AB- Also Seen As A- Or ABS - = Away, From
NCEE Preparation
Monday August 8th
Write on Board:
Roots of the Day: AB vs. AD
AB- [also seen as A- or ABS-] = away, from
AD- [also seen as AC-, AF-, AG-, AL-, AN-, AM-, AP-, AR-, AS-] = to, towards; near; very
Examples:
abnormal = away from normal
avert = to turn away (from the Latin vertere = to turn)
amoral = not normal (literally, “away from the custom” from the Latin mos = custom)
absent = to be away from (a place) (from the Latin esse = to be)
abductor = muscle that moves a body-part away from the middle (literally, “lead away” from ducere = to lead)
admit = to allow into (literally, “to send to” from the Latin mittere = to send)
adductor = muscle that moves a body-part towards the middle (literally, “lead to” from ducere = to lead)
aggregate = to gather together (literally, “to bring to the flock” from the Latin grex = flock)
annex = to add as an extra or subordinate part (literally, “to bind to” from the Latin nectere = to tie, bind)
The teacher should point out and mention the above material at some point in class.
Hint: use a different color marker (just as the bold type above) to show the root.
Teachers are encouraged to ask the students to come up with other examples.
Go to to look up an uncertain etymology.
Go to for practice questions based on this root
username = Boehm = 4222068; Longe = 4222070, Harris = 2830553, Sims = 4222072, Olsen = 4222074
password = northgwinnett
If the teacher/class wants more practice…
More Examples:
abstain = to keep from (from the Latin tenēre = to hold, keep)
abstract = apart from practical existence (literally, “to draw/drag away from the Latin trahere = to draw, drag)
abdicate = to disown, avow, reject. (literally, “to say/proclaim away” from the Latin dicere = to say)
abrasion = an area harmed by scraping (literally, “scraped away” from the Latin radere = to scrape)
abject = cast off, rejected (literally, “thrown away” from the Latin iacere = to throw)
abjure = to deny under oath (literally, “swear from” from the Latin iurāre = to swear)
abrupt = sudden, unexpected (literally, “broken away” from the Latin rumpere = to break)
absolve = to free from fault or sin (literally, “to loosen away from” from the Latin solvere = to loosen)
abstruse = hard to understand (literally, “pushed away” from the Latin trudere = to push)
adhesion = sticking (literally, “cling to” from the Latin haerēre = to stick, cling)
adroit = skillful (literally, “straight to” from the Latin directus – straight)
advertise = to make public (literally, “to turn towards” from the Latin vertere)
access = to obtain, make contact with; locate (literally, “to move to” from the Latin cedere = to move)
affiliate = to connect (literally, “to be a son to” from the Latin fīlius = son)
allocate = to set aside for (literally, “to place to” from the Latin locāre = to place)
amortize = to extinguish a debt (literally, “to make dead” from the Latin mortuus = dead)
appendage = attachment (literally, “to hang to” from the Latin pendēre = to hang)
arrogant = proud, egotistical (literally, “ask for (oneself)” from the Latin rogāre = to ask)
assign = to allot to, appoint (literally, “to make a sign for” from the Latin signāre = to make a sign)
NCEE Preparation
Tuesday, August 9th
Write on Board:
Root of the Day: IN
IN- [also seen as IL-, IM-, IR-, EN-, EM-] = in, within, into, on, not; very
Examples:
invertebrate = lacking a spinal column (literally, “not jointed” from Latin vertebra = joint)
inundate = to flood (literally, “to flow into” from the Latin undāre = to flow)
inflammable = very flammable (from the Latin flamma = flame)
induct = to ceremonially bring in (literally, “to lead in” from the Latin ducere = to lead)
illuminate = to light (literally, “to cast light on” from the Latin lumen = light)
encumbrance = a hindrance (literally, “to carry in together” from com+*boros [proto-Latin] = to carry together)
employ = to hire (literally, “to fold in” from the Latin plicāre = to fold)
The teacher should point out and mention the above material at some point in class.
Hint: use a different color marker (just as the bold type above) to show the root.
Teachers are encouraged to ask the students to come up with other examples.
Go to to look up an uncertain etymology.
Go to for practice questions based on this root
username = Boehm = 4222068; Longe = 4222070, Harris = 2830553, Sims = 4222072, Olsen = 4222074
password = northgwinnett
If the teacher/class wants more practice…
More Examples:
implicate = to connect, involve, incriminate (literally, “to fold into” from Latin plicāre = to fold)
impunity = freedom from punishment (literally, “not punished” from the Latin punīre = to punish)
irregular = not regular (from Latin regulāre = to move in a straight line)
insecure = not certain, not confident (literally, “not without a care” from Latin sine cura = without a care)
enclose = to close in (from Latin claudere = to close)
invaluable = very valuable
induce = to begin (literally, “to lead into” from Latin ducere = to lead)
indicate = to point out (literally, “to speak on” from Latin dicere = to say)
invert = to turn upside down (literally, “to turn onto” from Latin vertere = to turn)
ingress = to enter (literally, “to go in” from Latin gredī = to step, move)
include = to make a part of (literally “to close in” from the Latin claudere = to close)
intrepid = not fearful (literally, “not alarmed” from the Latin trepidus = alarmed)
inexorable = inflexible, unrelenting (literally, “not prayed out from” from the Latin ex+precārī = to pray)
incipient = in the first stages of existence (literally, “taken on” from the Latin capere = to take, seize)
indigent = poor, needy (literally, “in need” from the Latin egēre = to need, want)
NCEE Preparation
Wednesday, August 10th
Write on Board:
Root of the Day: EX
EX- [also seen as E-] = out of, from, very
Examples:
exit = to leave (literally, “to go out” from the Latin īre = to go)
expand = to increase in size or width (literally, “to stretch out” from the Latin pandēre = to spread, stretch)
educate = to teach (literally, “to lead out” from the Latin ducere = to lead)
The teacher should point out and mention the above material at some point in class.
Hint: use a different color marker (just as the bold type above) to show the root.
Teachers are encouraged to ask the students to come up with other examples.
Go to to look up an uncertain etymology.
Go to for practice questions based on this root
username = Boehm = 4222068; Longe = 4222070, Harris = 2830553, Sims = 4222072, Olsen = 4222074
password = northgwinnett
If the teacher/class wants more practice…
More Examples:
explicate = to clarify, explain (literally,” to fold out” from Latin plicāre = to fold)
extend = to reach (literally, “to stretch out” from the Latin tendere = to stretch)
extrude = to stick out, thrust out (literally, “to push out” from the Latin trudere = to push)
exonerate = to free from blame (literally, “to take the burden off” from onus = load, burden)
emancipate = to free (literally “to out of the hand” from manus = hand and capere = to take)
exclude = to leave out (literally, “to close off from” from the Latin claudere = to close)
evolution = growing change over time (literally, “rolling out” from the Latin volvere = to roll)
emissary = envoy (literally, “someone sent out” from the Latin mittere = to send)
exonerate = to free from guilt (literally, “out of a burden” from the Latin onus = load, burden)
evoke = to call forth (literally, to call out” from the Latin vocāre = to call)
exemplary = worthy of imitation (literally, “taken out” from eximere = to take out, remove)
NCEE Preparation
Thursday, August 11th
Write on Board:
Roots of the Day: INTER vs. INTRA
INTER- [INTEL-] = among, between
INTRA- = within
Examples:
intercept = to catch something or somebody (literally, “to take between” from Latin capere = to take, seize)
intermission = a pause (literally, “sent between” from Latin mittere = to send)
intelligent = smart (literally, “between reading” from Latin legere = to pick, choose, read)
intramural = within a school (literally, “within walls” from Latin murus = wall)
intravenous = within veins (literally, “within blood vessels” from Latin vena = blood vessel)
The teacher should point out and mention the above material at some point in class.
Hint: use a different color marker (just as the bold type above) to show the root.
Teachers are encouraged to ask the students to come up with other examples.
Go to to look up an uncertain etymology.
Go to for practice questions based on this root
username = Boehm = 4222068; Longe = 4222070, Harris = 2830553, Sims = 4222072, Olsen = 4222074
password = northgwinnett
If the teacher/class wants more practice…
More Examples:
interscholastic = literally, “between schools” from Latin schola = school
interstate = major highway (literally, “position between” from Latin status = position, rank)
interrogate = to question (literally, “to question between” from Latin rogāre = to ask)
intersperse = to separate at intervals (literally, “to scatter between” from Latin spargere = to scatter)
intercollegiate = between colleges (literally, “between colleges” from Latin collegium = college)
intradisciplinary = within a discipline (literally, “within a study” from Latin discere = to learn, study)
intramuscular = within the muscles
NCEE Preparation
Friday, August 12th
Write on Board:
Roots of the Day: ANTE / PRE vs. POST
ANTE- [rarely ANTI-] = before
PRE- = before
POST - = after, behind
Examples:
anterior = situated in the front
antecedent = prior event or condition (literally, “move before” from Latin cedere = to move)
anticipate = consider in advance (literally, “to take before” from Latin capere = to take)
precedent = prior example (literally, “to move before” from Latin cedere = to move)
premeditate = with forethought (literally, “to think beforehand” from Latin meditārī = to think)
predict/predicament = declare beforehand (literally, “to say before” from Latin dicere = to say)
posterior = situated in the back, behind
postscript = addendum to a message (literally, “written after” from Latin scribere = to write)
post-natal = after a birth (from Latin natus = born)
The teacher should point out and mention the above material at some point in class.
Hint: use a different color marker (just as the bold type above) to show the root.
Teachers are encouraged to ask the students to come up with other examples.
Go to to look up an uncertain etymology.
Go to for practice questions based on this root
username = Boehm = 4222068; Longe = 4222070, Harris = 2830553, Sims = 4222072, Olsen = 4222074
password = northgwinnett
If the teacher/class wants more practice…
More Examples:
antediluvian = dating to before the Biblical flood (literally, “before the flood” from Latin diluvium = flood)
antebellum = dating to before the U.S. Civil War (literally, “before the war” from Latin bellum = war)
anteroom = waiting room
precursor = something that comes before another (literally, “running before” from Latin currere = to run)
precise = exact (literally, “cut before” from Latin caedere = to cut)
preclude = to prevent (literally, “to close beforehand” from Latin claudere = to close)
postpone = to delay (literally, “to place after” from Latin ponere = to put, place)
postadolescence = after adolescence
post script(um) (p.s.) = after the writing (from Latin scribere = to write)