Aggregate (AG ruh git)

Vocab Lesson 21

Partial amount

Sum total, whole amount

Ag- do, act, drive (root)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

Aggregative, aggregately,Aggregation, aggregated,aggregating

Although difficult to mine, the aggregate of mineral resources in Alaska are immense.

Archipelago (are kuh PEL uh go)

Vocab Lesson 21

A group of islands

Arch-ruler or chief (root)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

The sailors were excited when they reached the archipelago.

archipelagic

Boon (BOON)

Vocab Lesson 21

Favorable; a blessing, a benefit

Bon-good, well (root)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

Hiring that young man was a boon for our company.

curse

Boons, boonless

Buffoon (buh FOON)

Vocab Lesson 21

A clown, a silly or stupid person

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

Only a buffoon would stand on the table during Christmas dinner.

Buffoonery, buffoonish

Chicanery (sheh KAY nuh ree)

Vocab Lesson 21

Honesty, truthfulness

Unethical methods, trickery

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

The lawyer used chicanery to get the witness off guard in his testimony.

Chicaner, chicane, Chicaned, chicaning,chicaneries

-y characterized by (suffix)

Contaminant (kun TAM uh nunt)

Vocab Lesson 21

Something that causes impurity; something that defiles or pollutes

Con-together (prefix) ant-one who (suffix)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

The polluted water contained many dangerous contaminants.

Pollutantdisinfectant

Contaminate, contaminatedContaminating contaminator,contamination

Corrugated (KOR uh gay ted)

Vocab Lesson 21

Bent into folds

Cor-heart (root)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

A corrugated box absorbs shock and helps to protect its contents.

smooth

Corrugate, corrugating

Deleterious (del eh TEER ee us)

Vocab Lesson 21

Harmful; dangerous; injurious

ous-having; full of;characterized by (suffix)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

Some chemicals have deleterious effects on those who must handle them.

baneful, detrimental,noxious, pernicious

harmless; benigndeletery, deleteriously,deleteriousness

Disputatious (dis pyoo TAY shus)

Vocab Lesson 21

Inclined to fight, to argue, or to debate

Dis-opposite, not, away from (prefix)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

People avoided serious discussions with him because of his disputatious manner.

conciliatory

Dispute, disputability, Disputation, disputatiously,Disputatiousness, disputative,Disputatively, disputativeness

Emend (eh MEND)

Vocab Lesson 21

To correct (usually by a critic)

E-out, away (prefix)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

The newspaper had to emend the incorrect statement printed in the paper.

Emendable, emendate, emendation, emendator, emendatory, emends, emendingemended

Fetter (FET ur)

Vocab Lesson 21

To restrict by shackling or chaining

Er-one who (suffix)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

The convict was fettered to prevent his escape.

Fettered, fettering

To liberate

Giddy (GID ee)

Vocab Lesson 21

dizzy

Y-characterized by (suffix)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

I became giddy after drinking the champagne at the reception.

Giddify, giddily, giddiness

levelheaded

Heterogeneity (het uh ro je NEE eh tee)

Vocab Lesson 21

State of being dissimilar, composition from unlike elements

Hetero-different, other (root)Gen-race, family, kind(root)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

Coming from many countries and cultures, students in my class are an example of heterogeneity.

Heterogeneous, heterogenesis, heterogeneously, heterogeneousness

Disparateness,Dissimilarity

homogeneity

Indomitable (in Dom eh tuh bul)

Vocab Lesson 21

Incapable of being conquered

Domin-master (root)In-not, go into(prefix)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

He was from a tribe that was thought to be indomitable but finally was forced to live on the reservation.

Indomitability, indomitableness, indomitably

weak

Irresolute (eh REZ uh loot)

Vocab Lesson 21

Indecisive, unsure of how to proceed

Ir-not (prefix)Sol-alone (root)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

The confused child stood irresolute, waiting for some instruction.

Irresolutely, irresoluteness, irresolution

Sure; decisive; certain

Metaphorically (met uh FOR ik lee)

Vocab Lesson 21

Compared nonliterally

Meta-change, after, Beyond, between (root)Morph-form (root)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

Metaphorically speaking, he is drowning in oil.

Metaphor, metaphorical, metaphoricalness, metaphorist, metaphorize

literally

Panacea (pan uh SEE uh)

Vocab Lesson 21

Cure-all, remedy for all ills

Pan-all (root)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

Love, not money, is the panacea for your problems.

Panacean, panace

Peruse (puh ROOZ)

Vocab Lesson 21

To skim

To read or to examine

Per-through, throughout (root)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

My lawyer says he has not had time to peruse the contract.

Perusal, perusable,Perused, perusing

Prodigy (PROD eh jee)

Vocab Lesson 21

Ordinary occurance

One with exceptional talents or powers; an extraordinary accomplishment

Y-characterized by (suffix)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

Mozart was considered a child prodigy since he had great musical talents at a very early age.

prodigies

Rebuff (reh BUFF)

Vocab Lesson 21

To accept

To snub or to refuse bluntly

Re-again (prefix)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

The woman was not afraid to rebuff the man’s inappropriate advances toward her.

Rebuffed, rebuffing, rebuffs

Resilient (reh ZIL yunt)

Vocab Lesson 21

static

Ability to return to a former state

Ent-doing; having; Showing (prefix)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

There is a need for more resilient bumpers on cars that can withstand minor accidents.

Resiliency resiliently

Scapegoat (SKAPE gote)

Vocab Lesson 21

One who takes the blame for others

Compound word

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

Since no one wanted to point a finger at the real culprit, the innocent man was made a scapegoat for the crime.

Spurious (SPYOOR ee us)

Vocab Lesson 21

honest

False or deceitful

Ous- having; full ofCharacterized by (suffix)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

Cashing forged checks is a spurious activity.

Spuriously, spuriousness

Tractable (TRAK tuh bul)

Vocab Lesson 21

Amenable, docile

Willful; unruly

Capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled; obedient

tract- pull or drag (root)Able-capable of(suffix)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

It is odd that the students in first period are so unruly, while those in second period are very tractable.

Tractability, tractableness, tractably

Vivacious (vi VAY shus)

Vocab Lesson 21

sluggish

Full of life; very animated

viv- life, lively (root)Ous-having full of(suffix)

Root, Prefix, Suffix Synonym/Antonym

Derivatives

Game shows are looking for vivacious contestants who are fun to watch and who will liven up the show.

Vivaciously, vivaciousness, vivacity