AP® English Literature & Composition Crash Course, 2nd Ed. by Hogue Dawn;

Author:Hogue, Dawn;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Research & Education Association
Published: 2019-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Make learning new words a game. When you learn a new word, commit to using it at least ten times in one day in a variety of contexts. Bonus: You might have fun annoying those around you!

GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS

At some point you will need to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words from context clues. If you have a working knowledge of some basic Greek and Latin prefixes and roots, you can often quickly decipher word meanings, particularly when words are scientific in nature. Perhaps you’ve learned many of these roots in a science or world language class. If so, concentrate on those in this list that are new to you. This list is by no means complete, but it does contain a good sampling of roots that will aid your decoding skills.

For fun, take note of the English examples below that contain more than one of the roots. Autograph, for example, means “self-write.”

Root/Prefix Meaning English Examples

ab-, a-, abs- away, from abstain, absent

ante- before anteroom, antecedent, antebellum

anthrop- human anthropomorphic, misanthrope

anti- against antidote, antipathy

auto- self autobiography, autoimmune, autocratic

bell- war bellicose, belligerent

bene- good benevolent, beneficiary, beneficial

bi- two biennial, bisect, bicycle

bio life biology, biosphere, biogenesis

-cede go, yield, surrender concede, recede

circum- around circumference, circumlocution

con- with conspire, connect

contra- against contraband, contrary, contrast

de- down, from devolve, decline, devoid

dic-, dict-, dit- say, speak diction, dictate

dis-, di- apart, away dissolve, dissuade, diverge, divest

ex-, e- out of, from eject, emerge, extricate, example

-fid, -fide, -feder faith, trust confide, bona fide, fidelity

graph-, gram- write, draw graphic, telegram, autograph

hyper- beyond, over hyperbole, hyperactive

hypo- under, less hypodermic, hypocrite

inter- among, between interstate, intercede, introspection

intra- within intramural, intravenous

log-, logo-, -ology reason, learning logistics, catalog

loqu-, locut- talk, speak eloquent, colloquial, loquacious

mal- bad, evil malnourished, malinger

mis- ill, mistaken, wrong misunderstood, misogyny

morph- shape, form amorphic, metamorphosis

para-, par- beside paralegal, parameter

phil- love philosophy, philanthropic

post- after, following postpone, postgraduate

pre- before precursor, preface, premonition

pro- forward, outward project, protract

soph- wisdom sophomore, sophist

super- above superior, superimpose

tele-, tel- far television, telekinesis, telemarketer

trans- across transpose, transcontinental, transgender

-vert turn revert, convert, introvert

vid-, vis- to see visual, video, envision

viv-, vita-, vivi- alive, life vivacious, vitality, vivid

vol- will, wish malevolent, voluntary

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