English Vocabulary in 365 Days - Lesson 30

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Hello everyone, in our Lesson 29, we learnt about the prefix Fore.  Fore represents the meanings before; in the front of. Today we shall see the prefix hetero. Happy Reading :)

Day 30 : Hetero

• hetero - other; different

Let's try to understand this with some examples

• 
• heterodox (adjective) = not following the usual or accepted beliefs and opinions 
• • hetero - Root = other
  • dox (doxa) = opinion
• heterosexual (noun) = a person who is sexually attracted to the people of opposite sex. 
• • hetero - Root = other
  • sexual (sexus) - Root = sex

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

• heteromorphosis = growth of abnormal tissue
• heterotaxy = abnormal disposition of organs or parts
• heterogeneous : consisting of many different kinds of people or things 
• heterodoxy = (of beliefs, ideas, or activities) different to and opposing generally accepted beliefs or standards
• heteronyms = two or more words that have identical spellings but different meanings and pronunciations
• heterotroph = an animal that can’t make its own food supply, so they have to eat other things, like plants or other animals, to survive
• heterozygous = having two different forms of a gene (= part of a cell containing DNA information) that controls a particular characteristic, one inherited from each parent, and therefore able to pass on either form

Home Work :

Try to guess the meanings of the following elements.

1. -aero
2. -brevi
3. -capit
4. -aqua

a. short

Shraboni Chakraborty

Asstt. Professor

English and Foreign Languages University,

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