The root: Socio Discuss with your team: What might this root mean in a word? Can you think of any words that may have the root socio?
The root: Socio Companion, friend adjective
Social Friendly, a person who enjoys companions. adjective
Antisocial Against the basic rules of the group; harmful to the people in the group. adjective
Unsocial Not social; having or showing dislike for others in a group. noun
Associate A fellow worker or friend (usually related to an office) Association
noun A group of people who have gathered based on similar goals or beliefs. Disassociate verb
To break ties with a group; to end a friendship; to sever a relationship. noun Socialite
A person who is important or of high rank within a specific, usually fashionable group. Sociogram noun
A diagram that represents each persons friends in a classroom. noun Sociology
The study of how people get along. noun Sociopath
A person who suffers from an antisocial mental disorder. The suffix: tude
Discuss with your team: What might this suffix mean in a word? Can you think of any words that may have the suffix tude? Suffix ending -tude
condition of attitude fortitude solitude plentitude servitude magnitude
ingratitude beatitude noun attitude Manner, disposition, or
feeling with regard to a person or thing noun fortitude Mental and emotional strength in
facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously Never once did her fortitude waver during that long illness. noun solitude
The state of living or being alone. plentitude noun
A full supply; plenty noun servitude Slavery or bondage of any kind
magnitude noun Greatness of size or amount
ingratitude noun The state of being ungrateful; unthankfulness
noun beatitude Supreme blessedness; exalted happiness The Beatitudes are eight blessings in the Sermon on the Mount in the
Gospel of Matthew