English 3 Vocab Roots

English 3Vocab Roots

Spring 2010

ante-(prefix)

before, forward

ex: antebellum

cept, cap, cep, cip

to take, to get

ex: accept, capture

co,con, com

together, with

ex: copilot

epi-(prefix)

upon, outer

ex: epidermis

fer

carry, bear, yeild

ex: ferry

fid

faith, trust

ex: fidelity

in, im

into

ex: introduce

lith

stone

ex: lithosphere

locu, loqu, log

speak

ex: dialogue

macro-(prefix)

large

ex: macrocosm

mob, mov, mot

to move

ex: moveable

mortdeath

ex: mortality

nat

born, birth

ex: natural

nym, nom

name, word

ex: anonymous

para-(prefix)

beside

ex: parallel

peri-(prefix)

around, about, near, enclosing

ex: perimeter

pro-(prefix)

forward

ex: progress

rupt

break

ex: rupture

tom

cut

ex: tonsillectomy

veni,vent

come

ex: invent