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Prefixes,roots,suffix SET1
Prefixes,roots,suffix
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11/20/2005

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Term
ben, bene, bon
Definition
GOOD

benign,
benevolent,
benefactor
Term
grat
Definition
TO PLEASE, THANK

gratuity(small payment in gratitude);
gratify(to please);
gratis(free of charge);
ingratiate(to put oneself in favor with another)
Term
choler
Definition
BILE=anger,bitterness, irritability;

CHOLERic (easily angered),
melanCHOLy(sad,depressed)
Term
loqu
Definition
LOQU=TALK,

loquacious,
eloquent, ventriloquist,
elocution,
circumlocution
Term
trans
Definition
TRANS=ACROSS, THROUGH

trans-ient(fleeting)
trans-itory(lasting for a shorttime)
Term
tempus-tempore
Definition
TIME

extemporaneous(done w/ lil or no practice)
contemporaneous(existing at same time)
contemporary
Term
nym
Definition
NAME

pseudo-nym(penname)
ano-nym-ous
syno-nym
Term
fluere
Definition
FLOW

flue-nt
super-flu-ous
confluenceThe junction of two rivers)
ef-flu-vium
in-flu-x(flowing in)
Term
sacer
Definition
SACRED

sacrilegious(disrespectful of something sacred)
sacrament(a religious oath/act)
sacrosanct(profoundly sacred)
consecrate
Term
co, com, con
Definition
TOGETHER

convoke(to call together)
contemporary(living/occuring same time con-together+tempore time)
concur(all agree)
concord(agreement and harmony)
Term
vil OR
vilis
Definition
WORTHLESS negativity

vilify(condemn)
revile(criticize in an insulting manner)
villain
evil
Term
in-, im, an
Definition
NOT

impervious(not able to be penetrated/affected)
impotent(lacking strength/powa)
impregnable(unable to be entered by force) impregnable fortress
Term
a-
Definition
WITHOUT

Atrophy(no longer in use, so weaken)
Term
bellum
Definition
WAR

belligerent(warlike, quarrelsome)
bellicose(warlike)
Term
acri
Definition
BITTER

acrimony(bitter feeling)
acrid(harsh smellin/tasting)
Term
peri-
Definition
AROUND

peripheral vision
peripatetic(traveling from place to place)
perimeter
periscope
perambulate(travel round a place)
Term
paci/pacis
Definition
PEACE

pacifist
peace
pacify(quell anger)
Term
plac/pla
Definition
TO PLEASE

placate(make someone less angry)
placid(not easily upset/excited)
placebo(medicine that quells anger)
complacent(self-satisfied)
complaisant(willing to please others)
Term
ab-, abs-
Definition
FROM

abstain(refrain from action)
abstinence(avoidance from)
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