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CLA CHP 1
Morphemes
Term | Definition |
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{ad} {as} {ac} = to, toward | (adapt, assume, accept) |
{al} = connected with, pertaining to | (governmental, federal) |
{cess} = come, go | (process, recess) |
{con} {com} = together | (convene, compel) |
{contra} = against | (contravene, contradict) |
{creat} = make, build | (creation) |
{dis} = away, apart | (dispel) |
{e} {ex} = out of, from | (eject, except) |
{feder} = union of states | (federal) |
{in}{im} = in, into | (inspect, impel) |
{intro} = into, inward | (introspection, introvert) |
{ion} = act of | (creation) |
{medic} = connected with the science of medicine | (medical, medicine) |
{ment} = act of, product of (occurs in nouns < verbs) | (government, attachment abridgement, statement) |
{or} = person (or thing) who acts or does something | (creator, inventor) |
{pel} {pulse} = push, drive | (propel, repulse) |
{pre} = before | (prevent) |
{pro} = forward | (process, prospectus) |
{quire} = ask, seek | (inquire) |
{re} = back, again | (reconvene, repel) |
{retro} = back | (retroactive) |
{solve} {solute} = loosen | (dissolve, solution) |
{spic} {spect} = look at, see | (perspicuous, inspect) |
{sume} = use up, take | (resume, assume) |
{vene} {vent} = come | (convene, convent) |
{allo} = other, different; {morph} = shape, form | allomorph |
nasturtium | something that turns your nose. And in every-day speech? a type of flower |
squirrel | shadow tail. And in every-day speech? a rodent with a bushy tail |
scruple | a small pebble. And in every-day speech? it is a feeling of guilt or conscience that prevents you from doing something |
villain | a farmhouse slave. And in every-day speech? a bad person |
ukulele | flea jump. And in every-day speech? a small guitar in Hawaii |
sine die | - in Latin = without a day/date – in English today = without a definite date |
per diem | - in Latin = per day – in English today = daily allowance |
post meridiem | – in Latin = after midday – in English today = P.M. or afternoon |
tabula rasa | – in Latin = an erased writing board – in English today = a clean slate |
ad nauseam | – in Latin = up to seasickness/illness – in English today = to the point of making one ill |