English Vocabulary in 365 Days - Lesson 26

July 17, 2016    

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Hello everyone, in our Lesson 25, we learnt about the prefix EpiEpi  represents the meanings upon, in addition and aboveToday we shall see the prefix eu. Happy Reading :)

Day 26 : Eu

  • eu - well; pleasant; good
Let's try to understand this with some examples
  • euphony (noun) = a pleasant sound
    • eu - Prefix = pleasant
    • phon (phonos) - Root = sound
    • y - Suffix = the state of
  • eurhythmics (noun) = a form of exercise which combines physical movement with music and speech. 
    • eu - Prefix = pleasant
    • rythm (rhein) - Root = to flow
    • ics - Suffix = the art of
Let's have a look at some more words with eu prefixes, for better understanding.
  • eulogize = to praise somebody / something very highly
  • euphemism = a nice way to say something harsh 
  • euphony = pleasant sound 
  • euphonious = full of pleasing sound
  • eulogy = words of praise, usually for the dead 
  • euphoria = a feeling of well-being 
  • euthanasia = painless putting to death (mercy killing)
  • eugenics = breeding for racial improvement 
  • eureka = a shout of triumph "I have found it!" 
  • eutrophic = the process by which a body of water becomes enriched in dissolved nutrients (as phosphates) that stimulate the growth of aquatic plant life usually resulting in the depletion of dissolved oxygen
  • eupepsia - good digestion
Home Work :
Try to guess the meanings of the following elements.
  1. -ise
  2. -tomy
  3. -ure
  4. -ing
a. the process of
b. on going
c. cutting
d. to make
Shraboni Chakraborty
Asstt. Professor
English and Foreign Languages University,

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English Vocabulary in 365 Days - Lesson 26 4.5 5 Yateendra sahu July 17, 2016 sponsored links Hello everyone, in our Lesson 25 , we learnt about the prefix Epi .  Epi   represents the meanings upon, in addition a...


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