Vocabulary and Prefixes

Question 1

a/an

anachronism

Answer 1

not, without

to take something out of its time period, attributing a custom, event, or object to a period to which it does not belong

Question 2

ac/acr

acrid

Answer 2

sharp, bitter, sour

bitter and unpleasant in taste and smell

Question 3

ambi/amphi

ambidextrous

Answer 3

both

able to use both hands equally well

Question 4

ante

anteroom

Answer 4

before

a room preceding the main room; a foyer

Question 5

anthrop

misanthrope

Answer 5

man

one who dislikes humankind (mankind)

Question 6

anti

antipathy

Answer 6

against

a deep-seated feeling of dislike

Question 7

aud/aus

auditorium

Answer 7

listen/hear

a building or room for public gatherings

Question 8

auto

autograph

Answer 8

self

a signature from a famous person

Question 9

bi

biennial

Answer 9

two

occurring every two years

Question 10

bell/belli

bellicose

Answer 10

war

liking to fight

Question 11

bene

benevolent

Answer 11

good/well

well-meaning, kind, chartiable

Question 12

biblo

bibliophile

Answer 12

book

one who loves books

Question 13

bio

biography

Answer 13

life

a book written about someone’s life

Question 14

chron

chronology

Answer 14

time

the arrangement of dates in order

Question 15

cide/cise

regicide

Answer 15

to kill or cut down

the killing of a king

Question 16

circum

circumlocution

Answer 16

around

indirect language, talking around an issue

Question 17

co/com/con

consensus

Answer 17

with

an opinion reached by the majority

Question 18

contr

controversy

Answer 18

against

a disagreement

Question 19

cred

credo

Answer 19

believe

a statement of belief

Question 20

de

denote

Answer 20

down, apart, away

to lower the rank or position of

Question 21

dec

decimate

Answer 21

ten

to destroy a large percentage

Question 22

dict

verdict

Answer 22

to speak, say

a pronouncement by a jury

Question 23

duc/duct

induce

Answer 23

lead

to bring about or give rise to

Question 24

eu

euphemism

Answer 24

good

a nice word substituted for an unpleasant one

Question 25

ex | exothermic

Answer 25

out, apart, away | a chemical reaction in which energy is released into the surrounding area

Question 26

fac/fact/fic/fect | manufacture

Answer 26

to make or do | making articles

Question 27

frater | fratricide

Answer 27

brother | killing of a brother

Question 28

graph/gram | graphic

Answer 28

to write | of or related to visual art

Question 29

greg | congregate

Answer 29

herd, flock, gather | to gather together in a group

Question 30

in/ig/il/im | ignoble

Answer 30

not | not honorable in character or purpose

Question 31

gen | genesis

Answer 31

birth, class, gin | the origin of somethinf

Question 32

inter | interstellar

Answer 32

between, among | occurring or situated between stars

Question 33

intra | intrastate

Answer 33

within | existing with the boundary of a state

Question 34

jet/ject | interject

Answer 34

to throw | to interrupt the remarks of another

Question 35

log/logo | prologue

Answer 35

word, study, speech | a separate introductory section

Question 36

luc/lum/lus | translucent

Answer 36

light | allowing light to pass through

Question 37

macro | macrophage

Answer 37

large | a large cell found at sites of infection

Question 38

micro | microorganism

Answer 38

small | a bacterium that can only be seen by a microscope

Question 39

mit/mis | emit

Answer 39

send | to send forth or discharge

Question 40

morph | amorphous

Answer 40

shape | without shape

Question 41

nom | nominal

Answer 41

name | existing in name only

Question 42

pel/puls | compel

Answer 42

drive, urge | to urge to do something

Question 43

pend/pens | suspend

Answer 43

hang | to hang by attachment from something above

Question 44

Phil | philanthropy

Answer 44

love | the desire to promote the welfare of others

Question 45

phob | xenophobia

Answer 45

fear | the fear of that which foreign or strange

Question 46

omni | omnipotent

Answer 46

all | all poweful

Question 47

pac | pacifist

Answer 47

peace | one who desires peace

Question 48

pater | patricide

Answer 48

father | killing of a father

Question 49

path | empathy

Answer 49

feelings | the ability to understand and share the same feelings as another

Question 50

ped/pod | tripod

Answer 50

foot | something with three feet