English Vocabulary With Root Word – Set 11 Free PDF Download

Hole and corner policy

• Hole and corner
• Shady and secretive, typically to hide illicit activity
• You can be certain that there are some hole-and-corner activities going on in that private club

 To plough a lonely furrow

• To do without anyone’s help
• To do something in isolation; without the help of others
• He would rather plough a lone furrow rather than taking help from others

Talk through one’s hat

• Talk foolishly or ignorantly
• Talk nonsense

To lead one by the nose

• To exert a high degree of control over someone else
• To cause someone to follow blindly

 All agog

• In a state of excitement
• Amazed or impressed
• polis
• City
• Greek word- city
• City; method of government, citizenship, government, administration Polis, polit, poli

 Acropolis

• Acro-high + polis- city
• A castle or citadel that is built on top of a hill
• A structure at the top of the city

Aquapolis

• Aqua- water + Polis- city
• City near the water or water city
• A name given to several projects of cities on and under water

 Megalopolis

•  Megalo- large + polis- city
• A very large, heavily populated city or urban complex

 Metropolis

• The capital or chief city of a country or region Capital city The most important city

Necropolis

• Necro- dead
• A cemetery, especially a large one belonging to an ancient city The city of the dead

 Cosmopolis

• The capital of the world A cosmopolitan city or country

Apolitical – Adjective

• Not related to, nor dealing with the structure or affairs of a government or the state
• Not involved or interested in activities or ideas that involve gaining power in a country

Craniopolis

• A city of skulls

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