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Word Roots
Tyra Steele
Term | Definition |
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A- | away, from;not, without |
Dys- | bad, badly |
Hyper- | over, above |
In- | in, into;not |
Felic | pleasing, happy, suitable |
Troph | nourish |
-Ation | an action or process |
-Ic | like, related to |
-Ity | state, quality, act |
-Ous | having the quality of |
-Y | state of, quality, act; body, group |
Hypertrophy | excessive growth or enlargement of a body part or organ |
Felicity | pleasing and appropriate manner; happiness |
Atrophy | to waste away or to decrease in size (as of a body part or tissue) |
Infelicitous | unsuitable; inappropriate |
Dystrophy | any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition |
Felicitation | an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another |
Trophic | of or relating to nutrition |
Af- | to, toward, against |
Ef- | out |
Re- | back, again |
Flu/Fluc/Flux | flowing |
-Al | like, related to;an action or process |
-Ence/Ency | state, quality, act |
-Ent | one who, that which;like, related to |
Affluence | an abundance of material wealth |
Fluctuation | variation in level, degree;constant change |
Fluency | effortless expression |
Influential | having a great deal of power to change something |
Influx | the arrival of a large number of people or things |
Reflux | a backward flow |
Effluent | flowing outward or forward |