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Lesson 1: Base Words
Prefixes and Base Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| in- | Not- In, On, Into- |
| curs- | Run, go- |
| fidel- | Trust, faith- |
| flux- | Flow |
| leg- | Law- |
| mut- | Change- |
| noc- | Harm- |
| puls- | Push, Drive- |
| sens- | Think, feel- |
| tact- | Touch- |
| voc- | Voice, call- |
| a-, ab-, abs- | Away, from; Away from- |
| dic- | Say, tell, speak- |
| err- | Wander, stray- |
| ge- | Earth- |
| solv- | Loosen, free- |
| stat- | Stand- |
| stle- | Send- |
| tain- | Hold, keep- |
| the(o)- | God- |
| trus- | Push, thrust- |
| vers- | Turn- |
| anti- | Against, opposite- |
| ante- | Before- |
| agon- | Struggle, contest- |
| bellum- | War- |
| ced- | Go, move, yield- |
| diluv- | Flood- |
| dot- | Give- |
| path- | Feeling, suffering- |
| phon- | Voice- |
| -quity- | The state of- |
| sept- | Decay, infection- |
| thes- | Put, place- |
| meta-, met-, tra-, trans- | Across, change- |
| fus- | Pour, melt- |
| (h)od- | Way, road- |
| i, it (-ient)- | Go- |
| luc- | Light, shine- |
| morph- | Shape, form- |
| phor- | Bear, go- |
| scend- | Climb- |
| stas- | Stay, stand- |
| vers- | Turn- |
| -esce, -escent, -essence- | Become, becoming- |
| co-, con- | With, together, very- |
| e-, ex-, ef- | Out, of- |
| al- | Nourish, grow- |
| cre- | Grow- |
| ferv- | Bubble, boil- |
| flor- | Flower; bloom- |
| lumin- | Light- |
| na- | Born, birth- |
| qui- | Quiet- |
| sen- | Old- |
| Cal- | Strength, Strong- |
| van- | Vanish, empty- |