New words to start writing a paragraph ppt

English ppt

1. How to write a basic paragraph. Some good transition words for starting a new paragraph .

2. ROOT WORDS

3. BENE good or well benefit- advantage beneficent- generous benevolent- generous 4. benefactor- a generous person 5. benefaction- a gift usually of money 6. benefice- paid position of a priest

4. BENE good or well 7. beneficial- advantageous 8. beneficiary- one who benefits 9. benediction- a prayer of blessing 10. benign- kind & gentle

5. MAL bad or badly maladroit- done without skill, clumsy malady- a serious problem, ill, illness malaise- unease, feeling of illness malcontent- a dissatisfied person malefactor- doer of bad things malevolent- wicked, desiring to do bad

6. MAL bad or badly 7. malice- ill-will, spite 8. malicious- spiteful, malevolent, wicked 9. malign- to slander 10. malignant- desiring to harm 11. malinger- to pretend to be ill 12. malignancy- noun of malignant 13. maltreat- ill-treat, mistreat 14. malodorous- having a bad smell

7. CIDE killing patricide- killing of father matricide- killing of mother parricide- killing of a parent fratricide- killing of a brother sororicide- killing of a sister infanticide- killing of a baby foeticide- killing of a foetus homicide- killing of a human being

8. CIDE killing 9. regicide- killing of a king or queen 10. genocide- destruction of a race 11. ambicide- killing of a friend 12. uxoricide- killing of one’s wife 13. viricide/mariticide- killing of husband 14. philicide/prolicide- killing of a son or a daughter

9. MONO one; single 1. monogamy- the practice of only one marriage 2. monoglot- speaker of only one language 3. monotheist- one who believes in the existence of only one God 4. monotonous- dull, repetitious

10. MONO one; single 5. monosemous- having only one meaning 6. monopolist- a person or company that has a monopoly 7. monologue- a speech by one person 8. monism- the belief that there is only one God

11. POLY many polyandry- the custom of having more than one husband at the same time 2. polygamy- the custom of having more than one wife at the same time 3. polyglot- multilingual 4. polygraph- lie-detector

12. POLY many 5. polysemous- having more than one meaning 6. polymath- a person with great knowledge of different subjects 7. polytheism- belief in a lot of gods 8. polyvalent- having different functions 9. polydemic- native to many countries

13. BI two; twice; double 1. bigamy- the crime of marrying a second time without divorcing the first wife 2. bigamist- one who commits bigamy 3. ambidextrous- able to use both hands 4. bilateral- involving two groups or countries

14. BI two; twice; double 5. bicameral- having two main parts in a parliament 6. biennial- happening once every two years 7. biannual- happening twice a year 8. bifurcate- to divide a road or a river into two parts

15. PHILA/PHILE love 1. philately- stamp collecting 2. philatelist- stamp collector 3. philanderer- womanizer 4. bibliophile- lover of books 5. anglophile- lover of the English things 6. philematology- science of kissing 7. philanthropist- lover of humanity

16. OMNI all 1. omnipresent- present everywhere 2. omnipotent- all-powerful 3. omniscient- knowing everything 4. omnivorous- one who can eat anything 5. omnicompetent- one who is able to do all things

17. MANIA addiction 1. dipsomania- addiction to alcohol 2. bibliomania- addiction to books 3. narcomania- addiction to drugs 4. kleptomania- addiction to stealing 5. logomania- addiction to talking 6. anthomania- addiction to flowers 7. phagomania- addiction to excessive eating

18. PHOBIA irrational fear 1. acrophobia- fear of height 2. cynophobia- fear of dogs 3. xenophobia- fear of foreigners 4. microphobia- fear of germs 5. glossophobia- fear of public speaking 6. aerophobia- fear of flying 7. necrophobia- fear of death or dead bodies

19. CRED to believe 1. credence- belief in sth as true 2. credible- convincing 3. incredible- unbelievable 4. credulous- gullible 5. incredulous- not gullible 6. credulity- gullibility

20. LOGY science or study of sth 1. philology- study of languages 2. theology- study of religion 3. ethnology- study of human races 4. gynecology- study of women’s diseases 5. anthropology- the study of the development of human races

21. MULTI many; much 1. multifarious- having great variety 2. multitude- a great number 3. multitudinous- extremely large in NO. 4. multiparous- giving birth to more than one baby at a time

22. OUS full of; having 1. lustrous- having lustre, i.e. shine 2. luscious- having a good taste, delicious 3. oblivious- forgetful 4. odious- extremely unpleasant 5. odorous- having a smell 6. obnoxious- offensive 7. malicious- having malice, i.e. ill-will 8. covetous- greedy for other people’s possessions

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