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Ms. Ramirez’ Root Vocabulary Words

List 1- BELL

bellicose

antebellum belligerence

rebellion

List 2- PAC

pacify

pacifist

pact

appease

List 3- BENE

benediction

benefactor

beneficiary

benevolence

List 4- AM/AMI

amicable

enamored

amorous

paramour

List 5- CRIM

decriminalize recrimination criminology incriminate

6.PROB

 probity

approbation reprobate

probate

7.GRAV

gravid  

gravitas

gravitate

gravity

8. LEV

alleviate

leavening

levity

elevate

9. MANIA 

megalomaniac

egomaniac

kleptomania

dipsomaniac

10. PSYCH

psyche

psychotherapist

psychosomatic

psychedelic

11. CEPT

susceptible  

reception

perceptible

incipient

12. FIN

infinitesimal

finite

definitive

affinity

13. JECT

interject

projection

conjecture

trajectory

14. TRACT

traction

retract

intractable

protracted

15. DUC/DUCT

conducive

deduction

induce

seduction

16. SEC/SEQU

sequential

consequential

subsequent

nnon-sequitur

17.AMBI/AMPHI

ambiguous

ambient

ambivalent

ambit

18. EP/EPI

epilogue

epiphyte

epithet

epitaph

19.HYPO/HYP

hypochondriac hypoglycemia

hypothermia hypothetical  

20.THERM/THERMO

thermal

thermodynamic

British thermal unit thermonuclear

21. POLY (p.48)

Polychromatic polyphony

polyglot

polymer

22. PRIM primogeniture

primal

primiparous

primordial

23. HOM/HOMO

homonym

homogenous

homologous homophones

24.DIS      

dissuade

disorient

discredit

dislodge  

25. LATIN WORDS 

1.ad hoc 

5. de facto

2. ad hominem

6. quid pro quo

3. modus vivendi 

7. ex post facto 

4. alter ego

8. modus operandi

26. VOR

herbivorous

omnivorous

voracious

carnivorous

27. CARN

incarnation

carnage

carnal

carnival

28. CRED

credence

creditable

credulity

creed

29. FID

affidavit

diffident

fiduciary

perfidy

30. CURR/CURS

concurrent

cursory

discursive

precursor

31. PED

pedestrian

expedient

expedite

impediment

32. FLECT/FLEX

deflect

reflective

genuflect

inflection

33. POST

posterior

posthumous

postmortem

postmodern

34. MAL

malevolent

malicious

malign

malnourished

35. CATA

cataclysm

catacomb

catalyst

catatonic

36. PROT/PROTO 

protagonist

protocol

protoplasm

prototype

37. ANTE antechamber

antedate

ante meridiem

anterior

38. ORTHO

orthodontics

orthodox

orthopedics orthography

39. RECT 

rectitude

rectify

rectilinear

directive

40. DYS

dystopia

dyslexia

dyspeptic

dystrophy

41. EU 

eugenic

euphemism

euphoria

eulogy

42.ROG

abrogate

arrogate

derogatory

prerogative

43.QUIS

inquisition

perquisite

acquisitive

requisition

44.PLE        

complement

deplete

implement

replete

45.METR

tachometer

metric

odometer

symmetrical

46.AUD

auditor

auditory

audition

inaudible

47.SON

dissonant

resonance

sonic

ultrasound

48.ERR

aberrant

errant

erratic

erroneous

49.CED/CESS

accede

antecedent

cede

precedent

50.VID/VIS

visage

vis-à-vis

visionary

visitation

51.SPIC/SPEC 

auspicious

conspicuous

introspection

perspicacious

52.VOC/VOK

equivocate

irrevocable

advocate

vociferous

53.PHON 

cacophony

phonetic

polyphonic

phonics

54.CUR

curative

curator

procure

sinecure

55.PERI

perimeter

periodontal

peripatetic

peripheral

56.SENT/SENS

sensational

sentient

sentiment

sensuous

57.SOPH

sophistry

sophisticated

sophomoric

theosophy

58.TEND/TENT

contentious

distend

tendentious

portend

59.PEND/PENS

appendage

expend

stipend

propensity

60.PAN

Panacea

pandemonium

panegyric

panoply

61.EXTRA extramundane

extrapolate

extrovert

extraneous

62. LUC

lucid

elucidate

lucubration

translucent

63.MOR/MORT immortality

moribund

amortize

mortify

64.HER

adherent

cohere

incoherent

inherent

65.FUG

centrifugal

refuge

fugue

subterfuge

66.COSM

cosmos

cosmology

microcosm

cosmopolitan

67.SCI

conscientious

nescience

prescient

unconscionable

68.PART

impart

impartial

participle

partisan

69.MIT/MIS 

emissary

manumission

missive

remittance

70.PEL/PELS 

compel

expel

impel

repulsion

71.PUT

disputatious

impute

putative

reputed

72.LOG

physiology

methodology

ideology

cardiology

73.TERR                                       parterre

subterranean

terrarium

terrestrial

74.MAR

aquamarine

marina

mariner

maritime

75.PATH 

apathetic

empathy

pathology

sociopath 

76.PEN/PUN 

impunity

penal

penance

punitive

77.MATR/MATER

maternity

matriarch

matrilineal

matrix

78.AQU

aquaculture

aquanaut

aqueduct

aquifier

79.CULT

acculturation

cross-culutral

horticulture

subculture

80.MONI

admonish

monitory

 monitor

premonition

81.CANT

cantata

incantation

cantor

descant

82.LUD/LUS

allude

collusion

ludicrous

prelude

83.PHAN/PHEN phantasm

phantasmagoria phenomenon

diaphanous 

84.VER 

aver

verify

verisimilitude

verity

85.TURB

Turbine

 turbulent

 turbid

perturbed

VOLU/VOLV devolution, evolution, voluble, convoluted,

FAC/FEC/FIC,

Confection, facile, olfactory, proficient,

UT/US usufruct, usury, utilitarian, utility,

UMBR, Adumbrate, penumbra

umbrage

VEST divest, investiture, transvestite, travesty

THE/THEO,

apotheosis, atheistic, pantheistic, theocracy,

DE/DIV 

deity

dues ex machine divinatory divinity

DEMO, demographic endemic

Pandemic

 demotic

POPUL

populist

populace populous

vox populi

CIRCU/CIRCUM

circuitous circumference circumspect circumvent