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Etymology Test 1
Lessons 1 through 7 (World HIstory)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| PART- | part |
| NIHIL-, NUL- | nothing |
| GRAND- | great |
| FORT- | strong |
| ART- | art, skill |
| VERB- | word, verb |
| FIN- | end, limit |
| ALIEN- | of another |
| VEST- | garment |
| FIRM- | firm, strong |
| GRAVE-, [GRIEV-] | heavy |
| LINE-, [LIGN-] | line |
| AB-, A-, ABS- | away, from |
| AD-, AC-, etc. | to toward |
| AMBI- | both, around |
| ANTE- | before, in front of |
| CIRCUM- | around |
| CON-, COM-, CO-, etc. | with, together, very |
| CONTRA-, CONTRO-, COUNTER- | against |
| DE- | down, off, throughly |
| DIS-, DE-, DIF- | apart, in different, directions, not |
| CED- CESS- | to go , yield |
| DUC_ DUCT- | to lead |
| JUDIC- | judgement |
| JUR-, JUST- | right, law, take an oath, form an opinion |
| LEV- | light (in weight); to lift |
| LOQU-, LOCUT- | to speak |
| LUD-, LUS-, | to play, mock |
| PREC-, | to request, beg; prayer |
| TRUD-, TRUS- | to push, thrust |
| VEN-, VENT-, [VENU-] | to come |
| intra-, intro- | within |
| non- | not |
| ob- | toward, against, face-to-face, completely |
| per- | through, wrongly, completely |
| in-, im-, etc., [en-], [em-] | in, into, against |
| infra- | below, beneath |
| inter- | between, among |
| in-, im-, etc., ig- before n | not |
| ex-, e-, ef-, etc. | out, form, completely |
| extra-, extro- | outside, beyond |
| PED- | foot |
| PUNG-, PUNCT- | to prick; point |
| SENT-, SENS- | to feel, think |
| TURB- | disturb |
| VERT-, VERS- | to turn |
| VI(A)- | way, road |
| SPEC-, SPIC- SPECT- | to look |
| SECUT- | to follow |
| SACR-, (SECR-) | sacred |
| SANCT- | holy |
| CRUC-, | cross |
| GREG- | flock, herd |
| HAB-, AB- (HIB) | to have, hold as customary |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before, in front of, for |
| pro- | forward, in front of, for |
| re- red- | back again |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| se-, sed- | aside, away |
| sub-, sus-, suc- | under, up from, under, secretly |
| super-, [sur-] | above, over |
| trans-, tran-, tra- | across, through |
| ultra- | beyond, exceedingly |
| CLUD-, CLUS-, [CLOS-] | to shut |
| CU(R)-, CURS-, [COURS-], [COR(S)-] | to run, go |
| GRAD-, GRES- | to step, go |
| PEND-, PENS- | to hang, weigh, pay |
| PLE-, PLET-, PLEN- | to fill; full |
| UND- [OUND-] | wave |
| VID-, VIS-, [VIEW-] | to see |
| VOC-, VOK- | voice; to call |
| SEMI- | half, partly |
| UN- | one |
| PRIM- | first |
| DU- | two |
| BI-, BIN- (before vowels) | two; twice |
| TRI- | three |
| QUADR(U)- | four |
| QUART- | fourth |
| QUINT- | fifth |
| SEXT- | six; sixth |
| SEPT(EM)- | seven |
| OCT- | eight |
| OCTAV- | eigth |
| DECI(M)- | tenth |
| CENT- | hundred |
| MILL- | thousand |
| ANIM- | mind, feeling, life |
| CANT-, (CENT-), [CHANT-] | to sing |
| ANN(U)-, ENN(U)- | year |
| BENE-, BON- | well, good |
| CUR- | cure, care |
| EQU-, (IQU-) | equal, even |
| FER- | to bear, carry |