6th. Grade Spelling List No. 5              

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ROOTS            The Latin root fer means "to bear, to carry."

1.        transfer                to move up or carry from one place or person to another v.

2.                  suffer                    to bear up under pain v.

3.                  infer                      to arrive at a conclusion by reasoning v.

4.                  reference             a specific mention of n.

5.                 conifer                 a cone-bearing tree n.

6.        defer                     to submit to another's wishes v.

7.        referee                  one carrying the final authority in a game n.

8.        Lucifer                   "light bearing" fallen rebel archangel; the Devil n.

9         fertile                    bearing fruit in great quantities adj.

PREFIXES          The Greek prefixes mon- and mono- mean "one."

10.      monotone             having one pitch adj.

11.        monogram       a single design made up of a person's initials n.

12.       monotony            a lack of variety; sameness n.

13.       monologue         a speaking performance by one person n.

14.       monopoly            the control of many businesses by one company n.

15.       monarchy         a nation governed by a king or queen n.

SUFFIXES          The Latin suffixes -able and -ible mean "able to (be)."  They are used as adjectives.

16.        visible               able to be seen adj.

17.        accessible        able to be reached or gotten to adj.

18.        audible             able to be heard adj.

19.       corruptible          able to be ruined or spoiled adj.       

20.       responsible        able to be trusted; reliable adj.

 

21.        digestible          able to be taken into the body's system adj.

22.        sensible             able to use good judgment adj.

23.        possible             able to exist, occur, be done adj.

24.       convertible        able to be changed into something else adj.

25.       credible              can be believed adj.

26.        terrible                able to cause terror; awful; horrible adj.

27.       edible                 can be eaten adj.

28.        considerable     notable; important in size or worth adj.

29.      durable               lasting; not easily broken adj.

30.       capable              having ability; skillful adj.

31.       manageable       easy to guide or control; cooperative adj.

32.      portable              able to be moved from place to place adj.

33.       remarkable         unusual or extraordinary adj.

34.        reliable              trustworthy; able to be counted on adj.

35.        noticeable          likely to attract attention adj.