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Word Roots Word Roots O-Q O-Q

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

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Word RootsWord Roots

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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!

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

obeseobeseobstinateobstinateobscureobscureobliqueobliqueopprobriumopprobrium

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Omni: allOmni: all

omnipresentomnipresentomniscientomniscientomnipotentomnipotent

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Pac/peac: peacePac/peac: peace

PacifyPacifyPacifistPacifistPacifierPacifierAppeaseAppeasepactpact

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Pan: all, everywherePan: all, everywhere

PanoramaPanoramaPanaceaPanaceapantheonpantheon

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Par: equalPar: equal

parparparityparitydisparitydisparitydisparagedisparage

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Para: next, besidePara: next, beside

parallelparallelparasiteparasiteparodyparodyparalegalparalegalparamilitaryparamilitary

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

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

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

paternalpaternalexpatriateexpatriatepatronpatronpatriarchpatriarch

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

PauperPauperPovertyPovertyPaucityPaucity impoverishimpoverish

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Ped: child, educationPed: child, education

PediatricianPediatricianEncyclopediaEncyclopediapedagoguepedagogue

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ped/pod: footped/pod: foot

podiatristpodiatristpedestrianpedestrianpodiumpodium ifmpedimentifmpediment

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

penaltypenaltypunitivepunitivepenancepenancerepentrepentpenitentiary: prisonpenitentiary: prison

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Peri: aroundPeri: around

perimeterperimeterperiscopeperiscopeperipheralperipheral

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Phil: lovePhil: love

PhilosophyPhilosophyPhilanthropyPhilanthropybibliophilebibliophile

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phone (sound)phone (sound)

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

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plac (to please)plac (to please)

placateplacate implacableimplacablecomplacentcomplacent

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port: to carryport: to carry

importimportportableportableporterporterdeportdeportexportexportportlyportly

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post: afterpost: after

posthumousposthumousposteriorposteriorposterityposterity

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pre: beforepre: before

premonitionpremonitionpresumepresume

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

probeprobeprobationprobationreprobate: degeneratereprobate: degenerate

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pug: to fightpug: to fight

pugilismpugilismpugnacious: aggressivepugnacious: aggressiverepugnant: disgustingrepugnant: disgusting

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que/quis: to seekque/quis: to seek

acquireacquireconquestconquest inquireinquirequeryquery

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qui (quiet)qui (quiet)

quietquiettranquiltranquilquiescent: quiet, dormantquiescent: quiet, dormantacquiesceacquiesce