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mor-: death

morgue(n.) \ˈmȯrg\

a place where the bodies of dead people are kept until they are buried or cremated

mortician(n.)\mȯr-ˈti-shən\

 a person whose job is to prepare dead people to be buried and to arrange and manage funerals

immortal(adj.) \(ˌ)i-ˈmȯr-təl\

not capable of dying : living forever

-gamy: marriage

exogamy(n.) \ek-ˈsä-gə-mē\

 marriage outside of a specific group especially as required by custom or law

bigamy(n.) \ˈbi-gə-mē\

the crime of marrying one person while you are still legally married to another

mal-: bad, wrong

malign(v.) \mə-ˈlīn\

 to say bad things about (someone or something) publicly : to criticize (someone or something) harshly or unfairly

malicious(adj.) \mə-ˈli-shəs\

having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person : having or showing malice

tumor(n.) \ˈtü-mər, ˈtyü-\  會死

 a mass of tissue found in or on the body that is made up of abnormal cells

malicious gossip(n.)  不會死

 disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

bene-: good  

benevolent(adj.) \bə-ˈnev-lənt, -ˈne-və-\

kind and generous

He belonged to several benevolent societies and charitable organizations.

benefit(n.) \ˈbe-nə-ˌfit\

a good or helpful result or effect

There are many financial benefits to owning your own home.

keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.

ten-: to hold

tentative (adj.) \ˈten-tə-tiv\

not done with confidence : uncertain and hesitant

We have tentative plans for the weekend.

herbal(adj.) \ ər-bəl\ made of or relating to herbs

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exhibit(v.) \ig-ˈzi-bət\ to show or reveal (something)

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exhaust(v.) \ig-ˈzȯst\

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to use all of someone's mental or physical energy : to tire out or wear out (someone) completely

Do drugs kill brain cells.

Take pills

get off hands= beyond control

dia-: through

diameter(n.) \dī-ˈa-mə-tər\

the distance through the center of something from one side to the other

The dotted line indicates the diameter of the circle.

diarrhea(n.)\ˌdī-ə-ˈrē-ə\

an illness that causes you to pass waste from your body very frequently and in liquid rather than solid form

diabetes(n.) \ˌdī-ə-ˈbē-tēz, -ˈbē-təs\

a serious disease in which the body cannot properly control the amount of sugar in your blood because it does not have enough insulin

chron-: time

chronological(adj.) \ˌkrä-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl, ˌkrō-\

using time as a measurement

His art is displayed in roughly chronological order.

chronic(adj.) \ˈkrä-nik\

continuing or occurring again and again for a long time

He suffers from chronic arthritis.

The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is an 1850 work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and is considered to be his best work. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.

Title page, first edition, 1850

In this painting, The Scarlet Letter by Hugues Merle, Hester Prynne and Pearl are in the foreground and Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth are in the background (painting by Hugues Merle, 1861).

Magnum opus or opus magnum (English pronunciation: /ˈmæɡnəm ˈoʊpəs/; plural magna opera or opera magna), from the Latin meaning "great work", refers to the largest, and perhaps the best, greatest, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an artist.

Sometimes the term magnum opus is used to refer to simply "a great work" rather than "the great work" of a specific person.

The Human Comedy (novel)

The Human Comedy is a novel by William Saroyan.

The Human Comedy
First edition cover
Author	William Saroyan
Illustrator	Don Freeman
Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	Harcourt
Publication date	February 4, 1943
Media type	Print (Hardback &Paperback)

The Human Comedy (film)

The Human Comedy is a 1943 American drama film directed by Clarence Brown and adapted by Howard Estabrook. It is often thought to be based on the William Saroyan novel of the same name, but Saroyan actually wrote the screenplay first, was fired from the movie project, and quickly wrote the novel and published it just before the film was released. It stars Mickey Rooney with Frank Morgan. Also appearing in the film are James Craig, Marsha Hunt, Fay Bainter, Ray Collins, Van Johnson, Donna Reed and Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins.

The Human Comedy

Honoré de Balzac (/ˈbɔːlzæk, ˈbæl-/; French: [ɔ.nɔ.ʁe d(ə) bal.zak]; 20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. His magnum opus was a sequence of short stories and novels collectively entitled La Comédie Humaine, which presents a panorama of French life in the years after the 1815 Fall of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Honoré de Balzac