Latin Roots & Affixes, Lesson 15
PREFIXES
The prefix psyche means “mind” or "soul". You have seen this prefix in the word psychology.
The prefix solo means "alone". Have you heard of the expression "flying solo"?
The prefix semi means “half”. Perhaps, you have seen a semi-trailer truck on the road.
The prefix tri means “three”. If you are a baseball fan, you know what a triple play is.
ROOTS
The root fac (and its variants (and its variants fact, fec, and fic) means “make” or "do". You probably know what workers do in a factory, right?
The root mov (and its variants mob and mot) means “move”. Do you recognize the phrase Full Motion Video (FMV)?
The root spec (and its variants spect and spic) means "look". My grandfather referred to his eyeglasses as his spectacles.
The root therm means “heat”. I hope that we never have a thermo-nuclear war.
Instructions: Using what you know about these roots and affixes and the context, determine the meaning of the following bold-faced words.
1) A game of cards that is played alone is called ________________.
2) Can you get the ______________? I think she has a fever.
3) Her school grades have gone down because she lacks proper _______________ and doesn't study anymore.
4) The factory was shut down because it made an inordinate number of ______________ goods.
5) ______________ is the science of the relationship between heat, work, temperature, and energy.
6) I believe that his story is entirely ___________. I don't believe a word of it.
He became visibly ____________ when I told him that his story lacked credibility.
✸ He's very egocentric. He seldom thinks about others.
✸ Don't expect kind words from an egocentric person like the former president.
✸ A manual transmission can be fun except when you are stuck on a freeway.
✸ Cars with manual transmissions are rare these days.
