6th. Grade Spelling List No. 25              

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ROOTS                The Greek roots log, logy mean "speech, word, reasoning, study." 

                            The Latin root omni means "all."

 

1.        logical                        reasonable adj.

2.                  prologue                    lines introducing a play or a literary work n.

3.                 eulogy                       speech or writing in praise of a person or thing n.

4.                  zoology                      the study of animals n.

5.                  psychology                the study of the mind n.

6.        ophthalmology           the study of the treatment and diseases of the eye n.

7.        theology                      the study of God n.

8.        omnipotent               all-powerful adj.

9         omnipresent               present everywhere adj.

10.      omniscient                 all-knowing adj.

PREFIXES          The prefix anti-, ant- mean "against, opposite." 

                           The prefix un- means "not."

11.        antisocial             opposed to being friendly adj.

12.        antonym               a word opposite in meaning n.  

13.        antidote                  a medicine which works against poison n.

14.        antifreeze               a liquid which prevents freezing n.

15.        antiseptic              a substance which prevents infection n.

16.        anticlimax             a letdown; a decline from the impressive to the commonplace n.

17.        antibodies            substances produced by the body to prevent disease n.

18.       unfortunate              not lucky adj.

19.       uncertain                 not sure adj.

20.       unbelievable            incredible; not to be believed adj.

 

21.        unresolved           not figured out or cleared up adj.

22.        unavoidable         not able to be prevented adj.

23.       unthinkable              not to be thought of or considered adj.

24.        uncanny                unfamiliar or strange in an eerie way adj.

25.        unchaperoned        without adult supervision adj.

SUFFIXES     The suffix er means "one who, that which."

                      It is used to form nouns.

26.        freighter                a boat which carries cargo n.

27.       receiver                   one who gets or takes; the part of a device which gets a message n.

28.        daughter                 a female descendant n.

29.       beginner                  one who is just starting n.

30.        wrapper                  a covering n.

31.        philosopher         one who loves wisdom; scholar; thinker n.

32.       counterfeiter        one who makes forgeries n.

33.       prisoner                   one confined against his will n.

34.        deceiver                one who tricks or lies n.

35.        inquirer                   one who asks for information n.