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Transcript of WordSkills: Lesson Two. ab (abs):away, from abduct ab (away) duct (lead) absent ab (away) esse (to...
WordSkills: Lesson Two
ab (abs):away, from
• abduct
ab (away) duct (lead)
• absent
ab (away) esse (to be)
• abdicate
ab (away) dic (speak,say) ate (make, do)
amphi: both
• amphibian
amphi (both) bio (life) ian (related to)
• ampitheater
amphi (both) theatron (watch)
apo: away, from, off
• apology
apo (away) log (word) y (result of)
• apostle
apo (away) stellein (send)
• apostrophe
apo (away) strephein (turn)
bi: two
• bicycle
bi (two) cycl (wheel)
• biennial
bi (two) enn (year) ial (related to
• binomial
bi (two) nom (part, name) ial (related to)
con (co, col, com, cor)together, with, same
• collateral
col (together) later (side) al (related to)
• compose
com (together) pos (place, put)
• congenital
con (together) gen (birth) al (related to)
demi: half
• demigod
demi (half) god (god)
• demitasse
demi (half) tast (basin)
dys: bad, poorly• dysfunction
dys (bad) fungi (perform) ion (act of)
• dystrophy
dys (poorly) troph (growth) y (result of)
• dyslexia
dys (poor) lexis (speech) ia (condition)
ex (ex,ef): out
• exit
ex (out) it (travel)
• eccentric
ec (out) centr (center) ic (having characteristic of)
• effuse
ef (out) fus (pour)
eu: good
• eulogy
eu (good) log (word) y (result of)• euphemism
eu ( good) phem (name) ism (belief)
• eugenics
eu (good) gen (birth) ics (science of)
fore: before, first
• forefather
fore (first) fader (father)
• forecast
fore (before) cast (cause)
• forefinger
fore (first) finger (finger)
Hyper: above, beyond, over
• hyperactive
hyper (above) act (do) ive (that which)
• hyperbole
hyper (above) ballein (throw)
• hypercritical
hyper (above) crit (judge) al (related to)
hypo: under
• Hypothermia
hypo (under) therm (heat) ia (condition)
• hypocenter
hypo (under) centr (center)
• hypodermic
hypo (under) derm (skin) ic (related to)
mega (megal): large, great
• megaphone
mega (large) phon (sound)
• megalith
mega (large) lith (stone,rock)
• megalomania
megal (great) mania (obsession)
mono: one, single
• monarchy
mono (one) arch (rule, government) y (result of)
• monocle
mono (one) ocul (eye)• monogamy
mono (one) gam (marriage, spouse) y (result of)
neo: new
• neonatal
neo (new) nat (birth) al (related to)
• neolithic
neo (new) lith (stone,rock) ic (related to )
• neophyte
neo (new) phyt (plant)
non: not
• nonconformist
non (not) con (with) form (shape) ist (one who)
• nonflammable
non (not) flam (fire) able (able)
• nonverbal
non (not) verb (word) al (related to)
pen: almost
• peninsula
Pen (almost) insula (island)
• penultimate
pen (almost) ultim (high) ate (make, do)
• penumbra
pen (almost) umbra (shade)
prim (prin): first
• primary
prim (first) ary (related to)
• primogeniture
prim (first) gen (born) ure (state of)
• prince
prin (first) cept (take)
poly: many
• polytheism
poly (many) the (god) ism (belief)
• polygamy
poly (many) gam (marriage, spouse) y (result of)
• polygon
poly (many) gon (side, angle)
preter: above, beyond, past
• preterhuman
preter (beyond) humain (human)
• preternatural
preter (beyond) natura (nature)
• pretermit
preter (beyond) mit (send)
quasi: having likeness, resembling
• quasistellar
quasi (like) stell (star) ar (related to)• quasi-judicial
quasi (resembling) jud (evaluate) ial (related to)
• quasisuccessful
quasi (like) suc (under) cess (go) ful (full of)
re: back, again
• recognize
re (again) cogn (know) ize (make)
• regress
re (back) gress (go)
• revert
re (back) vert (turn)
semi: half
• semiannual
Semi (half) ann (year) al (related to)
• Semicircle
semi (half) circl (circle)
• semifinal
semi (half) fin (end) al (related to)
super: above, beyond, over
• superscribe
super (above) scrib (write)
• superb
(above)
• supervise
super (over) vis (see)
un: not
• unarm
un (not) arm (weapon)
• unconscious
un (not) con (with) sci (know) ious (full of)
• unequal
un (not) equ (equal)