State of Georgia Vocabulary List (11th Grade ELA) - Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering Greek and Latin prefixes, roots, and suffixes from the 11th Grade ELA Georgia Vocabulary List.

exo-

outside (Examples: Execrate, exotic, exoskeleton, exocrine, exocytosis, exothermic, exosphere)

macro- / makros-

long, large (Examples: Macroscopic, macrocosm, macroeconomics, macronutrient, macromolecule, macroclimate, macroevolution)

se-

apart (Examples: Sedition, separate, seclude, secede, secrete, secret, segregate, sequester)

sol-

sun or alone (Examples: Solstice, solar, solarium, solitary, desolate)

acid

sour (Examples: Acidic, acidulous, antacid, hyperacidity, acidophilic)

agit

move to and fro (Examples: Agitate, agitator, agitable)

associat

to unite, ally (Examples: Disassociation, associate, association, reassociation)

cad

fall, fall off (Examples: Decay, cadence, cascade, decadence, incident, deciduous, coincidence, accident, casualty)

ion

move (Examples: Anion, Ion, ionosphere, ionic, ionize, cation)

libra

balance, weigh (Examples: Deliberate, equilibrium, deliberation, libra)

manus

hand (Examples: Manual, manuscript, manufacture, manipulate, manacle, emancipate, manumission, manicure)

nomus

law, custom (Examples: Autonomy, economy, astronomy, dichotomy, taxonomy, nomology)

pol

end of axis, poles (Examples: Polar, polarity, bipolar, polarization, pole, dipole, circumpolar)

solv

loosen (Examples: Soluble, absolute, resolution, solution, solubility, dissolution)

theos

god (Examples: Theology, theism, atheism, pantheism, theocentric)

toler

sustain, endure (Examples: Tolerate, tolerable, tolerance, intolerant, intolerable)

-fest

Feast, party, holiday (Examples: Jazzfest, festival)

-ive

pertaining (Examples: Progressive, active, creative, persuasive, constructive, authoritative)

-oid / -eidos

sort, appearance (Examples: Android, humanoid, asteroid, rhomboid, arachnoid, thyroid, deltoid)