M-W Vocabulary builder: Unit 10

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put (think, consider, believe)
reputation, compute, dispute, deputy
reputed (assumed) taisha is reputed to have the lowest signal-to-noise ratio in all forums of its kind. (reputable has mostly positive connotations)
disrepute (shame, disgrace) taisha's application main board has fallen into disrepute, replete with spams and meaningless votes.
impute (attribute) impute missing values from existing data; We imputed lack of conscientious maintenance from the disrepair of taisha.
putative (assumed to exist) the objective of the study is to find putative biomarkers indicative of early onset of CVD (cardiovascular disease). the reputed criminal has putatively committed the unconscionable crime.


log(word, speech, reason)
biology, anthropology, dialogue, epilogue,
physiology - human physiology includes complex traits that can not be easily described by simple summary statistics.
methodology - much of a Ph.D. student's work involved studying existing methodology in his or her domain of expertise and, and if lucky,coming up with something Promethean.
ideology - on this forum we hold the ideology that smart minds attract equally smart minds, and that paid but irrelevant advertisement undermines the quality of communications.
cardiology /cardiogram (chart), cardiologist, cardiograph (graph), cardiovascular, cardiopulmonary resuscitation

terr (earch)
extraterrestrial  (ET) territory, terrace
parterre (a decorative "French" garden with path; or the cheap standing room area in a theatre under the balcony)
subterranean (under ground) a subterranean road/pathway is a tunnel; a subterranean tomb can be called a catacomb, a subterranean railway is subway;
terrarium (for plants) vs. aquarium (for fish)
terrestrial: terrestrial quadrupeds; terrestrial planets (heavenly bodies ...)

mar (se)
submarine; marine;
marina (harbor) I'd like to have a small boat which is docked at the marina during weekdays and could be taken out during the weekend
mariner(sailor, seaman)
maritime 临海 Massachusetts is on the east coast and its boarder is lined with maritime cities.
aquamarine 海蓝色


path(feeling)
pathetic, sympathy, empathy
patho - The pathos of the movie's tragic ending prevented me from seeing it again.
apathetic -(indifferent) onlookers watched apathetically as the disabled child begged for money
empathy - empathy, the ability to feel the emotion of another, is putatively a primal instinct of primates, according to studies of the great apes, including human, chimpanzee and bonono.
telepathic - Besides anecdotal evidence between identical twins, credible evidence for telepathy among fraternal twins, siblings or unrelated people has been lacking.

pen/pun (penalty, punish)
penal : penal code, penal institution (prison), penal law,
impunity: An officer's family members has impunity when it comes to traffic violations (impunity: punishment = immunity: disease)
penance - Adherents of certain religion inflict physical pain to themselves to show penance.
punitive - As a punitive measure, anyone who launches ad hominem attacks gets banned from the forum for three days.


matr/mater (mother)
matron (mature women with children 中年已婚大妈 ) matrimony
maternity
matriarch - I am the matriarch of my family. (matriarchy, matriarchal society )
matrilineal - 母系 patrilineal, lineage, line,
matrix - political matrix; (source)


aqu (water)
aquatics, aquarium
aquaculture
aquanaut 潜水员for extended periods of time
aqueduct
aquifer  （地质）含水层



from mythology
cereal 谷类(from Europe: wheat小麦, barley大麦, spelt

斯佩耳特小麦

, oats燕麦, millet 小米, corn 玉米 is from America)
Junoesque - a woman with dignity and poise from a nature matron 熟女？？ The statue of liberty has a Junoesque figure
martial - martial arts; court martial; martial law 军事戒严
Promethean - China in the 21st century will bring Promethean energy to the world.
Sisyphean - Allowing easy entrance while removing spam manually proves to be a Sisyphean effort.
titanic
Triton 男人鱼
vulcanize 软化橡胶 - 热补