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21

Some High-Utility Greek and Latin Affixes

Lecture no. 21 from the course: Building a Better Vocabulary

Some High-Utility Greek and Latin Affixes

Taught by Professor Kevin Flanigan | 29 min | Categories: The Great Courses Plus Online Professional Development Courses

Add some powerful Greek and Latin affixes to your vocabulary notebook. Explore intriguing etymologies for words like abdicate (which originally had nothing to do with royalty) and antediluvian (a word with ties to the Bible that got a new lease on life). Don’t absquatulate now, there are more great words to come!

36 Lectures

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