Root: flor, florate, florescent

Meaning: flower, bloom

 

 

1. florescence: flowering
2. florid: reddish, decorated
3. efflorescence : blooming
4. inflorescence : arrangement of flowers on the axis
5. flourish : thrive

 

Root: flu, flux, flur, fluoro

Meaning: to flow

 

1. fluorescence: emission of light
2. affluent : wealthy
3. refluent : ebbing
4. superfluous : unnecessary
5. confluence : a flow together of tow or more streams 

 

Context:

 

1. The flowers became fluorescent in spring
2. His florid face reflected his embarrassment
3. Flowers in bloom are efflorescent
4. The flowering part of the plant is the inflorescence
5. During 16^th century art flourished
6. Fire flies are fluorescent in the dark
7. A business tycoon is affluent
8. His speech was superfluous
9. The refluent waters receded
10. The sea is the confluence of rivers

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2 Responses to “Vocabulary Flash Card 42”

1. vishnu on December 20th, 2009 5:55 am

   pls hp…

   do we have to learn tht root meaning…i mean i am finding it difficult to learrn tht~!!

2. AnuVeluri on December 29th, 2009 12:12 pm

   Vishnu, a root always helps u remeber the word a better way..it is however not possible to know the roots of ‘all’ the words..we can try to understand the root in order to memorize the word a better way..and to tell u the truth this works..:-)

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