Roots/Affixes

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Roots/Affixes

• Fall 2010

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• Vocabulary None.
• Remember Vocabulary test on Thurs, Sept. 2nd
  (Fri, Sept. 3rd).
• Remember Roots/Affix text on Sept. 9th (Sept
  10th).

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 to movement to or toward Latin Agriculture adapt adhesive
Aer-, aero- Air atmosphere Greek Aerodynamics, aeronautics aerosol
Aesthet Feeling sensation Greek Aesthetics
Friday, August 27, 2010 Monday, August 30, 2010
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• Vocabulary None.
• Remember Vocabulary test on Thurs, Sept. 2nd
  (Fri, Sept. 3rd).
• Remember Roots/Affixes text on Thurs, Sept 9th
  (Fri, Sept 10th).

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
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
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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. 9th and Sept. 10th
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Test Nov. 9th and Nov. 10th
Prefix/Suffix Meaning English Word
-ist one who practices biologist
macro- large macrobiologist
micro- small microbiologist
milli- thousand millipede
mis- bad Miscarriage
mono- single monotheism
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Test Nov. 9th and Nov. 10th
Prefix/Suffix Meaning English Word
nano- billion nanosecond
neo- new neonatology
-ology study of biology
omni- all omniscient
-ous quality/state nebulous
pan- all pantheon
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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
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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
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Test Nov. 18thand Nov. 19th
Prefix/Suffix Meaning English Word
-tion quality/state preservation
-ular relating to cellular
un- not unwilling