Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Word Parts - angle, angu-


One of the fastest ways to increase your vocabulary is by learning word parts, i.e., roots, prefixes, suffixes or forms.

The TRiO SSS Scoop will give you a new word part everyday so that you can begin to work on increasing your college vocabulary. Here's your word part for today...

angle, angu- : From Latin corner, a bend

acutangular - having acute angles; triangularis - muscle of the chin; Triangulum - ancient constellation shaped like an equilateral triangle; triangle - figure having three angles and three sides; equiangular - geometric figure in which all angles are equal; multangulum - bone possessing numerous angles.

And for you:
angulated, biangular, angulation, pentangle, quadrangular, septangel, nonangle, biangular, quinquangular.

Source: English-Word Information, Word Info About English Vocabulary

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