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9th Grade Root Words
Set 12: p. 23&24 by: Karl Miranda
Term | Definition |
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a- | away, from; not, without |
dys- | bad, badly |
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 |
atrophy | to waste away or to decrease in size (as of a body part or tissue) |
dystrophy | any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition |
felicity | pleasing and appropriate manner; happiness |
felicitation | an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another |
hypertrophy | excessive growth or enlargement of a body part or organ |
infelicitous | unsuitable; inappropriate |
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/ency | state, quality, act |
-ent | one ho, that which, like related to |
affluence | an abundance of material wealth |
effluent | flowing outward or forward |
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 |