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February 22, 2015 by Mike Bergin

Roots2Words Affix of the Week: APO-

Are you a lifelong English speaker who sometimes feels like you’re still a beginner in your own language? Learn the common roots, prefixes, and suffixes that so many of our words are based on, and you’ll have the tools to recognize familiar words or decode unfamiliar ones. Roots2Words makes mastering English easy!

 

Your Roots2Words Affix of the Week is APO-:

roots2wordssquare200APO- is a prefix meaning from or away.
(Prefixes appear at the beginning of words)

 
**EXAMPLES**

apocalypse (noun) – global destruction; a disaster or cataclysm
BREAKDOWN: APO- (from) + CALYPT- (hide or cover)
— apocalyptic means revelatory; relating to or describing an apocalypse

apodictic (adj) – undeniably or demonstrably true
BREAKDOWN: APO- (from) + DICT- (speak) + -IC (of or pertaining to)

apogee (noun) – a point in an orbit around a planet such as Earth that is furthest from that planet; highest point
BREAKDOWN: APO- (away) + GE- (earth, derived from Gaia)

apologist (noun) – one who speaks or writes in defense of a cause or institution
BREAKDOWN: APO- (from) + LOG- (speech) + -IST (one who does)
— an apology is… you do know what an apology is, don’t you?

apoplectic (adj) – overcome with anger or fury; highly indignant
BREAKDOWN: APO- (from) + PLEC- (strike or hit) + -IC (of or pertaining to)
— apoplexy is a fit, stroke, or sudden state of medical impairment

apostasy (noun) – an abandonment of one’s political party, cause, or faith
BREAKDOWN: APO- (away) + STAS- (to stand) + -Y (state)
— an apostate is one who forsakes principles or faith

apothecary (noun) – a pharmacist or chemist; a drugstore or someone who works at one
BREAKDOWN: APO- (away) + THEC- (container, place) + -ARY (one who does)

apotheosis (noun) – the process of becoming or making into a god; the pinnacle, apex, or ideal
BREAKDOWN: APO- (change) + THEO- (god) + -OSIS (process or state of)

 
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