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Panacea noun. A cure for all ills.

‘Many people believe that love is the ultimate panacea.’

Pandemic adjective. Something that is widespread.

‘The great flu pandemicspread across all of Europe.’

Root Number 18

pict

Meaning: to paint (from the Latin ‘ pictor ’, ‘ pingere ’)

‘ Pictureyourself as a verbal genius, and you will increase the probability of becoming one!’

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Pictorial adjective. Relating to pictures.

‘She had a very pleasing and pictorialway of communicating ideas.’

Pictography noun. Picture writing.

‘Mind Maps may be considered a form of pictography.’

Picturesque adjective. Visually attractive in a charming manner – ‘just like a picture’.

‘It was one of the most beautiful and picturesquescenes on which they had ever set eyes.’

Root Number 19

put

Meaning: thinking, thought (from the Latin ‘ putare ’, to think)

‘With this handy little root you will be able to computeyour grasp of vocabulary progress, to win any disputeover its verification, and to expand your growing reputationfor Verbal Intelligence!’

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De puty noun. One appointed to think for another; a substitute.

‘Most good leaders choose a deputyto act in case of their absence.’

Com puter noun. As you now know, this literally means ‘with thinking’, and describes a machine that thinks.

‘The human bio- computeris significantly more intelligent than the silicone computer.’

Putative adjective. Generally considered, commonly thought, or reputed to be.

‘Because it appeared that she was making a fortune, she was a putativemillionaire.’

Root Number 20

soph

Meaning: wisdom (from the Greek ‘ sophia ’)

‘This root will give you added sophisticationin the use of language, and will help you in your pursuit of philosophicalideas.’

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Sophoclean adjective. Relating to the great Greek playwright and poet Sophocles, whose name means what he was called: ‘The Wise One’.

‘His writing was witty and weighty – almost Sophoclean in style.’

Sophiology noun. The science of human ideas.

‘Being interested in what the great minds of the past had thought about things, he decided to study sophiology.’

Sophisticate noun. One who is discerning and aware of complex issues through education or experience.

‘Her knowledge in many areas was superb; most people considered her a sophisticate.’

Root Number 21

tech

Meaning: skill or art (from the Greek ‘ technikos ’)

‘This root will give you successful techniquesfor conversing with the technocrats!’

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Pyro technics noun. Literally, the fire skill or the fire art, especially fireworks.

‘New Year’s Eve is a display-case for pyrotechnics.’

Technocracy noun. Government by an élite of technical experts.

‘ Technocracyis an oligarchy of those with specialized technical skills.’

Root Number 22

ultima

Meaning: last, final (from the Latin ‘ ultimas ’)

‘You knew it! Ultimatelywe will have to come to the end of this particular, enjoyable venture. You are well on the way to ultimatesuccess!’

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Ultimoadverb. Last month; the month preceding the present month.

‘This month I started my Verbal Intelligence development; ultimoI had not.’

Pen ultimate adjective. Next to last.

‘Soon you will reach the penultimateroot in this chapter!’

Ultimate adjective. Last; final.

‘Is man’s ultimatedestiny to populate the Universe?’

Root Number 23

ven veni vent

Meaning: come (from the Latin ‘ venere ’)

‘This root will lead you to eventful adventures, helping to intervenebetween yourself and ignorance, and thus acting as preventiveintellectual medicine! When you have mastered this and the other roots you will be able to say, as Julius Caesar did: “Veni. Vidi. Vice.” “I came. I saw. I conquered.”’

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Venture noun. A risky or daring journey, undertaking, or business enterprise.

‘They entered enthusiastically into their new venturetogether, convinced of their success.’

Venturesome adjective. Willing to take risks; bold; daring.

‘They were a venturesomebunch, and it was this very quality that drew people to them.’

Ad ventitious adjective. Happening according to chance.

‘The sudden and unexpectedly large inheritance was an adventitiousevent that changed the family’s fortunes.’

Root Number 24

ver veri

Meaning: true; genuine (from the Latin ‘ verus ’)

‘When you have absorbed this root, you will be a voracious communicator, and will be very capable of verifyingthe truth in other people’s statements.’

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Veracity noun. Truth; honesty; accuracy.

‘He was an extremely ethical fellow, and spoke with complete sincerity and veracity.’

Verify verb. To confirm; to prove to be true.

‘Before signing, I wish to verifythat the contract is a true reflection of our spoken agreement.’

Veridical adjective. Truthful; veracious.

‘She had committed herself to tell the truth and did - hers was a completely veridicalstatement.’

Root Number 25

viv vivi vita

Meaning: alive; life (from the Latin ‘ vita ’)

‘This is a particularly important root that is vitalto the development of your vocabulary, and will vitalizeyour spoken words as well as helping you to survive in any verbal situation!’

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Vitamin noun. One of the constituents of food that are essential for life.

‘Many nutritionists recommend vitaminsupplements to a regular diet in order to improve the quality of life.’

Vivacious adjective. Full of energy, spirit and life.

‘Her sparkling, vivaciouspersonality made her the belle of every ball.’

Viviparous adjective. Bearing live young (not eggs) that have been developed inside the body of the parent.

‘Human beings are viviparouscreatures.’

Case Study – Notes for Words

Dr Agnes Chan, and her colleagues of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, have come up with an amazing finding: that children who take music lessons grow up to have a better memory for words. Chan’s team found that women who had at least six years of music lessons before the age of 12, but who were not professional musicians, performed significantly better at standard word recall tests than women who had no musical training. Dr Chan believes that musical training could help everyone, including those with head injuries or learning difficulties, to improve their verbal intelligence.