Membean Root Words Flashcards
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What does the root word 'super-' mean?

  • over, above (correct)
  • two
  • to, towards, at
  • away, from

    • What is the meaning of the root word 'ab-'?

  • to throw
  • to lead
  • away, from (correct)
  • together

    • What does the prefix 'ad-' indicate?

  • not
  • in, on
  • thoroughly
  • to, toward (correct)

    • What does the root 'anim' refer to?

    <p>mind, spirit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'a-' mean?

    <p>to, towards, at</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'bi-' refer to?

    <p>two</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the root 'bio'?

    <p>life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'cept' mean?

    <p>take, seize</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'cit' indicate?

    <p>to stir up, move</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the prefix 'com-'?

    <p>with, together</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'con-' mean?

    <p>with, together</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'de-' signify?

    <p>from, off</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'dic, dict-' mean?

    <p>to speak, say</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'dis-'?

    <p>apart, away</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'duct, duc' mean?

    <p>to carry, lead</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the root 'fact'?

    <p>made, done</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'ex-, e-' signify?

    <p>out of, from</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'fer' refer to?

    <p>to bring, bear, carry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'fie' mean?

    <p>to do, make</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'fin' indicate?

    <p>end, form a boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'flue' mean?

    <p>flow, stream, glide</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'gen' refer to?

    <p>birth, produce</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'graph' mean?

    <p>to write</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'gress' mean?

    <p>step</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'idol'?

    <p>image, likeness shape</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'ig' mean?

    <p>to act, do</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'im-' signify?

    <p>in, on, not</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'inter' refer to?

    <p>between, among</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'in-' indicate?

    <p>in, on, into, not</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'it' mean?

    <p>to go</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the root 'ject'?

    <p>to throw, to cast</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'lat' mean?

    <p>to carry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'lect'?

    <p>to choose, gather</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'lev' refer to?

    <p>light in weight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'lin' mean?

    <p>line, thread</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'li' refer to?

    <p>to tie, bind, link</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'log'?

    <p>study, word or reason</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'mal' mean?

    <p>bad, evil</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'man' refer to?

    <p>hand</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'miss' indicate?

    <p>sent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'mit'?

    <p>send</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'mod' mean?

    <p>measure, method, manner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'multi-' signify?

    <p>many</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'para-' mean?

    <p>beside, along</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'pass' indicate?

    <p>step, pace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'part' mean?

    <p>part</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'path' mean?

    <p>feeling, disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'patr' refer to?

    <p>father</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'ped'?

    <p>foot</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'pend, pens' mean?

    <p>to hang, weigh</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the prefix 'per-'?

    <p>throughly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'plic' mean?

    <p>to fold</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'pli'?

    <p>fold, bend</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'port' mean?

    <p>to carry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'posit' mean?

    <p>to put, place</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'pos'?

    <p>to put, place</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'pre-' mean?

    <p>before, in front of</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'pro-' indicate?

    <p>forward</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'punct-' mean?

    <p>to pierce, stab</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'put' signify?

    <p>to think, consider</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'quisit' mean?

    <p>to seek, ask</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'rect' mean?

    <p>to rule, guide</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'reg' signify?

    <p>to guide, direct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 're-' indicate?

    <p>to do again, back</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'rog-' mean?

    <p>to ask, request</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'script' refer to?

    <p>written</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'sens' refer to?

    <p>felt, sensed, perceived</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'sent' mean?

    <p>to feel, sense, perceive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'sequ' mean?

    <p>to follow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'sid' refer to?

    <p>to sit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'sign' mean?

    <p>mark, seal, sign</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'son' indicate?

    <p>sound</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'spect' refer to?

    <p>to see, look at</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'spir' mean?

    <p>to breathe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'stats' indicate?

    <p>stands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'stru' mean?

    <p>to build, construct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'sub-' indicate?

    <p>under, below</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'ten, tin' mean?

    <p>to hold</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'tract' mean?

    <p>to drag, pull</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'trans' mean?

    <p>across, through</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'tri-' mean?

    <p>three</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'uni-' refer to?

    <p>one</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'un' mean?

    <p>not, opposite</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'val' mean?

    <p>to be strong, of value</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'vent' indicate?

    <p>to come</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'verse' mean?

    <p>to turn</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'vert' mean?

    <p>to turn</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'vis' mean?

    <p>to see, look at</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'vi' indicate?

    <p>road, way, journey</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Root Words and Their Meanings

    • super-: means "over" or "above," indicating a higher position.
    • ab-: signifies "away" or "from," often used to denote separation or removal.
    • ad-: translates to "toward" or "to," suggesting directionality or focus.
    • anim: relates to "mind" or "spirit," often associated with life or consciousness.
    • a-: indicates movement "to," "towards," or "at," often used in direction-related terms.
    • bi-: stands for "two," commonly used in terms relating to pairs or duality.
    • bio: refers to "life," foundational in terms related to living organisms.
    • cept: means "take" or "seize," frequently seen in terms involving gathering or capturing.
    • cit: means "to stir up" or "move," often indicating action or motivation.
    • com-, con-: denotes "thoroughly," signaling completeness or togetherness.
    • con-: means "with" or "together," implying collaboration or connection.
    • de-: conveys "off," "from," or "thoroughly," often indicating descent or separation.
    • dic, dict-: translates to "say," forming the basis of speech or declarations.
    • dis-: means "apart" or "away," often indicating negation or separation.
    • duct, duc: signifies "led" or "lead," typically in contexts of guidance or direction.
    • fact: means "made" or "done," generally referring to completion or occurrence.
    • ex-, e-: means "out of" or "from," indicating movement away from something.
    • fer: translates to "bring," "bear," or "carry," often associated with transferring.
    • fie: means "make" or "do," often used in terms relating to creation or execution.
    • fin: relates to "end," suggesting a boundary or limit.
    • flue: means "flow," "stream," or "glide," used in contexts of movement.
    • gen: signifies "born" or "produced," foundational in discussions of origin.
    • graph: translates to "to write," often seen in terms involving recording or representation.
    • gress: means "step," indicating movement or progress.
    • idol: refers to "image," "likeness," or "shape," often used in contexts of representation.
    • ig: means "to do" or "act," indicating action or behavior.
    • im-: indicates "in," "on," or "not," suggesting placement or negation.
    • inter: means "with," "between," or "among," often indicating inclusion or connection.
    • in-: conveys "in," "on," "into," or "not," used for positioning or negation.
    • it: signifies "to go," associated with movement or transition.
    • ject: means "to throw" or "to cast," often used in contexts of projection.
    • lat: translates to "carry," indicative of transportation.
    • lect: signifies "gather" or "choose," often related to selection processes.
    • lev: means "little" or "light in weight," often used in comparisons.
    • lin: refers to "line" or "thread," foundational in areas such as geometry and textiles.
    • li: means "tie," "bind," or "link," indicating connection.
    • log: translates to "study," "word," or "reason," often associated with knowledge.
    • mal: signifies "bad" or "evil," frequently indicating negative connotations.
    • man: means "hand," often referring to action or manual skills.
    • miss: indicates "sent," commonly used in terms of communication or transmission.
    • mit: means "send," typically associated with dispatch.
    • mod: translates to "measure," "method," or "manner," indicating standards.
    • multi-: refers to "many," indicating abundance or plurality.
    • para-: means "beside" or "along," often indicating support or similarity.
    • pass: relates to "step" or "pace," used in contexts of movement.
    • part: signifies "part," indicating a segment of a whole.
    • path: means "feeling" or "disease," often in medical or emotional contexts.
    • patr: translates to "father," commonly related to ancestry.
    • ped: means "foot," often used in contexts involving mobility.
    • pend, pens: signifies "hang" or "weigh," indicating a state of suspension.
    • per-: means "thoroughly," indicating completeness or intensity.
    • plic: translates to "to fold," often seen in contexts of layering.
    • pli: signifies "fold" or "bend," used in discussions of flexibility.
    • port: means "carry," used widely in transport-related terms.
    • posit: translates to "placed" or "put," indicating positioning.
    • pos: signifies "to put" or "place", often involved in setting things in order.
    • pre-: means "before" or "in front of," indicating priority.
    • pro-: conveys "forward," often supporting advancement.
    • punct-: relates to "pointed," "stabbed," or "pierced," often in precision contexts.
    • put: indicates "to think" or "consider," suggesting reflection.
    • quisit: translates to "seek" or "ask," involved in inquiry.
    • rect: means "ruled," "guided," or "put right," often indicating correction.
    • reg: signifies "ruled," "guided," or "direct," related to authority.
    • re-: means "back" or "again," indicating repetition.
    • rog-: translates to "to ask" or "request," involved in communication processes.
    • script: refers to "written," often in contexts of text or documentation.
    • sens: means "felt," "sensed," or "perceived," associated with sensory inputs.
    • sent: translates to "feel," indicating emotional or physical responses.
    • sequ: signifies "to follow," often involving sequences.
    • sid: means "sit," associated with stability.
    • sign: indicates "mark," "seal," or "sign," often for identification.
    • son: translates to "sound," relating to audio or auditory matters.
    • spect: means "see," "observe," or "watch," often in contexts of vision.
    • spir: signifies "to breathe," foundational in discussions of life.
    • stats: relates to "stands," indicating position or status.
    • stru: means "to build" or "construct," often associated with creation.
    • sub-: denotes "under" or "below," indicating position beneath.
    • super: repeats the meaning of "over" or "above," emphasizing elevation.
    • ten, tin: means "hold," often in contexts involving retention.
    • tract: translates to "drag" or "pull," frequently used in movement contexts.
    • trans: signifies "across" or "through," indicating crossing over.
    • tri-: means "three," used in contexts involving triplicity.
    • uni-: translates to "one," foundational in singular references.
    • un-: denotes "not" or "opposite," indicating negation.
    • val: signifies "be strong" or "of value," indicating worth.
    • vent: means "come," often indicating arrival.
    • verse: translates to "turned," suggesting a change.
    • vert: means "turn," applied in transformation contexts.
    • vis: signifies "see," "look at," or "observe," fundamental to perception.
    • vi: relates to "road," "way," or "journey," commonly used in travel-related terms.

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