ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWord partsPrefixesextra/extro
PrefixLatin
extra/extro
outside, beyond
Latin extra meant outside: extraneous details fall outside the subject, extravagant spending wanders beyond limits, and an extrovert turns outward.
Words built from it
- extraneous — Unrelated to what matters or is needed.
extra- (outside) + -aneous (relating to) - extrapolate — Estimate beyond known information by extending its pattern.
extra- (beyond) + -polate (estimate; modeled on interpolate) - extravagant — Spending or using far more than is reasonable.
extra- (beyond) + vag (wander) + -ant (doing) - extrovert — A person who tends to seek social interaction and outward activity.
extro- (outside) + vert (turn) - extraordinary — Very unusual or remarkable.
extra- (outside) + ordinary (usual order) - extracurricular — Outside the regular course of school studies.
extra- (outside) + curricular (relating to school studies) - extrasensory — Said to involve perception beyond the ordinary senses.
extra- (beyond) + sensory (relating to the senses)
Looks like it, but is not
- extraction — From Latin ex- (out) + trahere (pull), through extractus. Its opening letters cross the boundary between ex- and tract-.
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