The World of Words: Vocabulary for College Success ... - eLibrary

Words to Learn 239dis- (apart; not)In most words, dis- means not. The word distrust, formedfrom the prefix dis- and the base word trust, means “not totrust.” A person in disgrace is not in the “grace,” or favor,of others. The informal word dis means not to respect, or“not to show respect for,” as in “She dissed me.” Dis- can alsomean apart. Biology students sometimes dissect frogs, or cutthem apart. A noisy student may disrupt a class, or break itapart into confusion.sym-, syn- (together; same)The two meanings of syn- and sym- are related, making themeasy to remember. For example, sympathy is composed fromsym- (same) and the root path (feeling). Synagogue, a placewhere Jewish people meet to worship, is composed fromsyn- (together) and agein (to lead).Words to LearnPart 1co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-1. coherent (adjective) ko – -hîrəntFrom co- (together) hae – rere (to cling or stick)logical; consistent; clearly reasonedThe action movie was exciting, but it lacked a coherent plot.The city needs a coherent strategy for reducing crime.Copyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved. Related Wordscoherence (noun) Lacking any coherence, the student’s paperwas simply a disorganized collection of sentences.cohere (verb) The sticky bandage cohered to my skin. (Coheremeans “to stick.”)incoherent (adjective) Myra was laughing so hard that her replywas incoherent. (Incoherent means “not coherent,” or unableto be understood, as in “incoherent speech.”)2. collaborate (verb) kə-lăbə-ra – tFrom Latin: col- (together) labo – ra – re (to work)to work together