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Season 10 Episode 10 Published 3 months, 2 weeks ago
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. The "Democracy" Family

  • The Person: DEMo-crat
  • The System: De-MOCra-cy
  • The Adjective: Dem-o-CRATic

2. The "Celebrity" Family

  • The Action: CELe-brate
  • The Person: Ce-LEBri-ty
  • The Event: Cel-e-BRAtion

3. The "Diplomat" Family

  • The Person: DIPlo-mat
  • The Concept: Di-PLOMa-cy
  • The Adjective: Dip-lo-MATic

4. The "Economy" Family

  • The System: E-CONo-my
  • The Adjective: Ec-o-NOMic
  • The Person: E-CONo-mist

5. The "Mechanism" Family

  • The Thing: MECHa-nism
  • The Person: Me-CHANic
  • The Adjective: Me-CHANi-cal

6. The "Analysis" Family

  • The Action: ANa-lyze
  • The Noun: A-NALy-sis
  • The Adjective: An-a-LYTic

7. The "Origin" Family

  • The Source: ORi-gin
  • The Adjective: O-RIGi-nal
  • The Concept: O-rig-i-NALi-ty

8. The "Curiosity" Family

  • The Adjective: CUri-ous
  • The Noun: Cu-ri-OSi-ty
  • British Tip: Keep the 'u' in "Curious" pure (like "cure"), don't let it become "chur".

9. The "Industry" Family

  • The Noun: INdus-try
  • The Adjective: In-DUStri-al
  • The Person: In-DUStri-al-ist

10. The "Biology" Family

  • The Subject: Bi-OLo-gy
  • The Adjective: Bi-o-LOGi-cal
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