Prefixes, Suffixes, & Roots

Question 1

Tac; Taciturn

Answer 1

Tac- silence

Taciturn- silent, not talkative

Question 2

Temp; Temporize

Answer 2

Temp- time

Temporize- procrastinate, take too much time

Question 3

Ten; Tenacious

Answer 3

Ten- hold

Tenacious- stubborn literally “holding on”

Question 4

Terr; Terrestrial

Answer 4

Terr- Earth

Terrestrial- having to do with Earth

Question 5

Tract; Intractable

Answer 5

Tract- move

Intractable- stubborn

Question 6

Trans; Intransigent

Answer 6

Trans- through

Intransigent- stubborn, unmovable

Question 7

Vac; Vacuous, Vacillate

Answer 7

Vac- Empty OR Waver
Vacuous-empty, meaningless
Vacillate- to sway or waver in mind, will, or feeling

Question 8

Val; Valid

Answer 8

Val- value

Valid- true, literally “having value”

Question 9

Vap; Evaporate

Answer 9

Vap- air, steam

Evaporate- become air

Question 10

Ven; Advent

Answer 10

Ven- come

Advent- beginning, literally “coming of”

Question 11

Vener; Venerate

Answer 11

Vener- worship, love

Venerate- hold high in regard

Question 12

Ver; Verisimilitude

Answer 12

Ver- true

Verisimilitude- appearance of truth; ver + simil, similar: similar to the truth

Question 13

Vid; Invidious

Answer 13

Vid- see

Invidious- envious; in = not + vid = see, literally “unable to see” e.g. jealously is blinding

Question 14

Vig; Vigorous

Answer 14

Vig- energy

Vigourous- energetic, full of life

Question 15

Vit, Viv; Convivial

Answer 15

Vit, Viv- life

Convivial- merry, lively; con = with + viv = with life; vitiate = sap of life, tire out

Question 16

Voc, Vox; Vociferous

Answer 16

Voc, Vox- voice

Vociferous- loud

Question 17

Vol; Volatile

Answer 17

Vol- desire, fly (v.) volume

Volatile- unstable, having the potential to explode; literally “ready to fly off”

Question 18

Volut; Convoluted

Answer 18

Volut- turn, twist

Convoluted- extremely intricate or complex; con = with + volute = turn, literally “with lots of turns”