AE9 - Memoir Unit Vocab - Roots and Prefixes

Ad-/a-

to, toward

Com-/con-/co-

with, together

De-

away from, without, down

Dia-

through, across, between

Dis-

apart, away

En-/em-/in-/im-

in, into

Ex-

out

In-/Non-

not, opposite of

Para-

beside, near

Pre-

before

Re-

back, again

Altus (alt)

high, grown tall

Cernere (cern/crim)

to separate, distinguish (tell apart)

Cidere (cid/cis)

to cut, to kill

Conciliare (concil)

to make friendly

Dolere (dol)

to grieve, to suffer

Dominari (domin)

to rule, dominate, govern

Facere (fac/fic)

to make

Legein (lect/lex)

to pick out words, to speak

Mens (mem/men/ment)

mind

Metron (meter/metr)

to measure

Monere (mon)

to warn, to advise

Pandere (pand/pans)

to spread, to stretch

Petere (pet)

to seek, to go to, to aim at

Plectere (plect/plex)

to weave, to braid, to entwine

Poser (pos)

to put, to place

Sedere (sed/sid)

to sit

Pendere (pend/pens)

to hang, to weigh, to pay

Solvere (solv/solu)

to loosen, to untie

Tenere (ten/tain/tin)

to hold

Trahere (tra/tract)

to pull, to draw, to drag

Tribuere (trib)

to assign, to allot

Valere (val)

to be well, to be worth, to be strong

Vertere (vert/vers)

to turn