Prefixes, Suffixes, & Roots Flashcards
Pac, Plac; Placate
Pac, Plac- peace
Placate- to soothe, make peaceful
Para; Paradox
Para- alongside, contrary to
Paradox- contradiction, tow seemingly contradictory ideas
Ped; Pedestrian
Ped- Foot OR child
Pedestrian- boring, unoriginal– literally “ like a child would do”
Pei; Pejorative
Pei- bad
Pejorative- insulting
Pend; Pendulous
Pend- hang
Pendulous- hanging, heavy
Per; Perspicacious
Per- through
Perspicacious- perceptive; per+ spic= look, look through
Peri; Periphery
Peri- around
Periphery- border
Phon; Euphony
Phon- sound
Euphony-
Poly; Polymath
Poly- many
Polymath- person knowledgeable about or accomplished in many different areas
Port; Portentous
Port- carry
Portentous- significant, amazing– literally “carrying a lot of weight”
Pot; Potent
Pot- power
Potent- powerful, potentate= a powerful person
Pro; Prolong
Pro- in favor of
Prolong- make longer
Pug; Pugnacious
Pug- violent
Pugnacious- violent, looking for a fight
Re; Revive
Re-again
Revive- bring back to life; re + vive, live = make live again
Scrut; Scrutinize
Scrut- look, examine
Scrutinize- look very closely
Sens, Sent; Sentimental
Sens, Sent- feel
Sentimental-emotional, displaying or appealing to tender feelings
Seq; Obsequious
Seq- follow
Obsequious- follower, toady
Spec, Spect; Spectator
Spec, Spect- look
Spectator- one who watches
Stat; Static
Stat- stand
Static- unmoving, literally “in a state of standing”
Sub; Substantiate
Sub- below
Substantiate- support, prove– literally “stand below”
Super; Supercilious
Super- above
Supercilious-conscending; super + cil = eyelash, literally looking down from above
