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Caesar's English. Lesson 19. Punct = point punct uation. Punctuation marks help to make a point. Punctual, punctilious. Trib = pay con trib ution. The man made a contribution to the Breast Cancer Society . tribute, retribution, diatribe.
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Caesar's English Lesson 19
Punct = pointpunctuation • Punctuation marks help to make a point. • Punctual, punctilious
Trib = paycontribution The man made a contribution to the Breast Cancer Society. tribute, retribution, diatribe
cap = takecapture • He captured the lightning rod. • Capture, captive, captor, captious, captivate, caption, capsule
Pond = weightponderous • The elephant was ponderous. • Ponder, preponderance
rect = rightcorrectrectangle The boy had 100% correct on his test. Rectangles have four right angles. Rectify, direct, erect
Geo = earthgeology • Geology is the science of the earth. • Geothermal, geophysics
Scope = looktelescope • The boy looked through the telescope. • Horoscope, electroscope, periscope, microscope
Anti = againstantinuclear • The man was antinuclear, against nuclear weapons. • Antiaircraft, antibody, antitoxin, antiwar, antithesis
Intro = intointroduce • One man introduced himself to the other man. • Introspective, introvert
Neo = newneonatal • Neonatal care is taking care of newborn infants. • Neoclassic, neologism, neolithic