2017-12-27 TOEFL: word roots, preparation advice

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Word Roots (list 6) - Try to think of one or two words to explain the meanings of each word root
re (recycle, rebound, reuse, recline) = again/back
reg (regulation, regent, regime) = rule
retro (retrograde, retroactive, retrospect) = backward
rupt (disrupt, rupture) = break/burst
scend (ascend, descend, crescendo) = climb
scope/skep/spec (microscope, spectacle, speculate) = see/observe
scrib/script (transcript, scripture, inscribe) = write
sect/seg (section, bisect, sector, segment) = cut (contrast with “frag/fract” = break)
semi (semicircle, semiannual) = half (the Greek root is hemi)
sol (solitude, desolate) = alone
sol (solar, solarium) = Sun
soph (philosophy, sophisticated) = wise/wisdom
struct (construct, structure) = build
sub (subterranean, submerge, substandard) = under
super (superstructure, supersonic) = over
tele (telephone, telescope, telepathy) = far
term (determine, terminate) = end/boundary (When you determine or define something, you decide where the boundaries or limits are.)
terra/terri (territory, terrain) = land/Earth
therm (thermometer, thermal) = heat
trans (transport, transaction, transverse) = cross
ultra (ultraviolet, ultrasound) = over
uni (universe, unique, unilateral) = one
vac (vacuum, vacate, evacuate) = empty
veri (verify, veracity) = true
viv/vit (vital, vivacious) = life
vol (benevolent, volunteer, volition) = will
xeno (xenophobia, xenophile) = strange/foreign
zoo (zoology, zooplankton) = animal
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Grammarly
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actually = in fact, in reality (not related to present vs. past)
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BREAK
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Out of sight, out of mind.
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Vocabulary flashcards (for active/productive vocabulary):
side 1: a sentence with the word missing and/or a definition of the word
side 2: the word
- Look at side 1 and test if you can produce the word yourself.
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https://www.wordandphrase.info/analyzeText.asp - You can type a list of words and hit “search”, and then click on each word on the right to see how common it is. (Then focus on learning the most common ones.)
You can also use the definition and an example sentence from that site to make your flashcards.
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Prepositions can depend on different parts of the sentence:
preposition + noun phrase (“in March” vs. “on March”)
adjective + preposition (“difficult for me” vs. “difficult to me”)
verb + preposition (“depend on” vs. “depend of”)