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A together pact = a pact (held together)

A with investigate-er = one who investigates with x

A together appear-ing-ness = the result of appearing together

A together-locate-ness = the result of locating together

down-value = to move x value down

off-humid-make = to make away from being humid

off-stable-make = to make away from being stable

off-regular-make to make away from being regular

again-arrange-(ing)-ness = the act of arranging again

back-claim-ed-ness = the result of being claimed back

again-constitute = to constitute again

again-new = to be new again

against-press-ish = tending to press against x

against-press-or = one who presses against x

against-throw-ed-er something to throw against

below standard = to be below a standard

below text = to be below text

below merge = to merge below

in-migrate-ing-ness = the act of migrating in

in-fill(-ed)(-ize) to make x be filled in

in-plant-ed-ness the act of x being planted in

out-migrate(-ing)-ness = the act of migrating out

out-lucid-(ed)-make = to make something be out lucid

to from-prove-ed-ize to make z away from being proved

apart-place-(ing)-ness the act of placing apart

from-establish(ed)(ize) to make x away from being established

to not-please-ed-ize to make x be not pleased

not-define-ed not having been defined


not stable-ness = the quality of not being stable

not cohere-ing-ness = the state of not cohering

not mobile-make-ed-ness the state of having been made not mobile

before-act-ish tending to act before

forward-long-ed (ize) to make x length be forward

forward lapse = a lapse forward

forward experiment-ish tending to forward experiments

before-judge = to judge x before

before-destin-ed = being destined before

before -determine = to determine in advance

before-process-er something which processes before

between-person-ish p.t. between people

between-connect-(ed)-ness = the result of being connected between

between discipline-ish = p.t. being between disciplines

inter act(ing) ish tending to act between

an toward-ten-ing-(er) one tending to

toward-minster-ed-(ing)-er one who makes ministered to

-toward-sure-(make)-ing-ness = the act of making z be toward being sure

Toward locate – to locate x toward y

Ab-origin-al from-origin-ish (tending to be from the origin

Abstain – off-hold to hold off from x

Off hold-ing-ness the act/state of holding from y


PART D. ANSWERS
Note that Phrasal Answers here are not the only (or even best) possible ones.

a. PREFIXES: 9-22 (MORPHEMIC PHRASAL)


(“Z” = any person or thing)
9. a com-pact a together-pact a pact (held) together
co-investigat-or a with-investigate-er one who investigates with Z
co-appear-an-ce together-appear-ing-ness the result of appearing together
col-locat-ion together-locate-ness the act of locating together
10. de-value to down-value to (move) Z’s value down
de-humid-ify to off-humid-make to make (air) away from being humid
de-stabil-ize to off-stable-make to make Z away from being stable
de-regular-ize to off-regular-make to make Z away from being regular
11. re-arrange-ment again-arrange-(ing-)ness the act of arranging again
a re-clam-at-ion a back-claim-ed-ness a result of being claimed back
to re-constitute to again-constitute to consistute Z again
to re-new to again-new(-ize) to make Z new again
12. op-press-ive against-press-ish tending to press against Z
op-press-or against-press-er one who presses against Z
an ob-jec-t (jec- = throw) an against-throw-ed(-er)
something which is (or could be) thrown against
13. sub-standard below-standard below (some) standard
a sub-text an under-text a text under the (main one)
to sub-merge to below-merge to merge below
14. im-migrat-ion in-migrate(-ing)-ness the act of migrating in
to in-fill in-fill(-ed)(-ize) to make Z be filled in
an im-plant-at-ion an in-plant-ed-ness the result of making Z (be) planted in
15. e-migrat-ion out-migrate-(ing)-ness the act of migrating out
by ex-cav-at-ion by out-cave-ed(-ing)-ness
by the act of making Z (dug) out (as if from a) cave
to e-lucid-ate to out-lucid-ed(-make)
to make something be out (of darkness, &) lucid
16. to dis-prove to from-prove(-ed)(-ize) to make Z away from being proved
dis-place-ment apart-place-(ing-)ness the act of placing Z apart
to dis-establish to from-establish(-ed)(-ize)
to make Z be away from established
> to make Z be not established
to dis-please to not-please(-ed)(-ize) to (make Z be) not please(-ed)
17. in-defin-ite not-define-ed not having been defined
in-stabil-ity not-stable-ness the quality of not being stable
in-coher-en-ce not-cohere-ing-ness the state of not cohering
in-mobil-iz-at-ion not-mobile-make-ed-ness
the state of having been made not mobile
18. pro-active before-act-ish tending to act before (OR, tending
to “forward” the action)
pro-long-ate forward-long-ed(-ize) to make Z’s length be “forwarded”
pro-lapse a forward lapse a lapse (= slip/fall) forward
pro-experiment-al forward-experiment-ish tending to "forward" experiments
19. pre-judge to before-judge to judge Z before (knowing about it)
pre-destin-ate A before-destiny-ed having been destined in advance
pre-determine to before-determine to determine beforehand/in advance
pre-process-or a before-process-er something which processes Z before
20. inter-person-al between-person-ish p.t. (Z) between persons/people
an inter-connect-ion between-connect(-ed)-ness
a result of (things) being connected between (themselves)
inter-disciplin-ary between-discipline-ish p.t. Z between disciplines
inter-act-ive inter-act-(-ing)-ish tending to act between (people)
21. an at-tend-ant a toward-tend-ing(-er) one who is tending to (another)
ad-ministr-at-or toward-minister-ed(-ing)-er
one who makes (others be)
ministered to
as-sur-an-ce toward-sure(-make)-ing-ness
the act of making Z (be) toward being sure
to al-locate to toward-locate to locate Z toward Y
22. ab-origin-al A from-origin-ish tending to be from the origin
abs-tain ({-TAIN-} = hold)to off-hold to hold (oneself) off from Z
abs-tin-en-ce off-hold-ing-ness the act/state of holding off from Z

b. ROOTS WITH PREFIXES 22-30.


Fill in the blanks
23. -{-SERV-} = {-serv-, -serve} keep
9. a nature con-serv-an-cy together-keep-ing-ness
a part of nature which is in a state of keeping itself together
11. to re-serve my opinion to back-keep it
to keep my opinion back (from others' knowledge)
12. we ob-serve ethical guidelines we toward-keep them
we keep (ourselves) (close) to/toward the ethical guidelines
(or, "close up against....")
13. our sub-serv-ien-ce to science our below-keep-ing-ness
the state of keeping (ourselves) under/below, in relation to science
19. to pre-serve the evidence to forward-keep it
= to keep the evidence forward (for future use)

24. -POS- put


9. a com-pon-ent of the experiment a together-put-ing(-thing)
something which is needed for putting the experiment together
10. to de-pose participants to down-put them (in writing)
to put down (the statements of) the participants (in writing)
12. I op-pose that interpretation I against-put it
I put (myself) against that interpretation
our op-pon-ent-s against-put-ing(-er)-s
those who are putting (themselves) against us
14. to im-pose my values to into-put them
to put my values in, on, into, or onto (someone else)
15. to ex-pose the truth to out-put it
to put the truth out (where it can be seen)
an ex-pon-ent of truth out-put-ing(-er)
one who is (characteristically) putting truth out (so it can be seen)
(= one who is putting truth "out there")
16. to dis-pose of the by-products to away-put them
to put them safely away
18. to propose a new experiment to forth-put it
to put (the idea of) a new experiment forth
20. to inter-pose a step to between-put it
to put a (new) step between (two others)
26. -{TAIN-} = {-tain-, -tin-} hold
9. urinary con-tin-en-ce together-hold-ing-ness
the state of holding oneself together in relation to urine
(or, "an act of holding together, involving urine)"
10. to de-tain a participant to off-hold him/her
to hold a subject off from particpation in the experiment
a de-tain-ee off-hold(-ed)-er
one who has been or is being held from/off from/away from participation
11. to re-tain the by-products to back-hold them
to hold the by-products back for future use
using a re-tain-er using a back-hold-er
somethng which holds one thing back from another
12. the law of gravity obtains here it against-Z-holds here
the law holds its force here, against all challenges or expectations
13. to sus-tain life to up-hold it
to hold life up (as if from below)
to provide sus-ten-an-ce up-hold-ing-ness
to provide (the things which give) a state of holding (life) up
22. “carried,” with one abstainer off-hold-er
one who holds himself/herself off from the voting

28. to pres-s = to squeeze-ed(-ize) = to make Z be squeezed


9. to com-pres-s an argument to together-squeeze-ed(-ize) it
to make the argument be squeezed together
10. to de-pres-s a person to down-squeeze-ed(-ize) him/her
to make that person be squeezed down
11. to re-pres-s a statement to back-squeeze-ed(-ize) it
to make that statement be squeezed back
12. to op-pres-s a group to against-squeeze-ed(-ize) it
to make that group be squeezed against
13. to sup-pres-s new evidence to down-squeeze-ed(-ize) it
to make that new evidence be squeezed down
14. to im-pres-s colleagues by an argument to into-squeeze-ed(-ize) them
to make that argument be squeezed into the colleagues
15. to ex-pres-s an opinion to out-squeeze-ed(-ize) it
to make an opinion be squeezed out of oneself

29. -trac-t- = pull-ed(-ize) = to make (having been) pulled


9. to con-trac-t my activities together-pull-ed(-ize) them
to make my activities be pulled (closer) together
10. to de-trac-t from his reputation down-pull-ed-ize it
to make his repution be pulled down from (its current level)
11. to re-trac-t my statement to back-pull-ed(-ize) it
to make my statement be pulled back
13. to sub-trac-t one number from another to (from-)below-pull-ed(-ize)
to make one number be pulled (out) from below another
15. to ex-trac-t the main points to out-pull-ed(-ize) them
to make the main points be pulled out (from the rest)
16. to dis-trac-t the judge to apart-pull-ed(-ize) him/her
to make the (attention of) the judge be pulled apart (from his focus)
17. an in-trac-t-ible obstacle a not-pull-ed-able one
an obstacle which is not able to be pulled (out of the way)
18. to protract the experimental trial to forward-pull-ed(-ize) it
to make the trial be pulled forward (for a longer duration)
21. to at-trac-t iron filings to toward-pull-ed(-ize) them
to make the iron filings be pulled toward (oneself)
22. an abstract of the article an ____-______-___ (-version) of the article
= a version _______ has been ______-____ _____(from) the whole article

30. -jec-t- throw-ed (having been) thrown


10. de-jec-t-ed down-throw-ed-ize-ed
having been made to be thrown down
11. to re-jec-t the argument to back-throw-ed(-ize) it
to make the argument be thrown back
12. to ob-jec-t to their conclusions to against-throw-ed(-ize) them
to make their conclusions be (as it were) thrown against
the ob-jec-t of the experiment against-throw-ed(-thing)
the goal or purpose which the experiment is (as it were) thrown against
13. to sub-jec-t something to examination to below-throw-ed(-ize) it
to make that thing be (as it were) thrown below examination
(or, "thrown down for examination")
a sub-jec-t of investigation below-throw-ed(-er)
something which has been (as it were) thrown below, so as to
be "under investigation"
14. to in-jec-t a little humor into-throw-ed(-ize) it
to make a little humor be thrown into (the proceedings)
15. we can't eject one number we can't out-throw-ed(-ize) it
we can't make one number be throw-n out (from the rest)
18. to project the outcome of the trial to forth-throw-ed(-ize) it
= to make the outcome be throw-n forward, as if onto a screen
20. to interject a reasonable theory to between-throw-ed(-ize) it
= to make a reasonable theory be throw-n between two unreasonable ones
21. the libel suit depends on one adjective one toward-throw-ed-ish (word)
= one word which has been throw-n toward a noun
22. the defendant is an abject liar an away-throw-ed one
= a liar so despised he has been as it were throw-n away by us

c. Divide, and give a morphemic Englishese equivalent for each of the following
words (ADVANCED: give also a full phrasal equivalent):
23. pre-serv-at-ive forward-keep-ed(-ize)-ish
tending to make Z be kept forward
re-serv-at-ion back-keep-ed-ness
something which has been kept back
con-serv-at-ive altogether-keep-ed(-ize)-ish
tending to make Z be kept altogether
25 pro-pos-it-ion forth-put-ed-ness
something which has been put forth
de-pos-it-ion down-put-ed-ness
something which has been put down (in writing)

ex-pos-it-ion out-put-ed(-ing)-ness
the act of making Z be put out
27 de-ten-t-ion down-hold-ed(-ing)-ness
the act of making Z be held down
re-ten-t-ive back-hold-ed(-ize)-ish
tending to make Z be held back
abs-ten-t-ion away-hold-ed(-ing)-ness
the result of making Z be held away from

23-27 Carefully divide and translate the members of each pair, paying
attention to the differences in meaning; give both 1) a morphemic Englishese
equivalent and 2) a full English phrasal one.
23. con-serv-er together/altogether-keep-er
one who keeps Z together/altogether
con-serv-at-or together/altogether-keep-ed(-ize)-er
one who makes Z be kept together/altogether
con-serv-an-cy together-keep-ing-ness
the act/result of keeping Z together
con-serv-at-ion together-keep-ed(-ing)-ness
the act/result of making Z be kept together
24-5. com-pos-er together-put-er
one who puts Z together
com-pos-it-or together-put-ed(-ize)-er
one who makes Z be put together
com-pon-ent N together-put-ing(-er)
something which (contributes to) Z’s putting together
com-pos-ite N together-put-ed(-er)
something which has been put together
26-7. con-tin-en-ce together-hold-ing-ness
the state or quality of holding together
con-tain-ment together-hold-(ing-)ness
the state or quality of holding Z together
de-tain-ment down/away-hold-(ing)-ness
the state or quality of holding Z down/away
de-ten-t-ion down/away-hold-ed(-ing)-ness
the state or action of making Z be held down/away

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