Page 60 - Word Power Made Easy: The Complete Handbook for Building a Superior Vocabulary
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10. gamos marriage _______________
11. asketes monk _______________
12. centrum center _______________
13. mania madness _______________
14. dexter right hand _______________
15. sinister left hand _______________
16. gauche left hand _______________
17. droit right hand _______________
18. monos one _______________
19. bi- two _______________
20. polys many _______________
21. andros male _______________
22. -ist person who (noun suffix) _______________
Practice, custom, etc. (noun
23. -y _______________
suffix)
24. -ous adjective suffix _______________
quality, condition, etc. (noun
25. -ity _______________
suffix)
USING THE WORDS
Can you pronounce the words? (I)
Say each word aloud! Hear it in your own voice! Say it often enough so that you feel
comfortable with it, noting carefully from the phonetic respelling exactly how it should sound.
Remember that the rst crucial step in mastering a word is to be able to say it with ease
and assurance.
1. ambidextrous am-bƏ-DEKS′-trƏs
2. ambidexterity am′-bƏ-deks-TAIR′-Ə-tee
3. dexterous DEKS′-trƏs
4. dexterity deks-TAIR′-Ə-tee
