Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Vocab List #3

Quizlet - Terms and Example Words

                              Ninth Grade Vocabulary – List Three                  
Prefixes
de-
down, away, off
descend, deject (cast down), decline
di- / dif- / dis-
apart, different
diverge, differ, dissent, disengage, discord, discomfort
ex-
out of, from, former
exhume, exhale, exodus, exit



Roots/Bases
alter-
other
alternate, alter ego
ced- / cess-
yield, go
recede, secede, proceed, intercede, concession
demo-
people
demography, democracy, epidemic
ego-
self
egotist, egomania
min-
small
minority, minuscule, minute
miss- / mit(t)-
to send
transmission, remittance, permit, submission, mission, emit
pon- / pos- / posit-
put
correspond, compose, composition
port-
carry, door, port
portable, transport, portage, report
temp- / tempor-
time
temporary, temporize, contemporary



Suffixes
-cracy
government by
democracy, autocracy, meritocracy
-crat
ruler
democrat, autocrat

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