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Exam3 chp13 adj forming suffixes AND BASES
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Undergraduate 3
10/20/2008

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Term
GRAD-, GRESS-
Definition
"step, go"
retrograde, gradual, egress, digress, transgress
(literally, "to step across (the bounds of reghteousness0", etc.
Term
PLE-, PLET-
and
PLEN-
Definition
"fill"
and
"full"
deplete, replete, expletive, suppletion, plenary, plenipotentiary, replenish, etc
Term
PED-
Definition
"foot"

(distinguished from P(A)ED- "child"
Term
P(A)ED-
Definition
"child"
(distinguished from PED-)


encyclopedia- [pedagogue, pedagogical, etc.
Term
Grk. PUS- POD-
Definition
"foot"
octopus (creature with eight feet), platypus (flat footed one) podium, antipodes, and podiatrist "foot doctor"
Term
ANIM-
Definition
"mind, feeling, life"
magnimonious, pusillanimous, animated, unanimous, equanimity, etc.
Term
FER-, LAT-
Definition
"bear, carry" (on handout)
Term
ADJ F.S.

ACT-
Definition
to do

+ive= active
Term
ADJ F.S.

TRACT-
Definition
to draw

ad+ TRACT- + -ive = attractive
Term
ADJ F.S

FECT-
Definition
to do

ex- + FECT- + -ive = effective
Term
ADJ F.S

-ive
Definition
"tending to", "inclined to"

(act, tract, fect)
Term
ADJ F.S

-uous
Definition
"tending to" "inclined to"

(tin, spic)
Term
ADJ F. S

TIN-
Definition
to hold

con+ TIN+ uous= continuous
Term
ADJ F.S

SPIC-
Definition
to look

con+SPIC+uous= conspicuous
Term
ADJ F.S

-ory
Definition
tending to, serving for

(duct, puls, dict)
Term
ADJ F.S

DUCT-
Definition
to lead

intro-DUCT+ory= introductory
Term
ADJ F.S

PULS-
Definition
to drive

con-PULS-ory= compulsory
Term
ADJ F.S.

DICT-
Definition
to speak

contra-DICT-ory= contradictory
Term
CERN-, CRET-, CERT-
Definition
to separate, distinguish

discernment, secret, excrete, ascertain
Term
DUR-
Definition
hard; to last

duration, endurable
Term
FUND-, FUS-, [FOUND-]
Definition
to pour, melt

refund fusion, confusion, foundry
Term
NASC-, NAT-
Definition
to be born

nascent, native, prenatal, nature, natural
Term
PEL(L)-, PULS-
Definition
to drive, push

propel, compeling, impulsive, repulsive
Term
PON-, POSIT-, [POUND-] [POSE-]
Definition
to place, put

component, deposit, position, compound, compse, oppose
Term
TORT-
Definition
to twist

torture, distort
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