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English Roots+Terms
English Roots and Key Terms for Finals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A, An | Not, without |
| Ab, A | From, away, apart |
| Ac, Acr | sharp, sour |
| Ad, A | To, Toward |
| Ali, altr | another |
| Am, Ami | Love |
| Ambi, Amphi | Both |
| Ambl, Ambul | Walk |
| Anim | mind, spirit, breath |
| Ann, Enn | Year |
| Ante, Ant | Before |
| Anthrop | human |
| Anti, Ant | Against, opposite |
| Aud | Hear |
| Auto | Self |
| Belli, Bell | War |
| Bene, Ben | Good |
| Bi | Two |
| Biblio | book |
| Bio | Life |
| Burs | Money, purse |
| Cad, Cas, Cid | Happen, fall |
| Cap, Cip | Head |
| Carn | Flesh |
| Cap, Capt, Cept, Cip | Take, Hold, Seize |
| Ced, Cess | Yield, Go |
| Chrom | color |
| Chron | Time |
| Cide | Murder |
| Circum | Around |
| Clin, Cliv | Slope |
| Clud, Clus, Claus, Clois | Shut, Close |
| Co, Con, Com | With, together |
| Cogn, Gno | know |
| Contra | Against |
| Corp | Body |
| Cosmo, Cosm | World |
| Crac, Crat | Rule, power |
| Cred | Trust, Believe |
| Cresc, Cret | Grow |
| Culp | Blame, fault |
| Curr, Curs | Run |
| De | Down, out, apart |
| Dec | Ten, tenth |
| Demo, dem | People |
| Di, Diurn | Day |
| Dia | Across |
| Dic, Dict | Speak |
| Dis, Dif, Di | Not, Apart, Away |
| Doc, Doct | Teach |
| Dol | Pain |
| Duc, Duct | Lead |
| Ego | Self |
| En, Em | Into, in |
| Err | Wander |
| Eu | Well, good |
| Ex, E | Out, out of |
| Fac, Fic, Fect, Fy, Fea | Make, do |
| Fal, Fals | Deceive |
| Ferv | Boil |
| Fid | Faith, Trust |
| Flu, Flux | Flow |
| Fore | Before |
| Frag, Frac | Break |
| Fus | Pour |
| Gen | Birth, class, Kin |
| Grad, Gress | Step |
| Graph, Gram | Writing |
| Grat | Pleasing |
| Grav, Griev | Heavy |
| Greg | Crowd, Flock |
| Habit, Hibit | Have, hold |
| Hap | By chance |
| Helio, Heli | Sun |
| Hetero | Other |
| Hol | Whole |
| Homo | Same |
| Homo | Man |
| Hydr | Water |
| Hyper | Too much, excess |
| Hypo | Too little, under |
| In, Ig, Il, Im, Ir | Not |
| In, Il, Im, Ir | In, on, into |
| Inter | Between, among |
| Intra, Intr | Within |
| It, Iter | Between, among |
| Ject, Jet | Throw |
| Jour | Day |
| Jud | Judge |
| Junct, Jug | Join |
| Jur | Swear, Law |
| Lat | Side |
| Lav, Lau, Lu | Wash |
| Leg, Lec, Lex | Read, speak |
| Lev | Light |
| Liber | Free |
| Lig, Lect | Choose, gather |
| Lig, Li, Ly | Bind |
| Ling, Lang | Tongue |
| Liter | Letter |
| Lith | Stone |
| Loqu, Loc, Log | Speech, Thought |
| Luc, Lum | Light |
| Lud, Lus | Play |
| Macro | Great |
| Mag, Maj, Mas, Max | Great |
| Mal | Bad |
| Man | Hand |
| Mar | Sea |
| Mater, Matr | Mother |
| Medi | Middle |
| Mega | Great |
| Mem, Men | Remember |
| Meter, Metr, Mens | Measure |
| Micro | Small |
| Mis | Wrong, bad, hate |
| Mit, Miss | Send |
| Moll | Soft |
| Mon, Monit | Warn |
| Mono | One |
| Mor | Custom, Manner |
| Mor, Mort | Dead |
| Morph | Shape |
| Mov, Mot, Mob, Mom | Move |
| Mut | Change |
| Nat, Nasc | Born |
| Nau, Nav | Ship, sailor |
| Neg | Not, deny |
| Neo | New |
| Nihil | None, Nothing |
| Nom, Nym | Name |
| Nox, Nic, Nec, Noc | Harm |
| Nov | New |
| Numer | Number |
| Ob | Against |
| Omni | All |
| Oner | Burdern |
| Oper | Work |
| Pac | PEace |
| Palp | Feel |
| Pan | All |
| Pater, Patr | Father |
| Path, Pass | Feel, suffer |
| Pec | Money |
| Ped, Pod | Foot |
| Pel, Puls | Drive |
| Pen | Almost |
| Pend, Pens | Hang |
| Per | Through, by, for, Throughout |
| Per | Against, Destruction |
| Peri | Around |
| Pet | Seek, Go toward |
| Phil | Love |
| Phob | Fear |
| Phon | Sound |
| Plac | Calm, Please |
| Pon, Pos | Put, Place |
| Port | Carry |
| Pot | Drink |
| Pot | Power |
| Pre | Before |
| Prim, Pri | First |
| Pro | Ahead, Forth |
| Proto | First |
| Prox, Prop | Near |
| Pseudo | False |
| Pyr | Fire |
| Quad, Quar, Quat | Four |
| Ques, Quer, Quis, Quir | Question |
| Quie | Quiet |
| Quint, Quin | Five |
| Radi, Rami | Branch |
| Rect, Reg | Straight, Rule |
| Reg | King, Rule |
| Retro | Backward |
| Rid, Ris | Laugh |
| Rog | Ask |
| Rud | Rough, Crude |
| Rupt | Break |
| Sacr, Sanct | Holy |
| Scrib, Script, Scriv | Write |
| Se | Apart, Away |
| Sec, Sect, Seg | Cut |
| Sed, Sid | Sit |
| Sem | Seed, Sow |
| Sen | Old |
| Sent, Sens | Feel, Think |
| Sequ, Secu | Follow |
| Sim, Sem | Similar, Same |
| Sign | Mark, Sign |
| Sin | Curve |
| Sol | Sun |
| Sol | Alone |
| Somn | Sleep |
| Son | Sound |
| Soph | Wisdom |
| Spec, Spic | See, Look |
| Sper | Hope |
| Spers, Spar | Scatter |
| Spir | Breathe |
| Strict, String | Bind |
| Struct, stru | Build |
| Sub | Under |
| Summ | Highest |
| Super, Sur | Above |
| Surge, Surrect | Rise |
| Syn, Sym | Together |
| Tacit, Tic | Silent |
| Tact, Tag, Tang | Touch |
| Ten, Tin, Tain | Hold, Twist |
| Tend, Tens, Tent | Stretch |
| Term | End |
| Terr | Earth, Land |
| Test | Witness |
| The | God |
| Therm | Heat |
| Tim | Fear, Frightened |
| Top | Place |
| Tort | Twist |
| Torp | Stiff, Numb |
| Tox | Poison |
| Tract | Draw |
| Trans | Across, Over, Through, Beyond |
| Trem, Trep | Shake |
| Turb | Shake |
| Umbr | Shadow |
| Uni, Un | One |
| Urb | City |
| Vac | Empty |
| Val, Vail | Value, Strength |
| Ven, Vent | Come |
| Ver | True |
| Verb | Word |
| Vert, Vers | Turn |
| Vict, Vinc | Conquer |
| Vid, Vis | See |
| Vil | Base, Mean |
| Viv, Vit | Life |
| Voc, Vok, Vow | Call, Voice |
| Vol | Wish |
| Volv, Volut | Turn, Roll |
| Vor | Eat |
| Absolute | A word free from limitations or qualifications |
| Adage | A familiar proverb or wising saying |
| Ad Hominem Argument | An argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue |
| Allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions |
| Alliteration | The repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words |
| Allusion | A reference to something literal, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize |
| Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way |
| Anaphora | The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences |
| Anecdote | A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event |
| Antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers to |
| Antithesis | A statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced |
| Aphorism | an adage or maxim that often uses rhyme or balance |
| Apostrophe | A figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or some abstraction |
| Archetype | A detail, image, situation, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response |
| Argument | A statement of the meaning or main point of the literary work |
| Asyndeton | A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions |
| Balanced Sentence | A sentence consisting of two or more clauses or phrases that are parallel in structure and of approximately the same length and importance |
| Bathos | Insincere or overly sentimental quality of writing or speech intended to evoke pity |
| Climax | The point of highest interest in a literary work |
| Colloquialism | Informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing |
| Complex Sentence | A sentence with at least one independent clause and at least on dependent clause |
| Compound Sentence | A sentence with two or more independent clauses, often joined by one or more conjunctions |
| Conceit | Fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor |
| Concrete Detail | Details that related or describe actual, specific things or events |
| Connotation | The implied or associative meaning of a word |
| Cumulative Sentence | A sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases |
| Chiasmus | A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structured in reverse |
| Cliche | An expression or idea that has been overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off |
| Declarative Sentence | A sentence that makes a statement or declaration |
| Deductive Reasoning | Reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case |
| Denotation | The literal meaning of a word |
| Dialect | A variety of speech characterized by its own particular grammar and pronunciations, often associated with a particular geographical region |
| Dialogue | Conversation between two or more people |
| Diction | The choice of words made by a writer |
| Didactic | Having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing |
| Dilemma | A situation that requires a person to decide between two equally attractive or equally unattractive alternatives |
| Dissonance | Harsh, inharmonious or discordant "sounds" |
| Elegy | A formal poem presenting a meditation on death or another solemn theme, composed usually as a lament for a deceased person |
| Ellipsis | The omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context |
| Epic | Long, narrative poem written in elevated style which presents the adventures of characters of high position and episodes that are important to the history of a race or nation |
| Epigram | A brief, pithy, and often paradoxical saying |
| Epigraph | A quotation, saying, or statement on the title page or chapter heading of a work or a section of work |
| Epiphany | A moment of sudden revelation or insight |
| Epitaph | An inscription on a tombstone or burial place |
| Epithet | A term used to point out a characteristic of a person. |
| Eulogy | Formal speech, praising the dead |
| Euphemism | Indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant |
| Exclamatory Sentence | A sentence expressing strong feelings, usually punctuated with an exclamation mark |
| Expletive | An interjection to lend emphasis |
| Fable | A brief story that leads to a moral, often using animals as characters |
| Fantasy | A story that concerns an unreal world or characters |
| Figurative Language | Language employing one or more figures of speech |
| Flashback | The insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative |
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