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62 Cards in this Set
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Derived/borrowed |
words borrowed and adapted from other languages |
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Content Words
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-nouns, adjectives, etc.
-usually derived from Greek or Latin. |
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Function Words |
-short words used to hold content words together. |
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Anglo-Saxon/Old English
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-Parent language of modern English which still retains its structure. |
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Middle English
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-Form of English used from 1100-1500 CE.
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Structure
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-The way a language is put together.
-English: depends on function words and word order. |
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Morpheme
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minimum unit of meaning
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Analyze
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Breaking down words into morphemes.
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Prefix
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Morpheme that occurs at the front of a word.
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Base
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morpheme which another modifier (prefix/suffix) is added.
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Allomorph
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variant forms of a morpheme |
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as-/ad- |
to, toward |
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dis-
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away, apart
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e-/ex-
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out, from
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in-/im- |
in, into
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re- |
back, again, against or empty morpheme |
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pel/pulse |
push, drive |
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quire |
ask, seek |
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solve/solut |
loosen |
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spic/spect
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look at, see
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sume
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use up, take
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vene/vent
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come
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con- |
full, highly, very; together |
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pre-
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before |
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Empty Morpheme |
has no clear meaning
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Full Morpheme
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morpheme with assigned meaning |
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Intensifying Morpheme
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makes base stronger
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ac- |
Allomorph of as-/ad-; can be an empty morpheme. |
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-cess- |
go, come |
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retro-
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back |
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intro-
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into |
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contra-/con- |
against
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pro- |
forward, in favor of, before |
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creat- |
make, build |
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-ment |
the result of an action, the means of accomplishing an action |
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-ion |
act of x |
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-or |
A person or thing that does something. |
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medic |
pertaining to medicine |
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feder |
union of states |
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-al |
connected with, pertaining to |
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etymology |
origin of a word |
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obsolete |
word that is no longer used |
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nas
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Latin, nose
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turt |
Latin, twist
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skia
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Greek, shadow
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oura
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Greek, tail |
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scrupus
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Latin, sharp stone
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ulus
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Latin, small |
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villanus
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Latin, servant working on a farm
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uku
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Hawaiian, flea
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lele
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Hawaiian, jump |
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sanguine
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-Latin "sanguin" meaning "blood," "cruel," or "bloodthirsty" |
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sanguinary |
-Latin "sanguin" meaning "blood," "cruel," or "bloodthirsty" |
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desiccated |
-Latin "siccus" meaning dry |
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dissected
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-Latin dis "apart" + sect "cut"
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disinterrested
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not influenced by selfish motives
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uninterested
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not interested
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sine die
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without a definite date
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per diem
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daily allowance
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post meridiem
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after noon
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tabula rasa
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clean slate |
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ad nauseam
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to the point of making one ill |