Building Blocks of Words Flashcards
SAT Power Vocab, 3rd Edition: A Complete Guide to Vocabulary Skills and Strategies for the SAT (23 cards)
The Greek root “chron-“, the definition would relate
Time
Chronological meaning
in order according to time
Word meaning synchronize
to put on the same timetable
Word meaning anachronism
something out of place in time or history
Chronic meaning
continuing over a long time
Chronicle meaning
record of events in time order
What is a chronometer?
device to measure time
“A lot of words that begin with “ped” have something to do with____
feet:”
“A podiatrist is a ______doctor.”
Foot
A pediatrician is a doctor for_____
children.
The word means a strict teacher of children is_______
pedagogue
Etymology is the study of what?
origin of words and how their meanings have changed over time.”
To alleviate is to______
relieve something
What is the goal of studying words? Should you memorize every single word?
NO , you have to learn the building blocks of many English words and use those building blocks to figure out the meanings of words that challenge you
Put the prefix “-a” in front of a word indicate what?
something is NOT True
Amoral means
Not concerned with moral (or not moral)
The prefixes “an” and “ana” in frnt of a root word indicate what? provide one example.
a negative relation with the root word
Aerobic (with air)
Anaerobic (without air)
List 3 negative prefixes
-a
-an
-anti
A prefix that means “before”
Ante
The prefix auto- means
Self (automobile, automatic)
What is an autograph?
own’s self unique handwriting
What is an autobiography
biography that you write about yourself
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