Friday, April 9, 2010

Word Parts - super, supra, sur


One of the fastest ways to increase your vocabulary is by learning word parts, i.e., roots, prefixes, suffixes or forms.

The TRiO SSS Scoop will give you a new word part everyday so that you can begin to work on increasing your college vocabulary. Here's your word part for today...

super-, supra-, sur- :
From Latin: above, over, more than, excessive

cybersurfer - someone who spends a great deal of time surfing the internet; inexsuperable - not capable of being passed over; insuperable; insurmountable; insurmountable - something which cannot be passed over, overcome, or conquered; survey - examine or to look at comprehensively; survivor - someone who outlives another person or other people; surpass - go beyond what was expected or hoped for; supercharge - charge with an abundant or excessive amount, as of energy, emotion, or tension; supraliminal - reference to a stimuli that is above the threshold of consciousness, perception, or of sensation.

And for you:
superacidic, surplus, supercomputer, superego, supreme, superior, supernal, surround, surveillant, superb, superbug, supercentenarian, supersonic, superstitious, supervise.

Source: English-Word Information, Word Info About English Vocabulary

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