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The Latin and Greek Word Tree for The Miracle Worker:
Suffix
Prefix
Root
Directions: Use the Latin and Greek Word parts Chart to help you complete each word tree for
each word in the SAT Vocabulary Word Box. The process should help you transfer definition of
the word parts in order to decode new SAT vocabulary words with similar word parts.
Latin and Greek Word Parts Chart
Common Prefixes
Common Roots or Base Parts Common Suffixes
1. A or ap =toward or without 1. co=together
1. able, ably =capable of
being
2. De=off, away from
2. fer=bring, bear, carry
3.. Di=remove or throughout
3. hend or hens=come or
2. acious=full of
understand
4. Im, in =not, without
3. ance =state or quality of
5. Pre, pro=before, forward
4. min=small, less
4. ed=has happened (pasttense verb)
6. Re=again
5. per=around
7. Sub=under
6. peri=around, closing
5. ent=state or quality of
7. solu=to free
6. ial=relating to
8. sub=under
7. ious, ous, cious, inous
=characterized by
9. tem(p)=time
10. tract=pull or drag
8. ist, list=one who
11. verse=turn
9. ive=having the nature of
12. viv or vit=life
10. ly, tle =in the manner of
13. volu(m)= a great size
11. ous=full of
12. sion =state of being
13. tive, utive=being able to
Sources: http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/comprefix07.htm;
http://www.learnthat.org/pages/view/roots.html
Apprehensive
intractably
temperance
SAT Vocabulary Word Box from The Miracle Worker
ascend
aversion
deferential
diminutive
oculist
precocious
subtle
protracted
vivacious
voluminous
Imperious
resolutely
Apprehensive
1.Meaning
of prefix
ap=
2. Meaning
of prefix
pre=
Meaning of
root/base
hend/hens=
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words that
begin with
prefixes ap
and pre.
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words that
have the
root/base
hend/hens.
Meaning
of suffix
ive=
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words that
have the
suffix ive.
Meaning of
apprehensive=
Intractably
Meaning
of prefix
in=
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words that
begin with
the prefix
in.
Meaning of
root/base
tract=
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words that
have the
root/base
tract.
Meaning
of suffix
ably=
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words that
have the
suffix
ably.
Meaning of
intractably=
Temperance
Meaning
of root
tem(p)=
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words that
have the
root
tem(p).
Meaning of
root/base
per=
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words that
have the
root/base
per.
Meaning
of suffix
ance=
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words that
have the
suffix
ance.
Meaning of
temperance=
Ascend
Meaning of
prefix a=
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words that
begin with the
prefix a=
Meaning of
root/base scend=
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words that
have the
root/base
scend.
Meaning of
ascend=
oculist
Meaning of
the root/base
ocu=
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words that
have the
root/base ocu.
Meaning of
suffix (l)ist=
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words that
have the
suffix (l)ist.
Meaning of
oculist=
Vivacious
Meaning of
root/base viv=
Meaning of
suffix
acious=
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words that
have the
root/base viv.
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words that
have the
suffix acious.
Meaning of
vivacious=
Aversion
Meaning
of prefix
a=
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words that
begin with
the prefix
a.
Meaning of
root/base
vers(e)=
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words that
have the
root /base
vers(e).
Meaning
of suffix
ion=
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words that
have the
suffix ion.
Meaning of
aversion=
Precocious
Meaning
of prefix
pre=
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words that
begin with
prefix pre
.
Meaning of
root/base co=
Meaning
of suffix
cious=
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words that
have the
root/base
co.
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words that
have the
suffix
cious.
Meaning of
precocious=
Voluminous
Meaning of
root/base
volu(m)=
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words that
have the
root/base
volu(m).
Meaning of
suffix
(i)nous=
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words that
have the
suffix (i)nous
.
Meaning of
voluminous=
Deferential
Meaning
of prefix
de=
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words that
begin
with the
prefix de.
Meaning of
root/base
fer=
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words that
have the
root/base
fer.
1. Meaning of
suffix ent=
2. Meaning of
the suffix
ial=
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words that have
the suffix ent.
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words that have
the suffix ial.
Meaning of
deferential.
Subtle
Meaning of
root/base sub =
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words that
have the
root/base sub.
Meaning of
suffix tle=
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words that
have the
suffix tle.
Meaning of
sutle=
Diminutive
Meaning
of prefix
di=
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words that
begin with
the prefix
di.
Meaning of
root/base
min=
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words that
have the
root/base
min.
Meaning
of suffix
(u)tive=
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words that
have the
suffix
(u)tive.
Meaning of
diminutive=
Imperious
Meaning
of prefix
im=
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words that
begin with
the prefix
im.
Meaning of
root/base
per=
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words that
have the
root/base
per.
Meaning
of suffix
ious=
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words that
have the
suffix ious.
Meaning of
imperious=
Resolutely
1.Meaning
Meaning of
root/base
solu=
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words that
begin with
the prefix
re.
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words that
have the
root/base
solu.
of prefix
re=
Meaning
of suffix
ly=
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words that
have the
suffix ly.
Meaning of
resolutely=