English Mid Term Prefixes/Roots/Suffixes/Words

Re-

Back/Again

Eu-

Good

Mono-

One

Bi-

Two

Tri-

Three

En-

In/Into

Com/Con-

With

Im/In-

Not

Super-

Above

Pre-

Before

Ap/Ad-

To/Toward

Ex/Ef/E-

Out of/From

Dis-

Apart

Gorge/Gurg

throat

Ped/Puer

Child

Gam

Marriage

Nat/Nasc

Birth/Born

Acro

High

Dent

Teeth

Phobia

Fear

Ami/Amo

Love

Paci

Peace

Flu

Flow

Domi

House

Somn/Dorm

Sleep

Ambu

Walk

Flect

Bend

Vor

Eat

\-ious

Having the qualities of

\-able

Capable of

\-ity

State; Quality

Innate

Existing in one since birth

Pedantic

A person who is overly concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning

Nascent

Just beginning

Xenophobic

Dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries or cultures

Euthanize

Mercy killing, to put someone/thing to death painlessly

Puerile

Foolish, immature, childish

Narrative viewpoint

narrative voice through which you tell a story

Imagery

The descriptive writing in a poem that allows you to understand and imagine the scene of which the poem is in at that moment

Pacify

to bring or restore to a state of peace

Odious

extremely unpleasant

Mellifluous

sweetly or smoothly flowing/sounding

Misogyny

hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women

Implacable

not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified

Covetous

\n having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else.

Infer

Conclude something from given information

Contextualize

Place or study in context

Precocious

unusually advanced or mature in development

Inimical

Unfriendly/Hostile

Amity

A friendly relationship

Dormant

Sleeping/Inactive

Supercilious

Behaving or looking as though one is superior to others

Somnambulate

To sleep walk

Juxtapose

The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

Editorial

A short article that express an opinion

Oration

formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion (anniversary, funeral, academic exercises)

Recapitulation

Act of summarising or restating the main points of something

Affront

An action or remark that causes outrage or offense

Inexorable

impossible to stop or prevent

Indenture

a contract binding one person into service of another for a specific period of time

Precipitate

To cause to happen suddenly

Antithesis

A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone/thing else

Analogy

A type of comparison two different things to two other things in order to see similarities/differences between them