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Vocabulary – Unit 4 Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes
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Prefixes pre- Examples: precede, predict, preface
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Prefixes pre- Meaning: before, in front of
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Prefixes post- Examples postpone, posthumous, post-game
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Prefixes post- Meaning: after, behind
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Prefixes tele- Examples telephone, telepathy, television, telegram
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Prefixes tele- Meaning: distant
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Prefixes a- / ab- / abs- Examples abstract, abduction, abstain, abnormal
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Prefixes a- / ab- / abs- Meaning: away, from
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Prefixes ad- Examples adhere, adjoin, adjacent
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Prefixes ad- Meaning: to or toward
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Prefixes im- / in- Examples imperfect, impolite, impossible, impractical, indiscreet, invisible
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Prefixes im- / in- Meaning: not
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Roots/Bases aqua- / aque- Examples aquatic, aquarium, aqueduct
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Roots/Bases aqua- / aque- Meaning: water
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Roots/Bases duc- / duct- Examples induce, deduce, seduction, conduct, abduct, produce, aqueduct
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Roots/Bases duc- / duct- Meaning: lead
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Roots/Bases fin- / finit- Examples final, definite, infinite
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Roots/Bases fin- / finit- Meaning: end, limit
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Roots/Bases magn- Example magnify, magnate, magnificent
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Roots/Bases magn- Meaning: large, great
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Roots/Bases scrib- / script- Examples manuscript, scribe, scripture, scribble, prescription
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Roots/Bases scrib- / script- Meaning: to write, written
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Roots/Bases sol- Examples solitary, solo, soliloquy, solitaire
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Roots/Bases sol- Meaning: alone
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Roots/Bases vid-/ vis- Examples video, vision
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Roots/Bases vid- / vis- Meaning: to see
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Roots/Bases voc- / voke- / voice Exaples vocal, invoke, revoke, invocation, convocation
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Roots/Bases voc- / voke- / voice Meaning: voice, to call
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Roots/Bases ami- / amic- Examples amiable, amicable, amorous
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Roots/Bases ami- / amic- Meaning: love
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Roots/Bases aud- Examples auditorium, audible, audiologist, audiotape
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Roots/Bases aud- Meaning: sound
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Roots/Bases gram- / graph- Examples telegram, graphite, biography, telegraph, geography
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Roots/Bases gram- / graph- Meaning: to write or draw; writing; printing
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Roots/Bases chron- Examples chronicle, chronology, synchronize, chronological order
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Roots/Bases chron- Meaning: time
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Roots/Bases grad- / gress- Examples graduate, progress, gradual, progression, transgression
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Roots/Bases grad- / gress- Meaning: to step
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Roots/Bases hydr(o)- Examples dehydrate, hydraulics, hydroelectric, hydroplane
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Roots/Bases hydr(o)- Meaning: water
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Roots/Bases mut- Examples mutant, mutate, mutability
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Roots/Bases mut- Meaning: change
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Roots/Bases terr(a)- Examples subterrarean, terrain, terrestrial, disinter, territorial
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Roots/Bases terr(a)- Meaning: earth, ground
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Suffixes -ate Examples Donate, vibrate, implicate
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Suffixes -ate Meaning: to make
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Suffixes -ation Examples donation, vibration, implication
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Suffixes -ation Meaning: the result of doing
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Suffixes -ify Examples justify, magnify, intensify
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Suffixes -ify Meaning: to make
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Suffixes -er / -or Examples teacher, counselor
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Suffixes -er / -or Meaning: one who does
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Suffixes -ologist Examples zoologist, biologist
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Suffixes -ologist Meaning: one who studies
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Suffixes -ology Examples zoology, biology
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Suffixes -ology Meaning: study of
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