11/26 week11

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old.

To Kill a Mockingbird
First edition cover – late printing
Author	Harper Lee
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Novel
Published	July 11, 1960

Bene-: good 

benevolent(adj.) \bə-ˈnev-lənt, -ˈne-və-\

kind and generous

He belonged to several benevolent societies and charitable organizations.

benefit(n.) \ˈbe-nə-ˌfit\

a good or helpful result or effect

There are many financial benefits to owning your own home.

Mal-: bad

malevolent(adj.) \mə-ˈle-və-lənt\

having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person

The sky looks heavy enough to sink and crush us when we see another twister bullying across the fields—a squat, malevolent-looking wedge. —Priit J. Vesilind, National Geographic, April 2004

malicious(adj.) \mə-ˈli-shəs\

 having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person : having or showing malice

Frank sensed her discomfort and took a certain malicious pleasure in it, enacting all the while his perfect innocence. —John Updike, The Afterlife, 1994

tumor(n.) \ˈtü-mər, ˈtyü-\  會死

 a mass of tissue found in or on the body that is made up of abnormal cells

malicious gossip(n.)  不會死

 disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

dic-: to say, to tell words

A dictator is a ruler who wields absolute authority. A state ruled by a dictator is called a dictatorship. The word originated as the title of a magistrate in ancient Rome appointed by the Senate to rule the republic in times of emergency.

Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

ver/vir-: true

In law, a verdict is the formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge.

verdict(n.) \ˈvər-(ˌ)dikt\

 a judgment or opinion about something

The verdict was not guilty.

verify(v.) \ˈver-ə-ˌfī\

to prove, show, find out, or state that (something) is true or correct

She verified her flight number.

para-:

1.beside; near

2.beyond

3.resembling

Conscientiousness is the personality trait of being thorough, careful, or vigilant. 

Conscientiousness implies a desire to do a task well.

My love is like a red red rose