WordSkillsLesson 14

AREO

1. aero -- air

aerate

aerial

aerobics

aer (air)

ate (make)

aer (air)

ial (pertaining to)

aer (air)

ics (science of)

ANTHO

2. antho -- flower anthology

ananthous

anthozoan

antho (flower)

logy (stud of)

an (lacking, without)

anth (flower)

ous (full of)

anth (flower)

zo (aniaml)

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)

metry (measure)

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

anthoyanin

cyanosis

cyan (blue)

antho (fower)

cyan (blue)

in (in)

cyan (blue)

osis (disease, abnormal condition)

CYTO

12. cyto -- cell astrocyte

cytogenesis

cytotoxin

astr (star) cyto (cell): star shapped

cell in brain and spinal cord

cyto (cell) gen (start) sis (process)

cyto (cell) tox (posion) in (in, into)

DOMIN

13. domin – lord, master

dominate

predominate

anno 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, inflammation

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

PON

24. phyll -- leaf phylloid

aphyllous

phyllophagous

phyll (leaf)

oid (like)

a (lacking)

phyll (leaf)

ous (full of)

phyll (leaf)

phag (eat)

ous (full of)

25. pon (pos) – place, put

compose

depose

opponent

com (with, together)

pos (put)

de (down)

pos (put)

op (against)

pon (place)

ent (one who)