Root Word: cede, ceed, cess = go; yield accessible (adj) accessory (n) concede (v) exceed (v) intercede (v) precede(v) proceed(v) recede (v) recess(n) successor (n) able to go in to, enter, or approach an article or item worn with an outfit that “goes with” or matches the outfit to yield to an opponent that one has lost; to give in; to admit that something is true and valid to go or be beyond the limit or expectations to mediate; to go between people to help them reach an agreement to go before something else in time, order, place, or rank to keep on going; to go ahead with something; to move along to go or move back the time during which people go out to take a break a person who goes after someone else (usually related to a person taking over a job that is of higher rank)

Root Word: vers, vert = turn anniversary (n) conversation (n) convert (v) diversify (v) diversion(n) extrovert(n) introvert (n) invert (v) revert (v) subvert (v) date on which an event occurs every year; every year an event turns a year older discussion that switches from one person to another; a discussion that “turns back and forth” to turn or change your beliefs or way of thinking to divide up money into different investments so that if one area turns for the worse then you will be protected something that turns your attention off of what you are thinking about a person who turns his/ her attention outward toward other people a person who turns his/ her attention inward toward himself/ herself; a shy person to turn or flip in the opposite direction to turn back to a previous action or thought; to go back in thought or speech; to give back to corrupt or undermine; to turn against established authority

Root Word: tract = pull abstract (adj) attract (v) contract (v) distract(v) extract (v) protract(v) retraction(n) subtract(v) traction (n) tractor (n) pulled away from direct relation to anything; impersonal as in attitude or views to pull into something; to pull into oneself to pull together to make smaller in size or bulk; to pull inward; opposite of “expand” to pull a person’s attention in another direction to pull out by force to pull out; to make it take longer; to prolong a statement or promise that is pulled back or taken back to pull some out, therefore having less left over a pull to the arm or leg muscles to bring a bone back into place when it is dislocated or fractured a powerful vehicle that pulls farm machines and hauls heavy loads

Root Word: struct = build construction (n) destruction (n) infrastructure (n) instruct (n) instructor (n) misconstrue (v) obstruction (n) reconstruct (v) substructure (n) superstructure(n) what is built; buildings that are created or produced the act of taking down something that was built the parts of a city on which the rest of the city was built around: roads, communication, transportation, and schools to build knowledge a person who helps someone build knowledge to build the wrong meaning; to misunderstand; to interpret the wrong way something that blocks the way of things being created or built; something in the way to build again the base, support, or foundation of a building something built on top of something else; the part of the building that was built on top of the foundation or base

Root Word: Therm=heat, temperature 1. Endothermic (adj) 2. Exothermic (adj) 3. Therm (n) 4. Thermal (adj) 5. Thermodynamic (adj) 6. Thermograph (n) 7. Thermometer (n) 8. Thermophile (n) 9. Thermos (n) 10. Thermostat (n) Heated from within the body Requires heat to be absorbed from outside of the body A unit of heat equal to 1,000 calories Related to heat or temperature Caused or operated by heat that has changed into different forms of energy A device that automatically writes down (records) changes in temperature An instrument that measures temperature or heat An organism that has adapted to living in very high temperatures (heat), such as bacteria or algae A container that is used to keep things warm, such as your soup; a double-walled container that keeps things warm A device used to control the temperature

11/15-12/3 Root Word: socio = companion, friend 1. Antisocial (adj) 2. Associate (n) 3. Association (n) 4. Disassociate (v) 5. Social (adj) 6. Socialite (n) 7. Sociogram (n) 8. Sociology (n) 9. Sociopath (n) 10. Unsocial (adj) Against the basic rules of a group; harmful to the people in a group A fellow worker or friend (usually related to an office) A group of people who have gathered based on similar goals or beliefs To break ties with a group; to end a friendship; to sever a relationship Friendly; a person who enjoys companions A person who is important or of high rank within a specific, usually fashionable group A diagram that represents each person’s friends in a classroom The study of how people get along A person who suffers from an antisocial mental disorder Not social; having or showing a dislike for others in a group

Root Words: phon, phono, phone = sound, voice cacophony (n) dysphonia (n) euphonic (adj) gramophone (n) homophone (n) megaphone (n) microphone (n) phonics (n) 9. phonology (n) 10. saxophone (n) Harsh sounds; bad noise Difficulty producing speech sounds, usually due to hoarseness Having a nice sound; pleasant combinations of sounds in words A device used to play the sounds of music as written on records A word that has the same sound but a different meaning as another word A large funnel-shaped device used to make the voice sound louder by directing the sound waves straight out to listeners (most often used by cheer teams) A device used to makes small voices sound larger, especially in a big room. The sounds that letters make and the letters that are used to represent sounds The study of speech sounds in language A woodwind instrument that sends out sounds through its curved, metal body

Root Word: strain, strict, string = bind, tie, or draw tight astringent (n) 2. boa constrictor (n) 3. constrict (v) district (n) 5. restrain (v) 6. restricted (adj) strain (v) strainer (n) string (n) 10. stringent (adj) a substance used on skin to make the skin tight a snake that kills its prey by squeezing it tightly to hold in; to make smaller; to squeeze or bind to make smaller a region or area that is bound together by specific rules, laws, resources and/or money to hold back; to keep under control; to limit; to draw tight by force bound by limits; kept within certain rules to draw or stretch tight beyond the normal limits a device used for letting water leave the food so the food is drawn together a thin piece of twisted fiber than can be used to tie things together demanding strict attention to rules; rigid; having a tight set of rules

Root Word: terr, terra, geo = land; earth extraterrestrial (adj) geode (n) 3. geographer (n) geography (n) 5. geology (n) 6. mediterranean (adj) subterranean (adj) terra cotta (n) terrace (n) 10. territory (n) out of this world; above and beyond what is found on earth a hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside with crystals a person who studies the regions of the earth, including the climates and natural resources the science of the earth that deals with the regions or places on the planet’s surface the study of the earth, specifically rocks and the planet’s crust almost or completely surrounded by land under the surface of the earth; underground baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery a raised, flat mound of earth (dirt) that looks like a platform with sloping sides an area, region, or piece of land

Root Word: naut, naus, nav = relating to the sea, ships, or travelers Argonaut (n) astronaut (n) 3. circumnavigate (v) cosmonaut (n) 5. nauseous (adj) 6. nautical (adj) navigable (adj) navigate (v) navigator (n) 10. navy (n) A person who took part in the California Gold Rush by traveling west in search of gold from 1848-1849 A person who is trained to travel to outer space To travel around the earth on water or in the air A Soviet who is trained to travel into outer space Affected with a feeling of sickness in the stomach that feels like sea sickness Related to sailing, sailors, or ships Wide or deep enough for ships to be able to pass through. To steer or direct ships or airplanes A person who is trained to plan the course of and drive a ship. A fleet of ships; all the warships of a nation.

Root Word: mob, mot, mov = move automobile (n) 2. demote (v) locomotion (n) mobile (adj) 5. mobility (n) 6. mobilize (v) motion (n) motivate (v) promote (v) 10. removal (n) a self-propelled passenger that moves to move down in grade, rank, or status the ability to move from place to place capable of moving or being moved the quality or state of being able to move about freely to coordinate; to move people or things around for a purpose the act or process of changing place or position; the ability or power to move to do something that makes a person move into action to raise or move to a higher grade, rank , or job; to advocate the act of moving something away

Root Word: grad, gress = step aggressive (adj) 2. centigrade (adj) degrade (v) 4. digress (v) 5. gradual (adj) 6. graduate (v) 7. progress (v) 8. progression (n) 9. regress (v) 10. upgrade (v) hostile; pushy; stepping into someone’s space with forceful energy Celsius; temperature rating on the thermometer made up of 100 degree intervals or steps between the freezing and boiling points of water to reduce someone’s worth or value; to make someone step down to a lower position or rank; to move down a step in social status to stray away from the main topic; to step away from the topic and lose clarity; to wander in thoughts or ideas a slow change; a step-by-step change to move up a step in education (usually out of a school) to move a step in a positive direction; to improve; to move a step closer to a goal a step-by-step sequence within a continuous series to go back; to move backward; to move a step back to move up a step or level; to improve in quality

Root Word: pos = to place, put 1. apposition (n) 2. compose (v) 3. depose (v) 4. deposit (v) 5. expose (v) 6. imposition (n) 7. juxtapose (v) 8. post (v) 9. proposal (n) 10. transpose (v) A word or phrase placed next to another word in order to define or identify it To put ideas into writing; to write a musical piece; to create or produce to remove from office or power; take out of place; put down To put money into an account To put something out for others to see Something that is a burden to someone else; to put your needs above someone else’s to the point that it’s a burden for others To place side-by-side for the purpose of comparing and contrasting To put something up on a board for everyone to see; to display A plan or offer that is usually put down in writing To put into a different order or place; to reverse or transfer the order

Root Word: sed, sid, sess = to sit, settle 1. assessor (n) 2. president (n) 3. reside (v) 4. residence (n) 5. sedan (n) 6. sedate (v) 7. sedative (n) 8. sedentary (adj) 9. sediment (n) 10. session (n) An official who evaluates and settles on a value of property for tax purposes An executive officer who sits in charge of a firm or organization To settle into a place to live; to exist A home; a place where a person settles to live A closed automobile that has enough room for four people to sit comfortably to help someone calm down; to help someone settle down medicine used to help a person settle into a state of calmness fixed to one spot; marked by a great deal of sitting and very little exercise or travel the solid material that settles to the bottom of a liquid a meeting, class, or assembly where a group sits together