AmLit Vocab 13 - 15 Flashcards
prefix:
con-
with, together
prefix:
per-
through, very
prefix:
pre-
before
prefix:
re-
back, again
prefix:
suc-
below, under
root:
cinct
blind, border, surround
root:
cuss
strike, shake
suffix:
-ion/ions
an action or process; state, quality, act
suffix:
-ure
state, quality, act; that which; process, conditions
suffix:
-ness
state, quality
percussion
the group of instruments that produces sound by being struck such as drums, cymbals, and tambourines
cincture
anything that encircles, such as a belt or girdle
concussion
an injury to the brain, often resulting from a blow to the head
precinct
a part of a territory with definite bounds
repercussions
the effects, often indirect or remote, of some event or action
succinctness
the quality of expressing things in few words; conciseness
prefix:
an-
not, without
root:
cinemat/cinemato/kin
motion