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8th Grade
08/17/2015
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Term
Root
 Definition
The form of a word after all prefixes and suffixes are removed. (No Hyphen)
Term
Prefix
 Definition
Places before a word, base, or prefix to modify meaning. (Hyphen After)
Term
Suffix
 Definition
Placed after a word, base, or suffix to modify meaning. (Hyphen Before)
Term
Ab-
 Definition
From, Away from
Term
-Able, -Ible
 Definition
Able to be, Capable of being
Term
Act
 Definition
To do, Drive
Term
-Ad
 Definition
To, Addition to, Motion toward
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-Ade; -Age
 Definition
Action or Process
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Aero-
 Definition
Action or Process
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-(i)al; -ary
 Definition
of, like, related to, relating to, suitable for
Term
Alt
 Definition
High
Term
Amphi-
 Definition
Both, Around
Term
An-; For-; Il-; Ir-; Un-
 Definition
Not
Term
_Ance
 Definition
Act, process, quality, state of being
Term
Ann; Enn
 Definition
Year
Term
_Ant; -Or
 Definition
One who
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Ante-; Force-; Pre
 Definition
Before
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Anti-
 Definition
Against, opposite, reverse
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Ap-
 Definition
To, nearness to
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Aqua; Hydro
 Definition
Water
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Aster; Astro
 Definition
Star
Term
-Ate
 Definition
Characteristics of, to become
Term
Aud
 Definition
To hear
Term
Cardio
 Definition
Heart
Term
Cede
 Definition
To do, Yield
Term
Circ(um); Peri
 Definition
Around
Term
-(i)cle;-let; Micro
 Definition
Small
Term
Co(n)-; Syn; Sym
 Definition
Together
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Contra-; Ob-
 Definition
Against
Term
Cred
 Definition
To Believe, Trust
Term
-cy; -dom; -ence
 Definition
fact, act, or state of being
Term
De-
 Definition
opposite of, away from, undo
Term
Dec-
 Definition
ten
Term
Dem
 Definition
people
Term
Dent
 Definition
tooth
Term
chrono
temp
 Definition
time
Term
circ(um)
 Definition
around
Term
-(i)cle
-let
-micro
 Definition
small
Term
co(n)
-syn
-sym
 Definition
together
Term
chrono; temp
 Definition
time
Term
Circ(um); Peri
 Definition
Around
Term
-(i)cle;-let;Micro
 Definition
Term
Co(n)-;Syn; Sym
 Definition
together
Term
Contra-;Ob-
 Definition
against
Term
Cred
 Definition
to believe
Term
De-
 Definition
opposite
Term
dec-
 Definition
ten
Term
dem
 Definition
people
Term
dent
 Definition
tooth
Term
derma
 Definition
skin
Term
dis(t)
 Definition
to say speak or assist
Term
dis
 Definition
opposite
Term
dur
 Definition
hard, lasting
Term
dyna
 Definition
power
Term
dys
 Definition
abnormal, bad
Term
-ent
 Definition
doing, having, showing
Term
gen
 Definition
race, family, kind
Term
geo, terra
 Definition
earth
Term
graph, gram
 Definition
to write, draw, record
Term
hab
 Definition
to have, hold, dwell
Term
helic
 Definition
spiral, circular
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hemi-; semi-
 Definition
half, partly
Term
hept; sept
 Definition
seven
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hex-
 Definition
six
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hyper
 Definition
more than normal, too much
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hypo; sub-
 Definition
under, below, beneath
Term
-ic
 Definition
relating to, characteristic of
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-ify;-ize
 Definition
to make, to cause to be, subject to
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Im; In
 Definition
into, not, go into
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Inter
 Definition
amoung between
Term
intra
 Definition
within
Term
-ion
 Definition
act, condition, or result of
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-ish
 Definition
of or belonging to, characterised by
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-ism
 Definition
act, practice, or result of; example
Term
-ity
 Definition
condition, state of being
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-ive
 Definition
Of, relating to, belonging to, tending to
Term
Jur;Jus;Judic
 Definition
Law, right, judgement
Term
lat-
 Definition
side
Term
leg
 Definition
law
Term
-less
 Definition
without
Term
loc
 Definition
place
Term
logue;logo
 Definition
idea, word, speech, reason
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-logy
 Definition
study of, theory of
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-ly
 Definition
every, like, characteristic of, resemble
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Macro-
 Definition
large
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manu
 Definition
hand
Term
mal-; mis-
 Definition
wrong, bad, no, not
Term
med(i)
 Definition
middle
Term
-ment
 Definition
action or process, state or quality of, productor thing
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Meter-; Metr
 Definition
to measure
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milli
 Definition
thousand
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Mono; Uni
 Definition
One
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Morph
 Definition
Form
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Mort
 Definition
Death
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Mov; Mob; Mot
 Definition
to move
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Multi-; Poly-
 Definition
Many
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Neo-
 Definition
-New
Term
-ness; ship-; -tube
 Definition
state or quality of being
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Noc; Nox
 Definition
night
Term
Non-
 Definition
not, opposite of
Term
Nov-
 Definition
nine
Term
Oct
 Definition
eight
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Omni; Pan
 Definition
all
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-onomy
 Definition
science of
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-ous
 Definition
having, full of, characterized by
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Ped
 Definition
foot or child
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Pent-; Quint-
 Definition
five
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Per-
 Definition
through
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Petr-
 Definition
Rock
Term
Phobia
 Definition
Fear of
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phon
 Definition
sound, voice
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photo
 Definition
light
Term
port
 Definition
to carry
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post-
 Definition
after
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pro-
 Definition
before, for, in support of, forward
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psycho
 Definition
mind
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Pyr
 Definition
fire
Term
Quad-: Tetra-
 Definition
Four
Term
Re-
 Definition
back again
Term
Retro-
 Definition
backward
Term
Sci
 Definition
To know
Term
Scope
 Definition
To see
Term
Scrib-; Script-
 Definition
to write
Term
Se-
 Definition
apart
Term
Sign
 Definition
mark
Term
Spec; Spect
 Definition
to see, look at, behold
Term
Super-
 Definition
Over
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Sur-
 Definition
Art; Skill
Term
Therm
 Definition
heat
Term
Tract
 Definition
To pull, draw
Term
Trans-
 Definition
across, over
Term
Tri-
 Definition
three
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Ultru-
 Definition
extremely
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Vis; Vid
 Definition
to see, look
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Volve
 Definition
roll
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-y
 Definition
characteristics
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Non-
 Definition
not, opposite of
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