Multiple Meaning Words English IX - SK
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What part of speech does the highlighted word play in this sentence?
Our new senator is an exponent of women's rights.
(adj) expounding
(n) a math symbol
(adj) explaining
(n) person who promotes or interprets

(n) Person who promotes or interprets

Explanation:

One trick that helps me in identifying the definitions and origins of words is looking either at their prefixes/suffixes or their other definitions. For example, an exponent is a math symbol, that has power. 2 with an exponent of 3 is 8. So the exponent takes that original number to another level, if you know what I mean. In the same way, we can deduce that exponent also means a person who takes an issue to another level, promotes that issue, etc.

Here's an example of how you can figure out a word's meaning by looking at its prefix.

Sentence: I'm a very pedantic person when it comes to calculations.

Word: Pedantic

My Analysis:

Look at the prefix- ped.

Try and come up with another word with this prefix.

Did you get one?

One word is pediatrician.

Now, what does a pediatrician do?

They are doctors for children.

Children are little, minors, small

In the same way, we can deduce that a person who is pedantic worries about minor details.

If you start looking at words this way, you'll definitely be able to grasp the definitions easily!

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