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INSUL "island" from Latin INSULA (etymon) IDIO "single, peculiar, personal" from Greek IDIOS (etymon) NUM "to count" from Latin NUMERARE, NUMERATUM (etymon) PLUS, PLUR "many" from Latin PLUS, PLURIS (etymon) SING "single" from Latin SINGULUS (etymon) insular (adj.) limited in knowledge or perspective insulate (v.) to protect from outside influence idiosyncrasy (n.) a peculiar quality; a quirk idiom (n.) speech or phrase specific to a particular language or group of people enumerate (v.) to list separately; to count off innumerable (adj.) so plentiful as to be uncountable nonplussed (adj.) baffled; confused surplus (n.) amount beyond what is needed plurality (n.) greater part; majority single [out] (v.) to isolate, to choose singular (adj.) separated from others; unique