VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT LESSON #8
AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION / ENG101-102
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Directions: Using the core affix definition, try to find the definition of at least two of the words per affix without using a dictionary.
Then, seek out the definition of any word that you do not currently know. The test will take one of the words from each affix, but
your instructor will not identify which word that will be used on the test.
Leg
(read)
legend, legendary, legibility, legible, illegible
Latin
anim
(mind)
animal, animated, anime, animosity, equanimity, magnanimous, unanimous
Latin
tort
(twist)
contorted, distort, extort, nasturtium, retort, torch, torment, tort, tortuous, torture
Latin
nom/nym
(name)
ignominious, nomenclature, nom de plume, nominal, nomination, renown, pronoun
acronym, anonymous, antonym, homonym, patronymic, pseudonym, synonym
Latin
Greek
petr
(rock)
lamprey, parsley, Peter, petrify, petrochemical, petroglyph, petroleum
Latin
mir
(wonder)
admiral, admire, marvel, miracle, miracle play, mirage, mirror
Latin
man
(hand)
emancipate, legerdemain, manacles, manicure, manipulate, mano a mano, manuscript
Latin
rect
(right)
correct, direct, erect, rectangle, rectify, rectilinear, rectitude, rector, rectum
Latin
volv
(roll)
convoluted, evolve, involved, revolution, revolve, valve, voluble, volume
Latin
demi
(half)
demigod, demimonde, demirep, dcmisemiquaver, demitasse, demiurge
Latin
retro
(backward)
retroactive, retro fire, retrofit, retrogress, retrorse, retrospection
Latin
sens
(feel)
extrasensory, insensitive, sensation, sense, sensitive, sensory, sentence. sentient
Latin
ocul
(eye)
binocular, inoculate, monocular, ocular, oculist, oculomotor nerve
Latin
cur
(care for)
accurate, curate, curative, curator, cure, curious, manicure, procure, secure
Latin
ultra
(beyond)
ultraconservative, ultramarine, ultramundane, ultraviolet
Latin
oid
(appearance)
adenoid, android (droid!), anthropoid, asteroid, haploid, xyloid
Greek
gest
(carry)
congestion, digest, gestation, gesticulate, gesture, ingest, jest, register, suggestion
Latin
apt
(fit)
adapt, adaptation, aptitude, aptly, aptness, maladapted
Latin
voc
(voice)
advocate, equivocation, evoke, invocation, revoke. vocabulary, vocal, vociferously
Latin
rid
(laugh)
deride, derision, ridicule, ridiculous, risibility
Latin