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19 Cards in this Set
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the parts of a sentence that influence the meaning of the word
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context
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something that is no longer used
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obsolete
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persons of the same grade, rank, etc
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peers
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the part of a word to which prefixes and suffixes are added
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root
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3 types of language
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written, oral, nonverbal
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adding a prefix to the root word ___ change the spelling of the root
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does not
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This prefix rule ______ apply to suffixes
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does not
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aids used to improve the memory
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mnemonics
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an unstressed vowel sound as a in about or u in circus, represented here by the symbol
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schwa
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latin syntax is dependent on ____
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inflections
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Chaucer wrote his poet in __________
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Middle english
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church related words are mostly ____________
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greek and latin
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If the root is a full word, then the ending is usually
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-able
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when the root is full word except for the final e
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-able
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always follows i
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-able
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When the root has other forms built on the letter a
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-able
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When the root ends in hard c or g
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-able
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When the word has an immediate -tion form
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-ible
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When the root ends in ns, miss, or soft c or g
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-ible
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