Much ado about something
It is a comedic play by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599, as Shakespeare was approaching the middle of his career. Much Ado About Nothing is generally considered one of Shakespeare's best comedies .
➤mal- : bad , wrong
ex: （1）malignant adj. : disposed to cause harm, suffering or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred.
⇨The surgeon finally located the malignant tumor that had afflicted his patient for many months.
（2）malnutrition n. : physical weakness and bad health caused by having too little food, or too little of the types of food necessary for good health
⇨The emaciated prisoners were obviously suffering from advanced malnutrition.
（3）malady n. : any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deep seated
⇨Once the virulent malady had run its course, my temperature dropped.
➤in- : negative
⇨The indigent client was surprised when she was accosted by her social worker in the elegant restaurant.
（2）ineffectual adj. : not skilled at achieving, or not able to produce, good results
⇨The play was so blatantly bad that the impresario fired its ineffectual director.
➤ad- : to, toward, forward
ex: （1）adverse adj. : having a negative or harmful effect on something
⇨It was excruciatingly painful for the actors to read the adverse reviews that their performances had received.
（2）advocate n. : to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something
⇨The general was sure to advocate that we give the enemy no respite from the bombings.
➤ e- ,ex- : out, out of
ex: （1）emaciated n. : very thin and weak, usually because of illness or extreme hunger
⇨The emaciated residents of the Warsaw Ghetto managed to win several skirmishes from the Nazis.
（2）excruciating adj. : extremely painful, boring or embarrassing
⇨With excruciating slowness, the minute hand inched its way around the clock.
（3）extortion n. : to get something by force or threats, or with difficulty
⇨When the business manager was accused of extortion, his colleagues sought to oust him from the firm.
（4）entourage n. : the group of people who travel with and work for an important or famous person.
⇨The visiting dictator's ubiquitous entourage of bodyguards disturbed our tranquil city.
（5）effigy n. : a model or other object that represents someone, especially one of a hated person that is hanged or burned in a public place
⇨Coach of losing team hanged in effigy.
➤re- : back, again
ex: （1）reprehensible adj. : it is extremely bad or unacceptable
⇨The brash student was forced to apologize for her reprehensible conduct.
（2）revert v. : to reply
⇨After taking the drug, she began to revert to the days of her childhood.
（3）remote adj. : far away in distance or time, or not closely related
⇨Ben's reprehensible table manners led his fraternity brothers to seat him in a remote corner of the dining room.
（4）respite n. / v. : a pause or rest from something difficult or unpleasant
⇨The voluble insurance salesman gave my father no respite.
（5）reverberating v. : to reecho or resound
⇨The rescue team heard the miner's voice reverberating through the caves.
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