Honors Freshmen Vocabulary List #31-1

Practice flashcards covering academic vocabulary definitions and root origins from Honors Freshmen Vocabulary List #31-1.

assign

Verb: to appoint someone to a particular job or task

clause

Noun: a separate section of a legal document

contact

Verb: to be in or establish communication with

enable

Verb: to render capable or able for some task

enforce

Verb: to ensure observance of laws and rules

facilitate

Verb: to make easier

grant

Verb: to let have, as in grant permission

license

Noun: a legal document giving official permission to do something

reject

Verb: to refuse to accept or acknowledge

substitute

Verb: to put in place of another

ante

Latin root meaning before (Examples: antedate, antecedent, antebellum, anterior, ante meridiem, antepenult)

anti

Greek root meaning against (Examples: antiaircraft, antibody, anticlimax, anticline, antitoxin, antithesis)

bi

Latin root meaning two (Examples: bilateral, bicycle, binary, bimonthly, biped, bipolar, binocular, bicuspid)

circum

Latin root meaning around (Examples: circumnavigate, circumspect, circumvent, circumlocution, circus)

com

Latin root meaning together (Examples: combination, comfort, commensurate, common, complete, combo)

con

Latin root meaning together (Examples: contract, confidence, confine, confederate, conjunction, contact)

de

Latin root meaning down (Examples: deposit, descent, despicable, denounce, deduct, demolish, decrepit, deplete)

dis

Latin root meaning away (Examples: distract, distort, dispute, dissonant, disperse, dismiss, dissuade, disprove)

equi

Latin root meaning equal (Examples: equitable, equilateral, equivocate, equinox, equation, equilibrium)

extra

Latin root meaning beyond (Examples: extraterrestrial, extraordinary, extravagant, extrovert, extramural)

inter

Latin root meaning between (Examples: international, interdepartmental, interstellar, interject, interlude)

intra

Latin root meaning within (Examples: intracellular, intravenous, intracranial, intrastate, intrauterine)

intro

Latin root meaning into (Examples: introduce, introspective, introvert, introject, introrse, intromission)

mal

Latin root meaning bad (Examples: malevolent, malcontent, malicious, malign, malady, malapropism)

mis

OE root meaning bad (Examples: misfit, mistake, misfortune, misfire, misdeed, misguided)

non

Latin root meaning not (Examples: nonstop, nonprofit, nonconformity, nonplussed, nonchalant)

post

Latin root meaning after (Examples: postgraduate, posthumous, postscript, posterity, posterior, postlude)

pre

Latin root meaning before (Examples: prelude, preposition, premonition, premature, predict, predecessor)

semi

Latin root meaning half (Examples: semitone, semiaquatic, semicircle, semiweekly, semiannual, semiformal)

sub

Latin root meaning under (Examples: subterranean, subtract, subordinate, submarine, subterfuge, substantial)

super

Latin root meaning over (Examples: supervise, superb, superior, superfluous, supercilious, supernatural)

syn

Greek root meaning together (Examples: synthetic, synchronize, syndrome, synonym, synopsis, syntax)

sym

Greek root meaning together (Examples: sympathy, symbiosis, symbol, symmetry, symphony, symposium)

tri

G/L root meaning three (Examples: tricycle, triangle, triceps, triad, trichotomy, triceratops, trivia, trialogue)

un

Germanic root meaning not (Examples: unfit, unequal, undone, unequivocal, unearned, unconventional, untenable)