Vocab 11-15

encephal(o)- 

brain 

ep(i)-, eph- 

above 

ethn(o)- 

ethnicity 

e-, ex- 

former

\-ie, -y 

*to lessen in force or degree; make more feminine* 

\-ienne 

*to lessen in force or degree; make more feminine* 

\-ify, -fy 

to become, produce, or treat 

\-ina, -ine 

*to lessen in force or degree; make more feminine* 

forc, fort 

strength 

form

shape 

fract, frag, fric, fring 

to break 

grad, gress 

move

ex(o)-

out, outside of, beyond

extra-

very, more, outside, beyond 

flor(i)- 

relating to flowers 

fore- 

before, in advance 

\-ing 

to become, produce, or treat (present tense) 

\-ion, -tion, -ation, -ition 

state, quality, or condition of; act or process of 

\-ious, -ous, -eous 

full of, given to, marked by 

\-ise, -ize 

to become, produce, or treat 

gram 

thing written or recorded 

graph

thing recorded, writing 

grav, gravi, griev

heavy, weighty, greif

greg 

group, gather 

hemi- 

half 

hex(a)- 

six 

hyper- 

excessive 

hyp(o)- 

below

\-ish 

like, resembling 

\-ism 

set of beliefs or traits, doctrine 

\-ist 

one who does or makes something 

\-itis 

inflammation of 

hetero 

different

homo 

same

hydr 

water

hypo

below, beneath 

in-, il-, im-, ir- 

not

inter- 

between, from one to another 

intra- 

within, interior 

kilo- 

thousand

\-ity, -ty 

state, quality, or condition of; act or process of 

\-ive, -ative, -itive 

full of, given to, marked by 

\-ization 

state, quality, or condition of; act or process of 

\-kin 

*to lessen in force or degree* 

ject 

throw

jud 

judge

jud, jur, jus, juris 

law, justice

junct 

join

mal- 

bad, badly 

maxi- 

most, very, large 

mega -, megal- 

million, very large 

meta- 

after, beyond

\-less 

lacking, without

\-let 

*to lessen in force or degree; make more feminine*

\-like 

like, resembling 

\-ling 

*to lessen in force or degree; make more feminine* 

lect, leg 

read, choose 

loc, loq 

speak

log, logy 

study of 

logue (gogue)

speech, speaking