let us enrich our vocabulary!

i have decided to regularly post some words and their meaning so that we can all enrich our vocabularies. here's my first post:


most of our words have a greek or latin root source. i will share the root source and then define words that are related to that source:

LOG- from the greek word logos, meaning "word, speech, reason".

Eulogy - A speech in praise of someone, often of someone who died.

the prefix eu- means well and good, a speech discussing the positive attributes of the one who has passed on in a funeral or a memorial service is called a eulogy, although you may also eulogize a living person.

Monologue - a speech or dramatic scene spoken by only one person.

dramatic monologues often let a character talk openly about himself or herself.

Neologism - a new word, usage or expression

e.g. such neologisms as cyberspace and virtual reality came from the computer technology.



source: Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder