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Word Root Blast #6 (pg. 145-146)
Bases are the foundations upon which words are formed. Recognition of a base and its meaning can lead to enough knowledge of a word's meaning to get the right answer on a test question. For each of the following bases, create a flashcard with the root, meaning, and examples.
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| sequ- | follow (sequence, subsequent) |
| simil-, simul- | same, make like (simultaneous, facsimile) |
| soci- | join, companion (sociable, antisocial) |
| sol- | alone (solitude, soliloquy) |
| solu-, solv- | loosen (dissolute, solvent) |
| somn- | sleep (somnolent, somniferous) |
| son- | sound (sonorous, dissonant) |
| soph- | wise (sophistry, philosopher) |
| spec-, spic- | see, sight (conspicuous, spectacular) |
| spir- | breath, life (expire, aspiration) |
| spond-, spons- | promise, pledge (sponsor, correspond) |
| stab-, stat- | stand (stabilize, stature) |
| stella- | star (stellar, constellation) |
| strict-, string- | tight (stricture, stringent) |
| suad-, suav- | urge (persuade, assuasive) |
| sum- | highest (summit, consummate) |
| surg-, surr- | rise (resurgence, insurrection) |
| sym-, syn- | together (symmetrical, synergy) |
| tact-, tang- | touch (tactile, intangible) |
| techno- | art, machine (technique, technicality) |
| temp- | time (tempo, contemporary) |
| ten- | hold (tenacious, tenable) |
| tend-, tens- | stretch (contend, tensile) |
| term- | end (terminal, indeterminate) |
| terr- | land (terrain, extraterrestrial) |
| test- | witness (testify, attest) |
| theo- | deity (theology, atheism) |
| therm- | temperature (thermometer, thermal) |
| top- | place, locality (topical, topography) |
| tort- | twist (extort, contortion) |
| tox- | poison (toxic, antitoxin) |
| tract- | draw, pull (tractable, contraction) |
| trad- | deliver (traditional, extradite) |
| trib- | pay, allot (tributary, attribute) |
| trud-, trus- | push (protrude, intrusive) |
| turb- | confusion (turbulent, perturb) |
| typ- | type, model (typical, typify) |
| urb- | city (urbane, suburb) |
| vac- | empty (vacuous, evacuate) |
| vag- | wander (vagrant, vagary) |
| val- | strength, worth (valorous, devalue) |
| var- | different (variant, invariable) |
| ven- | come (venue, convene) |
| ver- | truth (verify, verisimilitude) |
| verb- | word (verbiage, verbose) |
| vers-, vert- | turn (extrovert, conversion) |
| vest- | dress (vestment, divest) |
| vict-, vinc- | conquer (victor, invincible) |
| vid-, vis- | see (visibility, providence) |
| viol- | force, violate (violation, inviolate) |
| vir- | man or poison (virile, virulent) |
| vit-, viv- | life (vitality, vivacious) |
| voc-, vok- | call, word (advocate, vocation) |
| vol- | wish (volunteer, volition) |
| vor- | eat (voracious, herbivorous) |
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