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CHAPTER8Word Elements:Together and ApartThe poet John Donne wrote, “No man is an island.” All of us connect withother people in our classes, jobs, pastimes, and family lives. To help describethese connections, Chapter 8 presents word elements that mean“together” and “apart.” This chapter also introduces several words thatcame into English from other languages. Over centuries, as English speakerscame in contact with people around the world, they “borrowed” wordsand brought them into English.Chapter Strategy: Word Elements: Together and ApartChapter Words:Part 1co-, com-, con-: coherent dis- discordcollaboratedisparitycommunaldisseminatecompatible sym-, syn- synchronizeconcursynopsiscontemporarysynthesisPart 2Borrowed Wordsgreg congregate bravadoegregiouscharismagregariousclichésperse disperse cuisineinterspersenadirsparsezenithVisit the Student Companion Website at www.cengage.com/devenglish/richek8eto test your knowledge of these words before you study, hear each word pronounced,find additional practice exercises, and access more information on words and topics.Copyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved.236