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Roots and Affixes 1
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English
10th Grade
09/07/2011

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1. Am, amor L.

 

amiable - showing friendly disposition

amicable - characterized by good will

enamored - captivated, charmed

enmity - hatred; ill will; hostility

Definition
love, liking
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anim L.

Animosity - ill will usu. displayed in a ction

equanimity - composure, esp. under stress

magnanimous - generous in forgiving insult

unanimous - in complete accor

Definition
mind, will (feeling)
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anni, annu, enni L.

anniversary - yearly recurrence of date

biannual - twice yearly

sesquicentennial - 150th anniversary

Definition
year
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anthro, anthrop Gk

anthropopcentric - regarding man as the central fact of the universe

anthropology - study of mankind

misanthrope - hater of mankind

philanthropic - benevolent toward mankind

Definition
meaning : man
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aster, astro Gk

 

asterisk - star shaped reference mark

astrology - study assuming influence on stars on human affairs

astronomy - science dealing with material unvierse beyond earth's atmosphere

disaster - calamitous event.

Definition
Meaning: star
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aud L.

 

 

audible - able to be heard

audience - collective listeners/viewers at a performance

auditor - listener, hearer

audition - trail hearing given to performer

Definition
to hear
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auto Gk

 

autobiographical - dealing with one's own experiences or life

autocracy - unlimited authority vested in one person

automobile - A 4 wheeled vehicle driven by a person

autonomous - doing things by yourself, without bein influenced by other people

Definition
self
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biblio Gk

bible - authoritative book on a subject

bibliography - list of readings on a particular subject

Definition
book
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bio Gk

 

biography - written account of a person's life

biologist - scientist who studies the science of living matter

microbe - microscopic living organism, esp. a pathogenic organism

Definition
life
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cap, cip, cept L.

accept - to receive something offered

anticipate - to realize beforehand; to foresee

capacious - capable of holding a great quantity

exceptional - unusual; extraordinary

Definition
to take
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