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Roots/Affixes
Fall 2010
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Vocabulary test on
Thurs, Sept. 2nd
(Fri, Sept. 3rd).
• Remember:
Roots/Affix text on
Sept. 9th (Sept 10th).
Friday, August 27, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Root/Affix
In English
Origin
Examples
Abs-, Ab-
Not, away
Latin
Abnormal,
absent,
abstract
Ac-, acu-
Sharp;
pointed
Latin
Acupuncture;
acute
Acro-
Height,
summit, tip
Greek
Acronym;
acrobat;
acrophobia
ad-, a-, ac-,
af-, ag-, al-,
ap-, ar-, as-,
at-
In addition
Latin
to;
movement to
or toward
Agriculture;
adapt;
adhesive
Aer-, aero-
Air;
atmosphere
Greek
Aerodynamic
s,
aeronautics;
aerosol
Aesthet
Feeling;
sensation
Greek
Aesthetics
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Vocabulary test on
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(Fri, Sept. 3rd).
Root/Affix
In English
Origin
Examples
Amor-
Love, loved
Latin
amorous
Amic, -imic-
Friend
Latin
Amicable
Amphi-
Around,
about, both,
on both
sides, both
kinds
Greek
amphibian
• Remember:
Roots/Affixes text
on Thurs, Sept 9th
(Fri, Sept 10th).
Ampl-
Ample,
plentiful
Latin
amplified
An-, a-
Not, without
Greek
Anonymous;
atypical
Anima-
breath
Latin
Animal;
animated
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Test:
Sept. 9th
and
Sept. 10th
Root/Affix
In English
Origin
Examples
Ann-, enn-
Year, yearly
Latin
Anniversary,
annual,
biannual,
millennium
Ant-, anti-
Against,
opposed to,
preventive
Greek
Antibiotic,
antibodies
Ante-, anti-
Before, in front
of, prior to
Latin
Antebellum,
anticipate
Antho-
Flower
Greek
Anther (part of
the flower that
holds pollen),
anthology
Anthropo-
Human
Greek
Anthropology,
anthropologist
Aqu-
Water
Latin
Aquamarine,
aquarium,
aqueduct
Test:
Sept. 21st and
Sept. 22nd
Root
Meaning
English Word
bene
good/well
benefit
bio
life
biology
brev
short
abbreviation
chloro
green
chlorophyll
chrono
time
chronology
derm
skin
dermatologist
Test:
Sept. 21st and
Sept. 22nd
Root
Meaning
English Word
dic/dict
speak
dictionary
fer
carry
transfer
fix
fasten
affix
gen
birth
generate
geo
earth
geography
graph
write
graphic
Test:
Sept. 21st and
Sept. 22nd
Root
Meaning
English Word
hemo
blood
hemoglobin
herb
plants
herbaceous
hydro
water
hydrate
jur/just
law
jury
log/logue
word/thought
dialogue
luc
light
lucid
Test:
Oct. 5th and Oct. 6th
Root
Meaning
English Word
manu
hand
manual
meter/metr
measure
thermometer
neg
no
negate
ocu
eye
ocular
olig
few
oligarchy
op/oper
work
operation
Test:
Oct. 5th and Oct. 6th
Root
Meaning
English Word
osteo
bone
osteoporosis
path
feeling
sympathy
ped
child
pediatrics
phil
love
philosophy
phys
body/nature
physical
pod
foot
podiatrist
Test:
Oct. 5th and Oct. 6th
Root
Meaning
English Word
proto
first
prototype
pseudo
false
pseudonym
scrib/script
write
scribble
sect
cut
dissect
sol
alone
solitary
struct
build
construct
Test:
Oct. 13th and Oct. 14th
Root
Meaning
English Word
tact
touch
contact
tele
far off
telephone
ter/terr
earth
territory
vac
empty
vacant
ver
truth
verify
verb
word
verbal
vid/vis
see
video
Test:
Oct. 28th and Oct. 29th
Prefix/Suffix
Meaning
English Word
ad-
to
addict
-al
relating to
maternal
ambi-
both
ambidextrous
ante-
before
antecedent
anti-
against
antifreeze
-arium
place of
aquarium
Test:
Oct. 28th and Oct. 29th
Prefix/Suffix
Meaning
English Word
auto-
self
autobiography
centi-
hundred
centimeter
circum-
around
circumvent
con-
with
concert
de-
from/down
depart
deci-
ten
decimeter
Test:
Oct. 28th and Oct. 29th
Prefix/Suffix
Meaning
English Word
di-
two
diameter
dis-
opposite
disable
-dom
quality/state
freedom
ex-
out
exit
hetero-
different
heterogeneous
hypo-
too little
hypoactive
Test:
Oct. 28th and Oct. 29th
Prefix/Suffix
Meaning
English Word
-ic
relating to
poetic
-ile
quality/state
juvenile
in-
not
invalid
inter-
between
interstate
intra-
within
intramurals
-ism
quality/state
catholicism
Test:
Nov. 9th and Nov. 10th
Prefix/Suffix
-ist
macro-
Meaning
English Word
one who practices
large
biologist
macrobiologist
micro-
small
microbiologist
milli-
thousand
millipede
mis-
bad
Miscarriage
mono-
single
monotheism
Test:
Nov. 9th and Nov. 10th
Prefix/Suffix
nano-
Meaning
English Word
billion
nanosecond
neo-
new
neonatology
-ology
study of
biology
omni-
all
omniscient
-ous
quality/state
nebulous
pan-
all
pantheon
Test:
Nov. 9th and Nov. 10th
Prefix/Suffix
Meaning
English Word
per-
throughout
pervade
peri-
all around
periscope
poly-
many
polygon
post-
after
postpone
pre-
before
precede
pro-
forward
progress
Test:
Nov. 18thand Nov. 19th
Prefix/Suffix
Meaning
English Word
re-
again
reappear
retro-
back
retrogress
sub-
under
submarine
super-
more than
supermarket
sym-
together
symbol
Test:
Nov. 18thand Nov. 19th
Prefix/Suffix
Meaning
English Word
-tion
quality/state
preservation
-ular
relating to
cellular
un-
not
unwilling