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Word Roots pg.23-24
9th Comp/Lit Wods Roos pg.23-24
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | away, from,not, without |
| dys- | bad,badly |
| hyper- | over, above |
| in- | in,into,not |
| felic | pleasing, happy, suitable |
| troph | nourish |
| (it)- ation | an action or process |
| -ic | like, related to |
| -ity | state, quality, act |
| (it)-ous | having the quality of |
| -y | state of, quality, act ; body group |
| hypertrophy | abnormal fear of work or the work place |
| felicity | the science & technology of extracting metals from their ores |
| atrophy | to make active |
| infelicitous | the scientific design of products , machines, etc. to maximize user safety and efficiency |
| dystrophy | increasing capacity for physical & mental labor |
| felicitation | a device for measuring work performance |
| trophic | chemical metallurgy that depends on heat action |
| af- | to,toward,against |
| ef- | out |
| in- | in,into,not |
| re- | back,again |
| flu/fluc/flux | flowing |
| (I)-al | like,related to, an action or process |
| (tu)-ation | an action or process |
| -ence/-ence | state, quality, act |
| -ent | one who, that which, like or 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 # of people or things |
| reflux | a backward flow |
| effluent | flowing outward or forward |