Advanced Vocabulary Words: Ostracize to Potable
Six of the nine words here are Latin roots with a suffix bolted on, and the suffix is doing more work than most readers notice. Potable and plenary look intimidating until you separate them into a root and an ending, at which point they become almost obvious. The group also contains one of the most […]
Advanced Vocabulary Words: Magnitude to Opulent
This stretch is lopsided on purpose. Five of the nine words earn their place in ordinary reading, and the other four are the kind you meet once a year. The efficient move is to learn the five properly, learn the word parts inside two of the rare ones, and give the remaining two a single […]