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pt.2 root &affix
pt.2 of Greek and Latin root and affixes
| Term | Definition | Sentences/examples |
|---|---|---|
| ante- (Latin) | In front of/before | Ex: Antebellum Sentence: What is "Antebellum"? |
| ab- (Latin) | from/away | Ex: Absent/absorb/abnormal Sentence: She was absent from school. |
| co-,con,com- (Latin) | together/with | Ex: Community Sentence: There is a community nearby. |
| pro- (Latin/Greek) | forward/before/in support of | Ex: Progress/promote/propel Sentence: I made progress on my project. |
| Intra- (Latin) | within | Ex: Intravenous Sentence: Intravenous antibiotics is used. |
| mega- (Greek) | great/huge | Ex: Megaphone/megalith/megabyte Sentence: I use a megaphone a lot. |
| 7 post- (Latin) | after/following | Ex: Postpone Sentence: The event was postponed. |
| -ous, -ious, eous (Latin) | full of/characterized by | Ex: Dangerous/generous/adventurous Sentence: You very generous! |
| -ive, -itive, ative (Latin) | inclined/tending toward an action | Ex: Excessive Sentence: That was very excessive work. |
| -ic (Latin/Greek) | relating to/characterized by | Ex: Iconic/chaotic/historic Sentence: WWI was very chaotic to learn. |
| -ize (Latin/Greek) | to make/ to cause to become | Ex: Hospitalize Sentence: She has to be hospitalized. |
| -fy, -ify (Latin) | to make | Ex: Intensify/exemplify/magnify/purify Sentence: Let God purify my heart. |
| -age (Latin) | result of an action/collection | Ex: Manage Sentence: She was able to manage it. |
| chron (Greek) | time | Ex: Chronology/synchronized/chronic Sentence: That melody was synchronized! |
| temp (Latin) | time | Ex: Temporary Sentence: I was only being temporary. |
| aer/aero (Greek) | air | Ex: Aerospace Sentence: I want to study aerospace! |
| cede/ceed (Latin) | to take/catch/seize/hole | Ex: Concede/proceed/excede Sentence: You can proceed now. |
| fract/frag (Latin) | to break | Ex: Fracture Sentence: She has a fracture on her leg. |
| gen (Latin) | race/kind/or species | Ex: Generation/genetic/degenerate Sentence: I am generation z. |
| grat (Latin) | thanks/pleasing | Ex: Gratitude Sentence: I appreciate your gratitude. |
| liber (Latin) | free | Ex: Liberation/liberty/liberalism Sentence: Where's the Statue of Liberty? |
| mater/mater/matri (Latin) | mother | Ex: Maternal Sentence: |
| leg/lect/lig (Latin) | Ex: Election/legal/lecture Sentence: | |
| pater/patr (Latin) | Ex: Patriot Sentence: | |
| mot/mob (Latin) | Ex: Sentence: | |
| opt (Latin) | Ex: Sentence: | |
| ped/pod (Latin) | Ex: Sentence: | |
| ped (Greek) | Ex: Sentence: | |
| urb (Latin) | Ex: Sentence: | |
| pop (Latin) | Ex: Sentence: | |
| tract (Latin) | Ex: Sentence; | |
| pend (Latin) | Ex: Sentence: | |
| form (Latin) | Ex: Sentence: |
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