WordSkills

Lesson 6

agog• demagogue

– demos (people) agog (leader)

• pedagogy– ped (child) agog (leader) y (result of)

• synagogue– syn (together,with) agog (lead)

lead

anthrop• anthropology

– anthrop (mankind) logy (study of)

• philanthropist– phil (love, fondness) anthrop (mankind) ist

(one who)

• anthropomorphic– anthrop (mankind) morph (shape) ic (having

characteristics of)

mankind

arch (archae)• anarchy

– an (lacking, without) arch (rule, government) y (result of)

• archaic– archae (old) ic (having the characteristics of)

• archaeology– archae (ancient) logy (study of)

Old, ancient, rule, government

bell

• rebel– re (back, again) bell (fight)

• belligerent– bell (war) ger (make) ent (full of)

• antebellum– ante (before) bell (war)

war, fight

brev

• brevity– brev (short) ity (state of)

• abbreviate– ab (very) brev (short) ate (make)

• brevet– brev (short) et (small) – miltary honor without

a pay increase

short

cap (cip, cept)

• capture– capt (seize) ure (state,act)

• recipient– re (back) cip (grasp) ent (full of)

• perception– per (thoroughly) cept (seize) ion (act of)

seize, grasp

centri• egocentric

– ego (self) centr (center) ic (having the characteristics of)

• centrifugal– centri (center) fug (flee) al (related to)

• centrosphere– centr (center) sphere (circle) – core of the

earth

center

derm• dermatologist

– derm (skin) log (study) ist (one who)

• epidermis– epi (over, on) derm (skin)

• dermatogen– derm (skin) gen (start) – outer layer of

meristem from which epidermis is formed

skin

fer

• ferry– fer (carry)

• conference– con (together) fer (carry) ence (state of)

• odoriferous– odor (odor) fer (bear, produce) ous (full of)

carry

fract (frag)• fracture

– fract (break) ure (state of, quality)

• fragment– frag (break) ment (result of action or process)

• refractory– re (back) fract (break) ory (pertaining to)

break

geo• geography

– geo (earth) graph (write, record) y (result of)

• geometry– geo (earth) metr (measure) y (result of)

geomorphicgeo (earth) morph (shape) ic (having the

characteristics of)

earth

grad (gress)

• gradual– grad (step) al (related to)

• aggressive– ag (to,toward) gress (go) ive (that which)

• egress– e (out) gress (go)

step, walk, go

grat• grateful

– grat (thank) ful (full of)

• congratulations– con (with) grat (please) tion (act, process)

• gratuity– grat (thank) ity (act of)

please, thank, favor

it• exit

– ex (out) it (go)

• circuit– circ (circle) it (go)

• transit– trans (across) it (go)

go, travel

junct• junction

– junct (join) tion (act of)

• conjunction– con (together) junct (join) tion (act of)

• disjunctive– dis (apart, away) junct (join) ive (that which)

join, connect

labor• laborious

– labor (work) ous (full of)

• collaborate– col (together) labor (work) ate (make,do)

• elaborate– e (out) labor (work) ate (make,cause)

work

mal• malice

– mal (bad) ice (act of)

• malevolent– mal (bad) vol (choose) ent (full of)

• malfunction– mal (wrong, poorly) funct (do) tion (act of)

bad, wrong, poorly

naut (nav)• nautical

– naut (sail) al (related to)

• astronaut– astro (star) naut (sail)

• naval– nav (sail) al (related to)

sail

path• apathy

– a (without) path (feeling) y (result of)

• pathology– path (disease) logy (study)

• pathogen– path (disease) gen (begin, start)

feeling, disease

pugn• pugnacious

– pugn (fight) ious (full of)

• pugilist– pugn (fight) ist (on who)

• repugnant– re (back) pugn (fight) ant (that which)

fight

scop• telescope

– tele (distant) scop (look)

• periscope– peri (around) scop (look)

• stethoscope– stethos (chest) scop (look)

look

tain (ten, tent)

• contain– con (together) tain (hold)

• tenure– ten (hold, keep) ure (state, act)

• retention– re (back) tent (keep) tion (act of)

hold , keep

therm• thermal

– therm (heat) al (related to)

• thermodynamics– therm (heat) dynam (power) ics (science of)

• thermostat– therm (heat) stat (stand, stop)

heat

verb

• verbose– verb (word) ose (having the quality of)

• verbalize– verb (word) ize (make, do)

• verbatim– verb (word)

word

volv (volu)• revolve

– re (again) volv (turn)

• convoluted– con (together) volu (turn)

• volume– volu (turn)

Turn

• Note: a book is called a volume because a scroll was rolled or turned