List 2: Vocabulary & Roots/Affixes Flashcards

Front

explicit

Back

Adjective

meaning: very clear and detailed

Front

impede

Back

Verb

meaning: to slow down or block progress

Front

instinctive

Back

Adjective

meaning: something done naturally, without thinking

Front

nostalgic

Back

Adjective

meaning: feeling happy and a little sad when thinking about the past

Front

prevail

Back

Verb

meaning: to win or be successful

Front

-audi-

Back

root word

meaning: to hear, hearing, sound

ex:

auditorium

audience

Front

-ceive-

Back

root word

meaning: to take

ex:

receive

perceive

Front

ant-, anti-

Back

prefix

meaning: against, opposite

ex:

antisocial

antagonist

Front

-al

Back

suffix

meaning: relating to, of the kind of

ex:

regional

emotional

legal

Front

-ous

Back

suffix

meaning: full of, possessing the quality of

ex:

famous

dangerous