M-W Vocabulary builder: Unit 27

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nano (dwarf, small)
micro, mini, nanoskirt, nano-brained
nanotechnology
nanosecond
nanostructure
nanoparticle


super(over, higher, more than)
supermodel, superpower, superjock, supersize, supersweet, Uber,
superfluous - the added evidence is superfluous to the case (extra, beyond what's called for)
insuperable (insurmountable, impossible) - we won the case against seemingly insuperable odds
supersede (replace) - the new system superseded the old
superlative - the superlative form of an adjective (good better best), the forum boasts superlative categorization

de(down, away)
descent, decline, devalue, depressed
debase - posing node for playboy is considered debasing for all women by feminists.
defamation (slander, libel) - the newspaper published articles that made the politician seem like a scumbag and was sued for defamation
degenerative - (degenerative disease: Alzheimer's )
dejection - he took the loss badly and appeared dejected for weeks


null (none)
null - null hypothesis
nullify - since no payment is ever received, the action nullified the contract
nullity - he is nothing but a nullity in my mind
annulment - the celebrity got married and followed that with an annulment in 2 days

arm(weapons, tools)
arms, armed, army
armistice - they signed the armistice and the ensuing peace lased only 2 months
armory - armories are few of the industries that thrived in the USSR.
armada - (fleet) the boat was surrounded by an armada of small canoes
disarming - he has a particularly disarming smile and this won him many instant friends


surg(rise, spring up)
upsurge - the upsurge of the oil price angered the mass
insurgency, counterinsurgent
resurgent - the world feared a resurgent SARS epidemic


strat(stratum, spread, bed)
strata, stratum - the social strata is clearly visible from the kind of houses each lives in
stratification - the clever survey successfully stratified the users into self selected groups
substrate (foundation) - reading, math and critical thinking skills are the substrate for further scientific learning
stratocumulus 积云


later(side)
latitude,
lateral - lateral thinking is a critical substrate of creativity and innovation
bilateral, multilateral
collateral - using the house as collateral he got loans for his business
equilateral - an equilateral rectangle is a square


Medical
Tom (cut)
anatomy
lobotomy
appendectomy
gastrectomy
tonsillectomy
mastectomy

.--Iatr (healer, physician)
pediatrician, psychiatrist, psychologist, physiatrist,
iatrogenic 医疗事故引起的
bariatric - i picked up so many pounds in recent years that I considered bariatric surgery
geriatric (relating to old people)
podiatrist