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Exploring Intriguing Vocabulary: Delineate, Retrograde, and More

This article delves into fascinating vocabulary derived from Latin and Greek roots, shedding light on words like 'delineate,' which means to outline, and 'retrograde,' denoting movement backward. We explore terms such as 'melancholy,' reflecting extreme sadness, and 'epiphany,' denoting sudden realization. Each word is unpacked with etymology and usage examples to enhance your understanding of the English language's rich heritage. Perfect for language enthusiasts and students, this exploration of words encompasses numerous disciplines, from science to philosophy.

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Exploring Intriguing Vocabulary: Delineate, Retrograde, and More

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  1. delineate • to outline de (down) + lin(line)

  2. emollient • softener ex (out)+ moll (soft)

  3. retrograde • Moving backwards; reverting retro (backward) + grade(step)

  4. melancholy • extreme sadness mela (black) + Chol(bile)

  5. intracranial • within the skull intra (within) + cran (skull)

  6. cardiovascular • of heart and vessels cardio (heart) + vas (vessel)

  7. epiphany • A-ha! moment epi (on) + phan (appearance)

  8. histology • study of living tissue hist (tissue) + logy (science)

  9. perihelion • Orbital point around sun peri (around) + helio (sun)

  10. inherent • built-in in (into) + here (stick)

  11. plutocracy • government of the wealthy pluto (wealth) + cracy (government)

  12. sine qua non • without which not sine (without) + non(not)

  13. corpulent • fat corp(body)

  14. dichotomy • two-part division dicho(two parts) + tomy (cut)

  15. pathological • diseased patho(disease) + logy (science)

  16. cryptic • having hidden meaning crypt (hidden)

  17. isosceles • having two equal sides iso(equal) + scel(legs)

  18. pathogen • disease-causer patho (disease) + gen (origin, one that produces)

  19. vociferous • loud voc (voice) + fer (carry) + ous (full of)

  20. rectify • correct rect (right) + fy (make)

  21. sanctimonious • hypocritically religious sanct (holy) + Mony(condition)

  22. tortuous • twisting tort (twist) + ous (full of)

  23. rectilinear • Right-angled rect (right) + lin (line)

  24. metamorphosis • change of shape meta (change) + morph (shape)

  25. petroglyph • rock carving petr (rock) + glyph (carving)

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