Root blocks 3 & 4
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Created by:
lcweck Plus on September 29, 2010
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Roots and their definitions
Derivatives and their definitions
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30 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ann, enn | year |
| nom, nym | name |
| rud, rudi | crude, rough |
| tort | twist |
| hypo | too little, under |
| rudimental | limited or basic element, principle, or skill |
| erudite | having or showing great knowledge or learning |
| distort | pull or twist our of shape, to give a false account of |
| contortion | twisted or bent out of its normal shape |
| misnomer | a wrong or inaccurate name or designation |
| eponym | a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named. |
| annuity | a fixed sum of money paid to someone each year |
| biennial | adj. taking place every other year; n. an event celebrated or taking place every two years |
| hypodermic | of or relating to the region immediately beneath the skin |
| hypoxia | deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues |
| a, ab, abs | away, from |
| rupt | break |
| frac, frag | break |
| mon, monit | warn, advise |
| tox | poison |
| intoxicant | a drug or alcohol that causes (someone) to lose control of their faculties or behavior |
| toxicity | of or relating to poison; caused by poison |
| premonition | a strong feeling that something is about to happen, esp. something unpleasant |
| admonish | warn or reprimand someone firmly, advise or urge earnestly |
| refract | to bend back from a straight path (ie. To make a ray of light change direction) |
| fracas | a noisy disturbance or quarrel |
| abrupt | sudden and unexpected; brief to the point of rudeness |
| erupt | break out or burst forth suddenly and dramatically; give vent to feelings in a sudden & noisy way |
| abstract | exists in thought but not having a physical or concrete existence; dealing with ideas rather than event |
| aberrant | departing from an accepted standard |
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