Quarter 4 Key Words 1

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering root words, their meanings, and specific examples from the Quarter 4 Key Words 1 transcript.

Root word

The part of a word the carries meaning; mainly coming from Latin and Greek.

Prefixes

They are added at the beginning of a base word.

Base

A basic word; a word in its simplest form.

Suffixes

They are added at the end of the base.

Root

The main part of some words that has a special meaning, but is usually not a complete word.

Base: dict

speak, say

diction

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

predict

Say that (a specified thing) will happen in the future.

Base: loc

place

location

A particular place or position.

relocate

To move or to move somebody/something to a new place.

Base: mot

move

motor

A device that uses electricity, petrol, etc. to produce movement and makes a machine, a vehicle, a boat, etc. work.

motion

The act or process of moving or the way something moves.

Base: pop

people

popular

Liked or enjoyed by a large number of people.

population

The total number of people who live in a particular area.

Base: rupt

break

erupt

Break out suddenly and dramatically.

interrupt

To break the continuous progress of an activity or process.

rupture

The act or process of breaking (something).

eruption

The action of breaking something.