1. Etymologies and Affixes
Vocab Packet 3
Etymologies and Affixes

2. Gnos Root Means To Know Latin/Greek
Examples: gnostic, diagnose, prognosis, agnostic

3. Grat Root Means thankful/pleasing Latin
Examples: gratitude, congratulations, gratuitous

4. Hyper Prefix Greek Means over, beyond, overmuch, above measure
Examples: hyperactive, hyperbole, hyperglycemia

5. In/Im/Il/Ir Prefix Means NOT Latin/ Greek
Examples: inexplicable, immoral, illegal, irregular

6. Infra/Infer Prefix Latin Means below, underneath
Ex. Inferior, infrared, infrastructure

7. Inter Prefix Latin Means among, between
Examples: interstate, interfere, internal, internet

8. Intra Prefix Latin Means on the inside/ within
Examples: intravenous, intramural, intrinsic

9. Ise/Ize suffix French Verb ending- to do something
Examples: criticize, customize, exercise

10. Ity Suffix Latin Condition or quality of being ___________
Examples: captivity, charity, celebrity

11. Ive Suffix Latin Adjective ending meaning pertaining to
Examples: abusive, alternative, possessive

12. IDIOMS
Phrases that should not be taken literally.

13. Pay the Piper
to face the results of one's actions; to receive punishment for something.
You can put off paying your debts only so long. Eventually you'll have to pay the piper. You can't get away with that forever. You'll have to pay the piper someday.

14. Let sleeping dogs lie
to not talk about things which have caused problems in the past, or to not try to change a situation because you might cause problems
His parents never referred to the shoplifting incident again. I suppose they thought it best to let sleeping dogs lie. It wasn't that we didn't want to improve the school - it was more a case of letting sleeping dogs lie.

15. Keep your nose to the grindstone
to work hard and constantly.
Son: I'll never get good grades. I might as well not even study. Mother: Don't give up yet. I'm sure that if you just keep your nose to the grindstone, you'll get the results you want.
Mary kept her nose to the grindstone while her friends were out enjoying themselves.

16. Jump the gun
to do something too soon, especially without thinking carefully about it
He shouted at me before I had time to explain, but later he apologised for jumping the gun.

17. Don’t count your chickens until they hatch
something that you say in order to warn someone to wait until a good thing they are expecting has really happened before they make any plans about it
You might be able to get a loan from the bank, but don't count your chickens.