English Vocabulary and Etymology week 5

Words:

(1)Tri----->three

For example: triangle/triplet

(2)pro----->forward
For example: protagonist/ prolific/ proponent

(3)prehend----->take hold
For example:comprehend/reprehend

(4)spect:----->to look

For example:inspector/spectator/perspective/speculate

(5)cir----->circle
For example:circumvent

(1)Henpecked husbandàwho never dared to contradict his wife.
for example:A henpecked husband is one who always agrees to do
what his wife wants .













(2)Rip Van Winkle: is a short story by American author Washington Irving published in 1819 as well as the name of the story's fictional protagonist. Written while Irving was living in Birmingham, England, it was part of a collection entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Although the story is set in New York's Catskill Mountains, Irving later admitted, "When I wrote the story, I had never been on the Catskills.

(3)Going Dutch: is a term that indicates that each person participating in a group activity pays for themselves, rather than any person paying for anyone else, particularly in a restaurant bill. It is also called Dutch date, Dutch treat (the oldest form^[1]) and "doing Dutch".