Words of the Week - week 5-8

for accelerated english 10

Prefix

a letter or group of letters that comes at the beginning of a word and has a meaning of its own

Root

a word or part of a word from which other words are formed

Suffix

a letter or group of letters that comes at the end of a word and has a meaning of its own

Prefix: mal

Bad

Prefix: ob

Against

Malevolent (adj)

wishing evil; spiteful

Malignant (adj)

intending to do harm

Obtuse (adj)

not pointed or sharp; not quick of understanding

Malady (adj)

a disease or ailment

Obstinate (adj)

sticking to an opinion in spite of reason or argument

Prefix: sub

Under

Subjugate (verb)

to bring under control

Substrate (noun)

an underlying layer

Subsidiary (noun)

a person or company second in importance

Suborn (verb)

bribe or commit an unlawful act

Subservient (adj)

inclined or willing to submit to others

Suffix: acy

State of being

Suffix: acious

Full of

Voracious (adj)

having a huge appetite

Fallacy (noun)

state of being false; mistaken idea

Dependency (noun)

state of being controlled by another, but not part of it

Supremacy (noun)

state of being in power

Tenacious (adj)

not easily letting go or discouraged

Prefix: in

not

Prefix: ex

out/out of

Invalid (adj)

having no force or effect, not valid

Execute (verb)

to put into effect, to carry out

Extemporaneous (adj)

spoken or done without preparation

Invulnerable (adj)

impossible to wound, injure, or damage

Inapt (adj)

not suitable

Root: dem

people

Root: grat

pleasing

Epidemic (adj)

affecting many people at one time

Gratuitous (adj)

done freely with nothing expected in return

Pandemic (adj)

occurring over a wide area and affecting many peo