Learn Vocabulary With Root Words For IBPS PO: Day 8

In this article, we learn how we can improve our vocabulary easily by developing tricks. We make use of a technique known as ETYMOLOGY.

Review of Etymology:

Prefix, Root, Suffix	Meaning
Con	With, together
Notus	Well-Known or famous
Summus	To sum up, highest or to complete
Corrigo	To correct, set straight
Vetus	Old
Senex	Old
Genesis	Birth, origin
Logos	Science, study
In-	Negative prefix
-al	Pertaining to
-ic	Pertaining to
Logy	Study
-ity	condition or quality of
-acy	quality, state
-ist	a person who practices, is expert in
-ness	State of
-ate	Cause or make
-tion	act of, state of, result of
-an	Native of, pertaining to

Note:

• Ends with y = noun
• Ends with ist = noun
• Ends with ic = adjective
• Ends with al = adjective or noun
• Ends with ity, ty = noun
• Ends with cy = noun
• Ends with tion = noun
• Ends with ness = noun
• Ends with an = noun or adjective

Trick to learn words:

• Wide and unfavourable reputation = notus (famous) + ity (condition or quality of) = notoriety 
• Particle carried on the chromosome of a cell that transmits a characteristic from parent to offspring = genesis (origin) = gene 
• To complete = con (together) + summus (to complete) + ate (make) = consummate 
• Completion = con (together) + summus (to complete) + tion (result of) = consummation 
• Inability to be reformed = in (negative) + corrigo (to correct) + ity (condition or quality of) = incorrigibility 
• Science that deals with the transmission of characteristics from parents to children = genesis (origin) + ic (pertaining to) = genetics 
• Student of a family roots or origin = genesis (origin) + logos (study) + ist (a person who practices) = genealogist 
• Height of skill or artistry = con (together) + summus (highest) + acy (quality) or ness (state of) = consummacy or consummateness 
• Quality of a habit that has been established over years = in (negative) + vetus (old) + acy (quality) = inveteracy 
• A person long experienced at a profession, art or business = vetus (old) + an (pertaining to) = veteran 
• Pertaining to the study of family origins = genesis (origin) + logos (study) + al (pertaining to) = genealogical