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A
act, ag
react (verb):
re
+ act
ag
+ ent
act
+ ive
agit
+ ate
audible
aud
Your voice is barely audible over the sound of the train whistle.
+ ible
audit+
orium
auricular
aur
+ ic + ul + ar
am, ami
amorous
(adjective): loving
amor
+ ous
ami
+ able
amic
+ able
anim
animal
anim
A dog is an animal.
+ al
anim
+ ate
animos
+ ity
annals (noun):
ann
+ al + s
annu
+ al
annu
+ ity
anni
+ vers + ary
per
+ enn + ial
author
auth
+ or
aug
+ ment
auct
+ ion
B
bene
benevolent (adjective):
marked by goodwill
bene + vol
The "Salvation Army" is known as a benevolent society for its acts of charity.
+ ent
ben
The doctor removed a benign tumor from my neck and I went home the same day.
+ ign
biblio
bibliography (noun):
biblio
+ graph + y
bio, bi
biology (noun):
bio
In biology class the students learned about how the human body works.
+ log + y
brev
brief (adjective):
short
brief
ab
+ brevi + ate
brev
The politician gave short speeches and he became known for his brevity.
+ ity
C
cad, cap, cas, ceiv, cept, cid
deceive (verb):
mislead
de
The criminal deceived many people into believing she was honest.
+ ceive
capable (adjective): having the ability to do something; having the traits necessary to perform
some action
cap
+ able
capac
+ ious
captive (noun, adjective): a person held against his or her own will; held prisoner
cap+ tive
ac
+ cid + ent
capt
+ ure
oc
+ cas + ion
re
+ ceive
con
+ cept
(noun): a person who has previously occupied a position that another has taken over
predecessor
pre
+ de + cess + or
suc
+ ceed
re
+ cede
con
+ cede
ex
+ ceed
re
+ cess
de
+ ceas + ed
chron
chronic
chron
Gabrielle has a chronic back disorder and cannot lift heavy objects.
+ ic
chron
+ icle
chrono
+ log + ical
clam, claim
acclaim
(verb): praise
ac
+ claim
ex
The children exclaimed "hurray" when they heard there would be no classes tomorrow.
+ claim
clam
+ or
pro
+ claim
cogn, gnos
cognizant
(adjective): aware
cogniz
The man was cognizant of the danger of walking through the park at night.
+ ant
dia + gnose
agnostic (noun): one who believes that any ultimate reality is unknowable
ag
+ gnost + ic
re
+ cogn + ize
corp
corpse (noun):
a dead body
corpse
corp
+ ul + ent
in
The artist incorporated paint, photographs, and fabric into her artwork.
+ corp + or + ate
corp
+ or + ate
crescent
cresc
+ ent
cre
+ ate
ac
+ cret + ion
in
cred
credible
cred
+ ible
cred
+ ul + ous
in
+ cred + ible
excursion
(noun): a trip
ex
+ curs + ion
dis
The discourse between the speaker and the audience was informal.
+ course
couri
+ er
course (noun, verb): forward movement, movement from point to point; to run along a path
course
Blood courses through your veins with every beat of your heart.
oc
+ cur
curr
+ ent
D
dic, dict, dit
doc, doct
dictionary (noun):
a book of definitions
dict
+ ion + ary
con
+ dit + ion
in
+ dic + ate
dict
+ ate
pre
+ dict
ad
+ dict
doctor
(noun): a person who has received the highest degree a university offers, a physician
doct
Andre is going to medical school so that he can be a doctor like his mother.
+ or
doctr
We learned about the doctrine of "manifest destiny" in our American history class.
+ ine
doc
+ ile
docu
+ ment
dog, dox
orthodox (adjective):
ortho + dox
dog
Some people find the dogma associated with that organization disturbing.
+ ma
paradox (noun): a statement that seems to contradict itself but contains some truth
para
The paradox of the matter is that I want to see the opera but I also want to stay home.
+ dox
dec, dign
decorate
dec
+ or + ate
dec
+ ent
dign
I haven't yet had the dignity and honor of being grand marshall of the parade.
+ ity
duc, duct
conduct (verb,
con
Arnelle's conduct was inexcusable and she should apologize to the class.
+ duct
+ duc + ate
in
+ duct
de
The salesperson deducted five dollars off the purchase price of the radio.
+ duct
de
I deduced from the trail of crumbs and the empty milk carton that the children were home.
+ duce
produce (verb, noun): to bring forward, to make to bear or yield; something made or grown
pro
The produce from the farm will go to the market next week.
+ duce
se
Money and power have been known to seduce many honest people.
+ duce
in
+ duce
E
ev, et
eternal
etern
The lecture seemed eternal and many in the audience had fallen asleep.
+ al
med
There are many styles to medieval architecture and a building built in 500 AD looks
different from one built in 1000 AD.
+ ieval
F
fict, feign, fain
(adjective, verb): indistinct, not clearly perceived, weak; to lose consciousness from lack of
blood to the brain
faint
faint
feign
fict
The excuse Marvin just gave for not doing his homework is pure fiction.
+ ion
fig
effigy
f + fig + y
fig
The figure Louise drew on the paper looks nothing like an apple.
+ ure
fig
+ ment
fashion
fash
+ ion
feas
The engineer thought that building the bridge across the river was a feasible project.
+ ible
feature (noun, verb): the appearance or form of a person or object; to picture or portray
feat
+ ure
fact
+ ory
di
The test was difficult and I answered only eight of the ten questions.
+ fic + ult
fact
+ fect
fer
fertile
fert
The land by the river is quite fertile and many crops are grown there.
+ ile
refer (verb): to classify within a general category, to send or direct to another source
re
+ fer
in
Sometimes a reader has to infer from the facts presented in an article what the main idea
is about.
+ fer
fid
diffident
dif
+ fid + ent
fid
+ el + ity
con
+ fide
fluent (adjective):
flu
+ ent
super
+ flu + ous
influence (verb, noun): to have an effect on something; the ability to affect something indirectly
in
It was John's success as a musician that influenced my decision to take guitar lessons.
+ flu + ence
flu
The ink my new pen is quite fluid and flows evenly across the page.
+ id
fluctu
My body temperature has been fluctuating all day -- sometimes I'm hot and sometimes
I'm cold.
+ ate
form
format
+ at
The format of this class will be half lecture and half class participation.
form
+ ul + ate
fracture
fract
frag
It bothers me that I can remember only a fragment of the poem rather than the whole
piece.
+ ment
frail
G
gen, gin
generally
(adverb): in a general manner, usually, with regard to the whole not specifics
gen
+ er + al + ly
gin
Paulette picked up the antique vase gingerly and placed it on the shelf.
+ ger + ly
in
+ di + gen + ous
ge
geography
geo
The geography of New York varies from the sandy shores to rocky mountains.
+ graph + y
gor
categorize
cate
The professor asked her students to categorize the plants they found.
+ gor + ize
grade
grade
pro
There hasn't been much progress made in getting the house built -- only the frame is up.
+ gress
de
+ gree
graph, graf
graphic
graph
+ ic
graph
+ itti
H
her, hes
adhere
(verb): to stick
ad
+ here
hesit
+ ate
J
jac, ject, jet
adjacent
ad
You won't have a long walk between classes because the engineering building is
adjacent to the chemistry laboratories.
+ jac + ent
jett
+ ison
re
David was rejected by two schools before he found a school that accepted him.
+ ject
adjust
ad
+ just
con
+ jug + al
junct
+ ion
L
lex, leg
college
(noun): a school for higher learning, a group of people having a common purpose
col
+ lege
leg
+ al
leag
+ ue
lect
collect
col
+ lect
leg
+ ible
+ lig + ible
loc
locally
loc
+ al + ly
log
logic
log
Simone is taking a class in logic and she is learning about how to reason.
+ ic
luc
translucent
trans
+ luc + ent
il
+ lum + in + ate
illustrate (verb): to explain by using pictorial examples, to show by using visual examples
il
+ lustr + ate
M
man
management
man
+ age + ment
mem
commemorate
com
+ mem + or + ate
mem
Geanine has an excellent memory and she can recall things that happened years ago.
+ or + y
ment
mental
ment
Lauren's mental abilities must be quite good if she achieved a perfect score without even
studying.
+ al
ment
+ ion
min
minor
min
+ or
min
Even though the speck of dirt on the camera lens was minute, it ruined the photograph.
+ ute
minusc
The minuscule gem was very hard to see without magnifying glasses.
+ ule
mit, miss
admit
ad
I must admit that even though you didn't like the movie I did.
+ mit
miss
Missives were more common one hundred years ago. Today, people use the telephone.
+ ive
remove
re
+ move
mob
Many people drive their mobile homes from North to South, following the warm weather.
+ ile
mot
+ ion
N
nasc, nat, gnant, nai
native
nat
+ive
nasc
+ ent
pre
+ gn +ent
nai
When Olivia went to New York ten year's ago she was naive, but now she is a wellseasoned traveler.
+ ve
nom
nominate (verb):
nomin
+ ate
synonym (noun): a word with a similar meaning to another word in the same language
syn
+ onym
nov
novelty (noun):
something new
novel
After six months the novelty of Pierre's new car is starting to wear off.
+ ty
nov
+ ice
O
oper
operate (verb):
to work, to perform
oper
People are advised not to operate heavy machinery after drinking alcohol.
+ ate
opus
P
pat
patient (adjective,
noun): calm, bearing pain without complaint; a person under medical care
pati
+ ent
pass
+ ion
sympathy (noun): sharing another person's feelings, the ability to feel for another person's
suffering
sym
Ching-wei expressed his deepest sympathy when hearing of Mrs. Martin's death.
+ path + y
patho
+ log + y
ped
impede (verb):
im
+ pede
pedestal (noun): a support for a column or other structure, a base for something
pedest
+ al
pedestr
+ ian
pod
podium (noun): a platform, an area raised above the surrounding ground, a place at which to
speak in front of an audience
pod
The professor walked up to the podium and spoke into the microphone.
+ ium
pel
repel (verb):
re
+ pel
pulse
pend, pond
sus
The light was turned on by a string suspended from the light fixture.
+ pend
pond
+ er
phan, fan
phantom
phan
+ tom
fantas
When Miguel was a child he had a fantasy about being a doctor on the planet Jupiter.
+y
phil
philosopher
philo+
soph + er
phon
phonetic (adjective)
phonet
+ ic
pict
depict
de
+ pict
port
import
im
+ port
port
Bill said that he had a five mile portage on his last canoe trip.
+ age
pli, ply
reply (verb,
re
Lynn received a negative reply from her parents and she will not be going to the party.
+ ply
im
+ plic + ate
ply
pon, pos
position (noun):
posit
+ ion
post
+ pone
post
+ ure
psych
psychology (noun):
psycho
Lynette studies psychology because she is interested in how people think and feel.
+ log + y
Q
quir
inquire (verb):
to ask about
in
+ quire
ex
+ quis + ite
quest
At four in the morning Quincy went out on a quest for ice cream.
query
R
rupt
corrupt (verb,
cor
+ rupt
rupt
The water bed ruptured and the water flowed onto the floor.
+ ure
inter
+ rupt
S
sci
conscious (adjective):
con
+ sci + ous
sci
+ ence
scrib, scrip
scribble (verb):
scribb
+ le
script
de
+ scribe
sent, sens
sensation
sens
Jamal felt a tingling sensation in his arm after he hit his elbow on the table.
+ at + ion
senti
Lauren has a sentimental attachment to that quilt because her great grandmother made
it.
+ ment +al
sequ
sequence
sequ
The sequence of events were as follows: first we had dinner, then we went to the movies,
and then we went fo ice cream.
+ ence
con
+ secut + ive
en
+ sue
soci
(noun): community, the relationship among individuals living or working in a common area,
companionship
society
societ
Sometimes what is best for a society is not always good for an individual living in that
society.
+y
sol
solitary
solit
+ ary
i + sol + ate
solv, solu
solve
solve
The professor asked the student to solve the problem and show her answer on the board.
ab
The babysitter has absolute authority over the children while their parents are away.
+ sol + ute
sol
+ uble
spec, spi
spectator
spect
+ at + or
de
+ spise
au + spicic + ious
e + spion + age
spir
respiration
(noun): breathing
re
+ spir + at + ion
in
stature
+ spire
stab, stat
stat
I'm reluctant to say she was short, but she was of rather small stature.
+ ure
e + stabl + ish
sta
+ nce
strain, strict
stru, stroy
restrain
re
+ strain
con
Marvin felt constricted by the suit and tie he wore to the meeting.
+ strict
string
There are stringent rules and regulations one must follow when operating a child care
center.
+ ent
pre
+ stige
destroy
de
+ stroy
mis
Do not misconstrue his actions to mean he likes you -- being pleasant to customers is
part of his job.
+ con + strue
ob
The fallen tree obstructed the roadway and blocked traffic for hours.
+ struct
T
tact, tang
tactilely
tact
Some people are tactilely oriented while others are visually oriented.
+ ile + + ly
tang
Many people want tangible proof of something before they believe it to be true.
+ ible
con
+ tig + uous
con
+ ting + ent
tend, tens
extensive
ex
+ tens + ive
con
+ tend
tain, ten
retain
re
Blanche retained her Alaskan residence since she will return there when she is finished
with school.
+ tain
con
+ tin + ue
con
I can't tell what the content of this can is until I open it.
+ tent
ten
Kareem is tenacious and he will stick with a subject until he understands it.
+ ac + ious
term
exterminate
ex
The Schaeffer's hired a company to exterminate the cockroaches living in their house.
+ term + in + ate
term
Margot has been diagnosed with a terminal disease and has been given only six months
to live.
+ in + al
terr
territory
territ
+ ory
terr
There is some very rough terrain in the White Mountain area of New Hampshire.
+ ain
test
attest
at
Malcolm can attest to Shiela's honesty since he has known her for ten years.
+ test
test ify
therm
tor
thermometer
thermo
+ meter
therm
Lisa bought some thermal underwear to take with her when she goes skiing.
+ al
torment
tor
The torment Jean's nightmares caused made him seek professional help.
+ ment
tors
+ ion
con
The actor contorted her face into an evil grin and scared the audience.
+ tort
tract, trai
attract
at
+ tract
train
treat
The rebels and the new government signed a treaty calling for peace.
+y
U
uni
unite
unite
The two small companies united and became one large business.
uni
+ son
V
vac
vacant
vac
+ ant
vacu
Some people seem to live in a vacuum and they have no knowledge of current events.
+ um
ven, vent
convene
con
The meeting convened at 2:00 p.m. and lasted until 5:00 p.m.
+ vene
in
+ vent
pre
Lamont prevented a disastrous fire by calling the fire department the moment he smelled
smoke.
+ vent
ver
verify
ver
The police officer verified Arthur's identity by asking for his driver's license.
+ ify
ver
+ ac + ity
verb, verv
verbalize
verb
+ al + ize
verve
The cheerleaders showed verve and school spirit at the football game.
vers, vert:
versatile
vers
+ at + ile
re
+ vert
vid, vis
video
vid
+ eo
re
+ view
vis
+ ible
in
The Pledge of Allegiance mentions that the United States is an indivisible nation.
+ di + vis + ible
vit, viv
vital
vit
The cancer had not yet spread to her vital organs and she was given an excellent chance
for a full recovery.
+ al
re
+ vive
voc, voke
vocal
voc
+ al
re
Karl's license was revoked because he was caught driving 20 miles over the speed limit.
+ voke
volv, vol
revolve
re
+ volve
re
+ volt
+ vol + ut + ion