Week #14

dismiss (send someone or something away; disregard an idea or treat

something as unworthy of consideration)

The judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence. (cf. promise, transmission,
emission, submission)
The dissidents expressed his dissent against the government. (cf. president,
resident)
Income disparity is a problem belonging to a lot of countries. (cf. disparage, pair,
peer)
It does not bode well that lots of discordant noises are heard from the party. (cf.
concord, accord)
Many western priests came to Asia to disseminate God’s words. (cf. inseminate,
seminar, semen)
Washing your hands frequently can decrease the chance to contract disease.
(cf. disorder, disaster)

symphony (complex musical composition)

Close your eyes, and imagine yourself sitting in a large movie theatre with a
symphony playing for a small crowd of people. (cf. telephone)
The host used a microphone in the meeting. (cf. megaphone)
The instrument saxophone was named for Antoine Joseph Sax (1814-1894),
Belgian instrument maker who devised it c. 1840. (cf. xylophone)
City sounds – noises from constructions, car honks and vrooms – are
cacophony. (cf. euphony)

resonate (have extended effect)

Most artistic works come and go, while very few resonate down the centuries.
(cf. sonorous, sonata, consonant, sonar, unison, infrasonic)

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anniversary (annual celebration; birthday, commemoration)

Next Monday is the anniversary of the day I first met you. (cf. universe,
multiverse, university)
The art exhibition is held biennially. (cf. biannual, bicentennial, bicentenary,
centenary, centenarian)
Millennials are generally marked by elevated usage of the Internet, mobile
devices, and social media, which is why they are sometimes termed digital
natives. (cf. millennium, millennia, perennial)

annals (annual records; recorded history; history)

The New York Times has released annals since 1949. (cf. daily, journal, weekly,
biweekly, monthly, quarterly)

anarchy (chaotic situation; lack of government)

Anarchy reigned following the death of the dictator. (cf. atypical, anonymous)
Fighting against patriarchy is the major goal for most feminists. (cf. monarchy,
hierarchy, oligarchy)
We’ve just been assuming that Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are archrivals. As it
turns out, the pair are also arch-friends. (cf. arch-enemy, arch-competitor)
Archaeology is the study of human history and prehistory through the
excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts. (cf. archaic, archives)

asteroid (rocky object orbiting Sun)

The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars.
(cf. steroid, android, humanoid)
“Disaster” is a common word, and its sense is from astrology. (cf. disorder,
disease)
We are all in the social media, but astronomers are looking at the stars. (cf. "We
are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.” Oscar Wilde)
No astronaut has been sent to planet mars yet. (cf. cosmonaut, aeronaut,

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cybernaut)
Voyager 1 crossed the helio-pause and entered interstellar space in 2012,
making it the first spacecraft to do so. (cf. stellar performance, Stella,
constellation)

相關例字練習

dis-, di-, dif- (Latin: apart, away)  502

disable discontent distract

disadvantage discord disparity distribute
disagree discourage disparage
dessert
disappear discriminate dispersed
disease displace differ
disaster difficult
disgust disregard diffident
disband disillusion disrupt diffuse
disintegrate dissect
discard dissent diverse
dismember divert

phon (Greek: sound, voice)  296

son (Latin: sound)  81

phonics, phonetics, cacophony symphony

phonology euphony saxophone
phonogram, microphone xylophone
phonograph megaphone

Sony sound consonant

Panasonic sonar sonorous
ViewSonic resonate sonnet
supersonic sonata

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ann (Latin: year, yearly)  34
enn (Latin: year, years)  64

annals annual centennial

anniversary annuity centenary
Anno Domini (in the biannual centenarian
year of our Lord) biennial

arch (Greek: original [first in time], primitive, from the beginning)  78

arch (Greek > Latin: chief, principal leader) 24
arch (Greek: govern, rule, chief [first in position])  102

patriarchy architecture
matriarchy archrival
anarchy archaic archenemy
monarchy archetype archfriend
oligarchy archeology archbishop
archives archangel
architect archrival

aster- (Greek: star)  20

astro- (Greek: star)  126

asterisk astronaut
asteroid astrobiology constellation
asteroid belt astrophysics stella
astronomy Astro Boy interstellar
astronomical sterling
astronomer disaster