Session 15

Welcome again, my friends.
We start the second session of the day.

We talked about notorious in the previous session. It comes from Latin notus.
Noted - comes from notus too. A change of syllables can alter the meaning of the word, and in fact have an altogether different emotional impact. So, we have noted industrialists and their enemies, notorious individuals.

If we admire a man's or woman's unworldliness, we refer to it by a term childlike, but if we are annoyed by the trait, we call it childish.

Summit - comes from Latin summus (highest)
'Sum' (addition) comes similarly.

Consummate - one who has reached the highest point of perfection.
And to consummate a marriage, contract, or business deal means to bring it to the highest point, i.e. to completion.
It can also be used as complete, utter as in consummate happiness/bore.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/consummate
Adjective is consummateness or consummancy.

Incorrigible - comes from Latin corrigo (to correct or set straight), plus negative prefix in-
Call people ~ if they do anything in excess, and if all efforts to correct or reform them are to no avail. (In short, dheeth... for instance, our very own Harshal Mehra).
Noun is incorrigiblity or incorrigibleness. (No it's not Harshalness)
So, we have
Incorrigible idealist
optimist
criminal
philanderer

Inveterate - comes from Latin vetus (old) - indicates disapproval.
Inveterate gamblers, liars etc. have grown old in their habits, their habits have become so deep-rooted in their character.
Noun- inveteracy or inveterateness.
English, as we all know is a phunny language. Here, in- is not used as a negative prefix.
Similarly, veteran.

Senex (old) - root of words like senile (relating to old age, memory impairment) and senescent (aging)


Remember genesis?
- Birth or origin.
So, we have genetics and gene.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_genome_project

Genealogy : genesis (birth) + logos (study) - Study of family trees or ancestral origins.
Practitioner - genealogist.

Genital - sexual organs involved in the process of conception and birth.

An example,
The genesis of our CAT2K6 plan is our current venture - this blog.

Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament desrcibes the creation or birth of the Universe.

Congenital : con- (with or together) + genesis (birth).
2 connotations of congenital:
. Literally, it refers to some kind of deformity.
Eg. A congenital defect occurs during the gestation period (in the mother's womb).
. Figuratively, it exaggerates, for effect, the existence of a quality.
Eg. congenital liar


A Review

Prefix/Root : Meaning
. notus : known
. summus : highest
. corrigo : to correct, set straight
. vetus : old
. senex : old
. genesis : birth, origin
. logos : science, study
. in- : negative prefix

That's it for the day!
Please feel free to make your suggestions/improvements.
MV