Roots 2
Laughter is infectious;
it makes many people
laugh, or at least
smile, themselves.
Some Roots
-fact-, -fect-, -fict-:
to make or do
-mari-, -marine-:
sea
-mort-:
death
-pose-, -posit-:
place or put
-struct-:
put together
None of the audience
is disaffected my this
performance; they are
all quite contented.
The infrastructure of
this auditorium allows
the performers close
interaction with the
audience.
The comedian
composes all his own
jokes; he puts them
together himself.
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-fact-, -fect-, -fict-: to make
Shoes are made in a shoe factory [noun]. The prefix
'man-' means hand; to manufacture [verb] originally meant
to 'make by hand'.
Something's effect [noun] is its result, how it 'makes out'.
To affect [affect] something is to make something happen
or to change a person or thing in some way.
Fiction [noun] is a story that has been made up; a fictitous
[adjective] account is untrue.

-mari-, -marine-: sea
Portland is a maritime [adjective] city; many of its
residents are mariners [noun] who make their livings on
the sea.
Marine [adjective] biology is the study of life within the
sea. The prefix '-sub' means under; a submarine is a
vessel that can travel under water.

-mort-: death
The word 'mortal' can be used as both a noun and an
adjective. A mortal [noun] is a being that will eventually
die; a mortal [adjective] injury is one that causes death. A
mortuary [noun] is a place where dead bodies are
prepared for burial and a mortician [noun] does the
preparation.
* Idiomatic - we use the word 'mortifed' to describe great
embarassment. Debbie was mortified [adjective] to
discover she'd unintentionally insulted her mother-in-law;
it is difficult to overcome such mortification [noun].

-pose-, -posit-: place or put
Pose [noun or verb] is a word in itself; when one sits a
certain way and smiles for the camera, s/he is posing
[verb], or getting into position [noun] for the picture.  
Some people use the same pose [noun] for every picture
they're in.  

-struct-: put together
The structure [noun] of a thing is the way it is put together.
To construct [verb] an argument is to put it together.
Destruction [noun] is the act of taking something apart;
people who take too many risks and/or don't take care of
themselves are called self-destructive [adjective].