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1 . senile (SEE′-nīl)—showing signs of the physical and/or mental deterioration that

generally marks very old age. The noun is senility (sƏ-NIL′-Ə-tee).
2. senescent (sƏ-NES′-Ənt)—aging, growing old. (Note the same su x in this word as in
adolescent, growing into an adult, convalescent, growing healthy again, and obsolescent,
growing or becoming obsolete.) The noun is senescence (sƏ-NES′-Əns).

3. senior (SEEN′-yƏr)—older. Noun: seniority (seen-YAWR′-Ə-tee).
4. senate (SEN′-Ət)—originally a council of older, and presumably wiser, citizens.

REVIEW OF ETYMOLOGY

PREFIX, ROOT, SUFFIX MEANING

1. graphein to write

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2. cheir (chiro-) hand

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3. kallos beauty

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4. -er one who

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5. -ic adjective suffix

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6. pyge buttocks

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7. kakos bad, harsh

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8. kardia heart

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9. photos light

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10. tele- distance

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11. bios life