One of the quickest and most effective ways to improve your vocabulary is by learning to recognize the most common Latin and Greek roots, since any one of them can help you define a number of English words. Whenever you come upon an unfamiliar word, first check to see if it has a recognizable root. If you know that the Latin root "ami" for example, means like or love, you can easily figure out that "amiable" means pleasant, friendly and "amorous" means loving. Even ff you cannot define a word exactly, recognizing the root will still give you a general idea of the word’s meaning. Remembering that the Greek root "geo" means earth would certainly help you define "geophysics" as the physics of the earth, but it also might help you figure out that "geocentric" has to do with the center of the earth or with the earth as a center. Begin by studying the following lists of common Latin and Greek roots and representative wor
A. the earth
B. the moon
C. the ocean
D. the minerals
One of the most convenient and cheapest ways to see America is by riding a Greyhound bus. This interstate bus system connects all major cities in the United States, (52) people with frequent and convenient service. The bus system even has an international service (53) makes connection with cities in Canada and Mexico.
Its network even extends to some of the smaller towns and out-of-the-way communities (54) the great interior of the country. Traveling by bus may (55) longer than flying by plane, but the terminals are located in the center of most cities and there is (56) to the downtown area. These buses are comfortable and air-conditioned. They are all equipped with toilets in the rear to (57) the convenience of the passengers, but there are some very severe (58) of conduct which are strictly enforced. On all buses (59) is forbidden and the consumption of alcoholic drinks is not allowed.
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A. spend
B. use
C. consume
D. take
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