Week 11 Word Roots, Year 1
vers-, -vert
Latin vertere A base word meaning:
turn Word Examples: adverse, conversation, converse, convert, convertible, introvert, inverse, inversion, invert, reverse, reversible, revert, universe, versatile, verse
|
intro-, intra-
Latin intro-, intra- A directional prefix meaning:
within, to the inside, inward, on the inside intra- Word Examples: intracellular, intracranial, intramural, intramuscular, intraocular, intravenous
intro- Word Examples: introduce, introduction, introductory, introspect, introspection, introvert |
flex-, -flect
Latin flectere A base word meaning:
bend, curve Word Examples: circumflex, deflect, deflection, flexible, flexibility, flexor, flexion, genuflect, inflection, reflect, reflection, reflex
|