Unit 12 Flashcards
port
Definition: carry
Examples: porter, portable, transport, report, export,
import, support, transportation
portion
Definition: part, share
Examples: portion, proportion
prehendere
Definition: seize, grasp
Examples:apprehend, comprehend, comprehensive,
prehensile
prim, prime
Definition: first
Examples: primacy, prima donna, primitive, primary, primal, primeval
proto
Definition: first
Examples: prototype, protocol, protagonist, protozoan,
Proterozoic, protoindustrial
psych
Definition: mind soul
Examples:psyche, psychiatry, psychology, psychosis
punct
Definition: point, dot
Examples: punctual, punctuation, puncture, acupuncture,
punctuation
reg, recti
Definition: straighten
Examples: regiment, regular, rectify, correct, direct,
rectangle
ri, ridi, risi
Definition: laughter
Examples: deride, ridicule, ridiculous, derision, risible
rog, roga
Definition: ask
Examples: prerogative, interrogation, derogatory
rupt
Definition: break
Examples: rupture, interrupt, abrupt, disrupt, ruptible
sacr, sanc, secr
Definition: sacred
Examples: sacred, sacrosanct, sanction, consecrate,
desecrate
salv, salu
Definition: safe, healthy
Examples: salvation, salvage, salutation
sat, satis
Definition: enough
Examples: satient (giving pleasure, satisfying), saturate,
satisfy
pot
Definition: power
Examples: potential, potentate, impotent
