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condition of being
examples: 1. legality-condition of being legal
2. reality- condition of being real
3. modesty- condition of being modest
4. absurdity- condition of being absurd
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life
examples: 1. biology- the study of life
NOTE: bio = bi + vowel (biology) |
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mind or soul
examples: 1. psychology- the study of the mind or soul |
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earth or Earth
think- land and soil along with planet Earth!
examples: 1. geology- the study of the earth
NOTE: geo = ge + vowel (geology) |
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relationships or living things
examles: 1. sociology- the study of the relationships of living things |
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anthrop / anthropo
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early man
examples: 1. anthropology- the study of early man |
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animal
examples: 1. zoology- the study of animals |
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one
examples: 1. monosyllable- having one syllable
2. monotone- having one tone
3. monorail- having one rail
4. monoacid- having one acid
spelling: mono = mon + vowel |
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belief in
think- theories, practices, or processes
examples: 1. Americanism- belief in being American
2. terrorism- belief in terror as a method of change
3. Catholicism- belief in being Catholic
4. alcoholism- addiction to alcohol |
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before
NOTE: in time and place
examples: 1. predate- before a specific date
2. prehistoric- before recorded history
3. preschool- before regular school
spelling- an "e" following "pre" has two dots (dieresis) or hyphen:
INCORRECT: preelection CORRECT:pre-election
a hyphen appears before a capital letter:
pre-Thanksgiving |
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