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Latin Root "sub" Words

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Learn these words beginning with the power prefix "sub-" (meaning "below" or "under").
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subterranean
From "sub-" "under" or "below" and "terra," "earth"
Since then commuters from Long Island and New Jersey and passengers using Amtrak’s regional rail lines have had to navigate an outdated, cramped, subterranean labyrinth.
subordinate
"Ordinate" comes from "ordinare," "arrange, set in order," making "subordinate" "to rank under or below."
Manon, who earns money serving lunch in a school cafeteria, is proud to subordinate her own ambitions to her husband’s.
subliminal
The second element here , "liminal" comes from Latin "limen," "threshold."
They bypass the rest of the brain, allowing us to pick up threats subliminally and respond to them before we even realise there’s a problem.
submit
"-mit" comes from "mittere" meaning "let go, send," a root that also contributes to English "mission."
The fundamental argument goes something like this: Are black efforts at self-improvement and self-criticism merely ways of submitting to white standards?
subpoena
"Subpoena" literally means "under penalty."
The subpoena primarily requests information regarding dealings with Indian governmental agencies and officials to obtain approvals related to the operation of that plant.
subsume
The second element here comes from "sumere," means "to take," make subsume "to take under." "Sumere" is related to the source of the second element in "exempt", which is literally "to take out."
As a performer, Jones had become more confident; she discovered kabuki dance-theatre and subsumed it into her act, giving her incredible poise on stage.
suburb
" -urbs" means "city" and is also present in English words like "urban." "Sub-" here means "below" or "near."
With 21 million people in the city and its suburbs, Mexico City is the largest metropolis of the Western Hemisphere.
subside
" To sink to the bottom", from "sub-" and "sidere," "to settle."
He said strong winds that hit the area on Tuesday had subsided slightly, but conditions were still "very blustery".
subtle
From Latin "subtilis," "fine, thin, delicate," metaphorically "precise, accurate, keen." From "sub-," "under" and "-tilis,"from "tela" "web, net."
Mr. Hicks said he wished that he had picked up on subtle signals the inspector may have been sending.
subscribe
From Latin for "To sign one's name" or "write underneath."
I just don’t subscribe to the notion that there’s one success story and 29 failures in any given season.

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