Week 1 Word Roots, Year 1
A directional prefix meaning:
far away, distant Word Examples: telephone, teleport, television, telegram, telescope, telekinesis
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A quantitative prefix meaning:
small Word Examples:
microscope, microbe, microwave, microbiology, micromanage, microphone Special Note: when adding micro- to a root word beginning with a vowel, the "o" drops and becomes micr-. |
A base word meaning:
watch, view, examine Word Examples: episcopal, horoscope, kaleidoscope, microscope, microscopic, periscope,
scope, stethoscope, telescope |