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Greek and Latin Word Parts
“If you recognize the parts, you’ll understand the whole.”
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Try to complete the missing
words by referring to the hint
or clue in the parentheses.
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Example
Knowledge and practice of
_____septic techniques has
greatly reduced _____ality
figures. (against) (death)
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Answers
Knowledge and practice of
antiseptic techniques has
greatly reduced mortality
figures. (against) (death)
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How do _____nomers
gauge a star’s _____itude?
(star) (great)
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Answers
How do astronomers gauge
a star’s magnitude? (star)
(great)
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Many _____itaries spoke at
the cent_____ial
celebrations. (worthy)
(year)
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Answer
Many dignitaries spoke at
the centennial celebrations.
(worthy) (year)
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Before writing his decision
the great _____ist, Oliver
Wendell Holmes,
thoroughly absorbed the
______tudinous details of a
case. (law) (many)
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Answer
Before writing his decision
the great jurist, Oliver
Wendell Holmes,
thoroughly absorbed the
multitudinous details of a
case. (law) (many)
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A speaker on _____vision
very often carries a
_____phone concealed on
his person. (far off) (small)
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Answer
A speaker on television
very often carries a
microphone concealed on
his person. (far off) (small)
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Most proverbs had their
origins in the observation
of some an_____ous
_____osopher . (name)
(loving)
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Answer
Most proverbs had their
origins in the observation
of some anonymous
philosopher . (name)
(loving)
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The Columbia
En_____opedia article on
_____ography makes a
distinction between codes
and ciphers. (circle) (hide)
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Answer
The Columbia
Encyclopedia article on
cryptography makes a
distinction between codes
and ciphers. (circle) (hide)
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The ab_____iated
de_____itions of smaller
dictionaries are sometimes
more confusing than
helpful. (short) (end)
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Answer
The abbreviated
definitions of smaller
dictionaries are sometimes
more confusing than
helpful. (short) (end)
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Though many clues have
been ob_____ated,
archaeo____ists have still
been able to tell us what
life must have been like in
prehistoric times. (letter)
(study)
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Answer
Though many clues have
been obliterated,
archaeologists have still
been able to tell us what
life must have been like in
prehistoric times. (letter)
(study)
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The medical research team
proved that pellagra is the
result of _____nutrition, of
diets ab_____ally deficient
in lean meat, milk, and
green vegetables. (bad)
(rule)
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Answer
The medical research team
proved that pellagra is the
result of malnutrition, of
diets abnormally deficient
in lean meat, milk, and
green vegetables. (bad)
(rule)
+ Fifteen Power Words
These fifteen words have prefixes or
roots that are part of over 15,000
words. Memorize these words and the
meanings of their prefixes and roots
and you have significantly improved
your vocabulary.
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inaudible
dismiss
transport
unsubscribe
predict
(not, hear)
(away from,
send)
(across, carry)
(not, under,
write)
(before, say)
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remit
encounter
offer
inspect
epilogue
(again, send)
(in, against)
(against, carry)
(in, see)
(upon, word)
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antigen
empathy
intermediate
destruction
superimpose
(against,
people)
(in, feeling)
(between,
middle)
(apart from,
build)
(over, in, put)
On your own or with a
partner:
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sentence by supplying
the missing prefix or root
in the incomplete word.
The italicized word hints at
the
missing
part
while
the
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figure in the parentheses
at the end of the sentence
tells you how many letters
are missing. (Size 2)
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Example
The invention of _____acles
helped people with poor
eyesight to see better. (5)
Answer: spect
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1
Through radio con_____, the
explorers were able to keep
in touch with the home base.
(4)
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2
In some cases, a traffic
violator’s license may be
called back by the
authorities and suspended
or re_____ed. (3)
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3
Though the escaped
prisoners have not yet been
seized the police expect to
ap_____ them at any
moment. (7)
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4
The distance around the
circle is its _____ference. (6)
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5
Astronomers call the
apparent backwards motion
of the planets _____grade.
(5)
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6
A _____gressor goes across
the boundary separating
good actions from bad. (5)
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7
To cancel the original order
is to counter_____ it. (4)
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8
A used shell cast out of a
gun is e_____ed. (4)
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9
A break in a bone is a
_____ure. (4)
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10
Things to be done at a
meeting constitute the
_____enda. (2)
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11
The tourists turned their
Singapore dollars in at the
Malaysian border and
con_____ed them to ringgit.
(4)
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12
Look your paper over
carefully before turning it in,
for re_____ion is an
important part of every
writing assignment. (3)
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13
Because the team had not
been defeated since the
season began, the members
began to consider
themselves in_____ible. (4)
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14
A forerunner may also be
called a pre_____or. (4)
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15
In his famous soli_____ies
Hamlet seems to be
speaking directly to the
audience. (4)
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16
A dis_____ion draws our
attention away from what
we’re doing. (5)
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17
In jet planes, a pro_____er is
needed to drive the plane
forward. (4)
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18
Objects in juxta_____ion are
placed side by side. (5)
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19
The author wrote an
in_____ion on the title page
of this book. (6)
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20
The professor gave a
moving ______logy in honor
of the late doctor, who
began many good projects
for the poor. (2)