nondescript
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
non-
script
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
nondescript
not easily described; belonging to no particular class or kind
莫可名状的, 难以区别的, 无特徵的; n. 难以名状, 不属任何型类的人
Dissection of nondescript
nondescript = non- (not) + de- (down) + script (write);
nondescript = not able to be written down; not easily described
Now Repeat my Dissection
nondescript = not able to be written down; not easily described
Important roots for this word:
de-
non-
script
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
Repetition is the key to learning.
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