ETYMOLOGY1: Prefix / Suffix / Root Mnemonics | DIYWORDSMITH
ETYMOLOGY1: Prefix / Suffix / Root Mnemonics | DIYWORDSMITH
Prefix, suffix, root word often demonstrate common patterns that can vastly improve your guesswork. For example, one of your vocabulary ADJUNCT involves Latin prefix AD- which means “toward” and Root JUNCT which means “join”. So, you put these two together to arrive at “toward joint” or “addition”. You are going to see this Prefix AD- comes up repeatedly in your future endeavors such as ADAGE, ADAMANT, ADDUCE, ADHERENT, ADJOURN, ADJUDICATE, ADVENTITIOUS, ADVERSE, ADVOCATE…
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