Basha High School
English 10 Honors/English 11 Required
Vocabulary Development Lesson #4
Instructions: Using the core root definition, try to find the definition of at least two of the words per root without using a
dictionary. Then, seek out the definition of any word that you do not currently know. Other activities may also accompany
this list. This is the fourth of a series of lists we will be drawing from over the course of your four years at Basha.
morph
(shape)
amorphous, mesomorph, morphology, polymorphously, protomorphic
Greek
vest
(clothes)
divest, invest, transvestite, travesty, vest, vestibule, vestment, vestry
Latin
bene
(good)
benediction, benefactor, beneficial, benefit, benevolent, benign
Latin
pond
(weight)
compound, imponderable, ponder, ponderous, pound, preponderant
Latin
corp
(body)
corporal, corporation, corps, corpse, corpulent, corpuscle, habeas corpus, incorporate
Latin
dorm
(sleep)
dormancy, dormant, dormer, dormient, dormitive, dormitory, dormouse
Latin
pater
(father)
expatriate, Jupiter, padre, paternity, patriarch, patrician, patriot, patronize
Latin
nov
(new)
innovation, nouveau riche, nova, Nova Scotia, novel, novelty, novice, novocain, rennovate
Latin
punct
(point)
acupuncture, contrapuntal, punctilious, punctual, punctuate, puncture
Latin
ject
(throw)
conjecture, dejected, eject, inject, interject, projection, reject, subject
Latin
tion
(act or state)
complication, creation, devastation, objection, production, transition, verification
Latin
loc
(place)
dislocate, local, localize, location, locomotive, locomotor, locus, relocate
Latin
dox
(opinion)
doxology, heterodox, indoctrinate, orthodox, paradox
Greek
amphi
(both)
ambidextrous, ambient, ambiguous, ambition, ambivalence, amble
Greek
magn
(great)
Magna Carta, magnanimous, magnate, magnificent, magnum opus
Latin
eu
(good)
eucalyptus, Eucharist, eugenics, eulogy, euphemism, euphony, euphoria, euthanasia
Greek
endo
(within)
endocrine, endogamous, endoplasm, endoskeleton, endothermic
Greek
phobia
(fear)
acrophobia, agoraphobia, claustrophobia, hydrophobia, xenophobia
Greek
ortho
(straight)
orthodontist, orthodox, orthography, orthogonal, orthopedics
Greek
put
(think)
computer, dispute, disreputable, impute, putative, reputation
Latin
ver
(true)
aver, cinema verite, veracity, verdict, verify, verisimilitude, veritable
Latin
matri
(mother)
matriarch, matricide, matrilineal, matrimony, matron, metropolis
Latin
mega
(large)
megahertz, megalith, megalomania, megalopolis, megaphone, megaton
pop
(people)
popular, popularize populate population populist, populous
Latin
sangui
(blood)
consanguinity, sangfroid, sangria, sanguinary, sanguine
Latin
Greek