WWW List 14

Part I: Shaded

Words

1. POD - FootPseudopod: a

temporary foot-like extension in a one-celled organism

Arthopod: any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having jointed limbs (think feet) and a segmented body (joint + footed)

2. SOROR - SisterSorority: a society or

club of womenSorosis: the first

professional women’s club in the United States

3. –A - Plural Data: plural of

“datum”; individual facts/information

Phenomena: plural of “phenomenon”; impressive or extraordinary

4. PARA – Beside, nearParaphrase: restating

a text to give a meaning near the original but in another form

Parallel: beside each other and extending in the same direction, but never crossing

(Parable – a story “near” the truth that tells a lesson)

5. SCHIZO - DivideSchizophrenia: a

severe mental disorder sometimes characterized by “divided” personality traits

Schizopod: any crustacean of the division(s) Mysidacea

6. STA - StopStation: a stopping

placeHemostat: an

instrument used to stop bleeding

7. VOL - WillVolunteer: a person

who performs a service willingly and without pay

Benevolent: expressing goodwill/kind feelings

8. FRAT - Brother Fraternity: an

organization of people tied by a brotherhood

Fratricide: A person who kills his/her brother

9. TOX - Poison Toxin: a poison

produced by an organism

Antitoxin: a substance formed in the body that counteracts a specific poison/toxin

10. SECT - CutDissect: to cut apart Bisect: to cut into two

equal parts

Part II: Nonshaded

Words

11. PLEO - MorePleonasm: using more

words than are necessary to express an idea

Pleomorphic: the occurrence of more than one different form in the life cycle of a plant or animal

12. VAL - WorthValid: sound; just;

worthwhileCovalent: a type of

bond made by sharing electrons (making the atoms of more worth)

13. DOM - RuleDominate: to rule

overPredominate: to be the

stronger or more superior ruler of a group

1. ERG - WorkEnergy: the capacity

for doing workErgonomics: study of

the relationship between workers and their environment

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2. RHIZ - RootRhizoid: root like Rhizome: a root like

stem that grows horizontally

3. SAPRO - RottenSaprophyte: an

organism that lives on dead (rotten) organic matter

Saprophytic: describing something that lives on dead (rotten) organic matter

4. HIPPO - HorseHipparch: a cavalry

(soldiers on horseback) commander

Hippopotamus: literally “riverine horse”

5. SOM - BodyChromosome:

threadlike structures in all living cells that contain the information determining the heredity that will make up the body

Somatic: of the body; bodily

6. SPOR - SeedSporophyte: a plant

form that generates spores (seeds)

Macrospore: the larger of two kinds of spores that produce seed plants

7. RHODO - RoseRhodolite: a rose-

colored garnet used as a gem

Rhodium: a metallic element that forms rose-colored solutions

8. TAXIS - ArrangementTaxidermy: arranging

the skins of animalsSyntax: the study of

the rules for the arrangement of sentences

9. TRICH - HairTrichome: an

outgrowth from plants, as a hair

Trichosis: any disease of the hair (condition of)

10. TROPH - NourishmentAutotroph: organism

capable of self-nourishment

Dystrophy: inadequate (bad) nourishment

11. ZYGO – Yoke / UnionZygote: The cell

produced by the union of two gametes

Zygomorphic: bilaterally symmetrical, a union of two symmetrical parts

12. ZYM - FermentEnzyme: a substance

produced to bring about fermentation

Zymurgy: branch of chemistry dealing with fermentation

(A chemical reaction that breaks items down into simpler substances)