Prefixes
having no morals
amoral/ amorality
The state of being immune to something.
Immunity.
tele- in telescope, telegraph, telephone
-tele = distance, far
talkative, expensive, active, alive
ALIVE (from Old English 'on life')
-ive = like, inclined to
The food looked very unappetizing. We looked at it with _____taste.
distaste.
Make these following words into each person who does a specified action: flower, tour, biology, art.
florist, tourist, biologist, artist.
ambi- in ambidextrous, ambivalent, ambiguous
ambi- = both
woollen, wooden, silken, oxen, earthen,
-en: made of/ consist of
She can barely express an opinion. She is _____articulate.
inarticulate
Bibliology is a study of ___?
(1) books (the history and science of books as physical objects)
(2) the Bible (the theological doctrine of the Bible)
pan- in panacea, panorama, pandemic
pan- = all.
abscond, abstract, absent, abide, abstain
ABIDE (accept or act in accordance with)
ab- = from, away from
low body temperature vs high body temperature
hypothermia and hyperthermia
Suffix -phobia used to form nouns meaning fear of a specific thing. What Is Hippopotomonstro-sesquipedaliophobia? https://youtu.be/D_OLv05g3Ak
Fear of long words.
-itis in pancreatitis, tonsillitis, meningitis
lobotomy, osteotomy, gastrectomy, bronchotomy
GASTRECTOMY
-otomy = cutting a part of the body
-ectomy = removing a part of the body