6th. Grade Spelling List No. 21              

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ROOTS            The Latin roots viv, vita mean "alive, live."

1.        revived                     brought back to life v.

2.        survival                        the continuance of life n.

3.        vivid                            making a strong, clear impression; full of life adj.

4.        vitality                        vigor; energy n.

5.        vivacious                lively; animated adj.

6.        vitamin                    an organic substance necessary for good health n.

7.        vital                            essential; full of life and vigor adj.

PREFIXES    The prefix en- means "in, into."  The prefix pre- means "before."

8.        encourage            to build up someone's confidence v.

9.        enact                       to make into a law v.

10.      encircle                    to form a circle around v.

11.      enforce                    to see that laws are obeyed v.

12.      entangle                  to get twisted up; to get involved v.

13.      endorse                to make legal by your signature; to support v.

14.      enable                    to give power or ability to act v.

15.      entitle                      to give a right to v.

16.      endow                    to provide with some talent or quality; to give money v.

17.      enslave                   to force into slavery v.

18.      prelude                   the preliminary part before an event; introductory music n.

19.      prejudice                a judgment formed before the facts are known n.

20.      preamble              a beginning statement or paragraph n.

 

21.      prescribe                to order or direct as a remedy or treatment v.

22.      precedent              an action that may serve as an example or reason for a later action n.

23.      premature            happening too soon; before the proper time adj.

24.      previous                occurring before in time order adj.

25.      predecessor          a person who preceded another; an ancestor n.

26.      presume                to take for granted before proven v.

SUFFIXES       The suffix -ly means "like, having the quality of" when it forms adjectives.

                        The suffix -ly means "in the manner of: when it forms adverbs.

27.      accidentally              by chance; not on purpose adv.

28.      leisurely                    proceeding without hurry adj.; in a relaxed manner adv.

29.      deliberately            done on purpose adv.

30.      habitually                  regularly adv.

31.      annually                  yearly adv.

32.      comparatively          in relation to other similar things adv.

33.      definitely                   certainly; positively adv.

34.      efficiently                quickly and accurately adv.

35.      exclusively              only; not including any others adv.