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Undergraduate 1
02/17/2013

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Term

ambi-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prefix

Definition

both, around

 

ambivalence: having conflicting feeling; feeling both ways

 

ambiance: the athmosphere around a person

 

Term

mag-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prefix

Definition

great, large

 

magnitude: greatness

magnify: to make larger

Term

post-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prefix

Definition

after, behind

 

posterity: future generations: those that come after 

 

Postdoctoral: pertaining to study done after receiving a doctorate

Term

-duc-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roots

Definition

to lead

 

conductive: leading toward

 

induce: lead one to do

Term

-lev-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roots

Definition

lift, light, rise

 

alleviate: to lighten; to reduce

 

elevator: a device that lifts people

Term

-pon-

 

-pos-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Roots

Definition

to put, to place

 

proponent: one who puts one's point forward

 

juxtaposition: an act of placing close together

Term

-rog-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roots

Definition

to ask

 

prerogative: a special right to ask for something

 

interrogate: to ask questions

Term

-vi-

 

-viv-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roots

Definition

life, to live

 

vivid: filled with life; dramatic

 

revive: to bring back to life

Term

-dom

 

(makes a noun)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suffixes

Definition

state, condition, or quality of martydom;

the state of suffering

 

 

freedom: the condition of being free

 

Term

-tude

 

(makes a noun)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suffixes

Definition

state or quality of

 

magnitude: the quality of being great

 

gratitude: the state of being thankful

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