FUS – Pour
The Latin root word, “FUS” means literally “To Pour Out”. This is not always talking about pouring liquids physically, but also pouring out your emotions mentally. Today I will be going over many words with the root FUS, hopefully this entry will help you understand more about the Latin root FUS, and how it can be used in everyday language.
• Effuse (Verb) – To pour out or forth
-Example) The grungy smell of the rotten trash was effusing through the holes in the cheap trash bag.
• Effusive (Adjective) – Unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve
-Example) Because of her unsteady emotional state, the woman was effusive.
• Profuse (Adjective) – Abundant; in great amount; extravagant
-Example) My father gave me a profuse lecture bout taking my responsibilities as an adult.
• Profusion (Noun) – Abundance or large amount
-Example) There was a profusion of mice under the floorboards of the in the restaurant.
• Diffuse (Verb) – To spread out thinly or widely
-Example) As John poured the tea, the liquid diffused as it passed through the spout into the teacup.
• Confuse ( Verb) – To make unclear, indistinct
-Example) To confuse the man, Johnny drove in all different directions.
• Affusion (Noun) – Pouring of water or other liquid as I the rite of baptism.
-Example) The affusion of the water into the tank was done very carefully.
• Circumfuse (Verb) – To pour around; to diffuse
-Example) The man circumfused fertilizer over the lawn so it would look the best come summer.
• Fusible (Noun) – A description of metals and other materials that are easily melted or liquefied by heating.
-Example) The alloys were so light, they were going to be fusible in seconds.
• Fusion (Noun) – The act of procedure of liquefying melting by the applicant of heat.
-Example) The energy of the sun and all other stars is obtained by nuclear fusion.
• Refuse (Verb) – something like paper, trash, or garbage that has been thrown away.
-Example) The truck will be coming soon to pick up the cans full of refuse and take them to the dump
• Suffuse (Verb) – To spread through or over, as with liquid, color, or light.
-Example) The sky will suffuse with the clouds on a rainy day.
• Transfuse (Verb) – To pour, as a fluid, from one container to another.
-Example) My mom transfused the old orange juice with the new orange juice in order to make room in the fridge for more.
• Infusion (Noun) – The act or process of infusing.
-Example) The alchemists of many years ago tried to find an infusion that would turn ordinary metals into gold.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Three New Roots!
THE ROOT WORDS:
~Cognoac, gnosi – know
~Tom – cut
~Morbus – disease
THE WORDS:
Cognoac and Gnosi
• Recognize- V: to identify a person or object previously seen
o Although it had been a decade or so, the woman recognized her old friend at their high school reunion.
• Prognosis- N: a forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, esp. of the chances of recovery
o The prognosis was not terrible, Susan did have strep but she would not die from it!
• Incognito- Adj: having one’s identity concealed, as under an assumed name, esp. to avoid notice or formal attentions
o James Bond often uses other names when he does his spy work in order to remain incognito.
• Cognoscente- N: person or persons who have superior knowledge and understanding of a particular field, esp. in the fine arts, literature, and world of fashion
o William Shakespeare was a cognoscente of literature, his old fashioned plays make some of nowadays more modern plays look like children wrote them!
Tom
• Atom- N: the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction
o An atom is so small it cannot be cut!
• Dichotomy- N: division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions.
o Many politicians have a dichotomy with their beliefs or ideas, one wants to run our country one way and the other a completely different way!
• Appendectomy- N: a surgery involving the excision of the appendix
o The appendix is a mystery to all doctors, no one knows what it is used for! However, if it becomes problematic then you must get an appendectomy.
Morbus
• Morbid- Adj: psychologically unhealthy or unwholesome (not always used literally)
o Some people are morbidly obese, meaning their weight could kill them.
What ties all these words together? A vocabulary-filled paragraph, that’s what!
Doctors are trained to recognize signs of disease to save their patients. Their prognoses are critical to both the client and themselves. If he diagnoses someone with a morbid form of cancer and they turn out not to have it, he will have to go incognito to hide from the angry family chasing him around for scaring them so badly! Some diagnosis, like appendicitis, require nearly immediate surgery. An appendectomy will quickly fix that problem! On the other hand, other patients are not lucky enough to get their problem fixed so fast. Morbid obesity takes years to be turned around, if it can be at all. In a nutshell, we should all appreciate every last atom we have!
Lisa
~Cognoac, gnosi – know
~Tom – cut
~Morbus – disease
THE WORDS:
Cognoac and Gnosi
• Recognize- V: to identify a person or object previously seen
o Although it had been a decade or so, the woman recognized her old friend at their high school reunion.
• Prognosis- N: a forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, esp. of the chances of recovery
o The prognosis was not terrible, Susan did have strep but she would not die from it!
• Incognito- Adj: having one’s identity concealed, as under an assumed name, esp. to avoid notice or formal attentions
o James Bond often uses other names when he does his spy work in order to remain incognito.
• Cognoscente- N: person or persons who have superior knowledge and understanding of a particular field, esp. in the fine arts, literature, and world of fashion
o William Shakespeare was a cognoscente of literature, his old fashioned plays make some of nowadays more modern plays look like children wrote them!
Tom
• Atom- N: the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction
o An atom is so small it cannot be cut!
• Dichotomy- N: division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions.
o Many politicians have a dichotomy with their beliefs or ideas, one wants to run our country one way and the other a completely different way!
• Appendectomy- N: a surgery involving the excision of the appendix
o The appendix is a mystery to all doctors, no one knows what it is used for! However, if it becomes problematic then you must get an appendectomy.
Morbus
• Morbid- Adj: psychologically unhealthy or unwholesome (not always used literally)
o Some people are morbidly obese, meaning their weight could kill them.
What ties all these words together? A vocabulary-filled paragraph, that’s what!
Doctors are trained to recognize signs of disease to save their patients. Their prognoses are critical to both the client and themselves. If he diagnoses someone with a morbid form of cancer and they turn out not to have it, he will have to go incognito to hide from the angry family chasing him around for scaring them so badly! Some diagnosis, like appendicitis, require nearly immediate surgery. An appendectomy will quickly fix that problem! On the other hand, other patients are not lucky enough to get their problem fixed so fast. Morbid obesity takes years to be turned around, if it can be at all. In a nutshell, we should all appreciate every last atom we have!
Lisa
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Armageddon and The Nostradamus Effect
I have decided to use my vocabulary words in a short story on Armageddon and the Nostradamus Effect. I’m using these words to help teach the reader how to use the words in a story. Hopefully the story will help you understand the words in the story.
65 million years ago the world was home to many species of animals. What they didn’t realize was that a gigantic asteroid was heading for Earth. Based on scientific research scientists have predicted an Armageddon. Today in this world it is possible for Armageddon to happen. It is an irrevocable part of the lives of people on Earth that can’t be stopped because it is the natural part of life and is supposed to happen. Armageddon can bring a huge number of death tolls or even terminate the human race. It can bring a proliferation of deaths around the globe within a matter of minutes, making the human race extinct. Today, all of the power plants and pollution can cause the world to go into a global warming. With the many cars, factories, and power plants these industries can precipitate the Earths atmosphere to spread high heat waves and gases throughout the entire world. In theory this can cause a new ice age. If this does happen a magnitude of people would become estranged from their homes, but they wouldn’t have anywhere to go. People would act maudlin because they would be stranded with no hope. The human race would regress into pre stone-age state without power or anyway to survive. Without hope many people would start to berate God for doing this to the world. After Armageddon has run its course on Earth it would be difficult to hoist scraps from the ground. Armageddon is not an inadvertent event to planet Earth. It’s just the natural part of life for the destruction to happen. All of the events can possibly be sporadic from when it has started to now. From ancient civilizations they have been predicting the end of the world. They believed that the end of the world could happen in 2012. Today, scientists are doing research to see if the legend of 2012 will come true. People think that scientist fritter in their research because people don’t believe that 2012 will happen. Another name for Armageddon is the Nostradamus Effect. Nostradamus was a French doctor and astrologer. He was known for making predictions from Adolf Hitler to the September 11 attacks. Nostradamus has predicted many of natural disasters that could possibly happen. Some of his predictions are ambiguous to many scientist, the predictions have not been clear. When Nostradamus had done studies on the Mayans on when they predicted the end of the world, he also predicted as well. Scientists who don’t agree with Nostradamus think he is inane from all of the predictions that he has done. Some of the predictions that Nostradamus has predicted has so far have been right. Many people are dissident about Nostradamus’s predictions. If Armageddon does happen people all over the world will regress into riots with bad behavior. Only time will tell if Armageddon does happen, in my opinion, we will have to wait and see. Scientist and other researchers are still trying to unlock the Nostradamus Effect; so far some of his predictions have been correct. Who knows what will happen. The earth is still a young planet in our solar system. There are more journeys yet to come for our planet.
-Lucas
65 million years ago the world was home to many species of animals. What they didn’t realize was that a gigantic asteroid was heading for Earth. Based on scientific research scientists have predicted an Armageddon. Today in this world it is possible for Armageddon to happen. It is an irrevocable part of the lives of people on Earth that can’t be stopped because it is the natural part of life and is supposed to happen. Armageddon can bring a huge number of death tolls or even terminate the human race. It can bring a proliferation of deaths around the globe within a matter of minutes, making the human race extinct. Today, all of the power plants and pollution can cause the world to go into a global warming. With the many cars, factories, and power plants these industries can precipitate the Earths atmosphere to spread high heat waves and gases throughout the entire world. In theory this can cause a new ice age. If this does happen a magnitude of people would become estranged from their homes, but they wouldn’t have anywhere to go. People would act maudlin because they would be stranded with no hope. The human race would regress into pre stone-age state without power or anyway to survive. Without hope many people would start to berate God for doing this to the world. After Armageddon has run its course on Earth it would be difficult to hoist scraps from the ground. Armageddon is not an inadvertent event to planet Earth. It’s just the natural part of life for the destruction to happen. All of the events can possibly be sporadic from when it has started to now. From ancient civilizations they have been predicting the end of the world. They believed that the end of the world could happen in 2012. Today, scientists are doing research to see if the legend of 2012 will come true. People think that scientist fritter in their research because people don’t believe that 2012 will happen. Another name for Armageddon is the Nostradamus Effect. Nostradamus was a French doctor and astrologer. He was known for making predictions from Adolf Hitler to the September 11 attacks. Nostradamus has predicted many of natural disasters that could possibly happen. Some of his predictions are ambiguous to many scientist, the predictions have not been clear. When Nostradamus had done studies on the Mayans on when they predicted the end of the world, he also predicted as well. Scientists who don’t agree with Nostradamus think he is inane from all of the predictions that he has done. Some of the predictions that Nostradamus has predicted has so far have been right. Many people are dissident about Nostradamus’s predictions. If Armageddon does happen people all over the world will regress into riots with bad behavior. Only time will tell if Armageddon does happen, in my opinion, we will have to wait and see. Scientist and other researchers are still trying to unlock the Nostradamus Effect; so far some of his predictions have been correct. Who knows what will happen. The earth is still a young planet in our solar system. There are more journeys yet to come for our planet.
-Lucas
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
PAN
The words that we use every day in our English language come from many other languages and cultures. We use them every day and don't realize how many other languages make up our English language. PAN is another root word of English which makes up many words. Here are some examples for PAN.
PAN means ALL
• Panacea (noun) - A remedy for all disease or ills.
o One day they hope to find the ultimate panacea and cure all of the world's ills.
o The scientists are discovering a panacea which can cure all kinds of diseases.
o After years of incarceration the outside had become the panacea to all my ills.
• Pandemic (adjective) – A wide spread disease.
o Because the rats and fleas that spread the Black Plague were found throughout Europe, the plague soon became a pandemic there.
o It’s difficult to read a newspaper or watches the TV news without finding some reference to the anticipated avian flu pandemic.
o Dire predictions have been made that a devastating influenza pandemic will occur any time soon.
• Pandemonium (noun) - Wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos.
o The riot caused sheer pandemonium!
o Keith thought long; then came up with perfection: “All-out pandemonium based on demented harassment of anything that moves”.
o These are indicative of the general pandemonium which seems to be dominating the class at the present time.
• Panegyric (noun) – A lofty speech of praise for a person usually in a eulogy.
o Tom gives a panegyric while talking to his co-workers.
o I do not agree at all with the panegyrics written in the English newspaper.
o I speak a panegyric of love to my girlfriend.
• Pantheist (noun) – A person who believes is all gods.
o Pantheism is a philosophy where God is manifested in the universe, and that all creation is a part of God.
o The Pantheist loves Jesus, Buddha, and all other deities.
o Michael goes to church everyday; he is pantheist.
• Pangaea (noun) – the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined together.
o Dinosaurs lived on Pangaea long before people were alive.
o Scientists say that long ago America was a part of Pangaea.
• Panorama (noun) – an unobstructed view from all directions.
o The best place to see a panorama of Colorado is from Long’s Peak.
o An easy walk here can be taken to Viewing Peak, from where a panorama of the valley unfolds.
o The panorama of the limestone peaks of the Blue mountain range on the west coast never fails to impress.
o Sarah loves to take panoramic pictures when she sees a beautiful view.
• Panchromatic (adjective) - sensitive to all visible colors, as a photographic film.
o In fact they are like normal panchromatic films except that they have extended red sensitivity to longer electromagnetic wavelengths.
o Examples include combining high resolution panchromatic imagery with coarse resolution multispectral imagery, or merging actively and passively sensed data.
These are example words that aren’t coming from the root word:
• Panda (noun) - A cute bear having black and white color that mostly founded in China.
• Panic (noun) - A sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
• Pancake (noun) - A thin, flat cake of batter fried on both sides on a griddle or in a frying pan; griddlecake or flapjack.
• Pancreas (noun) - a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin.
New to College
The end of a student’s senior year in high school often marks a very exciting and bittersweet start to the rest of one’s life. For many, this also leads to the beginning of a college career. Kate was a new freshman at the Colorado State University and she was just about to start her first term. She was scared to death to finally be out on her own, yet she was very eager as well. For the past few years, she felt as if her house were a tent. This tent was enclosing her in from the rest of the world. Kate was always known to be a very tenacious girl and wanted nothing more but to burst out of her bubble. She wanted to experience what she had not yet experienced, but she was nervous as to what the future held in store for her.
Kate did not know anyone at her new college. She was preparing to meet her new roommate, and desperately hoped that they would get along. Kate held temporary tenure over her dorm room and was worrisome as to how she would pay the money for it over the year. After seeing her new roommate, the money issues instantly became the least of her worries for the time being. Her roommate was dressed in a clown costume and was wearing a foam Green Bay Packers cheese hat. Kate did not know what to make out of her new roommate. She was untenable in that she was standing frozen in the middle of the room, awestruck at her acquaintances crazy appearance. Even weirder, her roommate did not introduce herself. Instead she set down her suit case, screamed out a long “rawrrrr” like a dinosaur, and left the room flapping her arms like a chicken.
Instead of creeping Kate out, her roommate’s actions actually made her loosen up and giggle. It would seem that most people would be somewhat tentative in confronting this character, but in all reality, Kate couldn’t wait to see what her roomie would do next. Kate decided to call her mom so she could talk to someone about her seemingly insane roommate. Kate’s mother was freaking out saying that Kate should apply for a new roommate right away. Even though Kate agreed, she tried to extenuate the situation for it was actually extremely entertaining. Taking this amusing situation in the best light, Kate found herself looking forward to the new adventures ahead of her.
Attenuate: to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value: to attenuate desire.
Extenuate: to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious: to extenuate a crime.
Tenacity: holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often fol. by of)
Untenable: incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; indefensible.
Tenure: the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office.
Tentative: unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant: a tentative report on her findings.
Tenuous: of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial: He holds a rather tenuous position in history.
Kate did not know anyone at her new college. She was preparing to meet her new roommate, and desperately hoped that they would get along. Kate held temporary tenure over her dorm room and was worrisome as to how she would pay the money for it over the year. After seeing her new roommate, the money issues instantly became the least of her worries for the time being. Her roommate was dressed in a clown costume and was wearing a foam Green Bay Packers cheese hat. Kate did not know what to make out of her new roommate. She was untenable in that she was standing frozen in the middle of the room, awestruck at her acquaintances crazy appearance. Even weirder, her roommate did not introduce herself. Instead she set down her suit case, screamed out a long “rawrrrr” like a dinosaur, and left the room flapping her arms like a chicken.
Instead of creeping Kate out, her roommate’s actions actually made her loosen up and giggle. It would seem that most people would be somewhat tentative in confronting this character, but in all reality, Kate couldn’t wait to see what her roomie would do next. Kate decided to call her mom so she could talk to someone about her seemingly insane roommate. Kate’s mother was freaking out saying that Kate should apply for a new roommate right away. Even though Kate agreed, she tried to extenuate the situation for it was actually extremely entertaining. Taking this amusing situation in the best light, Kate found herself looking forward to the new adventures ahead of her.
Attenuate: to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value: to attenuate desire.
Extenuate: to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious: to extenuate a crime.
Tenacity: holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often fol. by of)
Untenable: incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; indefensible.
Tenure: the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office.
Tentative: unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant: a tentative report on her findings.
Tenuous: of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial: He holds a rather tenuous position in history.
In our class we have learned many Greek and Latin root words. We have learned MAL (bad), VAC (empty), BREV (short), and DICT (say or declare). Learning root words is important because you can figure out words you might not know. Below I have listed the definitions of these and a creative short story incorporating all of the new words we have just learned.
Malign (v): to speak harmful untruths about someone/thing or to speak evil (slander)
Malevolent (adj.): Wishing evil or harm onto others; showing ill will.
Malediction (n): A curse, slander, or statement.
Malice (n): Desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on someone.
Malicious (adj.): Characterized by or showing malice.
Malfeasance (n): The performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified.
Vacuous (adj.): 1.) Emptied of or lacking content. 2.) Marked by lack of ideas or intelligence.
Brevity (n): Shortness of duration; especially shortness or conciseness of expression.
Diction (n): Choice of words especially with regard to correctness, clearness, and effectiveness.
Indict (v): 1.) To charge with a fault of offense criticize or accuse. 2.) To charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury.
Indicative (adj.): Showing, signifying, or suggestive. (Typically following the word “of”)
Dictum (n): An authoritative saying or judicial order.
The Malicious Mayor
Once upon a time there was a malicious mayor who stole money from all of the people in his city. He maligned the people by telling them that their money was going towards a third world country that desperately needed it, when actually he was using it for his own good. He didn’t make enough money to support his opulent lifestyle so he had to con people of their money. The mayor’s dictum was one the people had to listen to; after all you can’t say no to the mayor! The people of the city had a feeling that this was wrong but the brevity in his speeches and his diction gave them no proof. They lost hope and gave up trying to accuse him of a crime that seemed unfeasible. The mayor was malevolent and didn’t stop there! His luxurious lifestyle was so lavish that he needed more money. He asked for money from other cities as well! He told an elaborate story of how the country was struck by a hurricane and it would honorable to make a generous donation. The other cities weren’t vacuous though; they knew the mayor was lying through his teeth because they had not heard or seen any proof about this hurricane. The mayor’s sketchy answers and hasty requests for money were indicative of the fraud. They caught on and soon after the mayor was accused of a malfeasance. The judge in his court was a previous mayor to the same town; he showed no mercy for the stupidity of his crime and punished him to the full extent. His indictment was delivered the next week and he is now in the county jail. The malediction of his new cell mate makes him miserable every day, even the guards have malice towards him for his voracious crime.
Jessi :)
Malign (v): to speak harmful untruths about someone/thing or to speak evil (slander)
Malevolent (adj.): Wishing evil or harm onto others; showing ill will.
Malediction (n): A curse, slander, or statement.
Malice (n): Desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on someone.
Malicious (adj.): Characterized by or showing malice.
Malfeasance (n): The performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified.
Vacuous (adj.): 1.) Emptied of or lacking content. 2.) Marked by lack of ideas or intelligence.
Brevity (n): Shortness of duration; especially shortness or conciseness of expression.
Diction (n): Choice of words especially with regard to correctness, clearness, and effectiveness.
Indict (v): 1.) To charge with a fault of offense criticize or accuse. 2.) To charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury.
Indicative (adj.): Showing, signifying, or suggestive. (Typically following the word “of”)
Dictum (n): An authoritative saying or judicial order.
The Malicious Mayor
Once upon a time there was a malicious mayor who stole money from all of the people in his city. He maligned the people by telling them that their money was going towards a third world country that desperately needed it, when actually he was using it for his own good. He didn’t make enough money to support his opulent lifestyle so he had to con people of their money. The mayor’s dictum was one the people had to listen to; after all you can’t say no to the mayor! The people of the city had a feeling that this was wrong but the brevity in his speeches and his diction gave them no proof. They lost hope and gave up trying to accuse him of a crime that seemed unfeasible. The mayor was malevolent and didn’t stop there! His luxurious lifestyle was so lavish that he needed more money. He asked for money from other cities as well! He told an elaborate story of how the country was struck by a hurricane and it would honorable to make a generous donation. The other cities weren’t vacuous though; they knew the mayor was lying through his teeth because they had not heard or seen any proof about this hurricane. The mayor’s sketchy answers and hasty requests for money were indicative of the fraud. They caught on and soon after the mayor was accused of a malfeasance. The judge in his court was a previous mayor to the same town; he showed no mercy for the stupidity of his crime and punished him to the full extent. His indictment was delivered the next week and he is now in the county jail. The malediction of his new cell mate makes him miserable every day, even the guards have malice towards him for his voracious crime.
Jessi :)
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Mal poem
In class we went over Latin and Greek roots. The main root in this section that really caught my eyes was the root “mal-” which stands mean bad and evil. This root really inspired me to write this poem with such strong powerful words.
We all have malice within
Showcased by our malediction
Thrown towards each other
Casually
Carelessly
Malevolent words meant to harm
To scorn
To hurt others
People malign there brethren
Putting them down to get a high
A once high respected falls
His malfeasance is absolute
We are a malicious group
We have a vacuous spot in our chest
Where our love should be.
We all have malice within
Showcased by our malediction
Thrown towards each other
Casually
Carelessly
Malevolent words meant to harm
To scorn
To hurt others
People malign there brethren
Putting them down to get a high
A once high respected falls
His malfeasance is absolute
We are a malicious group
We have a vacuous spot in our chest
Where our love should be.
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