prefixs and suffixes by Lauren Clayton
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lolopinkdancer on November 24, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Aqua and Aque | Water Examples: aquarium- Tank for fish and water plants |
| Auto | Self Examples: automatic- self-operating |
| Biblio | Book Examples: Bibliography- a list of books |
| Bio | Life Examples: Biography- the story of a persons life |
| Cap, Cep, Cept | Take Examples: Accept- to take in Capture- To take by force Exception- something taken or left out |
| Ed, Ced, Ceed, Cess | Go, move Examples: Excess- going over certain limits exceed- to go over or outside of accede- to move toward; to grant |
| Chron | Time Examples: Anachronism- something out to a particular era |
| Cide, Cis | Cut Examples: Incision- to Cut Decide- to act; to cut off from further Consideration |
| Clude, Clus | Close, Shut Examples: Exclude- to close or shut out Exclusive- Having the quality of shutting out |
| Cog, Cogn | Knowledge of Examples: Recognition- the act of knowing again, recalling Cognizant- the quality of being Knowledgeable |
| Cur, Curs | Run Examples: Cursory- the quality of running through quickly Concurrent- running with; at the same time |
| Duce, Duct | Lead Examples: Abduct- to lead away; to knidnap deduce- to lead from; to conclude |
| Fact, Fect, Fict | Make do Examples: Affectation- something made-up; a pretense Effect- something done outwardly, a change Fictitious- made up; not true |
| Flect, Flex | Bend, turn Examples: Flexible- able to be bent or changed Reflect- to bend or turn something back |
| Fer | Carry, Bring Examples: Infer- to bring in, conclude |
| Fring, Fract | Break Examples: Fracture- a break in something hard Infringe- to break into |
| Graph, Gram | Picture, Writing Examples: Graph- information in picture form Diagram- information in a picture form |
| Greg | Group, gather Examples:aggregation-a group |
| Gress, Grad | Move Examples: progress- move forward upgrade- to move up |
| Hydr | Water Examples: dehydrate- to move water from |
| ject | Throw Examples: eject- to throw out |
| junct | Join Examples: enjoin- to join into; enforce |
| Juris | Law, Justice Examples: juridiction- sphere of legal authority |
| Logue | speaking, speech Examples: Dialogue- Speech between two people |
| Loq, Loc | talk, Speak Examples: Colloquy- talking together elocution- clear speech |
| Lude, Lus | Play Examples: allude-to refer to casually or indirectly prelude- an introductory period before a main event |
| Mand | Order, Command Examples: Mandate- Command |
| Manu | Hand Examples: Manicure- care of the hands |
| Mem, Ment | Mind, Memory Examples: Commemorate- to remember with mention- a call to mind |
| Mis, Miss, Mit | Send Examples: Commit- to send together dismiss- to send away emit- to send out |
| Ped, Pod | Foot Examples: Podestrian- a person who is walking tripod- an object with three feet |
| Pel, Pulse | Drive, Push Examples: expel- to push out impulse- to drive or push on |
| Pend, Pense | Hang, Weigh Examples: suspend- to hang from dispense- to apportion |
| Plac | Please Examples: Placate- to please |
| Pli, Plic | Told Examples:Implicate- to involve Pliable- easily folded or influenced |
| Pone, Pose, Posit | Place or Put Examples: compents- units to be put together depose- to put down |
| Port | Carry, Bring Examples: export- To carry trade out of the country |
| Rect, Reg | To rule or lead, straight Examples: erect- straightened upward regulate- to rule |
| Rupt | Break Example: disrupt to break through or down |
| Scend, Scent | Climb Example: Ascend- to climb up Descent- downwaed slope |
| Scribe. Script | Write Examples: Describe- to write about Inscription- Something written in something else |
| Sec, Sect | Cut Examples: Sector- a cutting or part of a whole Dissect- To cut apart |
| Sert | Declare, State Example: Assert- to state firmly |
| Serve | Keep, save Example: Conserve- to save (together) |
| Sist | Stand, set Examples: inconsistent- not standing together, changing |
| Spect, Spec | See, Look Examples: Aspect- a way of looking at something Speculate- to look at mentally |
| Tain, Ten | Hold Examples: Contain- to hold together Tenacious- holding powerfully |
| Term | End, Limit Examples: terminate- to end |
| Tort | Twist Example: Contort- to twist together |
| Tract | Draw, Drag Example: Attract- to draw toward |
| Vene, Vent | Come Examples: Advent- a coming Intervene-to come between Advent- a coming |
| Vince, Vict | Conquer, Overcome Examples: Convice- to conquer Invinvible- not able to be conquered |
| Volve, Volu | Roll, Turn Examples: Envolution- the act of rolling forth; a gradual development Involve- to draw in |
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