Chrysti The Wordsmith: Ex- Words - 1

Greetings I'm Christie the wordsmith. The prefix x e x may be a small one but it's by no means insignificant. Check your dictionary for the number of words beginning with these two letters and you'll find that the entries go on for pages during the next four words with additions will spend some time with a few words headed up by the x prefix. When these specimens are dissected by syllables they reveal remarkable pedigrees. The x prefix can mean out out of or out from as in. Exhale to breathe out. And sometimes it means completely or thoroughly as in X per gait the verb expurgated means to remove objectionable or obscene material from say a book before publication. The per gate portion of the word comes from the Latin verb purgatory meaning to cleanse the X prefix here means thoroughly so expurgated is to purify completely garri by the way is also the Latin progenitor of the word purgatory. The place where souls are purified before attaining heaven. The verb expect to

write illustrates the out of meaning for X xpect a rate is the polite way to say cough up and spit out the word consists of X the X and picked from the Latin word perfect Taurus meaning Chast ex pect or ait literally means Egypt out of the chest. I'm Christi the wordsmith. More X words next time. CHRISTIE The wordsmith is sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Zoot enterprises. A high tech firm in Bozeman Montana offering challenging careers and innovative solutions for the financial services industry sued web dotcom.