English Vocabulary in 365 Days - Lesson 40

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Hello everyone, in our Lesson 39, we learnt about the prefixes Mal and Male.  Mal; Male represent the meanings bad; not correct and ill. Today we shall see the prefixes mega and megalo. Happy Reading :)

Day 40 : Mega; Megalo

• mega, megalo - great; large

Let's try to understand this with some examples

• megaphone (noun) = a device for magnifying sound
• mega - Prefix = large
• phone - Root = sound; voice
• megalopolis (noun) = a very large city where a great number of people live
• megalo - Prefix = great
• polis - Root = city

Let's have a look at some more words with mega, megalo prefixes, for better understanding.

• Megabit = a unit of computer memory
• Megadont = having large teeth
• Megadynamics = mechanics of the major earth movements
• Megafog = instrument to give directions to befogged ships
• Megalith = a large stone that forms a prehistoric monument
• Megalomania = an unnaturally strong wish for power and control
• Megalophonous = having a loud voice
• Megalophthalmus = having large eyes
• Megalopolis = avery large city
• Megalosaurus = a carnivorous dinosaur
• Megaloscope = an endoscope with an apparatus for magnifying
• Megameter = instrument for observing the stars in order to determine longitude
• Megaphone = a device for magnifying sound
• Megapod = large footed
• Megaprosopous = disease characterized by a large face
• Megascopic = enlarged; visible to the naked eye
• Megastore = a very large shop
• Megatherm = any plant which requires great head and abundant moisture for growth
• Megaton = a unit of explosive power chiefly used for nuclear weapons, equivalent to one million tons of TNT
• Megawatt = a unit for mesaruring electrical power, equal to one million watts

Home Work :

Try to guess the meanings of the following elements.

1. -clud
2. -drome
3. -fer
4. -err

a. to run

b. to make a mistake

c. to shut

d. do bear

Try to match the above elements with given meanings.  Solve it on your own and

That's all for today guys..... Thank you :)

You can read Old Lessons of this series from here

 

Shraboni Chakraborty

Asstt. Professor

English and Foreign Languages University,

Hyderabad

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