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Ment-(suffix)
The suffix, usually made up of concrete nouns, means the purpose of the prefix right
before the suffix.

Words-	Enjoyment	Excitement	Encouragement	Amazement
Synonyms-	Gratification	Enthusiasm	motivate	fantastic
Antonyms-	Tediousness	Uninterested	Discourage	dismay

Pre- (prefix)
The prefix pre means before.
Post- (prefix)


The prefix post means after.

Prefix	Word	Part of Speech	Analogy
Pre-	Predecessor	noun	President: Mayor::Parent:Child
Pre-	Precede	verb	Before:Precede::After:Posterity
Pre-	Preternatural	adjective	natural:preternatural::talking:screaming
Pre-	Premature	adjective	premature:unexpected::mature:expected
Post-	Posterity	noun	Pretest:posttest::foreword:epilogue
Post-	Postgeniture	noun	postgeniture:geniture::my little brother:me
Post-	Posthumous	adjective	posthumous:humus::dead:alive
Post-	Postnatal	adjective	postnatal:natal::after:before

Roots-
Dic/Dict- To say, Log- A recording of progress, Cycle- A period of time in which something repeats it’s self

Root	Word	Part of Speech	Analogy
Dict-	Contradict	verb	contradict:agree::sun:moon
Dict-	Benediction	verb	benediction:concerned::sleeping:tired
Log-	Monologue	noun	monologue:alone::dialogue:company
Log-	Epilogue	noun	epilogue:announce::story:read
Cycle-	Epicycle	noun	epicycle:optical illusion::mona lisa:artwork
Cycle-	Pericycle	noun	pericycle:plant::heart:human/animal

Vocabulary Tree
8/31/10
Suffix- ment

Ment- The suffix, usually made up of concrete nouns means the purpose of the prefix right before the suffix.



Examples:

1. Excitement-
excitement : boredom :: chocolate : vanilla
Antonym- Uninterested
Synonym- Enthusiasm
I feel excitement when I am riding a rollercoaster.

Post image for Roller coasters: 56 American scream machines

2. Amazement-
amazement : disappointment :: happiness : sadness
Synonym- fantastic
Antonym- dismay
I felt amazement when I was WhiteOaks focus student of the year.

3. Encouragement-
encouragement : discouragement :: water : fire
Antonym- Discourage
Synonym-motivate
I felt encouragement in volleyball when people were clapping

4. Enjoyment-
Antonym- Tediousness (boredom)
Synonym-Gratification
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Vocabulary Tree
9/13/10
Prefixes-

Pre: Pre means before.
Post: A prefix meaning behind, after, or later than.

1.Pre- Predecessor (noun)
Principal:Teacher::Chef:Waiter
President: Mayor::Parent:Child My teachers are my predecessors; they tell the students what to do and they do it.


2.Pre- Precede (verb)
Before:Precede::After:Posterity .
Teacher:Instructor::Child:Listener
I was born post to my teachers

They were born pre to me.

3.Pre-Preternatural (adjective)
natural:preternatural::talking:screaming
preternatural:strange:normal:regular
Some of the foods my dad eats are prenatural,(weird).

4.Pre-Premature (adjective)
matured:prematured::ready:early
premature:unexpected::mature:expected
My aunt was born the day expected,(matured), my cousin was born 3 months early,she was premature.

1.Post-Posterity (noun)
Dinosaurs:Humans::Humans:Robots
Grandmother:Mother::Mother:Daughter
My mom was born before me. I was born post to my mom.

2.Post-Postgeniture (noun)
postgeniture:geniture::my little brother:me
younger:older::my mom::my uncle
My brother was born after me, that makes him postgeniture.

3.Post-Posthumous (adjective)
posthumous:humus::dead:alive
posthumous:dead::humus:alive
Heath Ledger won an award for being the Joker in Batman,
posthumously,(after he died).

4.Post-Postnatal (adjective)
postnatal:natal::after:before
postnatal:after::natal:before
I was born after,(postnatal to), the year 1995, when the Atlanta Braves won the world series.

Vocabulary Tree #3
9/27/10
Roots-

Dic/Dict- To say
Log- A recording of progress
Cycle- A period of time in which something repeats its self

Dic/Dict 1.
Contradict (verb)
1. contradict:agree::sun:moon
2.Synonym- Argue

Dic/Dict 2.
Benediction (benedict:verb)
1. benediction:concerned::sleeping:tired
2.Synonym- Blessing

Log 1.
Monologue (noun)
1.monologue:alone::dialogue:company
2.Picture- :) I wonder what I'm having for lunch today. (talking alone)

Log 2.
Epilogue (noun)
1.epilogue:announce::story:read
2.Picture- :o :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) We are all here to hear your speech. (crowd)

Cycle 1.
Epicycle (noun)
1.epicycle:optical illusion::mona lisa:artwork
2.Synonym-Epicyclical

Cycle 2.
Pericycle (noun)
1.pericycle:plant::heart:human/animal
2.Synonym-Plant Anatomy