Lesson 19

CAESAR'S ENGLISH

Punctuation marks help to make a point.Punctual, punctilious

PUNCT = POINTPUNCTUATION

TRIB = PAYCONTRIBUTION

The man made a contribution to the Breast Cancer Society. tribute, retribution, diatribe

He captured the lightning rod.Capture, captive, captor, captious,

captivate, caption, capsule

CAP = TAKECAPTURE

The elephant was ponderous.Ponder, preponderance

POND = WEIGHTPONDEROUS

RECT = RIGHTCORRECT RECTANGLE

The boy had 100% correct on his test.

Rectangles have four right angles.

Rectify, direct, erect

Geology is the science of the earth.Geothermal, geophysics

GEO = EARTHGEOLOGY

The boy looked through the telescope.Horoscope, electroscope, periscope, microscope

SCOPE = LOOKTELESCOPE

The man was antinuclear, against nuclear weapons.

Antiaircraft, antibody, antitoxin, antiwar, antithesis

ANTI = AGAINSTANTINUCLEAR

One man introduced himself to the other man.Introspective, introvert

INTRO = INTOINTRODUCE

Neonatal care is taking care of newborn infants.Neoclassic, neologism, neolithic

NEO = NEWNEONATAL