Thursday, March 29, 2007

*jure

jure:

abjure:

adjure:

conjure:

de jure:

in jure:

injure:

jure:

perjure:

*ject

ject:

abject:

adject:

conject:

countersubject:

deject:

disject:

eject:

inject:

interject:

megaproject:

microinject:

object:

project:

reject:

resubject:

retroject:

subject:

superject:

traject:

*duct

duct: a pipe

abduct: to lead sb. to an abnormal place

adduct: to add so as to bring together similar parts
He adducted his fingers to hold the cup more steadily.
Derivatives: adduction, adductive

aqueduct: a pipe
The murderer cut off the aqueduct that transfused life-sustaining liquid to the dying patient.

caliduct: calorie carrying duct ;-p in purpose of warming up
The caliduct was broken somewhere, since it was cold in the bedroom.

circumduct: circum~ is to rotate about axis
The circumduction of the plane indicated that something was going uncontrolled on ground.
Derivatives: circumduction

coelomoduct: 体腔管

conduct: con~ is to pass sth., direct the course of sth., to lead or guide
The chairman conducted the country to overthrow all intruders and win independency.
Derivatives: conductor(ress), conduction, conductance, conductible, conductibility, conductive, conductivity, conductron

coproduct: co~

deduct: to de~ is to take away sth. from ..., as corollaries takes away proofs from prime theorems
The government deducts tax from deposits.
Derivatives: deductible, deductibility, deduction, deductive
related to: deduce

dorsiduct: physiology, to turn or draw toward the back

educt: e~ 引(析)出物
Derivatives: eductor

gonaduct = gonoduct

induct: to in~ is to put into duct so as to make affiliated, familiar with sth
Derivatives: inductance, inductee, inductile, induction, inductive(ly), inductivism(st), inductivity, inductor, inductorium
related to: induce

introduct: obsolete introduce

misconduct: mis~

nephridioduct:

nephrogonaduct:

nerviduct: the duct of nerves

oviduct: the duct of ova

product
Derivatives: production, productivity, productive
related to: produce

reconduct: re~

reduct
related to reduce

spermiduct: duct of sperms
spermoduct

sporoduct: duct of spores

subduct: to sub~ is to subtract

superconduct: super~

ventiduct: duct for ventilation

viaduct: duct for cars to pass via

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abduct: ab~wrongly lead, that's abduction.
The abducted boy came back, with a wound in his heart unperceiveable to others.
Derivatives: abduction, abductor
see also: *duct

aberrant: I don't know when I am on an aberrant way in the research work.
Derivatves: aberrance, aberrancy, aberrantly,

abet: If we are still abetting all the ill-doers in stealing money from our society, our people won't stay with us any more.
Derivatives: abetment, abettor

abey: He abeyed his forther's advice.
Derivatives: abeyance

abhor: abhor something/to do sth
She abhorred to cry in the face of her prince.
Derivatives: abhorrent

abide: abide something, abide by(comply with)
We will abide by our promises.
Derivatives: abiding

abject: The abject poverty impeded the development of tourism.
Derivatives: abjectness, abjectly
see also: *ject

abjure: to abandon (believes, rights) publicly
Those who abjure their belief will be deserted by God.
see also: *jure

ablution: The bishop performed his ablution and served a solemn ceremony.
Derivative: abluted, ablutionary

Sunday, March 11, 2007

*dicate

abdicate: After the president abdicated, he was soon found murdered at his home.

adjudicate: ju~jury, related to court, hence to abjudicate is to settle finally in a court
The bribery involved so much interest that it was sent to a special commitee to abjudicate.
Derivatives: adjudication, adjudicative, adjudicatory, adjudicator

coindicate: co~provide conjoint indication
The turmoil coindicated the following revolution.

contraindicate: contra~ to indicate the inadviability of (a medical treatment)

dedicate: He dedicated himself in the theory of number all his life.

dijudicate:

eradicate: era~erase, to eradicate is to erase something including its root
The grasshppers were eradicated by introducing birds and other natural enemies.

indicate: We need an saliant indicator telling us when the fire occurs.

irradicate:

medicate: to treat with medcine
Derivatives: medication, medicative

mendicate: to beg

predicate: to assert
Derivatives: predication, predicational, predicative
He predicates his arguments on facts.

preindicate: pre~

prejudicate: pre~

premedicate: pre~

radicate: to root deeply
He is the one who radicated the theory of relativity.

rededicate: re~

revendicate: to demand a restoration of territory
We are now revendicating, for Taiwans has been separated from us for more than 50 years.

revindicate: re~

syndicate: to union as a syndicate (-,-)

vindicate: to clear accusation
Our society permits people to sue for libel so that they may vindicate their reputations.

Saturday, March 10, 2007

*bate

``bate'' might mean walk/hit.

abate: Although anesthetic had been injected several minutes ago, the biting pain never abated.

absorbate and adsorbate: I don't think they should be put here. However they are so similar. They originate from absorb and adsorb(吸附). So they are the instance that is absorbed/adsorbed.
Heminths can't be absorbed, on the contrary, they can adsorb in the organs, such as intestine.

approbate: to approve of formally or legally.
The act was approbated by the congress days ago and now it's illegal to sell this stuff.
Derivatives: approbation, disapprobate

barbate: originates from barb, barber, means bearded...
I don't like barbate leaves which cause my allergy.

bate: His curiosity has bated since he finished that thesis. He didn't want to bate a minute out of his current interest.

celibate: looks like celibrate, but means single
As a celibate all his life, the mathematician led a poor life.

cohobate: to distil again

conglobate: to make into ball/globe-like shape or adj.
The gravity will distort the conglobate rain drops.

probate: will, or check the validity of a will
The probate court rejected his heritance of his father's wealth.

dealbate: white or whitened or vt.
The dealbate clothes will poison those who wear it.

debate: The hot debation last for two hours without a conclusion.

exacerbate: to aggravate, deteriorate, irritate
The long-last drought exacerbated the burden of local resident.

extubate: to remove a tube from
intubate: to insert a tube into

globate: globe-like

incubate: to hatch
The mathematician sat down to incubate for a while suddenly when he was walking downtown.
Derivative: preincuate, incubation

jubate: with long pendent beard

libate: Libation is usu. regarded as respect for the antecessors.
Derivatives: libation

lobate: leave-like
The lobate bookmark she sent me has been in my favorite book for years.

makebate: the one who causes quarrels
We don't need makebates in our company.

masturbate: When one is desiring sex and can't satisfy himself/herself, masturbation might be a way out.
Derivative: masturbation

perturbate: The perturbation in China deferred her prosperity for more than 20 years.
Derivative: perturbation

rebate: to discount
If you buy goods more than $100, there will be a rebate of 1$ per 100$.

reprobate: adj, n. morally unprincipled, to disapprove of
The reprobate was reprobated by those protected by justice.

sorbate: adsorbate

stereobate: 台基
stylobate: a base for pillars of a building
tholobate: 圆屋顶座

titubate: to totter, hobble, stumble
The elders always titubate.

tubate: tube-like

Friday, March 9, 2007

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abacus: The abacus was invented by ancient Chinese people as a computing tool.

abandon: The courage once abandoned will help no one at all.

abash: to bash sb. is to strike sb./sth. heavily and suddenly to injure or break. So to abash is to bash sb. in his mind so as to make him/her feel guilty, shy or worried. However, a calabash is 葫芦(树). It seems like being bashed = =. To ear-bash is to say sth. repeatedly so as to bash sb.'s ear @@
His gift abashed her because it is totally out of proportion. With a bash on the table, she decided to reject it without bearing his ear-bashing proposing.
Here are several derivatives: abashless(ly), abashment

abate: to make (wind, noise or pain) or become less.
As the wind abated, we set off immediately.
Derivatives: abatement
see also: *bate

abbreviate: The People's Republic of China is commonly abbreviated to P.R.C..
Derivatives: abbreviation, abbreviator

abdicate: When the King abdicated, his kingdom was disintegrated by continual wars.
Derivatives: abdication, abdicator
see also: *dicate

abdomen: This is a part of one body.
I like to dance on the abdomen of my tutor.

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Musical Intruments

bassoon, 巴松管
cello, 大提琴
violin
viola
clarion, 尖音小号

Medicines

anesthetic, 麻醉剂
anodyne, anthing that relieves pain or soothes
antidote, a remedy to counteract a poison
antihistamine, 抗组胺剂
antiseptic, 杀菌剂
fungicide, 杀真菌剂, substance that kills fungus
hemostat, sth. that hastens clotting
herbicide, a substance used to destroy weeds

Sciences

aeronautics, 航空学
agronomy, 农学
alchemy, 炼金术
anthropology, 人类学
arithmetic,
archeology, 考古学
astrology, 占星术
astronomy. 天文学
botany, 植物学
calculus, 微积分学
calligraphy, 书法
cartography, 制图学
choreograph, 舞蹈编排学
demography, 人口统计学
dermatology, the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases
dietetics, the study of the kinds of quantities of food needed for health
discography, 录音音乐研究
entomology, a brach of zoology that deals with insects
epistemology, the study or theory of the nature, sources and limits of knowledge
ethnography, 人种学
etymology, 语源学
dermotology, 皮肤病学
gastronomy, the art or science of good eating, rpicurism
genealogy, study of family history
genetics
herpetology, 爬行动物学
homiletics, the art of preaching
horology, the science or art of measuring time or making time pieces
horticulture, 园艺学
ichthyology, 鱼类学

Sunday, March 4, 2007

Come on... Diseases!

Here are those diseases, all in a peculiar form.
acrophobia, fear of heights
amnesia, partial of total loss of memory
anemia, 贫血
anorexia, an eating disorder oraversion to food
aphasia, partial or total loss of the ability to articulate
apoplexy, 中风
arthritis, 关节炎
asphyxia, loss of consciousness
asthma, 哮喘
concussion, 脑震荡
dipsomania, an abnormal and insatiable craving for alcoholic drink
dyslexia, impairment of the ability to read
dyspepsia, impaired digestion
gerontology, the scientific study of aging and the problems of aged people
hemophilia, 血友病
hepatitis, inflammation of the liver
hyperchondria, 忧郁症
hysteria, 歇斯底里症
insomnia, abnormally prolonged inability to sleep