Literary Notes

I. Definitions
II. Terms
III. Phrases
IV. Sayings
V. Proverbs
VI. Syntax
VII. Structure
VIII. Composition
IX. Prefix/Suffix/Root
X. Thesaurus (Synonym/Antonym)

Prefixes

Homo - Same
Syno - Similar
Meta - Beyond

Poly - Numerous
Multi - Many
Omni - Any
Pan - All
Gen - Beginning; Into; Entrance
Ex - End; From; Out Of

Opti - Eye
Denti - Mouth
Extra - Outside Of
Entra - Between
Intra - Inside Of

Pre - Before
Post - After
Con - With
Re - Again
Pen - Second To
Ultima - Greatest
Omega - Last
Alpha - First
Beta - Second

Un -
In - Within
En - Between
Er - Mistake
Ad - To; Toward
Im -
Mil - Thousand
Dict - Speech
Graph - Draw/Write

Mot - Movement
Loco -
Hydro - Water
Electro - Electric
Bio - Life
Pyro - Fire
Gyro - Shake
Micro - Small
Macro - Large
Vers - Comparison/Combative
Sesque - Half
Semi - Partial/Half
Ped - Foot
Psycho - Mental
Emo - Expressive
Pseudo - Partial/Mimic
Quasi - Partial/Half
Physio - Physical
Ir - Counter
Hetero - Opposite
Trans - Shifting
Res -

Dis -
Ap -
Termina - Finality
Suff - Internal
Pro -
Com -
Per -
Socio -
Em -
Prim - Original/Before

A
A-, An- = Not, Without, Lacking -- Amoral, Anaerobic
Ab-, A-, Abs- = Away From -- Abhor, Abscond
Ad-, Ac-, Af-, Ag-, Al-, An-, Ap-, Ar-, As-, At- = Toward -- Adhere, Approach
Ambi- = Both -- Ambivalence
Amphi- = On Both Sides; Around -- Amphitheater
Ante- = Before -- Antebellum
Anti- = Against -- Antibiotic
Auto- = Self -- Automatic

B
Bi- = Two -- Bisect

C
Centi- = Hundred -- Century
Circum- = Around -- Circumstance
Con-, Com-, Co-, Col-, Cor- = With; In Association; Together - Correlate, Cooperate, Collect
Contra- = Against -- Contradiction

D
De- = Away From; Out Of; Separation -- Descend
Dec-, Deca- = Ten -- Decade
Di- = Two; Twice; Double -- Dicotyledon
Dia- = Through; Between; Across -- Diameter
Dis- = Not -- Dissatisfied

E
Ex-, E-, Ef- = Out Of; From -- Evict

F
Fore- = Before; Front; Superior -- Foreground

G

H
Hemi- = Half -- Hemisphere
Hepta- = Seven -- Heptagon
Hexa- = Six -- Hexagon
Hyper- = Over, Above -- Hypersensitive
Hypno- = -- Hypnosis
Hypo- = Under, Below -- Hypochondriac


I
In-, Il-, Ir-, Im- = Not; Also means 'In' and is used as an intensifier
Inter- = Between, Among -- Interact
Intra-, Intro- = Within -- Introvert

K
Kilo- = Thousand -- Kilocycle

L

M
Milli- = Thousand -- Millennium
Mis- = Wrong; Not -- Misspell
Mono- = One -- Monopoly
Multi- = Many -- Multitude

N
Non- = Non -- Nonsense
Nona- = Nine -- Nonagon

O
Ob-, Oc-, Of- = Toward, To, On, Over, Against -- Obstruct
Oct- = Eight -- Octagon
Omni- = Any -- Omnipotent

P
Pan- = All -- Pantheist
Per- = Through; Thoroughly -- Perceive
Pro- = Very In Favor Of; Advancing -- Promote

Q
Quadr- = Four -- Quadrupled
Quin- = Five -- Quintuplet

R
Re- = Backward; Again -- Reorganize
Retro- = Backward -- Retrograde

S
Se- = Apart -- Select
Semi- = Partial; Half -- Semiannual
Sept- = Seven -- Septuplet
Sex- = Six -- Sextant
Sub-, Suc-, Suf-, Sur-, Sup-, Sug-, Sus- = Under, Below, Slightly -- Supplant
Super- = Above; Beyond -- Supersede
Syn-, Sym- = With; Together -- Synchronize

T
Tele- = Distance -- Telegraph
Tetra- = Four -- Tetrameter
Trans-, Tra- = Across; Beyond; Through -- Traverse
Tri- = Three -- Triple

U
Ultra- = Beyond; Farther -- Ultramodern
Un- = Not -- Unnatural
Uni- = One -- Unilateral


Roots

A
Ag, Act = To Do -- Activate, Enact, Agile, Agency
Anthrop = Man -- Anthropology, Anthropomorphic, misanthrope
Aqua = Water -- Aquifier, Aquatic, Aqueous
Aud = To Hear -- Audible, Audition, Auditorium, Audience
Auto = Self -- Automatic, Automation, Automaton

B
Bene = Good -- Benefit, Benevolent, Benign

C
Cap, Capt, Chap = Head -- Decapitate, Capture, Captain, Chapter
Ceed, Cede, Cess = To Go; Yield -- Proceed, Precedent, Cease
Chrom = Color -- Chromatic, Chromosome
Chron = Time -- Synchronize, Chronology, Chronic
Cogn = To Know -- Cognition, Recognize, Cognitive
Corp = Body -- Corporate, Corpulent, Corporation
Cred = To Believe -- Credit, Incredible, Credulous

D
Dent, Dont = Tooth -- Dentifrice
Derm = Skin -- Dermatology, Epidermis, Dermatitis
Dic, Dict = To Say -- Dictionary, Dictate, Predict, Indict
Don, Donat = To Give -- Donate, Donor, Condone, Pardon
Dox = Belief -- Doxology, Paradox
Duc = To Lead In -- Duct, Reduce, Produce, Conduct

F
Fac, Fic, Fy = To Make, Do -- Manufacture, Factory, Verify
Fer = To Bear -- Transfer, Ferry, Confer, Defer, Suffer
Fie = Faith -- Confident, Infidel, Confide
Fluc, Flux = To Flow -- Fluctuate, Fluxion

G
Graph = To Write -- Graphite, Telegraph, Phonograph
Gress = To Step -- Transgress, Congress, Egress

J
Ject = To Throw -- Deject, Rejection, Conjecture, Trajectory

L
Loc = Place -- Local, Locate, Location, Dislocate
Loq, Loc, = To Speak -- Eloquent, Elocution, Interlocuter

M
Mal = Bad -- Malevolent, Malapropism, Malefactor
Manu = Hand -- Manufacture, Manuscript, Manacle, Manual
Miso, Misa = Bad -- Misanthrope, Misogamy
Mit, Mis = To Send -- Emit, Permit, Dismissal, Omit, Missile
Morph = Shape -- Morphology, Endomorph, Metamorphosis
Mort = Dead -- Mortician, Mortuary, Mortify
Mov, Mot, Mob = To Move -- Motivate, Motion, Motile, Remove

N
Neb = Cloudy -- Nebulous, Nebula

O
Omni = Any -- Omnipresent, Omniscient, Omnipotent

P
Path = Suffering, Disease, Feeling -- Sympathy, Empathic, Pathetic
Ped = Foot -- Pedestrian, Pedometer, Pedicure
Phil = Love -- Philosophy, Philanthropy, Philharmonic
Pod = Foot -- Poditrist, Pseudopod

S
Scrib, Script = To Write -- Transcript, Prescribe, Description



Suffixes

A
-able, -ible = Able -- Durable, Visible
-acy = Quality; State; Office -- Piracy, Privacy
-age = Pertaining To; Also A Noun-Forming Suffix -- Breakage; Orphanage
-al = Adjective or Noun-Forming Suffix -- Rental, Abdominal
-ance, -ence = Adjective or Noun-Forming Suffix -- Insurance, Competence
-ant = Adjective or Noun-Forming Suffix -- Reliant, Servant
-arium, -orium = Place; Instrument -- Aquarium, Auditorium
-ary = Pertaining To, Connected With -- Dictionary, Elementary
-ate = Verb-Forming Suffix -- Activate, Animate
-ation, -ition -- Combination of -Ate and -Ion used for forming nouns -- Creation, Condition

C
-cle, -icle = Small, Diminutive -- Corpuscle, Denticle

E
-esque = Style; Manner; Distinctive Character -- Picturesque

F
-ferous = Bearing -- Coniferous
-ful = Full Of -- Colorful
-fy, -ify = To Make; To Cause To Be -- Fortify, Magnify

H
-hood = Station; Condition; Nature -- Childhood, Statehood

I
-ic = Suffix forming Adjectives from Nouns -- Democratic, Phonic
-ion -Act of Being
-ism = Used to form Nouns denoting Action, Practice, Principles, Doctrines -- Conservatism, Marxism
-itis = Inflammation, Abnormal State or Condition -- Appendicitis
-ity = Used to form nouns expressing state or condition -- Acidity, Familiarity
-ive = Suffix of adjectives expressing tendency, disposition, function -- Creative, Suggestive
-ize = Verb Suffix -- Memorize, Modernize

M
-ment = Denotes an action resulting state; product -- Statement
-mony = Result or condition; denotes action or condition -- Testimony, Parsimony

O
-oid = Resembling; Like -- Ellipsoid
-or = One who does something -- Conqueror, Generator
-ose, -ous = Full of -- Verbose, Porous
-osis = Denotes action, state, process or condition -- Hypnosis

T
-tude = Indicates Nouns formed from Adjectives -- Solitude, Altitude

Definitions

Jurisprudence - The science or philosophy of law.

Sesquepedalian - Polysyllabic

Research - Diligent and systematic inquiry into a subject in order to discover facts to revise theories; to investigate carefully.

Recherche - Very rare or choice; affectedly refined.

Rape - An act of plunder or despoliation.

Rapacious - Very greedy; subsisting on living prey; predatory.

Despoliation - To damage or ruin; to forcefully take something of value.

Terrarium - An enclosed glass container in which plants or land animals or kept.

Terra Firma - Solid land or ground.

Theory - A group of general propositions used as principles of explanation for a class of phenomena; a branch of science or art that deals with its principles rather than its practice.

System(atic) - An assemblage or combination of things or parts forming a complex unitary whole; an ordered assemblage of facts, principles, or doctrines in a particular field; a method or plan of procedure or classification; scheme.

Octothorp - #

Temporarily - Lasting or serving for a time only; not permanent.

Suspend - To deter or postpone; to make inactive or cause to cease for a time; to debar temporarily from office, membership or privilege.

Subliminal - Existing or operating below the threshold of consciousness.

Paradigm - A set of all the inflected forms of award based on a single stem or root; an example serving as a model.

Metaphor

Mother - A personal or place of birth or where you are brought up. This can be an idea, a place, a concept, a skill or anything general that has made you who you are over time. Ex. Motherland.

Hyena - Hunters that seek out information or mental or spiritual gain, even among bad places or harmful situations, even in scarcity, and from anywhere possible.

Become Like A Woman - Indirect, fearful, ambiguous, indistinct, wavering, stealthy.

Farmer - One who sows seed and grows things that are to be nourished, reaped, consumed or made bountiful.

Gnashing of Teeth - Hungry, Talkative, Gossip, Woe, Etc.

Ostrich - People that stretch their necks out to see and listen beyond themselves. Hides head in a hole to not be seen nor heard, as well. Also means 'I bow to thee.'

Phrases/Sayings/Proverbs

Cards Close To Chest = Keeping Confidentiality.

Basketball Game = Team Effort.

Baseball Game = Trial and Error.

The Value Of Wisdom; The Wise Inherit The Land Of Wisdom. The Ignorant Are Cut Off.

Bind It Around Your Neck = Speak Of It Always.

Firstfruits = Firstborns; All new discoveries are set aside to God in the name of God, and thus shalt be used for Godly purposes as soon as discovered. This is 'setting aside all that comes from the womb' and 'consecrating the firstborn.' - Putti (Angel)