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Vocabulary Roots Exploration: Foundations of Word Origins and Meanings

Uncover the roots and meanings behind words with this comprehensive guide to vocabulary building. Explore the origins of terms and expand your language knowledge.

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Vocabulary Roots Exploration: Foundations of Word Origins and Meanings

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  1. English 3Vocab Roots Spring 2010

  2. cept, cap, cep, cip to take, to get ex: accept, capture, reciprocate, captivate, incapacitate

  3. epi-(prefix) upon, outer ex: epidermis, epitaph, epithet, epic, epidemic

  4. fer carry, bear, yeild ex: ferry, fertile, defer, infer, refer, vociferous

  5. fid faith, trust ex: fidelity, confidante, confident, infidel

  6. in, im into ex: introduce, induce, impose, import

  7. lith stone ex: lithograph, monolith, neolithic

  8. macro-(prefix) large ex: macrocosm, macrophage

  9. mob, mov, mot to move ex: movable, mobile, motivate

  10. nym, nom name, word ex: anonymous, nominate, pseudonym

  11. para-(prefix) beside ex: parallel, paramedic, paramilitary

  12. peri-(prefix) around, about, near, enclosing ex: perimeter, pericardium, peripatic

  13. pro-(prefix) forward ex: progress, proffer, prognosis

  14. rupt break ex: rupture, disrupt, eruption

  15. tom cut ex: atom, dichotomy, lobotomy

  16. veni,vent come ex: invent, convention, circumvent, intervene

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