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9th Grade Root Words
Set 12: p. 23&24 by: Karl Miranda
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |