M-W Vocabulary builder: Unit 19

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bio
biology, biosphere, biotechnology
bionic (artificial limb)
biopsy
biodegradable
symbiosis 共栖 a symbiotic relationship is interdependent.

gen (birth)
generate, gene, genealogy, generation
genesis (origin ) many IT started-up companies had their genesis with a couple of guys in their garage.
generator - 发电机
genre
carcinogenic - with the fast development and modernization in china, environmental problems emerge and in big metropolis, people find it hard to keep carcinogens out of their lives.

funct (perform , carry out)
functional, function,
functionary (bureaucrat)   职员
malfunction
defunct - a lot of the once popular tv shows are now defunct
dysfunctional - dysfunctional families are probably over diagnosed today

mut(change)
mutation, mutate, mutant
commute - commuter
commute (commutation) - We commuted the original punishment for spam to a less severe one, since novices do not usually start by reading the instructions
immutable (unchangeable) I value diversity and constant stream of fresh ideas much more than an immutable style.
permutation
transmute - transmute lead into gold

fract (break or shatter)
fraction, fracture,
fractious - We banned her from coming because of her fractious comments.
fractal - (power law)
infraction - we need to device better rules to deal with people who commit minor infractions of forum guidelines.
refraction 折射


tele (distant)
telescope, telephoto lens, television
telegenic, photogenic - nowadays political leads need to be telegenic, sometimes their appearances seem to matter more than their political ideals.
teleological -  I believe that the world is consisted of various random events, instead of having teleological roots.
teleological ethics judges an act by seeing if it produces good or bad results.
telemetry 远程测量，监测
telecommute - Telecommuting sounded like a good idea at first, but I quickly grew tired of lack of human contact.

phil (love)
philosophy (love of wisdom), bibliophile (book lover), Philadelphia (brotherly love) pedophile
oenophile (wine lover)
philatelist (stamp collector)
Anglophile (England lover)
philanthropy

neg (no)
negate, negative
negligent - i have grown more and more negligent in replying emails
abnegation (self denial ) I believe a life of abnegation will give strength and character to a young adult.
negligible - the new ad campaign generated but negligible sales.
renege - the business partners reneged and withdraw their investment from the deal .


Number words
Dec (10)
decimal, decade, decahedron
decalogue 十诫 the ten commandments
decathlon (pentathlon, triathlon)
decibel 分贝
decimate - the new rounds of layoffs decimated the workforce at the company

cent(100)
cents, centipede century
centenary 百年庆典
centigrade = Celsius degree
centimeter
centurion 百夫长，大约等于连 captain of a company