Spelling,
Roots, & Vocab
HONORS UNIT 1 REVIEW
Root Meaning
ONYM
name
SYNONYM, EPONYM, ANONYMOUS
Root Meaning
LOG
speech, reason, word, the study
of
GEOLOGY, APOLOGIZE, LOGORRHEA
Root Meaning
QUEST
to seek, ask, gain
QUESTION, CONQUEST, REQUEST
Root Meaning
NOMIN
name
DENOMINATION, NOMINATE, IGNOMINIOUS
Root Meaning
ONOMA
name
ONOMATOPOEIA, ONOMATOMANIA
Root Meaning
NAIV
to be born
NAÏVÉ, NAÏVETÉ, NAÏVÉNESS
Root Meaning
QUIR
to seek, ask, gain
INQUIRE, REQUIREMENT, ACQUIRE
Root Meaning
NAIS
to be born
RENAISSANCE
Root Meaning
QUER
to seek, ask, gain
QUERY, CONQUER, CONQUEROR
Root Meaning
NAT
to be born
NATURE, INNATE, NATIVE, INTERNATIONAL
Root Meaning
QUIS
to seek, ask, gain
INQUISITIVE, EXQUISITE, PREREQUISITE
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naïveté
C
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analogous
C
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inate
innate
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apoligize
apologize
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anonamous
anonymous
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requisite
C
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ignomeny
ignominy
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exsquisite
exquisite
A PREFIX…
 acts
like a ___ in a sentence.
 preposition
 is attached to the ___ of a word.
 front
A PREFIX…
 that
changes its last letter to
match the first letter of the root
to which it is attached is called
an ___ prefix.
 assimilated
A PREFIX…
 that
has the meaning of “very” or
“thoroughly” is called an ___
prefix.
 intensive
A ROOT…
 carries
the main ___ of a word.
 meaning
A SUFFIX…
 determines
a word’s ___.
 part of speech
 is attached to the ___ of a word.
 end
A WORD…
 must
have at least one
 (prefix,
 root
root, or suffix).
INNATE
 Meaning:

having at birth
 Synonyms:

inborn, inbred, inherited
 Antonyms:

acquired, learned, gained
 Context:

She has an innate sense of rhythm.
NAÏVETÉ
 Meaning:

quality of lacking worldly experience
 Synonyms:

innocence, gullibility, credulity
 Antonyms:

worldliness, cynicism, sophistication
 Context:
 Ron’s naïveté resulted in a $2,500 loss from the
conman.
REQUISITE
 Meaning:

needed; imposed by authority
 Synonyms:

necessary, indispensable, essential
 Antonyms:
needless, superfluous, nonessential
 Context:
 Do you have the requisite supplies?

EXQUISITE
 Meaning:
 of such beauty to arouse intense delight
 Synonyms:
 striking, elegant, graceful, impeccable
 Antonyms:
 ordinary, inferior, flawed, repulsive
 Context:
 I just received this exquisite diamond!
APOLOGIZE

Meaning:


Synonyms:


ask pardon, atone, make amends, regret
Antonyms:


to regretfully acknowledge an offense
insult, offend, hurt, neglect, disappoint
Context:

My mom said that I need to apologize.
ANALOGOUS

Meaning:


Synonyms:


comparable, related, equivalent
Antonyms:


a likeness permitting one to draw an analogy
dissimilar, unalike, disparate
Examples:

The theme of the short story is analogous to the theme
of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
IGNOMINY




Meaning:
 public shame or disgrace
Synonyms:
 humiliation, embarrassment
Antonyms:
 honor, commendation, exaltation
Context:
 Jim’s ignominy caused Sarah to break up
with him.
ANONYMOUS
 Meaning:

without a name
 Synonyms:

unsigned, undisclosed, unidentified
 Antonyms:
known, identified, named
 Context:
 The survey will be anonymous.

LOOSE vs. LOSE
BETWEEN vs. AMONG
EMIGRATE vs.
IMMIGRATE
DESCENDENT vs.
DESCENDANT


-ANT refers to
the family tree
(think of “A =
Ancestor”
-ENT means
“moving
downward or
hanging down”
TOWARD vs. TOWARDS
TOWARD = AMERICAN ENGLISH
Walk toward the gym.
TOWARDS = BRITISH ENGLISH
Walk towards the gym.
TOWARD vs. TOWARDS
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