Vocabulary Quarter 2

Prefixes, Roots, & Suffixes

Antebellum – Pre war “Antebellum architecture is so beautiful, don’t you think?”

Work CitedAntebellum: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antebellum

Prefix: bene- (good)

• benevolent benediction benefactor

• Benjamin demonstrated benevolence by bringing a battered man Benjamins ($100 bills).

Mal- Evil

malevolentmaledictionmalnutrition

The malevolent witch mailed a violent complaint to Dumbledore about her grade in alchemy. Work Cited

Slayton, Cal. "Cartoon Witch by Calslayton on DeviantART." Cartoon Witch by

Calslayton on DeviantART. Deviantart, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2013.

Decapitate - to cut off the head of, behead

After Nick was decapitated, he began losing his mind!

Ex.Decapitateprecipitate

Work CitedSir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, Nearly Headless Nick . 2010. Photograph. Execute TodayWeb. 23 Nov 2013.

<http://www.executedtoday.com/2010/10/31/1492-sir-nicholas-de-mimsy-porpington-nearly-headless-nick/>.

Carn – meat, flesh

carnivorouschile con carne

The Bengal tiger isa carnivorous mammal that often eats deer.

Work Cited

Gehrig, Andy. “Tiger Pictures.” 2013. Animal Planet. Animal Discovery. Web. 26 Nov. 2013.

Root Meaning ExampleCorp Body Corpus, corpse, corporal

Corpus- a large or complete collection of writings of a specific kind or subject, or the dead body of a person or animal.

Work Cited"Cyanide & Happiness #2082 - Explosm.net." Explosm Feedburner RSS. N.p., n.d.Web. 25 Nov. 2013.

One friend decided to show another friend his corpus of corpses.

Manual-of or done with the hands.

ManufactureManuscript

The airman’s manual blocked the bullet and saved the soldiers life.Work Cited

Pope, W. C. "Westover Air Reserve Base." Westover Air Reserve Base. 19 Sept. 2006. Web. 02 Dec. 2013.

Man(u) - hand

ManufactureManualManuscript

Congress is adept only at manufacturing crises.

Works Cited

"Manufacturing Crises." Cagle Post RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2013.

Prefix: andr

Meaning: man, male

Example: Androgynous

Picture taken by Mackenna Duke

Even in costume, he rode the course so specifically that they weren’t surprised when they found out he was an androgynous.

andr - man, male

androgynous

Work Cited

"Androgynous Fashion." DapperQ. Androgynous Fashion, VEEA, 25 Feb.

2013. Web. 25 Nov. 2013.

The woman was still looking great in even in her androgynous clothing.

An agricultural drought in Vietnam mainly effects farming and food production.

AGR- LAND

AGRICULTURAL

Work CitedJarvis, Dennis. Agriculture in Vietnam with Farmers. Wikimediacommons. N.p., 1 Feb. 2009. Web. 25 Nov. 2013. Print

ann, annu, enni - year Anniversary

Fox, Martin. "Martin Fox Comics." Comic strip. Martin Fox Comics:Custom Comics. Martin Fox Comics, 23 Oct. 2011. Web.

25 Nov. 2013.

Work Cited

Martin forgot it was he and his wife’s anniversary, so now he has to sleep on the couch.

Ann, annu, enni - Year

I made you an online cake for our wedding anniversary.

AnniversaryAnnual BiennialPerennial

Bicentennial

Work Cited

Denning, Alli. www.denningesolutions.com. n.p, 2009. Web. 24 November2013

MONARCH – FIRST, CHIEF, LEADER, RULER

Absolute Inevitability

Archangel

Monarch

Archaic

Archenemy

Hierarchy

Every monarch ever established is a crumbling society waiting to happen.

Work Cited

Zapiro, “SWAZILAND'S ABSOLUT MONARCHY.” Swaziland Commenty. Zapiro Cartoons.

n.a. Phansi Mswati Phansi, 2009. Web. November, 24, 2013.

Monarch-first, chief, leader, ruler

Monarchy

In England, they have a Monarch who is considered the ruler of the country

Work Cited"Forms of Government." Forms of Government. N.p., n.d.

Web. 25 Nov. 2013.

centr - center

• Egocentrically• Egocentricity• Egocentrism

In Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his own image reflected in a pool of water, therefore he could be considered narcissistic or egocentric.

“Narcism” Wordpress.com. 28 July 2013. Web. 26 November 2013.

Work Cited

Egocentric - self-absorbed, narcissistic

egoistic center

He had a egocentric nature and ruthless quest for power.

Work Cited

 "Little Things Here And There .." Little Things Here And There. Susan

Whitbourne. Sept. 2012. Web. 25 Nov. 2013.

Dictate - Command

Verdict Dictator Predict Diction Indict

Adolf Hitler dictated the country of Germany.

Work Cited

"Religious Roots: What Is Fascism?" Orange Papers. A. Orange, 2013. Web. 24 Nov. 2013.

Dictionverdictdictatordictatepredictindict

This helps to improve diction, organize what they want to say and focus on the main points of interest.

Work Cited"Diction." SciFiGuys - Diction. Tangient LLC, 2013. Web. 26 Nov.

2013.

Form - Shape

Deform

When they looked at themselves in the funhouse mirrors, their bodies looked deformed.

Hippauf, Dorry. "Fun House Mirrors." Cartoon. No Fracking Way. N.p., 7 Apr. 2013. Web. 25 Nov. 2013.

Verb-word

VerbalVerbalize

The man was loudly verbalizing he opinions.

Work Cited

"Crossroad Junction Watch." Crossroad Junction Watch. Web. 25 Nov. 2013.

Cri, crit- to judge

Critic

Criticize

Criticism

The critic’s reviews were so judgmental that it was shown as harsh criticism towards the piece of art.

Work Cited

Martin, John. CartoonStock. CSL NewsCartoon

Service. Web. 25 November 2013.

Cri, Crit – To Judge

The critic was very harsh and judgmental.

• Critic• Criticize

Work Cited Shilcutt, Katharine. "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Food Critics But Were Too Afraid to Ask." Eating Our Words. N.p., 16 Jan. 2011. Web. 24 Nov. 2013.

arium, ary, orium, ory - place

Auditorium

Observatory

Planetarium

Work Cited

Jolley, Richard. "Theatre of Dreams Cartoons." Jantoo Cartoons. Jantoo, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2013.

This is known as the auditorium of dreams.

orium - place

After all the students were dismissed, the auditorium was completely empty.

Work Cited

Kopecky, Robert. "Art, Faith, and The Koko Lion: November 2011." Art, Faith, and The

Koko Lion: November 2011. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2013.

auditorium

-ectomy cutting

 Anderson, Mark. "Doctor Cartoon #0803." Cartoon. Doctor Cartoon #803 Andertoons Doctor Cartoons.

Andertoons, n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2013.

Work Cited

appendectomy

The doctor seems to know nothing about the appendix, the patient should seek another doctor for his appendectomy.

Judgment – Discernment

Judging

Judgmental

I did not understand his judgment, I did not know what the judge meant.

Work Cited

Rmay. “Judge Distinguish Right Wrong.” TOONPOOL : Philosophy Cartoon. Toonpool.com GmbH, 10 Dec. 2010.

Web. 24 Nov. 2013.

Judgment- object

People make judgments about how they feel about the government’s decisions.

Works CitedPerry, Philip. Goverment. Digital image. Guardian Express. N.p., 16 Oct. 2013.

Web. 23 Nov. 2013.