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Aggregate (AG ruh git)
Vocab Lesson 21
Partial amount
Sum total, whole amount
Ag- do, act, drive (root)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
Aggregative, aggregately,Aggregation, aggregated,aggregating
Although difficult to mine, the aggregate of mineral resources in Alaska are immense.
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Archipelago (are kuh PEL uh go)
Vocab Lesson 21
A group of islands
Arch-ruler or chief (root)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
The sailors were excited when they reached the archipelago.
archipelagic
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Boon (BOON)
Vocab Lesson 21
Favorable; a blessing, a benefit
Bon-good, well (root)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
Hiring that young man was a boon for our company.
curse
Boons, boonless
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Buffoon (buh FOON)
Vocab Lesson 21
A clown, a silly or stupid person
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
Only a buffoon would stand on the table during Christmas dinner.
Buffoonery, buffoonish
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Chicanery (sheh KAY nuh ree)
Vocab Lesson 21
Honesty, truthfulness
Unethical methods, trickery
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
The lawyer used chicanery to get the witness off guard in his testimony.
Chicaner, chicane, Chicaned, chicaning,chicaneries
-y characterized by (suffix)
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Contaminant (kun TAM uh nunt)
Vocab Lesson 21
Something that causes impurity; something that defiles or pollutes
Con-together (prefix) ant-one who (suffix)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
The polluted water contained many dangerous contaminants.
Pollutantdisinfectant
Contaminate, contaminatedContaminating contaminator,contamination
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Corrugated (KOR uh gay ted)
Vocab Lesson 21
Bent into folds
Cor-heart (root)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
A corrugated box absorbs shock and helps to protect its contents.
smooth
Corrugate, corrugating
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Deleterious (del eh TEER ee us)
Vocab Lesson 21
Harmful; dangerous; injurious
ous-having; full of;characterized by (suffix)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
Some chemicals have deleterious effects on those who must handle them.
baneful, detrimental,noxious, pernicious
harmless; benigndeletery, deleteriously,deleteriousness
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Disputatious (dis pyoo TAY shus)
Vocab Lesson 21
Inclined to fight, to argue, or to debate
Dis-opposite, not, away from (prefix)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
People avoided serious discussions with him because of his disputatious manner.
conciliatory
Dispute, disputability, Disputation, disputatiously,Disputatiousness, disputative,Disputatively, disputativeness
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Emend (eh MEND)
Vocab Lesson 21
To correct (usually by a critic)
E-out, away (prefix)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
The newspaper had to emend the incorrect statement printed in the paper.
Emendable, emendate, emendation, emendator, emendatory, emends, emendingemended
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Fetter (FET ur)
Vocab Lesson 21
To restrict by shackling or chaining
Er-one who (suffix)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
The convict was fettered to prevent his escape.
Fettered, fettering
To liberate
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Giddy (GID ee)
Vocab Lesson 21
dizzy
Y-characterized by (suffix)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
I became giddy after drinking the champagne at the reception.
Giddify, giddily, giddiness
levelheaded
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Heterogeneity (het uh ro je NEE eh tee)
Vocab Lesson 21
State of being dissimilar, composition from unlike elements
Hetero-different, other (root)Gen-race, family, kind(root)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
Coming from many countries and cultures, students in my class are an example of heterogeneity.
Heterogeneous, heterogenesis, heterogeneously, heterogeneousness
Disparateness,Dissimilarity
homogeneity
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Indomitable (in Dom eh tuh bul)
Vocab Lesson 21
Incapable of being conquered
Domin-master (root)In-not, go into(prefix)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
He was from a tribe that was thought to be indomitable but finally was forced to live on the reservation.
Indomitability, indomitableness, indomitably
weak
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Irresolute (eh REZ uh loot)
Vocab Lesson 21
Indecisive, unsure of how to proceed
Ir-not (prefix)Sol-alone (root)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
The confused child stood irresolute, waiting for some instruction.
Irresolutely, irresoluteness, irresolution
Sure; decisive; certain
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Metaphorically (met uh FOR ik lee)
Vocab Lesson 21
Compared nonliterally
Meta-change, after, Beyond, between (root)Morph-form (root)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
Metaphorically speaking, he is drowning in oil.
Metaphor, metaphorical, metaphoricalness, metaphorist, metaphorize
literally
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Panacea (pan uh SEE uh)
Vocab Lesson 21
Cure-all, remedy for all ills
Pan-all (root)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
Love, not money, is the panacea for your problems.
Panacean, panace
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Peruse (puh ROOZ)
Vocab Lesson 21
To skim
To read or to examine
Per-through, throughout (root)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
My lawyer says he has not had time to peruse the contract.
Perusal, perusable,Perused, perusing
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Prodigy (PROD eh jee)
Vocab Lesson 21
Ordinary occurance
One with exceptional talents or powers; an extraordinary accomplishment
Y-characterized by (suffix)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
Mozart was considered a child prodigy since he had great musical talents at a very early age.
prodigies
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Rebuff (reh BUFF)
Vocab Lesson 21
To accept
To snub or to refuse bluntly
Re-again (prefix)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
The woman was not afraid to rebuff the man’s inappropriate advances toward her.
Rebuffed, rebuffing, rebuffs
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Resilient (reh ZIL yunt)
Vocab Lesson 21
static
Ability to return to a former state
Ent-doing; having; Showing (prefix)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
There is a need for more resilient bumpers on cars that can withstand minor accidents.
Resiliency resiliently
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Scapegoat (SKAPE gote)
Vocab Lesson 21
One who takes the blame for others
Compound word
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
Since no one wanted to point a finger at the real culprit, the innocent man was made a scapegoat for the crime.
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Spurious (SPYOOR ee us)
Vocab Lesson 21
honest
False or deceitful
Ous- having; full ofCharacterized by (suffix)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
Cashing forged checks is a spurious activity.
Spuriously, spuriousness
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Tractable (TRAK tuh bul)
Vocab Lesson 21
Amenable, docile
Willful; unruly
Capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled; obedient
tract- pull or drag (root)Able-capable of(suffix)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
It is odd that the students in first period are so unruly, while those in second period are very tractable.
Tractability, tractableness, tractably
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Vivacious (vi VAY shus)
Vocab Lesson 21
sluggish
Full of life; very animated
viv- life, lively (root)Ous-having full of(suffix)
Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym
Derivatives
Game shows are looking for vivacious contestants who are fun to watch and who will liven up the show.
Vivaciously, vivaciousness, vivacity