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Migration This ROOT-WORD is the Prefix MIGR which means MOVE.
immigrant – a person who moves to a new country to settle; migrant – person
who moves from place to place; migration – the process of moving.
Archaeologists This ROOT-WORD is the Root ARCH which means RULER. It
comes from the GREEK archos. From this basic meaning it is associated with
chief or head or king or origin in one way or another. You can make many words
with ARCH, from ARCHbishop to ARCHenemy, from ARCHfriend to
ARCHilar. Sometimes it is pronounced ARCH and sometimes ARK. – words
with arch – anarchy, architect, monarch, matriarch, patriarch
technology -(a subject of study) words with the OLOGY suffix – zoology,
anthology, apology, archeology, biology, bibliopoly, meteorology, oceanology
extinct This ROOT-WORD is the Prefix EX which means OUT & FROM. It is a
very common ROOT-WORD. You meet it daily, many times, with a red light to
show the way OUT. If you notice the pronunciation carefully you will see that
EX is not always “eks” but sometimes “egs” (eggs). Words with ex – extend,
exception, excavate, express, expression, expelled, expect
agriculture - greek root also seen as agro - A prefix added to the start of a
word. Indicates that "soil" or "field" modifies the word. Created to expand
meanings. Can be used with many words to form new words. – agricultural,
agroindustrial, agribusiness, argichemical
surplus This ROOT-WORD is the Prefix SUR which means OVER, ABOVE &
MORE. This Prefix does not indicate greatness or superiority. SUR is not used
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as a suffix. Words with sur – surcharge, surcoat, surface, surpass, surplus,
surprise, surveillance, survey, survive
decade - This ROOT-WORD is the Prefix DECA(or DEC) which means TEN.
Words with deca – decade, decagon ( ten sided shape), decagram, decimals
century This ROOT-WORD is the Prefix CENT which means HUNDRED.
Other words with cent…cent, percent, bicentennial, centenarian, centennial,
centigrade, centigram, centimeter, centipede
millennium This ROOT-WORD is the Prefix MILLI which means THOUSAND
millimeter – one thousandth of a meter; millibar – one thousandth of a bar;
milliliter – one thousandth of a liter.
civilization - The suffix 'tion' changes a word from a verb into a noun. When it
is added to a word, it means that the word is now in the 'state of being'. For
instance the word educate is a verb, and when it becomes education, it is a
noun. Another example would be a word that describes exactly what I'm doing.
I am giving a definition, the word define is a verb, but the word definition is a
noun..
diversity the suffix ity is used to form abstract nouns expressing state or
condition. Words with ity – ability, activity, adversity, capacity, scarcity,
celebrity
confederation This ROOT-WORD is the Prefix CON. It is one of those
assimilated prefixes. But every form means WITH & TOGETHER. Words with
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CON - concur – to agree with someone; contemporary – of the same time
period as others; convention – a gathering of people with a common interest