➤conservatorium :
It is a school for the teaching of music or sometimes acting or art.
➤sanitarium :
It is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with treatment of tuberculosis (TB) before antibiotics.
➤pro- : many, much, in favor of, forward, before
ex:（1）prolific adj. [ + of / in ] : producing abundantly
⇨The usually prolific novelist was frustrated by her failure to come up with a good plot.
（2）progeny n. : descendants
⇨The Bantu chief and all his progeny were noted for their valor.
（3）prospect n. [ +of ] : the possibility that something good might happen in the future
⇨Is there any prospect of the weather improving ?
➤anti- : against
ex:（1）antithesis n. : exact opposite
⇨Len, the gregarious twin, was the antithesis of Lon, the reticent one.
（2）antipathy n. [ + to / towards / against / for ] : a feeling of strong dislike, opposition, or anger
⇨He felt a strong antipathy towards them.
➤in- : something negative, not
ex:（1）indigenous adj. [ ( +to ) ] : native
⇨The forest was replete with the kind of wildlife that is indigenous to Africa.
（2）interloper n. : an unauthorized person
⇨Electric eyes, watchdogs, and other nuances were there to keep out an interloper.
（3）innate adj. : natural
⇨His innate cunning allowed him to see through the spy's subterfuge.
（4）inherent adj. : inborn
⇨Certain mice have an inherent alertness that enables them to conquer the researcher's labyrinths.
➤-ous : having the quality of
ex: （1）gregarious adj. : sociable
⇨A the party, the gregarious hostess scurried from group to group, making friends and influencing people.
（2）amorous adj. : full of love
⇨A landmark in the history of amorous drama is Romeo and Juliet.
（3）fallacious adj. : misleading
⇨Because the inspector had given only cursory attention to the reports, I surmised that his conclusion would be fallacious.
（4）assiduous adj. : devoted, attentive
⇨ Florence Nightingale was a paragon of mercy in her assiduous care for the wounded soldiers.
（5）spontaneous adj. : without preparation, unrehearsed
⇨My English teacher admonished me: "I realize that the speech was to be spontaneous, but it was not supposed to be incoherent or fraught with fallacious statements."
（6）tortuous adj. : winding
⇨The other drivers were nettled about the ease with which our car ascended the tortuous road.
➤em- : in, upon, become
⇨Everytime the irate motorist told about the accident he had a tendency to embellish the story.
（2）embalm v. : to use chemicals to prevent a dead body from decaying
⇨They are even more; for they intensify them, embalm them, and preserve them from
evaporating.
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