WordSkillsLesson 14
AERO
1. aero -- air aerate
aerial
aerobics
aer (air) ate (make)
aer (air) ial (pertaining to)
aero (air) ics (science of)
ANTHO
2. antho -- flower anthology
ananthous
anthozoan
antho (flower) logy (study of)
an (lacking, without) anth (flower) ous (full of)
anth (flower) zo (animal) an (related to)
ARBOR
3. arbor -- tree arbor
arboreal
arboretum
arbor (tree)
arbor (tree) eal (resembling, related
to)
arbor (tree) ium (place)
BATH, BATHY
4. bath (bathy) -- deep bathos
bathymetry
bathysphere
bath (deep) : sinking from the lofty to the depths of the ridiculous
bathy (deep) metr (measure) y (result of)
bathy (deep) sphere (circle)
CAD, CID, CAS
5. cad (cid, cas) – fall, happen, accident decadent
casualty
recidivism
de (down) cad (fall) ent (that which)
cas (fall) al (related to) ty result of)
re (back, again) cid (happen) ism (belief, doctrine)
CALC
6. calc – lime, stone, pebble calcification
calcium
calculate
calc (stone) fic (make) ation (act of)
calc (lime) ium (mineral)
calc (pebble) ate (do, make)
CHLORO
7. chloro -- green chlorine
chloroform
chlorophyll
chloro (green) ine (pertaining to)
chloro (green) form (form)
chloro (green) phyll (leaf)
CHRYS
8. chrys – yellow, gold chrysanthemum
chrysalis
chrysophyte
chrys (yellow) anth (fower)
chrys (yellow):hard-shelled pupa of a butterfly
chrys (yellow) phyt (plant)
CRE, CREAS, CRET
9. cre (creas, cret) -- grow increase
crescendo
accretion
in (in) creas (grow)
cres (grow) scend (climb)
ac (to) cret (grow) tion (act of)
CUR
10. cur – care for curator
curious
sinecure
cur (care for) or (one who)
cur (care for) ious (full of)
sine (without) cur (care for)
CYAN
11. cyan -- blue cyan
anthocyanin
cyanosis
cyan (blue)
antho (flower) cyan (blue) in (in)
cyan (blue) osis (disease, abnormal
condition)
CYTO
12. cyto -- cell astrocyte
cytogenesis
cytotoxin
astr (star) cyto (cell): star shaped cell
in brain and spinal cord
cyto (cell) gen (start) sis (process)
cyto (cell) tox (poison) in (in, into)
DOMIN
13. domin – lord, master dominate
predominate
ano Domini
domin (master) ate (make)
pre (before) domin (master) ate (make, do)
anno (year) domini (lord)
ERYTHRO
14. erythro -- red erythema
erythrocytometer
erythrophobia
erythro (red): abnormal redness of the skin
emia (condition)
erythro (red) cyto (cell) meter (measure)
erythro (red) phobia (fear of)
ETHNO
15. ethno – nation, race, culture ethnic
ethnology
ethnocentric
ethn (race, culture) ic (related to, having the
characteristics of)
ethno (culture) logy (study of)
ethno (culture, race) centr (center) ic (related to)
FERV
16. ferv – hot, boil, bubble fervent
fervid
effervescent
ferv (hot) ent (full of)
ferv (hot) id (related to)
ef (out) ferv (boil) scent (beginning to)
GYN
17. gyn -- woman gynecologist
androgynous
gynophobia
gyn (woman) log (study) ist (one who)
andro (man) gyn (woman) ous (full of)
gyn (woman) phobia (fear of)
-- ISH
18. – ish – like, resembling childish
feverish
dwarfish
child (child) ish (like)
fever (fever) ish (like)
dwarf (small) ish (like)
--ITIS
19. –itis – infection, inflamation meningitis
arthritis
hepatitis
meninx (brain membrane)
itis (inflamation)
arthr (joint) itis (inflamation)
hepat (liver) itis (inflamation)
LIBER
20. liber -- free liberal
liberty
liberate
liber (free) al (related to)
liber (free) ty (state of)
liber (free) ate (make, do)
METER
21. meter -- measure perimeter
isometric
odometer
peri (around) meter (measure)
iso (same) meter (measure) ic (pertaining to)
hodos (road, trip) meter (measure)
MOLL
22. moll -- soft mollify
mollusk
emollient
moll (soft) fy (make, do)
molluscus (soft boiled)
e (out) moll (soft) ent (that which)
ORNI, ORNITH
23. orni (ornith) -- bird ornithology
ornithivorous
orniscopy
ornith (bird) logy (study of)
ornith (bird) vor (eat) ous (full of)
ornith (bird) scop (look, see) y (result of)
PHYLL
24. phyll -- leaf phylloid
aphyllous
phyllophagous
phyll (leaf) oid (like)
a (lacking) phyll (leaf) ous (full of)
phyll (leaf) phag (eat) ous (full of)
PON, POS
25. pon (pos) – place. put compose
depose
opponent
com (with, together) pos (put)
de (down) pos (put)
op (against) pon (place) ent (one who)
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