8th Grade Roots and Affixes 1
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linwang982016 on October 23, 2011
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Roots/affixes:
chron
luc/lum
ortho
cracy
vers
cide
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 (root) chron | time |
| (root) luc/lum | light |
| (root) ortho | straight, correct |
| (affix) cracy | rule, governing |
| (affix) verse | turn |
| (affix) cide | killer |
| chronicle (n) | A history or story; a record of happening in the order in which they happened |
| chronology (n) | The science of measuring time and of finding the correct dates for happenings |
| synchronize (v) | to move or happen at the same time or speed |
| lucid (adj) | Clear to the mind; easily understood; not vague or confused; easy to see through; rational; clear thinking |
| elucidate (v) | To make clear; explain |
| illuminate (v) | To give light to; light up |
| luminary (n) | A body that shines, such as the sun or moon; a famous or well-known person |
| orthodontist (n) | a dentist that specializes in straightening teeth |
| orthodox (adj) | Keeping to the usual or fixed beliefs and customs; conventional |
| orthopedics (n) | The branch of surgery that deals with the bones, joints, etc. |
| aristocracy (n) | A class of people who have a high position in society because they are born into families having wealth and sometimes titles |
| autocracy (n) | Government in which one person has all the power |
| bureaucracy (n) | A body of government officials; the running of a government chiefly through bureaus or departments staffed with non-elected officials who carry out the government functions and assure that public services are delivered and laws/regulations are followed |
| democracy (n) | Government in which the people hold the ruling power, usually giving it over to representatives whom they elect to make the laws and run the government |
| reverse (v) | To turn around |
| introvert (n) | a person who is more interested in his or her own thoughts and feelings than in other people and what is happening in the world |
| controversy (n) | A conversation in which positions are turned against each other; and argument or debate |
| genocide (n) | any deliberate attempt to kill, or program planned to destroy, all the people of a certain nation, race, ethnic group, etc |
| pesticide (n) | Any poison used to kill insects, weeds, etc |
| suicide (n) | The act of killing oneself on purpose; harm or ruin brought about bhy a person's own actions |
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