English Vocabulary in 365 Days - Lesson 9

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Hello everyone, in our Lesson 8, we learnt about the prefixes anti, ant.  Anti, Ant represents the meanings against, opposed to. Today we shall see the prefix apo. Happy Reading :)

Day 9 : Apo

• anti, ant - away; from

Let's try to understand this with some examples....

1. apology (noun) =  an excuse
   • apo - Prefix = awaay
   • logy - Suffix = a subject of study
2. apostrophe (noun) = the mark (') used to show that one or more letters or numbers have been left out.
   • apo - Prefix = from
   • strophe (strephein) - Root = to turn

Let's have a look at some more words with apo prefixes, for better understanding.

1. apogee = the highest point of something, where it is greatest or most successful 
2. apotheosis = a person has become a god
3. apoplexy = sudden loss of powers of senses 
4. apocope =  omission of the final sound of a word 
5. apostate = someone who has given up their religion or left a political party
6. apocrypha = writings or reports not considered genuine
7. apologetic =  expressing or showing regretful acknowledgement of an offence or failure

Home Work :

Try to guess the meanings of the following elements.

1. hypo-
2. mega-
3. neo-
4. micro-

a. small

That's all for today guys..... Thank you :)

Shraboni Chakraborty

Asstt. Professor

English and Foreign Languages University,

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