English 11 Word Parts List 1

a- an-

not, without

circum-

around

pros-

toward, in front

-fer

to bear or bring

loqu- locut-

speak

morph

form, structure, shape

nasc- nat-

of birth

trop

turn, change

ven- vent-

come, go

vert- vers

turn, change direction

-esce -escent -escence

becoming

-ism

belief in

loquacious

full of speech and words; talkative

intervene

to come between or modify a situation

amoral

having no morals; not knowing between right and wrong

nascent

beginning to develop or exist

metamorphosis

transformation

introvert

someone who turns inward to gain energy

troposhere

lowest area of Earth’s atmosphere; where the weather changes

pacifist

someone who opposes violence; a person who believes in nonviolence

fervent

coming with a great deal of passion; showing intense emotion or enthusiasm.

intervention

to come in between or get in the way of something usually to help

circumvent

to go around a rule or law

circumference

the distance around a circle or sphere.

prospect

what is in front of a situation; what is likely to happen in the future