Roots/Affixes Fall 2010

Remember: Vocabulary test on Thurs, Sept. 2nd (Fri, Sept. 3rd). 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 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 Agriculture; adapt; adhesive Aer-, aero- Air; atmosphere Aerodynamics, aeronautics; aerosol Aesthet Feeling; sensation Aesthetics Friday, August 27, 2010 Monday, August 30, 2010

Remember: Vocabulary test on Thurs, Sept. 2nd (Fri, Sept. 3rd). 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 Amicable Amphi- Around, about, both, on both sides, both kinds Greek amphibian Ampl- Ample, plentiful amplified An-, a- Not, without Anonymous; atypical Anima- breath 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 Antebellum, anticipate Antho- Flower Anther (part of the flower that holds pollen), anthology Anthropo- Human Anthropology, anthropologist Aqu- Water Aquamarine, aquarium, aqueduct Test: Sept. 9th and Sept. 10th

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- 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 catholicism

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

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- 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