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Prob / Prov : from Latin : for 'prove or proof' or 'honesty and integrity'

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Ap prob ation: a formal or official act of approving; praise, usually given with pleasure or enthusiasm. The 2011 film "Unknown...

Roots: Crim : Latin : for "fault or crime" or "accusation"

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  Crim inology: the study of  crim e,  crim inals, law enforcement, and punishment. Crim inologist: one who studies  crim e,  crim inals, l...

Roots: Plic : Latin : meaning "to fold"

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Com plic ated: (many folds) 1. composed of elaborately interconnected parts. 2. difficult to analyze, understand, explain, untangle.. The...

This or That: Explicit or Implicit

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Explicit: clearly defined or stated. Clearly, fully, and emphatically expressed. In the movie, A Christmas Story , Nine-year-old Ralph ...

Roots: Rect : Latin: from "rectus" which meant "straight" or "right"

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Rect angle: four sided figure whose parallel, straight sides meet at right angles. In between fighting the young men set down their guns ...

Roots: AM / IM : Latin : from amare, "to love"

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The easiest way to remember the root AM is to think of your best friend, because most of us know that  Am igo is spanish for friend. When ...

Roots: Hosp / Host : Latin : from hospes, hospit- meaning "host" and "guest"

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Hosp ital: if you study the history of this word it was once a house for religious pilgrims and travelers, then a home for old people, and...

Roots: Crypt / Cryph : Greek : meaning "hidden"

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Crypt : a tomb or underground room where dead bodies are, particularly under a church. The Cask of Amontillado is a poem by Edgar Allen P...

Subject: Words about Women: Understanding Women

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(If you have not read the last post Words about Women: Tossing and Turning: Women, Sex, and Power you should read it first) Alluring: ...

Subject: Words about Women: Tossing and Turning; Women, Sex, and Power.

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Words about Women: Double Standards What is interesting about words relating to women- or rather, sad, shocking, or telling is to notice ...

This or That? : Incipient or Insipient

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In C ipient .   Incipient means emerging, developing, or initial.   Usage: “Don’t be a hater; this blog is still only in an incipient state...