Latin Roots & Affixes, Lesson 7
PREFIXES
The prefix ab means "away". You may have seen it in words like abduct and absent.
The prefix bene means "good". Do you recall the words benefits or beneficial?
The prefix corpus, meaning "body", is seen in words like corporation and the phrase corporal punishment.
The prefix mortis (or mort) means "death". Have you ever been to a mortuary where the deceased person lies in state?
The prefix tele means "far" or "distant". You no doubt have seen it in words like telescope or television.
ROOTS
The Latin root am or amor means "love". This is commonly used in English and is seen in such words as amorous or amiable.
The root aster (or astr) means "star". You surely have seen the words astronaut and asterisk (the *), right?
Another root is belli. It means "war". We see it used in words like bellicose, meaning "war-like".
Finally, we have the root bibl meaning "book". You see this root in the word Bible.
Instructions: Using what you know about these roots and affixes and the context, determine the meaning of the following bold-faced words.
1) With its threats and missile tests, North Korea continues to be a/an ____________ nation.
2) She told us that Steven was a/an ___________ who prepared the dead for burial.
3) The unidentified ___________ lay in the city mortuary for weeks.
4) Very good maps of the planet Mars have been made by the US ______________ Survey.
5) Christianity and Judaism both support the idea of _______________; Hinduism does not.
6) They had a/an _______________ breakup despite the divorce.
7) His funds were _________________ before he could finish his invention.
8) His amazing run _______________ his team to victory.
In the ________________ period, farmers in the South flourished, albeit on the backs of slaves.
