6th. Grade Spelling List No. 7             

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ROOTS            The Greek roots graph, gram mean "to write."

1.        graphic                written; vivid adj.

2.                photography       "light writing"; the making of likenesses with cameras n.

3.               graphite               the carbon used in pencils n.

4.               seismograph      "earthquake writing"; a device for measuring and recording earthquakes n.

5.               telegram              "far writing"; a message sent by telegraph n.

6.        epigram              a short, witty saying n.

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

7.        depress              to discourage; to press down v.

8.        descend           to go down (from a higher place) v.

9         deposited          put, laid, or set down v..

10.     defunct                no longer living or existing adj.

11.     depreciate          to go down in value v.

12.     descendant      one who comes down from a common ancestor n.

13.     degrade             to lower in standing or worth v.

14.     deprive                to withhold something from v.

15.     demote                to lower in rank v.

16.     deduct                to take away; subtract v.

17.     superb                 of supreme  excellence or beauty; splendid adj.

18.     supervisor         the one who oversees work n.

19.     supersonic          of sounds beyond the limit of the human ear to hear adj.

20.     superior             of higher rank, quality, or importance adj.

 

21.     supernatural     relating to more than the natural universe; relating to God adj.

SUFFIXES          The suffix -ity means "state, quality, act of."  It is used to form nouns.

22.     Christianity          the religion based on Jesus Christ and the Bible n.

23.     neutrality              a nation's policy of not taking sides in a war n.

24.     severity                strictness; sternness n.

25.     prosperity          success; wealth n.

26.     immunity            the body's ability to resist an infection or disease n.

27.     conformity         the state of being in agreement; likeness n.

28.     absurdity           that which is ridiculous or silly n.

29.     locality                 a place; a region; the surrounding area n.

30.     inequality             the lack of sameness n.

31.     priority                that which comes before in order of importance n.

32.     captivity               the state of being held against one's will; imprisonment n.

33.     clarity                 the state of being clear n.

34.     purity                 the state of being physically and morally clean n.

35.     sanity                soundness of mind and judgment n.