Lesson 9

PREFIXES

The prefix contra means "against". You may recognize it in words such as contrary.

The prefix co means "together". You have likely seen it in words such as cooperate or co-worker.

The prefix post means "after". Do you recognize the word postpone?

The prefix se means "apart". We see it in the word secret.

ROOTS

The root cept means "take" or "hold". If you follow American football, you recognize it in the word interception

The root cid means "kill" or "cut". You have seen it in words like suicide and homicide.

The root clud means "shut" or "close". It is included in words like exclusive.

The root fact (and its variant fect) means "make" or "do". You probably know the words factory and defect.

Finally, the root port means "carry". San Pedro is the Port of Los Angeles, right? You probably use the word transportation quite often.

Exercise

Instructions: Using what you know about these roots and affixes and the context, determine the meaning of the following bold-faced words.

Loyola-Marymount was not always a coeducational😄 So, who is attending LMU now? institution. In the past, men and women could not attend classes together on the campus of the Catholic university.
Athletes who participate in the Special Olympics do not let their handicaps preclude😄 On my attorney's advice, I was precluded from speaking at my trial. them from enjoying sports and competition.
Mr. Mortimer spent three days compiling data for his report😄 Of course, the prefix "re-" means back. to the CEO.
The Dixiecrats in the southern states were a faction😄 There is a faction in that Police Department that is racist. of the Democratic Party during the pre-Civil Rights era.
The Los Angeles County Coroner conducted the postmortem😄 You do remember that -mort- means death, right? investigation.
In the antebellum South, the state of South Carolina was the first to secede😄 The root -cede- means "go". from the Union.
Contrary😄 Can you adjust the contrast on the TV? Everything is too dark. to some expectations, the rescue operation in Chile was well planned and proceeded without incident.
Toyota's new concept😄 The often used prefix con- means "with" or "together". car attracted a lot of attention at the auto show.
In China communism and capitalism seem to coexist😄 Do intelligent beings exist on other planets?.
The SONY Walkman was one of the world's first wildly popular portable😄 Is that laptop really portable? It looks heavy. entertainment devices.