vocabulary tree
halle kate wheeler
9/31/10

-suffix ment means expressing the meaning or result of action.


1.exitment
s-joy
joy:happines::buck:dollar
verb

2.fragment
s-piece
piece:fragment::strawberry:fruit
noun

3.engagment
s-promise
promise:lie::soft:hard
noun

4.payment
s-advance
advance:payment::car:vehicle
noun

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pre-meaning before
post-meaning after

pre
1. prehistoric-synonym,elderly antonym,young
2.prelimenary-synonym,introductory antonym,conclusion

post
1.posterity-synonym,offspring antonym,past
2.postgraduate-synonym,alum antonym,undergraduate

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dic/dict
def- to say or declare
1.dictator n./ dictator:authority::strawberry:fruit/ syn,authorityexternal image sjff_03_img1003.jpg
2.dictation v. / dictation:verbal::banana:yellow/ syn,verbal

log
def- comes from the greek meaning word
1.monologue n./ monologue:narrative::nails:hard/ syn,narrative
2.epilogue n./ epilogue:preface::chapter:page/ syn,conclusionexternal image epilogue2_36.jpg

cycle
def- circular
1.epicycle n./ epicycle:solar system:: round:circular/ syn,solar system
2.hemicycle n./ hemicycle:legislatures::strange:odd/ syn,legislatures external image fisheye-lens.jpg

log
cycle
dic/dict
1)epilogue
hemicycle
dictator
2)monologue
epicycle
dictation
conclusion
legislatures
authority
narrative
solarsystem
verbal


;)power points are a great way to study for the SAT heres one designed especially for you!!:)due on 11/19 1. define the following roots, suffixes, and prefixes: sub-, super-, tele, trac/tract, -ion, -ive 2. pick out at least 2 words that use each root 3. for each new word, please do the following: --write an analogy --record the part of speech --clip an image 4. be sure to put the information into the thesaurus format that you are using 5. cut and paste this entire page into your web-portfolio1.Sub deffinition- Under or less than. super deffenition-above anything and/or exceeding the natural state tele deffenition-

It refers to distance. It's from Greek, "tēle", meaning "far off".
Telephone:Call::Typewriter:Type
2.Examples of how the word is used
tele- illustration
tele- illustration

They offer local and long distance telephone service.
Telephone is a verb.
tele- illustration
tele- illustration

Telecommuting twice weekly can ease motorists' gas pains by 40 percent.
Telecommunting is a verb.
1.Trac/tract deffinition-the root word for tract/trac is pull or drag
2.Examples of how the root is used are......
Tractor-N Protractor-N

Tractor:Big::Mouse:Small
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1.Ion deffinition-Def-An act or process
2.Examples of how the root is used are.....
Nation-N Abbreviation-N

Abbreviation:Shorter::Extension:Longer
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1.Ive deffenition-is used to form adjectives, and also nouns derived from them, and means "tending to; having the nature of''
2.Other words similar would be - expens-ive, interact-ive, inact-ive.
Expensive-Adj Inactive-Adj Inactive-Adj

Expensive:Cheap::Money:Green

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