click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Ling150.wk2.morphs
ch 3
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| -ant | A, N Latin (actor, showing, agent) | tenant defiant protestant |
| -ary | A, N Latin (belonging to, one connected with) | primary temporary tertiary mortuary granary |
| -ate | N, A, V Latin (rank, office) | delegate irate navigate precipitate |
| -ence | N Latin (act, condition, fact) | independence convergence science |
| -ent | A, N Latin (doing, showing, actor) | parent proponent incumbent |
| -ic | A, N Latin, Greek (dealing with, caused by, person or thing, showing) | chronic topic photographic neurotic psychic |
| -ity | N Latin (state, quality, condition) | stupidity alacrity monstrosity femininity |
| -ize | V Greek (make, cause to be) | vocalize Americanize vaporize |
| -oid | resembling A, N Greek (resembling, like) | android spheroid adenoids |
| -ory | A, N Latin (pertaining to, doing, place/thing for) | sensory dormitory auditory oratory |
| -ous | A Latin (marked by, given to) | porous ridiculous pompous |
| -sis | N Greek (action, process, condition) | analysis thesis synthesis |
| -tion | N Latin (action, condition) | nation action |
| -tive | A, N Latin (belonging to, tending to, one belonging to) | native laxative |
| -y | N Latin, Greek (result, action, quality) | astronomy sympathy privacy |
| super- | above | Latin superficial supersede supercilious superpower |
| homo | same | Greek homosexual homogeneous |
| eu- | good | Greek euphoria eulogy euthanasia euphemism |
| in- | not | Latin incompatible inequity impossible* ignorant* |
| an- | not without | Greek anarchy anaerobic anhydrous |
| sub- | under | Latin subhuman subclass subreption |
| intra- | within | Latin intramural intravenous |
| syn- | with | Greek synchronize sympathy synergy |
| con- | with | Latin convene convention concord |
| ob- | toward against | Latin object obstacle obstruct |
| ad- | to toward | Latin adapt adduce adit |
| per- | through thorough | Latin perturb pervade pernicious |
| dia- | through | Greek diameter dialysis diachronic |
| de- | reverse from | Latin detract descend denote demand |
| meso- | middle | Greek Mesopotamian Mesolithic mesomorph mesosphere |
| ex- | out | Latin excavate exfoliate except extend |
| extra- | outside | Latin extraordinary extraterrestrial extraneous extramarrital |
| ecto- | outside | Greek ectoplasm ectomorph ectoderm |
| ec- | out | Greek ecstatic appendectomy tonsillectomy |
| epi- | on over | Greek epitome epitaph epigram |
| endo- | inside | Greek endoscopy endomorphism endoscopy |
| en- | in | Greek energy encephalitis encyst |
| in- | in into | Latin invade inception incinerate incite |
| ab- | from away | Latin abolish absolute abdicate |
| pro- | forward for | Latin & Greek proceed provide produce |
| iso- | equal | Greek isotope isosceles isometrics |
| cata- | down backwards | Greek catacomb catapult catalyst cataclysm |
| hypo- | under below | Greek hypodermic hypothermia hypothesis |
| infra- | below | Latin infrared infrastructure |
| inter- | between | Latin internal interior international |
| pre- | before | Latin prehistoric prewar preadolescent |
| meta- | beyond | Greek metaphysics metamorphosis metaphor |
| para- | beside nearly | Greek parallel paramedic paranormal paragraph |
| ante- | before | Latin anterior antebellum antedate antecedent |
| apo- | away from off | Greek apology apogee apoplectic |
| peri- | around near | Greek perimeter periscope |
| se- | apart | Latin separate select seduce segregate |
| contra- | against facing | Latin contraceptive contradict contrapositive |
| re- | again back | Latin review reuse reappoint |
| ana- | up again back | Greek analog anabolic anachronism |
| post- | after behind | Latin postwar posterior posterity postpartum |
| trans- | across through | Latin trans-Atlantic transparent transaction |
| hetero | other | Greek heterosexual heterodox |
| -ance | N Latin (act, condition, fact) | acceptance penance exuberance |