Edward B. Fry, Ph.D., is professor emeritus of education at Rutgers University where, for 24 years, he was director of the Reading Center. He is the best-selling author or co-author of numerous books, including The Reading Teacher's Book of Lists and The Vocabulary Teacher's Book of Lists.

• How to Use This BookLessons1. vocation2. worst3. catalyst4. countervail5. fluid6. triad7. unemphatic8. papyrus9. crude10. bedraggle11. dictatorial12. exotic13. imperturbable14. aerophobia15. magnanimous16. zealot17. bibliophobia18. impede19. bursar20. antidote21. tantalize22. pathetic23. ingratiate24. oblique25. necropolis26. decibel27. genocide28. feng shui29. salutatorian30. emancipate31. indoctrinate32. declaration33. gullible34. gregarious35. preamble36. plutocracy37. photosynthesis38. corpulent39. benevolent40. orthodontics41. edict42. countermand43. cognitive44. supervene45. kaleidoscope46. tacit47. decapitate48. centennial49. scriptorium50. hydroponics51. audiometry52. collate53. occlude54. ductile55. ducal56. equanimity57. salient58. lithosphere59. encryption60. just61. dichotomy62. despondent63. portage64. cyclonic65. pathos66. invincible67. philanthropy68. unicorn69. eulogy70. intractable71. emit72. hydrogen73. moderator74. barometer75. republic76. hosteler77. hyperbole78. evident79. hypothermia80. innate81. regent82. real83. stance84. substitute85. evolve86. erupt87. obverse88. vertigo89. asteroid90. concord91. biogeography92. precept93. facilitate94. affinity95. retrogress96. grange97. sociability98. cosign99. purge100. phonetics101. appertaining102. gradient103. mount104. locomotion105. aspirate106. incriminate107. curator108. obdurate109. presentiment110. fixate111. crony112. assonance113. insolvent114. discipline115. tort116. atonement117. investiture118. variegated119. awkward120. ultrasound121. mortified122. journalistic123. maritime124. formalism125. frangible126. circuitous127. royalty128. tribute129. similitude130. multifarious131. flamboyant132. pendulum133. micron134. candor135. minutia136. perquisite137. introspection138. desist139. dynasty140. impressionism141. juxtapose142. conservator143. suffice144. confectioner145. malcontent146. median147. gestate148. distend149. encompass150. actuate151. attribute152. emissary153. oligarchy154. covert155. incipient156. concentric157. miscreant158. courtesy159. demagogue160. dividend161. vivisection162. coherence163. notoriety164. immune165. resuscitate166. fortify167. construct168. sensation169. infuse170. loquacious171. cognizant172. reduplication173. perfidy174. interminable175. quadrant176. radiate177. anagram178. ratify179. rectitude180. ascendAppendix A: Author’s Comments 181Appendix B: Research 183Appendix C: Prefix Spelling Variations 186Appendix D: Useful Roots for Scholarly Words 189References 192Index 193

Edward B. Fry, Ph.D., is professor emeritus of education at Rutgers University where, for 24 years, he was director of the Reading Center. He is the best-selling author or co-author of numerous books, including The Reading Teacher's Book of Lists and The Vocabulary Teacher's Book of Lists.

• How to Use This BookLessons1. vocation2. worst3. catalyst4. countervail5. fluid6. triad7. unemphatic8. papyrus9. crude10. bedraggle11. dictatorial12. exotic13. imperturbable14. aerophobia15. magnanimous16. zealot17. bibliophobia18. impede19. bursar20. antidote21. tantalize22. pathetic23. ingratiate24. oblique25. necropolis26. decibel27. genocide28. feng shui29. salutatorian30. emancipate31. indoctrinate32. declaration33. gullible34. gregarious35. preamble36. plutocracy37. photosynthesis38. corpulent39. benevolent40. orthodontics41. edict42. countermand43. cognitive44. supervene45. kaleidoscope46. tacit47. decapitate48. centennial49. scriptorium50. hydroponics51. audiometry52. collate53. occlude54. ductile55. ducal56. equanimity57. salient58. lithosphere59. encryption60. just61. dichotomy62. despondent63. portage64. cyclonic65. pathos66. invincible67. philanthropy68. unicorn69. eulogy70. intractable71. emit72. hydrogen73. moderator74. barometer75. republic76. hosteler77. hyperbole78. evident79. hypothermia80. innate81. regent82. real83. stance84. substitute85. evolve86. erupt87. obverse88. vertigo89. asteroid90. concord91. biogeography92. precept93. facilitate94. affinity95. retrogress96. grange97. sociability98. cosign99. purge100. phonetics101. appertaining102. gradient103. mount104. locomotion105. aspirate106. incriminate107. curator108. obdurate109. presentiment110. fixate111. crony112. assonance113. insolvent114. discipline115. tort116. atonement117. investiture118. variegated119. awkward120. ultrasound121. mortified122. journalistic123. maritime124. formalism125. frangible126. circuitous127. royalty128. tribute129. similitude130. multifarious131. flamboyant132. pendulum133. micron134. candor135. minutia136. perquisite137. introspection138. desist139. dynasty140. impressionism141. juxtapose142. conservator143. suffice144. confectioner145. malcontent146. median147. gestate148. distend149. encompass150. actuate151. attribute152. emissary153. oligarchy154. covert155. incipient156. concentric157. miscreant158. courtesy159. demagogue160. dividend161. vivisection162. coherence163. notoriety164. immune165. resuscitate166. fortify167. construct168. sensation169. infuse170. loquacious171. cognizant172. reduplication173. perfidy174. interminable175. quadrant176. radiate177. anagram178. ratify179. rectitude180. ascendAppendix A: Author’s Comments 181Appendix B: Research 183Appendix C: Prefix Spelling Variations 186Appendix D: Useful Roots for Scholarly Words 189References 192Index 193

Edward B. Fry, Ph.D., is professor emeritus of education at Rutgers University where, for 24 years, he was director of the Reading Center. He is the best-selling author or co-author of numerous books, including The Reading Teacher's Book of Lists and The Vocabulary Teacher's Book of Lists.

• How to Use This BookLessons1. vocation2. worst3. catalyst4. countervail5. fluid6. triad7. unemphatic8. papyrus9. crude10. bedraggle11. dictatorial12. exotic13. imperturbable14. aerophobia15. magnanimous16. zealot17. bibliophobia18. impede19. bursar20. antidote21. tantalize22. pathetic23. ingratiate24. oblique25. necropolis26. decibel27. genocide28. feng shui29. salutatorian30. emancipate31. indoctrinate32. declaration33. gullible34. gregarious35. preamble36. plutocracy37. photosynthesis38. corpulent39. benevolent40. orthodontics41. edict42. countermand43. cognitive44. supervene45. kaleidoscope46. tacit47. decapitate48. centennial49. scriptorium50. hydroponics51. audiometry52. collate53. occlude54. ductile55. ducal56. equanimity57. salient58. lithosphere59. encryption60. just61. dichotomy62. despondent63. portage64. cyclonic65. pathos66. invincible67. philanthropy68. unicorn69. eulogy70. intractable71. emit72. hydrogen73. moderator74. barometer75. republic76. hosteler77. hyperbole78. evident79. hypothermia80. innate81. regent82. real83. stance84. substitute85. evolve86. erupt87. obverse88. vertigo89. asteroid90. concord91. biogeography92. precept93. facilitate94. affinity95. retrogress96. grange97. sociability98. cosign99. purge100. phonetics101. appertaining102. gradient103. mount104. locomotion105. aspirate106. incriminate107. curator108. obdurate109. presentiment110. fixate111. crony112. assonance113. insolvent114. discipline115. tort116. atonement117. investiture118. variegated119. awkward120. ultrasound121. mortified122. journalistic123. maritime124. formalism125. frangible126. circuitous127. royalty128. tribute129. similitude130. multifarious131. flamboyant132. pendulum133. micron134. candor135. minutia136. perquisite137. introspection138. desist139. dynasty140. impressionism141. juxtapose142. conservator143. suffice144. confectioner145. malcontent146. median147. gestate148. distend149. encompass150. actuate151. attribute152. emissary153. oligarchy154. covert155. incipient156. concentric157. miscreant158. courtesy159. demagogue160. dividend161. vivisection162. coherence163. notoriety164. immune165. resuscitate166. fortify167. construct168. sensation169. infuse170. loquacious171. cognizant172. reduplication173. perfidy174. interminable175. quadrant176. radiate177. anagram178. ratify179. rectitude180. ascendAppendix A: Author’s Comments 181Appendix B: Research 183Appendix C: Prefix Spelling Variations 186Appendix D: Useful Roots for Scholarly Words 189References 192Index 193