Language Lingo


homo  + sound      =     homophone 

same     +    sound  =  having the same sound 


con      +    duct    =   conduct 

together     +     lead     =     lead together


pro  + spect  + us  = PROSPECTUS

before     +     look  = a statement of features of a new work


in  + spect  = INSPECT

IN     +    LOOK = to look into 


TRANS + FER = TRANSFER

ACROSS CARRY = carry/send from one to another


FER + RY = FERRY

CARRY     =   carry across water  by boat 


PEND + ING = PENDING

HANG = A HANGING DECISION


pend     +     ant      = PENDANT

pend      +    object  = an ornamental hanging object 


PAN + ORAMA = PANORAMA

ALL + VIEW =A PICTURE GIVING THE IMPRESSION OF A CONTINUOUS VIEW


PENTA + METER = PENTAMETNER

FIVE + MEASURE = A LINE OF VERSE CONTAINING FIVE METRICAL FEET


E     +    VID    +   DENCE = EVIDENCE

FROM + SEE +TO MAKE = something that makes another thing easy to see. 


VID + EO = VIDEO

SEE + EO = THE PICTURE PORTION OF A TELECAST


OMNI + BUS = OMNIBUS

ALL + BUS = Including many things or classes


OMNI + POTENT = OMNIPOTENT

ALL + POWER = ALL-POWERFUL; having unlimited power


EX + CISE = EXCISE

OUT + CUT = TO CUT OUT


EX + CULP + ATE = EXCULPATE

OUT + FAULT + BECOME = become free of blame


EX + ORBIT + ANT = exorbitant 

OUT + TRACK + SHOWS = shows out of track; going beyond what is reasonable


 POLY + gamy   = Polygamy 

many  + woman  = THE practice of having more than one wife at the same time. 


PSUEDO + NYM = PSEUDONYM

FALSE + NAME = FALSE NAME; PEN NAME


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