Vocabulary List 3 Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

1. pictures or words painted or drawn on a wall. building, etc.

• graffiti
• graphite
• paragraph
• telagraph
• autograph

2. an outdated system of sending messages over long distances by using wires and electrical signals

• Autograph
• Graffiti
• Graphite
• Paragraph
• Telegraph

3.the signature of a famous person

• Autograph
• Graffiti
• Graphite
• Paragraph
• Telegraph

4. not present or real; not existing

• Irrational
• Irregular
• Irrelevant
• Nonexistent
• Nonverbal

5. not involving words; not able to speak

• Irrational
• Irregular
• Irrelevant
• Nonexistent
• Nonverbal

6. not normal or usual; not following the usual rules about what should be done; not regular in form or shape

• Irrational
• Irregular
• Irrelevant
• Nonexistent
• Nonverbal

7. a part of a piece of writing that deals with one subject, begins on a new line, and is made up of one or more sentences

• Autograph
• Graffiti
• Graphite
• Paragraph
• Telegraph

8. not important or relating to what is being discussed right now

• Irrational
• Irregular
• Irrelevant
• Nonexistent
• Nonverbal

9. not thinking clearly; not able to use reason or good judgement

• Irrational
• Irregular
• Irrelevant
• Nonexistent
• Nonverbal

10. a shiny, black substance that is used in pencils

• Autograph
• Graffiti
• Graphite
• Paragraph
• Telegraph