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The Word Within the Word « List #11. r -i ' (plural); bacilli, fungi, nuclei,...
The Word Within the Word « List #11. r -i ' (plural); bacilli, fungi, nuclei, alumni, magi, octopi, gemini, homunc uli, literati jus Latin (law) + justice, justify, unjust, jus soli, justiciary lum Latin (light) s luminary, luminous, illumina te, luminiferous, superlumi nous ann Latin (year) # annual, superannuated, ann iversary, annuity, perennial apo Latin (away) ; apotheosis, apogee, apople xy, apology, aphelion, apos tasy sen Greek (old) » senile, senior, Senator, seni ority, senescent ° sol Latin (alone) , solitude, solitary, solo, soli loquy, desolate, solipsism, solifidian bas Latin (low) 4 bass, base, basic, basal, bas soon, debase, contrabase, abase, bas-relief rogat Latin (ask) + interrogation, abrogate, der ogatory, arrogate, supere rogatory parl Latin (speak) « parliament, parley, parlor, parlance, parlando potent Latin (power) » potential, potentiometer, pote ntate, plenipotentiary, omn ipotent surg Latin (rise). resurgence, insurgence, surg e, surgent. Latin log (word or reason) « logic, neologism, philologi st, logician, illogical, mon ologue gram Greek (writing) ' telegram, pentagram, hexagr am, hologram, grammar cant Greek (sing). recant, cantata, incantation, descant, canticle, canto reg Latin (rule) +. regal, regiment, regulate, regent, interregnum, tegicide , regime pro Latin (forward) + provide, pronounce, Progra m, prognosticate, Prospect , prognosis, prolix gyn Greek (woman) + androgynous, gynecologist , polygyny, misogynist, gynephobia ag Greek (to do) ; agile, agent, agency, agitate, aggression, agerade act Latin (to do) - transact, react, action, acti vate, abreact, counteract, interact mob Latin (move) + mobility, mobile, immobile, mobilize, demobilize Sess Latin (sit) ° Session, sessile, insessorial, sessility, obsessed fic Latin (make) | fortification, fiction, prolific , horrific, soporific nounce Latin —(te/[). denounce, Pronounce, ann ounce, renounce, enunciate andro Latin (man) * androgynous, android (dro id), androgens, androphob ia, polyandry Greek 71