Opposition 32: Taurus 2 (An electrical storm) and Scorpio 2 (A broken bottle and spilled perfume)

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  • 8/3/2019 Opposition 32: Taurus 2 (An electrical storm) and Scorpio 2 (A broken bottle and spilled perfume)

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    Taurus 2: An electrical stormScorpio 2: A broken bott le and spi l led perfume

    The keyword storm descends from the IE root (s)twer-1 which meansto turn, whirl . Paronyms incl ude the words st ir , disturb , trouble ,

    turbid, turbine, and per t u r b . 1 Three of i ts def init ions include the word

    violence or i ts inf lect ions a strong or violent outburst , as of emotion

    or excitement , a violent disturbance or upheaval , as in pol i t ical , social ,

    or domestic af fa irs , and a violent , sudden attack on a forti f ied place . 2 I t

    is also a synonym of violence. 3 The word b r eak is a paronym of brokenand i ts def init ions include to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or

    v i ol en t l y; smash. 4 Thus, the f irst theme is VIOLENCE .The keyword storm is also a synonym of anger . 5 The keyword perfume

    descends from the IE root dheu-1 . 6 The root is def ined as be ing the baseof a wide variety of derivatives meaning to r ise in a cloud, as dust ,

    vapor , or smoke, and related to se mantic notions of breathand forms

    denoting defective perception or wits . One of i ts paronyms is fume

    which as a verb means to be overcome with anger or fury; rage . 7 Anger

    and fume are also synonyms. 8 Thus, the second theme is ANGER .

    1W a t k i n s , C . ( 2 0 0 0 ) , T h e A m e r i c a n H e r i t a g e D i c t i o n a r y o f I n d o E u r o p e a n R o o t s , p . 8 7 2 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / s t o r m

    3 h t t p : / / t h e s a u r u s . c o m / b r o w s e / s t o r m

    4 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / b r e a k

    5 h t t p : / / t h e s a u r u s . c o m / b r o w s e / s t o r m

    6 W a t k i n s , C . ( 2 0 0 0 ) , T h e A m e r i c a n H e r i t a g e D i c t i o n a r y o f I n d o E u r o p e a n R o o t s , p . 1 9

    7 h t t p : / / w w w . c o l l i n s d i c t i o n a r y . c o m / d i c t i o n a r y / e n g l i s h / f u m e 8 h t t p : / / t h e s a u r u s . c o m / b r o w s e / f u m e

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