LCPS 10th Grade Word List
List One - 10th grade
Prefixes
ambi-
eimtrans-
out of, from
elect (choose out of), eject (throw out)
into
imbibe (drink in, take in), immerse
across
transient, transatlantic, transport (carry
across), transcontinental
anthropology, anthropomorphic,
misanthrope
biography, autobiography, biology,
antibiotic, biologist
human, man, people
bio
life
thermserv
Roots/Bases
ambidextrous, ambivalent
anthrop
neo, nov
new
heat
Serve, protect
neoclassical, novice
thermal, thermos, thermometer
service, servitude
am, amat
friendship, love
pac
peace
pacify, Pacific Ocean, pacifist
Sound, voice
telephone, euphony, cacophony,
phonograph
know
Scientific, omniscient
To free or explain
solvent, solution
touch
tactile, tangible
phon, phono
sci
solv, solut
tang, tact
Suffixe
s
both
amity, amicable
veracity, verify, verity, verification, very
ver
truth
-ance,- ency
The state of
independence, deliverance, leniency
The study/field of
biology, geology, etymology, cardiology,
sociology
-logy
List Two - 10th grade
Prefixes
amphi-
ecto-
endo-
cred
greg
Roots/Bases
luc, lumin
amphitheatre, amphibious
On the outside
ectoderm--outer skin
Within, inside
endoscope--instrument for observing inside
believe
credible, credulous, credibility, credit,
credo, credentials, creed
gather
congregation, gregarious
light
lucid, luminous, elucidate
pantheon
pan
all
photo
light
photosynthesis
cut
scissors
sound
sonar, resonate, unison
To hold tightly
retain, tentacles, tentative, tenable,
tenuous
vit, viv
life
vitality, vivacious, vital, revitalize, vitamin
-ant,- ent
Having the quality of
important, dependent
-ly
In this way
slowly
sciss
son
ten, tent, tain
Suffixes
both
List Three - 10th grade
Prefixes
en-, em-
post-
bell
cumb
mal
Roots/Bases
pass, path
plac
scop
soph
tend, tens
volu, volv
in
empathy--feeling in
after
postgraduate, posthumous, postpone,
post-war, postlude
war
To lie
belligerent, bellicose
recumbent
bad
Malicious, malevolent
Disease or suffering
compassion, pathology, sympathy,
apathy, empathy, telepathy, pathology
To please
To view
placebo, placate
Telescope, microscope
Wisdom,
knowledge
philosophy, sophisticated, sophomore
(wise fool)
To stretch
tendency, tension
To spin or roll
revolve, convoluted, Volvo
patricide, infanticide, herbicide, suicide
Suffixes
-cide
-or, -er
Kill(ing)
One who takes part
in
doctor, actor, teacher, driver
List Four - 10th grade
Prefixes
cata-, catpro-
inbene
dei
Roots/Bases
mater, matr
pater, patre
pneum
sec, sect
spir
theo
Suffixes
-er
Down, against
catastrophe--a turning down
For, forward
promote, project
into
incorporate (take into the body),
intake
Well or good
beneficial, benign
deity, deify
deity, deify, Opus Dei
mother
maternal, maternity, matriarchy,
matricide
father
lung
To cut
paternal, paternity, patricide,
patrilineal, patriotic
Pneumatic, pneumonia
dissect, section
breathe
inspire, respiration, conspire,
perspiration
God, deity
theology, polytheism, atheist,
monotheism
more
bigger
List Five - 10th grade
Prefixes
centro, centri-
epi-
retro-
Roots/Bases
dynam
pend, pens
pot
spond, spons
Around, center
concentric, centrifugal
Upon, on top of,
over
epitaph, epidermis, epicenter
back
retrogression, retroactive, retrograde,
retro [music]
power
dynamite, dynamo, dynamic,
hydrodynamics
To hang, weigh
pensive, pendulum, pendant, suspend,
pending
power
Promise, answer for
potent, omnipotent, potentate,
impotent
respond, responsible
Suffixes
wishful
-ful
Full of
List Six - 10th grade
Prefixes
contra-, contro-,
counter
eso-
sespont
tom
Roots/Bases
cap, capt
fac, fact, fic
nym, onym
phan, phas, phen
pugna
Suffixes
simil
-ia, -y
Against or opposed
contraction, controversial,
counterintelligence, contradict, contravene
Inward, within
esoteric--more inward, esophagus
Away from, apart
seduce (lead away), secede, separate
By one’s own force
spontaneous
To cut
To take, grab, or
sieze
anatomy, appendectomy
capture, captivate, capacity
manufacture, fictional, factory, benefactor
To do or make
Word or name
To seem or appear
synonym, acronym, anonymous, pseudonym
phantasm, emphasis
fight
pugnacious, pugilist
same
similar, assimilate, simile, facsimile (fax)
Act or state
amnesia, mania, democracy, anarchy
List Seven - 10th grade
Prefixes
dia-, di-
eu-, ev-
syn-, sym-,
cid, cis
fal, fals
Roots/Bases
omni
pher, phor
quer, quis
siphon
stat
trophy
Through or across
diameter, division, diagram
Positive, well,
good
euphoria, euthanasia
With, together
symphony, synonym, system, syllable,
sympathetic,
To cut
Not true
all
Bear or bring
ask
tube
fallacy, falsify
Omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent
euphoria
query, inquisition,
siphon
Stay, position
station
Nutrition or food
atrophy—without nutrition
anthropomorphic, dramatic, biblical, cardiac,
optics, physics
-ic
Suffixes
circumcise, homicide
Having to do with
List Eight - 10th grade
Prefixes
dys-
hetero-
homo-
Roots/Bases
dysfunctional, dysentery, dystopia
Other, different
heterosexual, heterodoxy, heterodox
heterogeneous
Same
clin
To lean
forc, fort
Strength
ortho
Straight, correct
phile, phil
One who loves
schizo, schiz
Division, split
sol
sun
strict, string
Tight
urb
Suffixes
Ill, difficult, bad
-ite
homosexual, homogeneous,
homogenized
incline
fortress, force, forcible
orthodox, orthodontist, orthopedic
bibliophile, philosophy
schizophrenic
solar
stringent, constrict
Of a city
urban, suburban
One connected
with
meteorite, polite, cosmopolite
Vocabulary – Roots Quiz #1
Part I: Meanings
DIRECTIONS: Match each base with its meaning. Write the letter of the correct answer in the
space provided.
1) _____ ambi-
A) across
2) _____ e-
B) serve, protect
3) _____ im-
C) out of, from
4) _____ trans-
D) earth, ground
5) _____ anthrop-
E) know
6) _____ bio
F) both
7) _____ therm
G) water
8) _____ serv
H) sound
9) _____ luc, lumin
I) into
10) _____ am, amat
J) life
11) _____ phon, phono
K) light
12) _____ sci
L) human, man, people
13) _____ solv, solut
M) the state of
14) _____ -ance, -ency
N) heat
15)_____ aqua
O) to free or explain
P) friendship, love
Part II: Application
DIRECTIONS: Read each item carefully. Write the letter of the best/most correct word on
the space provided.
_________16.The word anthropology most likely means:
a) the study of insects b) the study of nutrition c) the study of disease d) the study of
humankind
________17. The ______ was a device introduced in 1877 for the recording and reproduction of sound
recordings.
a) biograph
b) phonograph
c)luminance d) thermion
_______ 18. A synonym for error is:
a) solution
b) imperfection
c) thermos
d) transient
______ 19. The ______ Railroad, constructed in the 1860s, stretched across the western United States
and connected the Pacific coast with the Eastern US rail network.
a) transcontinental b) institutional c) scientific
d) amiable
______ 20. In order to safely remove your flash drive from the computer, select ______ from the
command menu.
a) ambition b) biotype
c) translate
d) eject