GREEKGREEK
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LATINLATINLATINLATIN
ROOTSROOTS
AA-- / AN/ AN--
notnot oror withoutwithout
AAMORALMORAL (=not moral(=not moralAATYPICALLYTYPICALLY (=not typically(=not typically
ANTIANTI-- opposedopposed toto, , thethe oppositeopposite of of
somethingsomething
ANTIANTI--AMERICANAMERICANANTIANTI--AMERICANAMERICANANTIANTIFREEZEFREEZE (=(=aa liquidliquid addedadded toto
aa carcars engine to prevent s engine to prevent freezingfreezing
AMPHIAMPHI--
round, on both sides, bothround, on both sides, both
AMPHIAMPHIBIOUS=BIOUS= (able to live both (able to live both AMPHIAMPHIBIOUS=BIOUS= (able to live both (able to live both on land and in wateron land and in water
AMPHIAMPHITHEATRETHEATRE
AUTOAUTO--of or by yourself /of or by yourself /workingworking byby itselfitself
AUTOAUTOPILOT =PILOT = (a machine that (a machine that fliesflies a plane a plane by itself by itself without without fliesflies a plane a plane by itself by itself without without
the need for a pilotthe need for a pilotAUTOAUTOPSIA =PSIA =act of act of seeingseeing with with your own your own eyeseyes, from auto, from auto-- + +
opsisopsis sightsight
BIBI--
two, twice, or doubletwo, twice, or double
BIBILINGUAL LINGUAL (=speaking two languages(=speaking two languagesBIBISECTOR SECTOR BIBISECTOR SECTOR
(=(=aa straightstraight lineline thatthat dividesdivides ananangleangle oror lineline intointo twotwo equalequal partsparts
CEPHAL(O)CEPHAL(O)--
headheadCEPHALOCEPHALOPOD POD (=an(=an animalanimal suchsuch asas
anan octopusoctopus oror squid,squid, thatthathashas tentaclestentacles aroundaround thethe headheadhashas tentaclestentacles aroundaround thethe headheadCEPHALCEPHALALGIAALGIA (= a headache(= a headache
CHROM(O)CHROM(O)--
colourcolour
CHROMOCHROMOSOME SOME (=(=chromachroma ++ somasoma bodybody; ; because chromosomes easily take up because chromosomes easily take up coloring substancescoloring substancescoloring substancescoloring substancesCHROMOCHROMOPHOBIA PHOBIA (= a strong fear of (= a strong fear of colourscolours, often combined with the , often combined with the unreasonable belief that something will unreasonable belief that something will be bad if it is a particular be bad if it is a particular colourcolour
--CIDECIDE
someone or something that kills a someone or something that kills a particular person or thing, or the particular person or thing, or the
act of killingact of killing
INSECTIINSECTICIDECIDE (=chemical substance for (=chemical substance for killing insectskilling insects
SUISUICIDECIDE (=the act of killing yourself(=the act of killing yourself
CYBERCYBER--
relating to computers, especially to relating to computers, especially to messages and information on the messages and information on the
InternetInternetCYBERCYBER--SHOPPERSSHOPPERSCYBERCYBER--SHOPPERSSHOPPERS
CYBERCYBERBULLYINGBULLYING (=the (=the activity of sending Internet activity of sending Internet
or text messages that or text messages that threaten or insult someonethreaten or insult someone
--CYTOCYTO--
A cellA cellCYTOCYTOPLASM PLASM (= all the (= all the
material in the material in the cell of a living cell of a living thing except thing except thing except thing except the nucleus.the nucleus.LEUKOLEUKOCYTECYTE(=(=whitewhite bloodblood
cellcell
DEDE--
shows an oppositeshows an opposite
DEDEINDUSTRIALIZATION INDUSTRIALIZATION (=becoming (=becoming lessless industrialindustriallessless industrialindustrial
The king was The king was DEDETHRONEDTHRONED (=removed (=removed from power.from power.
DERMADERMA--/DERMATO/DERMATO--
skinskinDERMATODERMATOLOGY LOGY (=the part of medical (=the part of medical
science that deals with skin diseases and science that deals with skin diseases and their treatmenttheir treatment
DERMATDERMATITISITIS (= a disease of the skin (= a disease of the skin DERMATDERMATITISITIS (= a disease of the skin (= a disease of the skin that causes redness, swelling, and painthat causes redness, swelling, and pain
DIDI--
two, twice, or doubletwo, twice, or doubleDIDIPHTHONG PHTHONG (=(=twotwo soundssounds, from Greek , from Greek
phthongosphthongos voice,voice, soundsoundDIDIOXIDEOXIDE (= a chemical compound that (= a chemical compound that contains contains twotwo atoms of oxygen and one atoms of oxygen and one contains contains twotwo atoms of oxygen and one atoms of oxygen and one atom of another chemical elementatom of another chemical element
ECOECO--relating to the relating to the environmentenvironment
ECOECOTOURISMTOURISMECOECOSYSTEMSYSTEM (= (= all the animals and all the animals and
plants in a particular area, and the way plants in a particular area, and the way in which they are related to each other in which they are related to each other
and to their environmentand to their environmentin which they are related to each other in which they are related to each other
and to their environmentand to their environment
ENDOENDO--insideinside, , withinwithin
ENDOENDOCRINE CRINE (= relating to the system in (= relating to the system in your body that produces hormones your body that produces hormones ((endoendo-- insideinside + Greek + Greek krineinkrinein totoseparateseparate..separateseparate..
ENDOENDOSCOPESCOPE
EPIEPI--onon, , overover, , aboveabove
EPIEPICENTRE CENTRE (=(= thethe pointpoint on the Earth's on the Earth's surface directly surface directly aboveabove an earthquakean earthquake
EPIEPIDERMIS DERMIS (= the outside layer of your (= the outside layer of your EPIEPIDERMIS DERMIS (= the outside layer of your (= the outside layer of your skinskin
GASTR(O)GASTR(O)--
stomachstomach
GASTROGASTRONOMY NOMY (= the art and science of (= the art and science of cooking and eating good foodcooking and eating good foodEPIEPIGASTRICGASTRIC (= (= relatingrelating totothethe centralcentral upperupper partpart ofof thethe abdomenabdomen
GEN(O)GEN(O)
birthbirth, , originorigin, , producingproducing
GENEGENESIS SIS (=(= thethe originorigin ofof something,something, whenwhenitit isis begunbegun oror startsstarts toto existexist
HYDROHYDROGENGEN (= because it (= because it producesproduces waterwaterwhen it is burnedwhen it is burned
GRAPH(Y)GRAPH(Y)
writingwriting, , messagemessage
CALLICALLIGRAPHYGRAPHY (= (= beautifulbeautiful writingwriting,,oftenoften createdcreated withwith aa specialspecial penpen oror brushbrush
TELETELEGRAPHGRAPH(=(=aa methodmethod ofof sendingsending andand receiving receiving messagesmessages byby electricalelectrical oror radioradio signalssignals
HEMOHEMO-- HEMATOHEMATO--HEMATHEMAT-- HEMAHEMA--
bloodblood
HAEMOHAEMORRHAGERRHAGE(= (= a serious medical condition in which a a serious medical condition in which a (= (= a serious medical condition in which a a serious medical condition in which a person bleeds a lot, sometimes inside person bleeds a lot, sometimes inside their bodytheir bodyLEUKLEUKAEMIAAEMIA (=(=a type of cancer of the a type of cancer of the blood, that causes weakness and blood, that causes weakness and sometimes deathsometimes death
HETEROHETERO--otherother, ,
oppositeopposite, , differentdifferent
HETEROHETEROSEXUAL SEXUAL (=attracted to the (=attracted to the (=attracted to the (=attracted to the
oppositeopposite sexsexHETEROHETEROTROPHTROPH
(=(=aa livingliving thingthing thatthatgetsgets itsits foodfood from from
otherother plantsplants oror animalsanimals
HOMOHOMO--
samesame
HOMOHOMOSEXUAL SEXUAL (=attracted to (=attracted to people of the people of the same sexsame sex
HOMOHOMOPHONEPHONE (=(=a word that a word that HOMOHOMOPHONEPHONE (=(=a word that a word that sounds the same sounds the same asas anotheranotherbutbut isis differentdifferent inin spelling,spelling,
meaning,meaning, oror origin.origin. ForForexample,example, vacavaca andand bacabaca are homophones in Spanish.are homophones in Spanish.
HYDROHYDRO--
waterwater, , liquidliquid
DEDEHYDRATHYDRATEE (= (= to to DEDEHYDRATHYDRATEE (= (= to to loselose too much too much
waterwater from your from your bodybody
HYDROHYDROPHOBIA PHOBIA (=(=rabiesrabies
HYPERHYPER--
more than usual, more than usual, especially too especially too
muchmuchHYPERHYPERACTIVEACTIVE (= (= too activetoo active, , and is not able to keep still or and is not able to keep still or
be quiet for very longbe quiet for very longbe quiet for very longbe quiet for very longHYPERHYPERBOLE BOLE (=(=exaggerationexaggeration, , a a way of describing something by way of describing something by
saying it is saying it is muchmuch biggbiggerer, , smallsmallerer, , worseworse etc than it etc than it
actually isactually is
HYPOHYPO--
less than usual, less than usual, especially too littleespecially too little
HYPOHYPOTHERMIATHERMIA (=condition in (=condition in which your body which your body temperaturetemperature is is which your body which your body temperaturetemperature is is
too lowtoo lowHYPOHYPOGLYCAEMIAGLYCAEMIA(=a(=a medicalmedical conditioncondition resultingresultingfromfrom dangerouslydangerously lowlow levelslevels ofofsugarsugar inin thethe bloodblood
--ICSICSthe scientific study the scientific study
or use of or use of somethingsomething
LINGUISTLINGUISTICS ICS (=the (=the studystudy of of languagelanguageLINGUISTLINGUISTICS ICS (=the (=the studystudy of of languagelanguage
GENETGENETICSICS (=the (=the studystudy of how, in all of how, in all living things, the characteristics and living things, the characteristics and
qualities of parents are given to their qualities of parents are given to their children by their children by their genesgenes
INTRAINTRA--
insideinside, , withinwithin; ; intointo
INTRAINTRAVENOUSVENOUS(=within(=within oror administeredadministered intointo(=within(=within oror administeredadministered intointo
aa veinvein
INTRAINTRAMUSCULAR MUSCULAR (=(=inside inside a musclea muscle, or put into a , or put into a
musclemuscle
--ITISITISan illness or infection an illness or infection
that affects a that affects a particular part of particular part of
your bodyyour bodyRHINRHINITIS ITIS (=(=inflammationinflammation of of the the nasalnasal mucous membranes mucous membranes the the nasalnasal mucous membranes mucous membranes
[from [from rhisrhis nosenose
--(O)LOGY(O)LOGYthe study of the study of
something, especially something, especially something scientificsomething scientific
PHILOPHILOLOGY LOGY (=the study of (=the study of words and of the way words words and of the way words
and languages developand languages developGEOGEOLOGYLOGY (=the study of (=the study of
rocks and the Earthrocks and the Earth
--LYSISLYSISdecomposition; decomposition; dissolving; dissolving;
disintegrationdisintegrationHYDROHYDROLYSIS LYSIS (=a chemical (=a chemical
reaction in which one reaction in which one reaction in which one reaction in which one substance substance reactsreacts with with waterwater
to to produceproduce anotheranotherANAANALYSISLYSIS (=the process of (=the process of separatingseparating a whole into its a whole into its parts to discover their parts to discover their
function, relationship, etcfunction, relationship, etc
MACROMACRO--large and concerning large and concerning a whole system a whole system
rather than particular rather than particular parts of itparts of it
MACROMACROECONOMICSECONOMICS (=the study of (=the study of largelargeeconomic systems such as those of a whole economic systems such as those of a whole economic systems such as those of a whole economic systems such as those of a whole
country or area of the worldcountry or area of the worldMACROMACROCEPHALOUS CEPHALOUS (= having a large head.(= having a large head.
MESOMESO--in in thethe middlemiddle; ; intermediateintermediate
MESOMESOPOTAMIAPOTAMIA (=an area in western Asia (=an area in western Asia betweenbetween the the RiverRiver Tigris and the Tigris and the RiverRiver Euphrates in Iraq, where, in Euphrates in Iraq, where, in RiverRiver Tigris and the Tigris and the RiverRiver Euphrates in Iraq, where, in Euphrates in Iraq, where, in ancient times, the world's first cities were built and ancient times, the world's first cities were built and several important ancient civilizations developedseveral important ancient civilizations developed
MESOMESOZOIC ZOIC (= belonging or relating to the period of time (= belonging or relating to the period of time in the Earth's history, from about 250 million years ago in the Earth's history, from about 250 million years ago to about 65 million years ago, when dinosaurs, birds, and to about 65 million years ago, when dinosaurs, birds, and
plants with flowers first started to exist.plants with flowers first started to exist.
METRE (METRE (BrEBrE))METER (METER (AmEAmE))
indicating an indicating an instrument for instrument for measuringmeasuringBAROBAROMETERMETER (=an (=an
instrument that instrument that measuresmeasures changes in the changes in the measuresmeasures changes in the changes in the air air pressurepressure and the and the weather, or that calculates weather, or that calculates heightheight above above sea levelsea levelANEMOANEMOMETER METER (= an instrument for (= an instrument for measuringmeasuring windwind speedspeed
MICROMICRO extremely extremely smallsmall
MICROMICRONESIANESIA (=a group of more than 2,000 (=a group of more than 2,000 small islands small islands in the west Pacific Oceanin the west Pacific OceanMICROMICROSCOPE SCOPE (= a scientific instrument (= a scientific instrument that makes that makes extremely small extremely small things things looklooklargerlarger
MONOMONOoneone / / onlyonly
MONOMONOGAMOUSGAMOUS (=a person or animal that has (=a person or animal that has a sexual a sexual relationshiprelationship with with only one only one partnerpartnerMONOMONOPOLY POLY (= a situation in which (= a situation in which oneone person person or organization unfairly has complete controlor organization unfairly has complete controlor organization unfairly has complete controlor organization unfairly has complete control
MORPH(O)MORPH(O)formform, , shapeshape
POLYPOLYMORPHMORPHISMISM (=(=the existence of the existence of two or more two or more different formsdifferent forms in an adult organism of the same in an adult organism of the same species, as of an insect. In bees, the presence of queen, species, as of an insect. In bees, the presence of queen, species, as of an insect. In bees, the presence of queen, species, as of an insect. In bees, the presence of queen, worker, and drone is an example of polymorphism.worker, and drone is an example of polymorphism.ANTHROPOANTHROPOMORPHMORPHISM ISM (= (= the showing or treating of the showing or treating of animals, gods, and objects as if they are animals, gods, and objects as if they are humanhuman in in appearanceappearance, character, or , character, or behaviourbehaviour
MULTIMULTIhavinghaving manymany
MULTIMULTINATIONALNATIONAL (=(=a large company that has a large company that has offices, factories etc in offices, factories etc in manymany different different offices, factories etc in offices, factories etc in manymany different different countriescountries..MULTIMULTIMEDIA MEDIA (= (= Of or relating to an application that Of or relating to an application that integrates integrates different mediadifferent media, such as text, graphics, , such as text, graphics, video, and sound.video, and sound.
--NOMYNOMY science or the science or the laws governing laws governing a certain field a certain field of knowledgeof knowledge
ECOECONOMY NOMY (=(=the the systemsystem by which a by which a countrycountryssmoney and goods are produced and usedmoney and goods are produced and used..ASTROASTRONOMYNOMY (= (= the scientific the scientific studystudy of the of the starsstars and and ASTROASTRONOMYNOMY (= (= the scientific the scientific studystudy of the of the starsstars and and planetsplanets
POD(O)/PED(E)POD(O)/PED(E) footfootANTIANTIPODES PODES (=(=any two places or regions any two places or regions that are on diametrically that are on diametrically oppositeopposite sides of sides of the earth.the earth.ARTHROARTHROPODPOD (= (= a type of animal with no spine, a type of animal with no spine, a hard outer skin, a hard outer skin, legs with bones joined togetherlegs with bones joined together, , a hard outer skin, a hard outer skin, legs with bones joined togetherlegs with bones joined together, , and a body divided into different parts, for and a body divided into different parts, for example a spider, crab, or antexample a spider, crab, or ant
PHILIA/PHILEPHILIA/PHILE attractionattraction, , likingliking
ANGLOANGLOPHILE PHILE (=(=someone who is not English but someone who is not English but likes likes EnglandEngland and anything English.and anything English.PHILPHILIP IP (= (= from Greek from Greek PhilipposPhilippos "fond of horses," from "fond of horses," from philosphilos"loving" + hippos "horse""loving" + hippos "horse"PHILPHILADELPHIAADELPHIA ((city in Pennsylvania, U.S., taken to city in Pennsylvania, U.S., taken to PHILPHILADELPHIAADELPHIA ((city in Pennsylvania, U.S., taken to city in Pennsylvania, U.S., taken to mean "brotherly love," from mean "brotherly love," from philosphilos "loving"loving + + adelphosadelphos"brother""brother"
PHOBIA/PHOBEPHOBIA/PHOBE dislikedislike oror fearfearablutophobia acarophobia acerophobia achluophobia acousticophobia acrophobia aelurophobia aerophobia agliophobia agoraphobia agrizoophobia agyiophobia agyrophobia aichmophobia ailourophobia ailurophobia airphobia albuminurophobia alektorophobia algophobiaalliumphobia allodoxaphobia amathophobia amaxophobia ambulophobia amychophobia anablephobia androphobia anemophobiaanglophobia ankylophobia anthophobia anthrophobia anthropophobia antlophobia anuptaphobia apeirophobia apiphobia aquaphobiaarachibutyrophobia arachnophobia arithmophobia asthenophobia astraphobia astrapophobia astrophobia ataxiophobia ataxophobiaatelophobia athazagoraphobia atychiphobia aulophobia aurophobia auroraphobia automatonophobia automysophobia autophobiaaviophobia bacillophobia bacteriophobia ballistophobia barophobia basiphobia basophobia bathophobia batophobia batrachophobiabelonephobia bibliophobia blennophobia bogyphobia bromidrosiphobia brontephobia brontophobia bufonophobia cacophobia cainophobiacaligynephobia cancerophobia cancerphobia canophobia carcinophobia cardiophobia carnophobia catagelophobia catapedaphobiacathisophobia cenophobia ceraunophobia chaetophobia chemophobia cherophobia chionophobia chiraptophobia cholerophobiachorophobia chrematophobia chromatophobia chrometophobia chromophobia chronomentrophobia cibophobia claustrophobia cleisiophobia climacophobia clinophobia coimetrophobia computerphobia contreltophobia coprastasophobia coprophobia coulrophobiacremnophobia cryophobia crystallophobia cyberphobia cyclophobia cynophobia decidophobia defecaloesiophobia deipnophobiadementophobia demonophobia dendrophobia dentophobia dermatopathophobia dermatophobia didaskaleinophobia dikephobia dinophobiadiplophobia dipsophobia dishabiliophobia domatophobia doraphobia dromophobia dysmorphophobia dystychiphobia ecclesiophobiaecophobia eisoptrophobia electrophobia eleutherophobia emetophobia enetophobia enochlophobia enosiophobia entomophobia eosophobiaepistaxiophobia epistemophobia equinophobia eremophobia ereuthrophobia ergasiophobia ergophobia erotophobia erythrophobia euphobiaeurophobia eurotophobia febriphobia francophobia frigophobia gallophobia gamophobia geliophobia geniophobia genophobia genuphobiagerascophobia germanophobia gerontophobia glossophobia graphophobia gringophobia gymnophobia gynephobia gynophobia hadephobiahagiophobia harpaxophobia hedonophobia heliophobia hemaphobia hematophobia hemophobia heresyphobia herpetophobia heterophobiahierophobia hippophobia hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia hodophobia homichlophobia homilophobia homophobia hoplophobiahierophobia hippophobia hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia hodophobia homichlophobia homilophobia homophobia hoplophobiahydrophobia hydrophobophobia hygrophobia hypegiaphobia hypnophobia hypsophobia iatrophobia ichthyophobia iconophobiaillyngophobia insectophobia iophobia isolophobia ithyphallophobia japanophobia judeophobia kainolophobia kainotophobiakakorrhaphiophobia katagelophobia kathisophobia kenophobia kinetophobia kleptophobia koniophobia kopophobia kyphophobialachanophobia lalophobia leprophobia leukophobia ligyrophobia limnophobia linonophobia liticaphobia lockiophobia logophobia luiphobialutraphobia lygophobia lyssophobia macrophobia mageirocophobia malaxophobia mastigophobia mechanophobia melophobia menophobiamerinthophobia metathesiophobia methyphobia metrophobia microphobia misophobia mnemophobia monophobia motorphobia muriphobiamusicophobia musophobia mycophobia myophobia mysophobia myxophobia nebulaphobia necrophobia negrophobia neopharmaphobianeophobia nephophobia noctiphobia nomatophobia nosocomephobia nosophobia novercaphobia numerophobia nyctophobia ochlophobiaochophobia odontophobia odynophobia oecophobia oenophobia oikophobia olfactophobia ombrophobia ommetaphobia onomatophobiaophidiophobia ophiophobia ophthalmophobia optophobia ornithophobia osphresiophobia ostraconophobia ouranophobia paedophobiapagophobia panophobia panphobia pantaphobia panthophobia pantophobia papaphobia papyrophobia parasitophobia parthophobiapathophobia peccatophobia pediculophobia pediophobia pedophobia pentheraphobia phagophobia phalacrophobia pharmacophobiaphasmophobia phengophobia philemaphobia philophobia philosophobia phobia phobophobia phonophobia photophobia phthisiophobiaplacophobia plutophobia pneumatophobia pogonophobia poinephobia politicophobia polyphobia proctophobia pseudohydrophobiapsychophobia psychrophobia pteromerhanophobia pteronophobia pupaphobia pyrophobia radiophobia ranidaphobia rhabdophobiarhypophobia rhytiphobia rupophobia russophobia samhainophobia sarmassophobia satanophobia scabiophobia scelerophobia sciaphobiasciophobia scoleciphobia scopophobia scoptophobia scotomaphobia scotophobia scriptophobia selenophobia seplophobiasiderodromophobia siderophobia sinistrophobia sitiophobia sitophobia snakephobia spectrophobia sphexsophobia stasiphobiastaurophobia stenophobia symbolophobia symmetrophobia syngenesophobia syphiliphobia syphilophobia tabophobia tachophobiataphephobia taphophobia tapinophobia taurophobia technophobia teleophobia teratophobia testophobia thalassophobia thanatophobiatheatrophobia theophobia thermophobia tocophobia tonitrophobia topophobia toxicophobia toxiphobia toxophobia traumatophobiatremophobia triskaidekaphobia trypanophobia tuberculophobia tyrannophobia uranophobia urophobia vaccinophobia venustraphobiaverbophobia verminophobia vestiphobia virginitiphobia vitricophobia walloonophobia wiccaphobia xanthophobia xenophobia xenophobiazelophobia xerophobia xylophobia zelophobia zemmiphobia zeusophobia zoophobia
PHON(O)PHON(O) soundsound, , voicevoice
PHONEPHONETICS TICS (=the (=the studystudy of the of the soundssoundsmade by the human voice in speech.made by the human voice in speech.XYLOXYLOPHONEPHONE (=a (=a musicalmusical instrument which instrument which consists of metal or consists of metal or woodenwooden bars of bars of consists of metal or consists of metal or woodenwooden bars of bars of different lengths that you hit with a different lengths that you hit with a special stick.special stick.
PHOTOPHOTO-- relatingrelating totolightlight
PHOTOPHOTOGRAPH GRAPH (=a (=a picturepicture obtained by using a obtained by using a camera and film that is sensitive to camera and film that is sensitive to lightlight..PHOTOPHOTOSYNTHESIS SYNTHESIS (=the (=the productionproduction by a green by a green plant of special substances like sugar that it plant of special substances like sugar that it uses as food, caused by the action of uses as food, caused by the action of sunlightsunlightuses as food, caused by the action of uses as food, caused by the action of sunlightsunlighton chlorophyll.on chlorophyll.
POLYPOLY-- manymany
POLYPOLYGLOT GLOT (= (= speaking or using speaking or using many languagesmany languagesPOLYPOLYSEMOUS SEMOUS POLYPOLYSEMOUS SEMOUS (= a (= a polysemouspolysemousword has word has two or two or more different more different meaningsmeanings; from ; from semasema signsign
POSTPOST--laterlater thanthan oror
afterafter
POSTPOSTHUMOUS HUMOUS (= (= happening, printed etc happening, printed etc afterafter someonesomeones s death; death;
fromfrom LatinLatin postumuspostumus "last, "last, fromfrom LatinLatin postumuspostumus "last, "last, lastlast--bornbornPOSTPOSTPONE PONE
(= to (= to changechange the date or the date or time of a planned event time of a planned event or action to a or action to a laterlater oneone
PREPRE-- beforebeforePREPREHISTORY HISTORY
(= the time in (= the time in history before history before anything was anything was written downwritten down
PREPREDICT DICT (= to (= to saysay that something will happen, that something will happen, beforebefore(= to (= to saysay that something will happen, that something will happen, beforebefore
it happensit happens
PROTOPROTO--existing or existing or
coming before coming before other things of other things of
the same typthe same typeePROTOPROTOTYPETYPE(= (= the the first form first form that a that a new design of a car, machine new design of a car, machine etc has, or a model of it etc has, or a model of it etc has, or a model of it etc has, or a model of it used to test the design used to test the design before it is producedbefore it is producedPROTOPROTOZOAN ZOAN (= a very small (= a very small living living thing thing that has only one that has only one cellcell
--SCOPESCOPEviewingviewing, , observingobserving
HOROHOROSCOPESCOPE(= (= a description of your character anda description of your character and(= (= a description of your character anda description of your character andthe things that will happen to you, based on the things that will happen to you, based on the position of the stars and planets at the time of the position of the stars and planets at the time of your birth; from your birth; from horahora hourhour + + skopeinskopein toto looklook atatSTETHOSTETHOSCOPESCOPE(= an instrument that a doctor uses to (= an instrument that a doctor uses to listenlisten to to your heart or breathing; from Greek your heart or breathing; from Greek stethosstethoschestchest
SUBSUB-- underunder oror belowbelow
SUBSUBCONSCIOUS CONSCIOUS (= (= the part of your mind that has the part of your mind that has thoughts and feelings you do not know aboutthoughts and feelings you do not know aboutSUBSUBSTANCE STANCE (= a particular type of solid, (= a particular type of solid, liquid, or gas; from liquid, or gas; from subsubstarestare toto standstand underunderliquid, or gas; from liquid, or gas; from subsubstarestare toto standstand underunder
SUPERSUPER--more, larger, more, larger, greater, or greater, or
more more powerfupowerfu
SUPERSUPERFICIAL FICIAL (= (= affecting only the affecting only the surfacesurface of your of your skinskin or the outside part of something, and therefore or the outside part of something, and therefore skinskin or the outside part of something, and therefore or the outside part of something, and therefore not serious; from Latin not serious; from Latin faciesfacies facefaceSUPERSUPERVISE VISE (= to be in charge of an activity or (= to be in charge of an activity or person, and make sure that things are done in person, and make sure that things are done in the correct way; from Latin the correct way; from Latin viderevidere toto seesee
--THESISTHESIS--THETIC(AL)THETIC(AL)
toto putput
HYPOHYPOTHESISTHESIS (= (= an idea that is suggestedan idea that is suggestedas an explanation for something, but that as an explanation for something, but that has not yet been proved to be true; from has not yet been proved to be true; from has not yet been proved to be true; from has not yet been proved to be true; from Greek Greek hypothesishypothesis "base, basis of an "base, basis of an argument, supargument, suppositionpositionANTIANTITHESISTHESIS (= the complete (= the complete oppositeopposite of of something; from Greek something; from Greek antithesisantithesis "op"oppositionposition, , resistanceresistance
TECHN(O)TECHN(O)-- art, technologyart, technology
TECHNOTECHNOLITERACY LITERACY (= (= skillskill in using in using computerscomputersPYROPYROTECHNICSTECHNICS (= t(= the he skillskill or business of or business of PYROPYROTECHNICSTECHNICS (= t(= the he skillskill or business of or business of making making fireworksfireworks; from Greek ; from Greek pyrospyros, fire, fire
TELETELE--at or over a at or over a long distancelong distance
TELETELESCOPE SCOPE (= (= a piece of a piece of equipment shaped like a tube, equipment shaped like a tube, used for making used for making distantdistant objects objects looklook larger larger and closerand closerTELETELEPORT PORT (= (= in science fiction, to in science fiction, to sendsend a a TELETELEPORT PORT (= (= in science fiction, to in science fiction, to sendsend a a person or thing person or thing from from one place to another one place to another in the form of energy in the form of energy or a copyor a copy
THERM(O)THERM(O)Heat, Heat,
temperaturetemperature
THERMOTHERMOSTAT STAT (= (= an an instrumentinstrument used for keeping used for keeping a room or a machine at a particular a room or a machine at a particular temperaturetemperaturePOIKILOPOIKILOTHERMTHERM (= (= an organism, such as a fish or an organism, such as a fish or POIKILOPOIKILOTHERMTHERM (= (= an organism, such as a fish or an organism, such as a fish or reptile, having a body temperature that varies reptile, having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of its surroundings; from with the temperature of its surroundings; from Greek Greek poikilospoikilos, variable, irregular, variable, irregular
--VOROUS, VOROUS, --VOREVORE
feeding on feeding on somethingsomething
VORAVORACIOUS CIOUS (= (= eating or wanting large eating or wanting large quantities of foodquantities of foodOMNIOMNIVOREVORE (= (= an animal that eats both an animal that eats both OMNIOMNIVOREVORE (= (= an animal that eats both an animal that eats both meat and plantsmeat and plants
ZOO(N), ZOO(N), --ZOAZOA
animal, living animal, living beingbeing
ZOOZOOPHILIA PHILIA (= (= a a desiredesire for for sexual activity with sexual activity with animalsanimals; ; bestialitybestialitybestialitybestialitySPERMATOSPERMATOZOONZOON (= (= a a cellcell produced by the produced by the sex organs of a male person or animal, sex organs of a male person or animal, which is able to join with thewhich is able to join with thefemale egg to female egg to produceproduce a new a new life; life; spermasperma,, fromfrom Greek,Greek, seedseed
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