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Vocab Packet 3

Vocab Packet 3. Etymologies and Affixes. Gnos. Root Means To Know Latin/Greek Examples: gnostic, diagnose, prognosis, agnostic. Grat. Root Means thankful/pleasing Latin Examples: gratitude, congratulations, gratuitous. Hyper. Prefix Greek Means over, beyond, overmuch, above measure

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Vocab Packet 3

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  1. Vocab Packet 3 Etymologies and Affixes

  2. Gnos • Root • Means To Know • Latin/Greek • Examples: gnostic, diagnose, prognosis, agnostic

  3. Grat • Root • Means thankful/pleasing • Latin • Examples: gratitude, congratulations, gratuitous

  4. Hyper • Prefix • Greek • Means over, beyond, overmuch, above measure • Examples: hyperactive, hyperbole, hyperglycemia

  5. In/Im/Il/Ir • Prefix • Means NOT • Latin/ Greek • Examples: inexplicable, immoral, illegal, irregular

  6. Infra/Infer • Prefix • Latin • Means below, underneath • Ex. Inferior, infrared, infrastructure

  7. Inter • Prefix • Latin • Means among, between • Examples: interstate, interfere, internal, internet

  8. Intra • Prefix • Latin • Means on the inside/ within • Examples: intravenous, intramural, intrinsic

  9. Ise/Ize • suffix • French • Verb ending- to do something • Examples: criticize, customize, exercise

  10. Ity • Suffix • Latin • Condition or quality of being ___________ • Examples: captivity, charity, celebrity

  11. Ive • Suffix • Latin • Adjective ending meaning pertaining to • Examples: abusive, alternative, possessive

  12. IDIOMS • Phrases that should not be taken literally.

  13. Pay the Piper • to face the results of one's actions; to receive punishment for something. • You can put off paying your debts only so long. Eventually you'll have to pay the piper. You can't get away with that forever. You'll have to pay the piper someday.

  14. Let sleeping dogs lie • to not talk about things which have caused problems in the past, or to not try to change a situation because you might cause problems • His parents never referred to the shoplifting incident again. I suppose they thought it best to let sleeping dogs lie.It wasn't that we didn't want to improve the school - it was more a case of letting sleeping dogs lie.

  15. Keep your nose to the grindstone • to work hard and constantly. • Son: I'll never get good grades. I might as well not even study. Mother: Don't give up yet. I'm sure that if you just keep your nose to the grindstone, you'll get the results you want. • Mary kept her nose to the grindstone while her friends were out enjoying themselves.

  16. Jump the gun • to do something too soon, especially without thinking carefully about it • He shouted at me before I had time to explain, but later he apologised for jumping the gun.

  17. Don’t count your chickens until they hatch • something that you say in order to warn someone to wait until a good thing they are expecting has really happened before they make any plans about it • You might be able to get a loan from the bank, but don't count your chickens.

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