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Semester 1
English 1
Roots, Prefix, Suffix
Vocabulary
Quiz Dates: There will be a quiz approximately every 5 class days. You can also check the
class calendar to know when the next quiz will be. The day after every vocabulary quiz, we will
look at the new list, and the date for the next quiz will be given. Make sure to record the date on
the list. DO NOT LOSE YOUR LIST!
Quiz Format: I will give you the vocabulary word. You will need to identify the root, prefix, or
suffix found in that word. Sometimes, more than one will be given on your list; therefore, you
will be required to provide both on the quiz. You will also need to provide the definition of the
root, prefix, or suffix.
Example:
You fill in this column.
A, an
Ambi, amphi
You also fill in this column.
Without
Both
Ben
Good
I GIVE YOU THIS COLUMN.
ANARCHY, AMORAL
AMBIDEXTROUS,
AMPHIBIAN
BENEVOLENT, BENIGN
Extra Credit: You may earn two points of extra credit every quiz day by making flashcards to
help you in your study process. On the front of the flashcard, write the root/ prefix/ suffix and
the definition. On the back, write the vocabulary word. Try to make these in advance so that
you can use them to better your skills before you take the test.
Make-ups: If you are absent for a quiz, you must make it up before the next quiz. If not, then
the points will no longer be available for you to earn.
If you score poorly on the quiz, then you may make up points by HANDWRITING the ones you
missed, five times each. You may not type this assignment. This will bring your grade up to a
70%. These are due before the next quiz.
Example:
A, an
A, an
A, an
A, an
A, an
Without
Without
Without
Without
Without
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Anarchy, amoral
Anarchy, amoral
Anarchy, amoral
Anarchy, amoral
Anarchy, amoral
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List 1
Vocabulary
A, an
Without
Anarchy, amoral
Ab
Away from
Abstemious, abhor
Acro
High
Acrophobia, acrobat
Ad, ac
Toward
Advent, advocate
Ambi, amphi
Both
Ambidextrous,
amphibian
Ante
Before
Antebellum, antecedent
Anti
Against
Antipathy, antidote
Apo
From off
Apostasy, apostle
Arch
First
Archaeology, archaic
Be
Thoroughly
Befuddle, besmear
Ben
Good
Benevolent, benign
Bi
Two
Bisect, biennial
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List 2
Vocabulary
By
Side, close, near
Bystander, bylaw
Cata
Down, against
catastrophe, catalyst
Circ
Around
Circumvent,
circumlocution
Co
With
Cooperate, coincidence
Ana
Backwards
Analysis, anachronism
Contra
Against
Contrary, contradict
De
Down
Decelerate, deride
Demi
Half
Demigod, demitasse
Di
Two
Dichotomy, divergent
Dia
Through
Diagonal, diaphanous
Dis
Away
Dissident, disparity
Dys
Badly
Dysfunction, dyspepsia
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List 3
Vocabulary
Ex, e
Out
extricate, elaborate
Extra
Beyond
Extraneous,
extraordinary
Em
Into
Empathy, embrace
Epi
Upon
Epidemic, epiphany
Eu
Good
Euphemism, euphony
Fore
Before
foreboding, foreshadow
For
Away
Forgo, forsake
Hemi, demi, semi
Half
Hemisphere,
hemiplegic
Homo
man
homicide
Hyper
Over
Hyperbole, hyperextend
Hypo
Under
Hypothesis,
hypothermia
Idio
Personal
Idiosyncrasy, idiom
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List 4
Vocabulary
In, il, im, ir
Not
Immutable, inclement
In, il, im, ir
Into
Illuminate, immerse
Inter
Between
Interim, intervene
Intra
Within
Intravenous, intramural
Macro
Large
Macrocosm, macrodent
Mal
Bad
Malady, malign
Mega
Great
Megalomania,
megaphone
Meta
Beyond
Metamorphosis,
metaphor
Micro
Small
Microcosm, microbe
Mis
Incorrect
Misnomer, miscreant
Miso
Hating
Misogynist,
misanthrope
Mono
One
Monotonous,
monogamy
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List 5
Vocabulary
Multi
Many
Multifarious,
multifaceted
Neo
New
Neologism, neophyte
Non
Not
Noncommittal,
nondescript
Ob
Against
Obdurate, obfuscate
Pan
All
Panacea, pandemonium
Para
Side, close, near
Parable, parasite
Penta
Five
Pentateuch, pentagon
Per
Completely through
Perspicacious, permeate
Peri
Around
Perimeter, peripheral
Poly
Many
Polytheism, polyglot
Post
After
Posthumous, postseason
Pre
Before
Precedent, preclude
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List 6
Vocabulary
Retro
Backwards
Retrospective,
retrograde
Sub, suf
under
Subjugate, submarine
Pro
Forward
Professional; Proceed
Se
Aside
Sequester, seclude
Proto
First
Prototype, protocol
Self
By oneself
Selfish, self-motivated
Super, sur
Above
Superfluous, survive
Re
Back again
Rewind, Return
Pseudo
False
Pseudonym, pseudopod
Semi
Half
Semiannual, semicircle
Prim
First
Primordial,
primogeniture
Sesqui
One and a half
Sesquicentennial
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List 7
Vocabulary
Syn, sym
Together
Synthesis, synchronize
Tele
Far
Telescope, telegraph
Trans
Across
Transcribe, translucent
Tri
Three
Tripod, triceratops
Ultra
Beyond
Ultracritical,
ultramodern
Un
Not
Unbridled, unmitigated
Under
Below
Underlying, undermine
Uni
One
Unique, unanimous
Vice
In place of
Vicarious, viceroy
With
Away
Withhold, withstand
Hip
Hip
Hooray
We
Are
done