applied to agriculture

Some interesting words I found are:

Antemortem- The inspection of an animal before being slaughtered
Blending- Combining two different qualities of grain
Broiler- A young chicken raised primarily for meat
Bushel- A volume of measure for grain, fruit, ect.
Carcinogen- Any product that produces or promotes cancer
Casein- The main portion of milk protein
Combine- A self-propelled grain harvester. In one operation it combines cutting, threshing, separation, cleaning, and straw dispersal
Composting- The controlled biological decomposition of organic material, such as sewage sludge, animal manures, or crop residues, in the presence of air to form a humus-like material
Defoliant- A chemical that removes leaves from trees and growing plants; regulated as a pesticide.
Desiccant — A chemical agent that absorbs moisture; desiccants can be used to control certain insect pests or mildew

Agriculture has a major impact on everyone’s life. Almost everyone in the United States eats meat and or grains produced by farmers. Without antemortem, the meat we consume might harm us. A young chicken that is 6-8 weeks old is called a broiler. Chickens are raised for two reasons, meat and eggs. Dairy cows play a big part in everyone’s life. In skim milk a product called casein can be found. When farmers need to clear land, they use a chemical called a defoliant. After the land is cleared, to get rid of excess moisture a chemical called desiccant is used. Before farmers can plant they have to put compost in their fields. Compost can be food waste or manure. This helps put nutrients back in the soil. When it’s time to harvest, farmers use a combine. This is a piece of equipment that cuts the crops. Bushels are easy ways to measure out fruits, vegetables, and grains. The actual weight varies for different types. Blending is a process that is used to combine two different grains to equal out prices. By doing this the contract order can be filled. Agriculture and farming can be a difficult task but someone has to do it!

Posted by Shea :)

Greek Root Pan

Pan- Meaning all, everything
Intro
The reason that I picked this Greek root is because I have many interests in this Greek root. Just the word pan, which is the word I chose, is interesting because it holds so many fascinating words such as pandemic and Pangaea. I also chose this way to publish these words is because I tend to learn and understand words better with sentences and if the words are in a list so that it is easier read. As you will plainly see from the list that is about to be presented to you many of the words are dealing with the body and psychology due to the fact that both of the fields tend to use a lot of Latin and Greek terms. So this helps in the search of locating these words and being able to have an idea of what they mean.
Other Words
• Panangitis: (n) - Inflammation involving all the coats of a blood vessel.
Ex: The patient had a severe case of Panangitis due to his bad case of diabetes.
• Pananxiety: (n) - Mass hysteria.
• Ex: The crowd in the arena was in a state of pananxiety after the riot squad threw in several cans of tear gas.
• Pancarditis: (n) - Inflammation of all the structures of the heart.
Ex: Many people believe that they have pancarditis after they eat spicy food because it feels like their heart is burning. That is a misconception because they have acid reflux while pancarditis is very severe.
• Panchromatic: (adj) - Sensitive (though not equally so) to light of all colors in the visible range.
Ex: The panchromatic film was accidentally exposed to the light and was completely ruined.
• Pancratic: (adj)-Having a mastery of all subjects, universally accomplished.
Ex: The pancratic professor thoroughly showed his students how to speak French, finish a differential calculus problem, make a touchdown, and train a dog all at the same time.
• Pandemia: (n) - Of or belonging to the whole people, public, general.
Ex: The Stanley Hotel is considered a pandemia because it has been in Estes Park since the beginning of the town.
• Pantalgia: (n) - Pain involving the entire body.
Ex: When patients are bitten by the bullet ant they have recorded feelings of pantalgia due to the toxins in the ants’ bite that affect all the nerves in the body.
• Pantaphobia: (n) - Lacking fear, having no fear; an abnormal fearlessness.
Ex: The man had a strange case of pantaphobia. Researchers have put him in a tank with hungry sharks and obtained no reaction.
• Panphobia: (n) - An irrational fear of a nonspecific fear; a fear of everything; a state of general unexplained anxiety.
Ex: The patient had a severe case of panphobia. Researchers put a glass of water in front of him and the patient recorded the fear of the cup holding the water.
• Panacea: (n) – A cure for all diseases.
Ex: The doctors thought that they have found a panacea for all diseases because they have cured many illnesses with one medicine.
• Pantheist: (n) – A person who believes in all gods.
Ex: The pantheist believes in Buddha, Christ, Allah, and Shiva.


Posted by: Sire