Unit 1 Vocabulary through Morphemes!

Unit 1

Vocabulary through Morphemes

Prefixes!

Latin Prefix re-

• back, again, restore

• Ex: reorganize, reheat, reflect, respond, recurring, recycle, refreshing, relinquish

Multiple Choice

Using morphemes, what is the definition of return?

• to make turn

• opposite of turn

• not turn

• Turn back

Multiple Choice

Using morphemes, what is the definition of remodel

• to put into model

• to make a model

• the opposite of model

• to restore the model

Suffixes!

Latin Suffix: -y

• Someone/something that is characterized by, like, or inclined to ____

• Ex: rusty (characterized by rust), dreamy (dream-like), lazy (inclined to laze), fidgety (inclined to fidget).

Suffixes -ist, -ian, -or

• "one who practices," often a professional

• Ex: scientist, artist, realist, idealist

• Ex: musician, electrician, politician, magician

• Ex: creator, educator, contributor, counselor

Suffix: -ance, -ence

• state, quality, or action of/being (noun)

• Ex: ignorance, alliance, resistance, endurance, brilliance

• Ex: excellence, dependence, innocence

Suffix: -ion, -sion, -tion

• Superpower: turns verbs into nouns

• state, condition, or action of/ of being

• Ex: invasion, conclusion, division, profession, confession,

Suffix -er

• one who, that which

• Ex: pitcher, mower, dancer, toaster, heater

Multiple Choice

Using morphemes, what is the definition of invasion?

• The state of being invaded

• Relating to invade

• Capable of being invaded

• One who practices invading

Multiple Choice

Using morphemes, what is the definition of stranger?

• related to strangeness

• one who is strange

• one who practices strangeness

• capable of strangeness

Multiple Choice

Using morphemes, what is the definition of biologist?

• Capable of biology

• Relating to biology

• The state of being biology

• One who practices biology

Multiple Choice

Using morphemes, what is the definition of ignorance?

• The state or quality of being ignorant

• One who practices being ignorant

• related to ignorant

• capable of being ignorant

Latin Root: Bell

• Bell comes from the Latin word meaning "war." Bellona was a little-known Roman goddess of war; her husband, Mars, was the god of war.

Antebellum

• Existing before a war, especially before the American Civil War

• Ex: When World War II was over, the French nobility found it impossible to return to their extravagant antebellum way of life.

• Often the word "antebellum" summons up images of ease, elegance, and entertainment on a grand scale that disappeared after the war as individuals could no longer become wealthy from the free labor of the enslaved.

• Bonus: Ante- means "before" or "in front of."

Bellicose

• Warlike, aggressive, quarrelsome

• Tip: Usually used to describe a person/nation that is inclined to be "warlike." A bellicose person/nation will seek out a fight, even in times of peace.

  Ex: The international relations of a nation with a bellicose foreign policy tend to be stormy and difficult, since such a nation looks for opportunities to fight rather than to negotiate.

Belligerence

• Aggressiveness, combativeness

• Tip: Usually used to describe a person/nation already in a disagreement/war.

  Ex: The belligerence in Turner's voice told them that the warning was a serious threat.

• Ex: When police officers questioned him, he became belligerent and tried to hit one of the officers.

Latin Root: Pac/Peas

• Pac/Peas is related to the Latin words for "peace" and "agree."

• The Pacific Ocean--that is, the "Peaceful Ocean"-- was names by Magellan because it seemed so calm after the storms near Cape Horn.

Pacify

• 1. To soothe anger or agitation

• 2. To subdue by an armed action

• Ex: It took police hours to pacify the angry protestors.

• Ex: It was no use trying to pacify him; he was simply too upset.

Pact

• 1. An agreement between two or more people or groups

• 2. A treaty or formal agreement between nations to deal with a problem or resolve a dispute

• Ex:  Officials at IBM and Apple declined to comment on a possible pact between the two personal computer makers.

• Ex: Officials at IBM and Apple declined to comment on a possible pact between the two personal computer makers.

SAT BONUS WORD: Capitulate

• Surrender under agreed conditions

• Ex: When Wittikind and his warriors capitulated, the revolt began to collapse.