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ACT Book Club
Mr. S's Words
The Canterbury Tales
Roots
Beginnings & Endings
100
An adjective. Means new or original.
novel
100
An adjective. Means known or talked about by many people; famous.
renowned
100
The author of The Canterbury Tales.
Chaucer
100
This root word means light.
luc
100
This prefix means to turn.
vert
200
A verb. Means to give as a gift; to apply or devote time or effort.
bestow
200
An adjective. Means having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
ambivalent
200
The person who tells the tale about a knight and an old woman.
The Wife of Bath
200
This root word means earth.
geo
200
This prefix means above or beyond.
super
300
An adjective. Means prolonged, drawn out, extended.
protracted
300
An adjective. Means bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
cantankerous
300
The person who tells the tale about three rioters and Death.
The Pardoner
300
This root word means sound or voice.
phon, phono
300
This prefix means on the outside.
ecto
400
An adverb. Means strongly, urgently.
vehemently
400
An adjective. Means unchanging over time or unable to be changed.
immutable
400
The person who thinks of the idea to tell tales while traveling.
The Host (Harry Bailey)
400
This root word means life.
vit, vita
400
This suffix means cutting.
ectomy
500
A noun. Means shrewdness, intelligence.
sagacity
500
An adjective. Means talkative.
loquacious
500
The religious word for the trip to Canterbury.
pilgrimage
500
This root word means god or deity.
theo
500
This suffix means leader.
agog, agogue