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Post by Lady Hammer on May 6, 2007 18:49:15 GMT -5
I'll wait for YOUR examples before I post mine, simply because my head is quite drained right now, but I wanna get this out here for you guys to have fun with.
So go ahead, practice with Vocab I.! Put your sentences / passages / whatever up here, using the words. I'll be happy to give you tips and critique on how you're using them if you want / need it! ^^
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Post by Maggie on May 26, 2007 19:29:15 GMT -5
huh? I'm feeling dumd at the mo'. What kinda examples? Do you mean play with our greek and latin root words and add prefixes and suffixes to them? Is that it?
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Post by Lady Hammer on May 28, 2007 13:15:57 GMT -5
Yup that's all!  I just wanna make sure everyone knows how to use them. The art of creating new words is called "Neologism", and it's really neat. I do it all the time without noticing it sometimes. :3 And no, I didn't make up the word "Neologism"... xD |
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Post by Maggie on May 31, 2007 17:16:25 GMT -5
I know that! I've heard that word before but never paid heed. Not smart to do that.... And I'm amazed that I actually got that right.... I'll start simple enough.
Okay, my words are: geolevhypolift and photopyr
bi-geolevhypolift: To lift stone from under the earth twice at once. (Um... I'm not sure if thats too great but heck!)
The workers had to get this perfectly. One mistake, and the rocks would crush them. See, they had to perform a bi-geolevhypolift, and if they did not lift the boulders twice, at the exact same moment, the unbalanced rocks would crush their bodies.
hyperphotopyr: Extrmely bright light from immense flames.
An enormous roar was heard from the forest. It was not the roar of a beast, though. It was of something more deadly. It was the roar of a forest fire, making wood crack and incinerating all in its path. The hyperphotopyr from this enormous monstrosity reflecting off a nearby lake was almost blinding. With amazing velocity, the flames lept across the lake, and huge plumes of steam rose, almost veiling the hyperphotopyr.
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Post by Lady Hammer on May 31, 2007 17:57:36 GMT -5
Oooh, I like the hyperphotopyr one. That's nice. ^^ A golden star to you!
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Post by Maggie on Jun 7, 2007 11:30:28 GMT -5
YAY! I'm so happy. Hm... Maybe I'll show this to my teacher....
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Post by Maggie on Jun 19, 2007 10:15:55 GMT -5
Now I'll attempt suffixes!
geolevhypolithable: Rocks that are able to be lifted from under the earth.
The loose rocks of the earths' tectonic(sp?) plates are quite geolevhypolithable.
photopyrly: A light that is similar to that of fire.
The sun was beaming down ferociously on that blisteringly hot day. In fact, the sunlight was so bright it was to be considered photopyrly.
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I just wanna make sure everyone knows how to use them.