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?

mind, spirit Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'a-' mean?

to, towards, at Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'bi-' refer to?

two Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the root 'bio'?

life Signup and view all the answers

What does the root 'cept' mean?

take, seize Signup and view all the answers

What does the root 'cit' indicate?

to stir up, move Signup and view all the answers

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

with, together Signup and view all the answers

What does 'con-' mean?

with, together Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'de-' signify?

from, off Signup and view all the answers

What does 'dic, dict-' mean?

to speak, say Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'dis-'?

apart, away Signup and view all the answers

What does 'duct, duc' mean?

to carry, lead Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the root 'fact'?

made, done Signup and view all the answers

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

out of, from Signup and view all the answers

What does 'fer' refer to?

to bring, bear, carry Signup and view all the answers

What does 'fie' mean?

to do, make Signup and view all the answers

What does the root 'fin' indicate?

end, form a boundary Signup and view all the answers

What does the root 'flue' mean?

flow, stream, glide Signup and view all the answers

What does 'gen' refer to?

birth, produce Signup and view all the answers

What does the root 'graph' mean?

to write Signup and view all the answers

What does the root 'gress' mean?

step Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'idol'?

image, likeness shape Signup and view all the answers

What does the root 'ig' mean?

to act, do Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'im-' signify?

in, on, not Signup and view all the answers

What does the root 'inter' refer to?

between, among Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'in-' indicate?

in, on, into, not Signup and view all the answers

What does the root 'it' mean?

to go Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the root 'ject'?

to throw, to cast Signup and view all the answers

What does 'lat' mean?

to carry Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'lect'?

to choose, gather Signup and view all the answers

What does the root 'lev' refer to?

light in weight Signup and view all the answers

What does 'lin' mean?

line, thread Signup and view all the answers

What does the root 'li' refer to?

to tie, bind, link Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'log'?

study, word or reason Signup and view all the answers

What does 'mal' mean?

bad, evil Signup and view all the answers

What does 'man' refer to?

hand Signup and view all the answers

What does the root 'miss' indicate?

sent Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'mit'?

send Signup and view all the answers

What does the root 'mod' mean?

measure, method, manner Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'multi-' signify?

many Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'para-' mean?

beside, along Signup and view all the answers

What does 'pass' indicate?

step, pace Signup and view all the answers

What does the root 'part' mean?

part Signup and view all the answers

What does 'path' mean?

feeling, disease Signup and view all the answers

What does 'patr' refer to?

father Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'ped'?

foot Signup and view all the answers

What does 'pend, pens' mean?

to hang, weigh Signup and view all the answers

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

throughly Signup and view all the answers

What does 'plic' mean?

to fold Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'pli'?

fold, bend Signup and view all the answers

What does 'port' mean?

to carry Signup and view all the answers

What does 'posit' mean?

to put, place Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'pos'?

to put, place Signup and view all the answers

What does 'pre-' mean?

before, in front of Signup and view all the answers

What does 'pro-' indicate?

forward Signup and view all the answers

What does 'punct-' mean?

to pierce, stab Signup and view all the answers

What does 'put' signify?

to think, consider Signup and view all the answers

What does 'quisit' mean?

to seek, ask Signup and view all the answers

What does 'rect' mean?

to rule, guide Signup and view all the answers

What does 'reg' signify?

to guide, direct Signup and view all the answers

What does 're-' indicate?

to do again, back Signup and view all the answers

What does 'rog-' mean?

to ask, request Signup and view all the answers

What does 'script' refer to?

written Signup and view all the answers

What does 'sens' refer to?

felt, sensed, perceived Signup and view all the answers

What does the root 'sent' mean?

to feel, sense, perceive Signup and view all the answers

What does 'sequ' mean?

to follow Signup and view all the answers

What does 'sid' refer to?

to sit Signup and view all the answers

What does 'sign' mean?

mark, seal, sign Signup and view all the answers

What does the root 'son' indicate?

sound Signup and view all the answers

What does 'spect' refer to?

to see, look at Signup and view all the answers

What does 'spir' mean?

to breathe Signup and view all the answers

What does 'stats' indicate?

stands Signup and view all the answers

What does 'stru' mean?

to build, construct Signup and view all the answers

What does 'sub-' indicate?

under, below Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'ten, tin' mean?

to hold Signup and view all the answers

What does 'tract' mean?

to drag, pull Signup and view all the answers

What does 'trans' mean?

across, through Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'tri-' mean?

three Signup and view all the answers

What does 'uni-' refer to?

one Signup and view all the answers

What does 'un' mean?

not, opposite Signup and view all the answers

What does 'val' mean?

to be strong, of value Signup and view all the answers

What does 'vent' indicate?

to come Signup and view all the answers

What does 'verse' mean?

to turn Signup and view all the answers

What does 'vert' mean?

to turn Signup and view all the answers

What does 'vis' mean?

to see, look at Signup and view all the answers

What does 'vi' indicate?

road, way, journey 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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