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the word-part connection strategy, which works as follows:
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something else you already know.ż Third, associate that “something else” with the target word’s
meaning.Castigate (verb)
To punish, rebuke, or criticize severely.z Let’s try the word-part connection strategy with the word castigate.z A smaller word inside castigate is cast, meaning “to throw or hurl.”
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throwing criticisms on another.z To make this word-part connection in your vocabulary notebook,
circle or highlight the cast in castigate and jot down the connection.
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down the connection in your own words, as in, “When you castigate
someone, you are casting punishments and criticisms.”Toothsome (adjective)
Delicious; sexually attractive.z Toothsome is another word that lends itself to the word-part
connection strategy. Obviously, a smaller word that pops out from
toothsome is tooth. Making a connection between tooth and the