Word Roots O-Q. Key Become familiar with the roots Become familiar with the roots Use them to make...

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Word RootsWord Roots

O-QO-Q

KeyKeyBecome familiar with the roots Become familiar with the roots

Use them to make connections to the Use them to make connections to the definitions of wordsdefinitions of words

It’s not a fool-proof systemIt’s not a fool-proof system If you can’t figure out the word based If you can’t figure out the word based

on the root, then look up the wordon the root, then look up the wordThis will greatly expand your vocabularyThis will greatly expand your vocabularyIt will help you for the PSAT, the SAT, It will help you for the PSAT, the SAT,

the GRE, and life!the GRE, and life!

Ob/oc/of/op: toward, to, against, Ob/oc/of/op: toward, to, against, completely, overcompletely, over

obeseobeseobstinateobstinateobscureobscureobliqueobliqueopprobriumopprobrium

Omni: allOmni: all

omnipresentomnipresentomniscientomniscientomnipotentomnipotent

Pac/peac: peacePac/peac: peace

PacifyPacifyPacifistPacifistPacifierPacifierAppeaseAppeasepactpact

Pan: all, everywherePan: all, everywhere

PanoramaPanoramaPanaceaPanaceapantheonpantheon

Par: equalPar: equal

parparparityparitydisparitydisparitydisparagedisparage

Para: next, besidePara: next, beside

parallelparallelparasiteparasiteparodyparodyparalegalparalegalparamilitaryparamilitary

Pas/pat/path: feeling, suffering, Pas/pat/path: feeling, suffering, diseasedisease

ApathyApathyEmpathyEmpathyAntipathyAntipathyPathos (important to argumentation)Pathos (important to argumentation)Psychopath Psychopath

Pater/patr: father, supportPater/patr: father, support

paternalpaternalexpatriateexpatriatepatronpatronpatriarchpatriarch

Po/pov/pau: few, little, poorPo/pov/pau: few, little, poor

PauperPauperPovertyPovertyPaucityPaucity impoverishimpoverish

Ped: child, educationPed: child, education

PediatricianPediatricianEncyclopediaEncyclopediapedagoguepedagogue

ped/pod: footped/pod: foot

podiatristpodiatristpedestrianpedestrianpodiumpodium ifmpedimentifmpediment

Pen/pun: to pay, to Pen/pun: to pay, to compensatecompensate

penaltypenaltypunitivepunitivepenancepenancerepentrepentpenitentiary: prisonpenitentiary: prison

Peri: aroundPeri: around

perimeterperimeterperiscopeperiscopeperipheralperipheral

Phil: lovePhil: love

PhilosophyPhilosophyPhilanthropyPhilanthropybibliophilebibliophile

phone (sound)phone (sound)

symphonysymphonymegaphonemegaphoneeuphony (like euphonious diction)euphony (like euphonious diction)cacophony…cacophony…

plac (to please)plac (to please)

placateplacate implacableimplacablecomplacentcomplacent

port: to carryport: to carry

importimportportableportableporterporterdeportdeportexportexportportlyportly

post: afterpost: after

posthumousposthumousposteriorposteriorposterityposterity

pre: beforepre: before

premonitionpremonitionpresumepresume

prob (to prove, to test)prob (to prove, to test)

probeprobeprobationprobationreprobate: degeneratereprobate: degenerate

pug: to fightpug: to fight

pugilismpugilismpugnacious: aggressivepugnacious: aggressiverepugnant: disgustingrepugnant: disgusting

que/quis: to seekque/quis: to seek

acquireacquireconquestconquest inquireinquirequeryquery

qui (quiet)qui (quiet)

quietquiettranquiltranquilquiescent: quiet, dormantquiescent: quiet, dormantacquiesceacquiesce

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