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| -dorm-: to sleep A dormitory [noun] is a place where students sleep. To be dormant [adjective] means to be inactive. Dormancy [adverb] is the state of being dormant. If you can find and define the root of a word that you do not know, you may be able to a least partly understand that word. Some Roots: -audi-, -audit-: hear, listen to If you can hear something, it is audible [adjective]. Sometimes students audit [verb] classes; they go a to class to listen, but don't get grades or credit. We heard a lecture in the auditorium [noun]. -chron-: time Peggy has chronic [adjective] back pain; it comes and goes over time. A time line lists events chronologically [adverb] showing when they occured. Synchronized [verb] actions take place at the same time. -corp-: body A corpse [noun] is a dead body. People in business often incorporate [verb]: form a legal body. Corpulent [adjective] people are fat; they have a lot of body. -dict-: to say or make something happen by saying The judge indicted [verb], formally accused, the alleged bank-robber. A dictator's [noun] words make things happen. The weather in Maine is unpredictable [adjective]; it is difficult to say what it will be like in advance. -plen-, -plenti-: full, or fullness A plenary [adjective] account is the full story. When you borrow someone's car, it's polite to replenish [verb] the gas by filling up the tank. Plenty [noun] means enough. Follow this link to Roots 2. Practice 20 roots not covered on this website with Practice Activities by Sarah P. Blaize |
| A dormient - sleeping - audience is a comedian's worst nightmare. |
| Some Roots -audi-, -audit- : hear, listen to -chron-: time -corp-: body -dict- : to say, or make happen by saying -dorm- : sleep -plen-, -plenti-: full or fullness |
| A microphone is an audio device. It helps a speaker be heard. |
| Most funny stories are told chronologically: in the order in which they occured. |
| Members of the Peace Corps, a body of volunteers, are at the show. |
| This comedian knows a plentitude of jokes; he could perform for hours without repeating himself. |
| This comedian's diction - choice of words - makes him especially funny. |
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| The root of a word is the part that indicates its basic meaning; the root is also sometimes called the stem. Just as a plant grows from its root, and leaves grow from stems, many English words have developed through the addition of prefixes and suffixes to roots. Many roots are words that have been borrowed from other languages. The root of the word dormitory is -dorm-, which comes from the Latin verb meaning to sleep. |
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