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English 1 2024-2025 (Fuller)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| omni | all |
| extra | beyond |
| sym, syn, sys | together, with |
| para | near, beyond |
| Theo | god |
| cosmo | universe, world |
| Helio | sun |
| chron | time |
| ic | relating to |
| astro | star |
| al | relating to |
| post | after |
| ultra | beyond |
| pan | all |
| sol | sun |
| temp | time |
| stella | star |
| lum/lumen/luc | light |
| age | belonging to/state of |
| ous | full of |
| de | away from; undo |
| ad | toward; add to |
| circum | around |
| rupt | break |
| flex/fect | bend |
| pend | to hang |
| ject | throw |
| fer | to carry; fierce |
| (i)fy | to make |
| ize | to make |
| anti | against |
| mal | bad |
| pseudo | false |
| scrib/script | write |
| gram | write/writing |
| phon/phone | sound |
| voc | voice/call |
| log | word or reason |
| ism | state of/system of |
| ary | relating to |
| ante | before |
| post | after |
| hyper | above |
| hypo | below |
| hetero | different |
| homo | same |
| mega | large |
| micro | small |
| less | without |
| cle | small |
| antecedent | a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes (comes before) another |
| posthumous | occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator. Ex. a book might be published posthumously. |
| hypersensitive | abnormally or excessively sensitive, either psychologically or in physical response |
| hypodermic | relating to the region immediately beneath the skin |
| heterogeneous | diverse or different in character or content. Ex. students in a classroom |
| homogeneous | similar or the same in character and content; of the same kind; alike |
| megalopolis | a very large city; an urban region consisting of several large cities and adjoining suburbs |
| microbe | a microorganism or bacterium; a germ |
| seamless | smooth and continuous, with no apparent gaps or spaces between one part and the next |
| futile | ineffective; useless; unsuccessful |