p, q, & r: Word Roots Flashcards
1
Q
pac
A
peace
Think: pacifer
2
Q
pan
A
all
Think: disparity- difference
3
Q
para
A
next to
Think: parallel
4
Q
path
A
feeling
Think: empathy
5
Q
ped
A
child
Think: pediatrician- child doctor
6
Q
ped
A
foot
Think: pedal
7
Q
pen
A
to pay
Think: compensation- payment
8
Q
pend
A
to hang
Think: pendulum
9
Q
peri
A
around
Think: perimeter
10
Q
pet
A
to strive
Think: compete
11
Q
phil
A
love
Think: bibiophile- one who loves books
12
Q
phone
A
sound
Think: megaphone
13
Q
plac
A
to please
Think: placate- to calm down or appease
14
Q
ple
A
to fill
Think: compete
15
Q
pos
A
to place
Think: deposit
16
Q
port
A
to carry
Think: import
17
Q
post
A
after
Think: posthumous- after death
18
Q
pov
A
poor
Think: poverty
19
Q
pre
A
before
Think: preview
20
Q
prehend
A
to get
Think: comprehend
21
Q
pro
A
a lot
Think: profuse- a large in quanity
22
Q
prob
A
to test
Thin: to probe
23
Q
pug
A
to fight
Think: pugilist- a boxer
24
Q
punct
A
to prick
Think: puncture
25
quis
to search for
Think: inquisitive- seeking knowledge
26
qui
quiet
Think: quiet
27
rid
to laugh
Think: ridicule
28
rog
to ask
Think: innerrogate- to question intensively
