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act, ag
ag + ent
• auricular
o aur + ic + ul + ar
o The auricular ability of the cat is well-known.
am, ami
anim
bene
biblio
brev
• captive (noun, adjective): a person held against his or her own will; held prisoner
o cap+ tive
o The captives were taken to the jail.
o Geoff had a captive audience.
• predecessor (noun): a person who has previously occupied a position that another
has taken over
o pre + de + cess + or
o I hope I can live up to my predecessor's reputation.
chron
clam, claim
cogn, gnos
• agnostic (noun): one who believes that any ultimate reality is unknowable
o ag + gnost + ic
o John is unsure of the reality of god and considers himself to be an
agnostic.
corp
cred
• course (noun, verb): forward movement, movement from point to point; to run
along a path
o course
o Blood courses through your veins with every beat of your heart.
doc, doct
• doctor (noun): a person who has received the highest degree a university offers, a
physician
o doct + or
o Andre is going to medical school so that he can be a doctor like his
mother.
dog, dox
• paradox (noun): a statement that seems to contradict itself but contains some
truth
o para + dox
o The paradox of the matter is that I want to see the opera but I also want to
stay home.
dec, dign
duc, duct
• produce (verb, noun): to bring forward, to make to bear or yield; something made
or grown
o pro + duce
o The lawyer produced new evidence at the trial.
o The produce from the farm will go to the market next week.
ev, et
fig
• fashion (noun, verb): the form of something, style; to give shape or form to
o fash + ion
o The current fashion is hair worn short.
fer
fid
• fluent (adjective): capable of moving with ease, able to speak another language
o flu + ent
o The dancer had a fluent body.
o Juanita is fluent in several languages.
form
• format (noun): the shape and size of something, the arrangement of something
o form + at
o The format of this class will be half lecture and half class participation.
gen, gin
• generally (adverb): in a general manner, usually, with regard to the whole not
specifics
o gen + er + al + ly
o Generally, Lance leaves work at 5:00 p.m.
ge
gor
graph, graf
her, hes
lex, leg
• college (noun): a school for higher learning, a group of people having a common
purpose
o col + lege
o Yolanda is going to college to become a lawyer.
lect
loc
log
man
mem
min
mit, miss
nom
• nominate (verb): to name for office
o nomin + ate
o Vittorio nominated Mary for class president.
• synonym (noun): a word with a similar meaning to another word in the same
language
o syn + onym
o The word "fair" is a synonym for the word "just."
nov
oper
pat
• patient (adjective, noun): calm, bearing pain without complaint; a person under
medical care
o pati + ent
o Josiah was patient as he waited in line for concert tickets.
o Amelia has been a patient of Dr. Gustaf's for ten years.
• sympathy (noun): sharing another person's feelings, the ability to feel for another
person's suffering
o sym + path + y
o Ching-wei expressed his deepest sympathy when hearing of Mrs. Martin's
death.
ped
• pedestal (noun): a support for a column or other structure, a base for something
o pedest + al
o Johannes put the vase on a pedestal.
pod
• podium (noun): a platform, an area raised above the surrounding ground, a place
at which to speak in front of an audience
o pod + ium
o The professor walked up to the podium and spoke into the microphone.
pel
pend, pond
phan, fan
phil
pict
port
pli, ply
psych
quir
rupt
sci
scrib, scrip
sent, sens
sequ
soci
• society (noun): community, the relationship among individuals living or working
in a common area, companionship
o societ + y
o Sometimes what is best for a society is not always good for an individual
living in that society.
sol
solv, solu
spec, spi
spir
stab, stat
strain, strict
stru, stroy
tact, tang
tend, tens
tain, ten
terr
test
therm
tor
tract, trai
U
uni
vac
ven, vent
verb, verv
vers, vert:
vid, vis
vit, viv
voc, voke
volv, vol