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General Vocab
8th Grade
11/18/2012

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Term
NAT, NASC
Definition

born

 

 

NAT -- native, nativity

NASC -- nascent; renaissance

Term
NAU, NAV
Definition

ship, sailor

 

 

NAU -- nautical, nauseous

NAV --navy

Term
NEG
Definition

not, deny

 

negative, renege

Term
NEO
Definition

new

 

neoclassical, neophyte

Term
NIHIL
Definition

none, nothing

 

 

annihilation

Term
NOM, NYM
Definition

name

 

NOM -- nominate; nominal

 

NYM -- synonym; anonymity

Term
NOX, NIC, NEC, NOC
Definition

harm

 

NOX -- obnoxious

NIC -- pernicious

NEC -- internecine

NOC -- innocuous

Term
NOV
Definition

new

 

novelty; innovation

Term
NUMER
Definition

number

 

numeral; numerous

Term
OB
Definition

against

 

 

obstruct; obnoxious; obstinate

Term
OMNI
Definition

all

 

 

omnipresent; omnipotent

Term
ONER
Definition

burden

 

onerous; onus; exonerate

Term
OPER
Definition

work

 

 

operate; cooperate

Term
PAC
Definition

peace

 

 

pacify; pacific; pacifist

Term
PALP
Definition

feel

 

 

palpable; palpitation

Term
PAN
Definition

 

all

 

panorama; pandemic

Term
PATER, PATR
Definition

father

 

 

PATER -- paternal

PATR -- patriot

Term
PATH, PASS
Definition

feel, suffer

 

 

PATH -- sympathy; empathy

PASS -- passion; impassioned

Term
PEC
Definition

money

 

 

pecuniary

Term
PED, POD
Definition

foot

 

 

PED -- pedestrian; pediment

POD -- tripod

Term
PEL, PULS
Definition

drive

 

 

PEL -- compel; propel

PULS -- compulsion

Term
PEN
Definition

almost

 

 

peninsula; penultimate

Term
PEND, PENS
Definition

hang

 

PEND -- pendant;

PENS -- suspense; propensity

Term
PER
Definition

through, by, for, throughout

 

 

percipient, perusal, perennial

Term
PER
Definition

against, destruction

 

 

perfidious, perjure

Term
PERI
Definition

around

 

 

perimeter, peripheral

Term
PET
Definition

seek, go toward

 

 

petition, impetus

Term
PHIL
Definition

love

 

 

philosopher, philanthropy, Philadelphia

Term
PHOB
Definition

fear

 

 

phobia, claustrophobia

Term
PHON
Definition

sound

 

 

megaphone, phonics

Term
PLAC
Definition

calm, please

 

 

 

placate, placid, complacent

Term
PON, POS
Definition

put, place

 

 

 

PON-- postpone, exponent

POS -- depose, preposition

 

 

Term
PORT
Definition

carry

 

 

portable, deportment

Term
POT
Definition

drink

 

 

 

potable, potion

Term
POT
Definition

power

 

 

potential, potent

Term
PRE
Definition

before

 

 

precede, preclude, premonition

Term
PRIM, PRI
Definition

first

 

 

primary, primeval, prime

Term
PRO
Definition

ahead, forth

 

 

proceed, profane, prognosis, provoke

Term
PROTO
Definition

first

 

 

 

prototype, protagonist

Term
PROX, PROP
Definition

near

 

 

PROX -- approximate, proximity

 

Term
PSEUDO
Definition

false

 

 

pseudonym, pseudoscientific

Term
PYR
Definition

fire

 

 

pyre, pyrotechnics

Term
QUAD, QUAR, QUAT
Definition

four

 

 

QUAD -- quadrilateral, quadrant

QUAR -- quarter, quarantine

QUAT -- quaternary

Term
QUES, QUER, QUIS, QUIR
Definition

question

 

 

QUES -- quest, inquest

QUER -- query, querulous

QUIS -- inquisition

QUIR -- inquiry

Term
QUIE
Definition

quiet

 

 

quiet, requiem, acquiesce

Term

QUINT, QUIN

 

Definition

five

 

 

 

quintuplets, quintessence

Term
RADI, RAMI
Definition

branch

 

 

RADI -- radius, radiate, radiant

RAMI -- ramification

Term
RECT, REG
Definition

straight, rule

 

 

RECT-- rectangle, rectify

REG - regular

Term
REG
Definition

king, rule

 

regal, regent

Term
RETRO
Definition

backward

 

 

retrospective, retroactive

Term
RID, RIS
Definition

laugh

 

 

RID -- ridiculous, deride

RIS -- derision

Term
ROG
Definition

ask

 

 

interrogate, arrogant, derogatory

Term
RUD
Definition

rough, crude

 

 

rude, rudimentary

Term
RUPT
Definition

break

 

 

disrupt, interrupt, rupture, erupt

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