💡Time for [Word-ology] again, a column making English learning easier!💡

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Before today’s learning, let’s check the answers to the last episode.

culpability = culp-[guilt] + -ability[n.]

Definition: the fact that someone deserves to be blamed or considered responsible for something bad:

culprit = culp-[guilt]+ -rit[people]

Definition:  to record something written, spoken, or played by writing it down

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Today we will learn the new root “noc” or “nox” . Basically, it means “hurt“.

For example, the word “noxious“, consisting of “nox” = hurt, and “ious” = adj. , of which the meaning is :

“Something, especially a gas or other substance, that is noxious is poisonous or very harmful.” (Cambridge Dictionary)

Similarly, one could see the same rule in word “innocuous“.

Innocuous :

So, the definition of “innocuous” is :

“completely harmless” (Cambridge Dictionary)

Here’s an example of “innocuous” :

i.e. Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact poisonous.

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_{Now it’s your time to figure out the meanings of the following words!}

pernicious= per-[thoroughly] + nic-[noc,hurt] + -ious[adj.]

innocent= in-[not] + -noc[hurt] + -ent[adj.]

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That’s all for [Word-ology] today!

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