Vocabulary Unit 13

Chromosome O Chromo – color O Som – body O Chromosome influence the color of hair, eyes, and skin in all animals.

Glycose O Glyc – sweet O Ose – sugar O The girl had to monitor her glucose levels daily because she had low blood sugar levels.

Formulaic O Form – shape O Ms. Futrell tries to rid students of their need to write formulaic essays (except for the writing test!).

Parasequential O Para – beside or near O Sequ – follow O The way the doctor’s office called patients was parasequential because I was there first and went to see the doctor last.

Hematoma O Hema – blood O Oma – tumor O Jose had a hematoma on his leg after having a bad car accident.

Ultimatium O Ultima – last O Jackie’s parents were tired of her being late, so they gave her an ultimatum: come home on time or lose your car.

Catalyst O Cata – down O Lys – break O Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton both promised to be catalysts for change.

Mesopotamia O Meso – middle O Pot – drink O Mesopotamia was the land between two rivers.

Millionaire O Milli – thousandth O For the millionaire, a thousand dollars was just pocket change.

Memorable O Mem – memory O The first day of school was always a memorable event.

Digress O Di – two O Gress – step O The conversation digressed when Katie asked Brian about Tuesday’s soccer game.

Laborless O Labor – work O Less – without O Susan dreaded leaving her laborless summer cottage and coming back to school after the summer.

Myopia O Myo – muscle O Opia – sight O Lauren wears glasses because she has myopia and cannot see the board during class.

Vacuous O Vac – empty O When Chris didn’t know the answer, he gave the teacher a vacuous stare.

Oligarchy O Oligo – few or small O Many people argue that the United States is actually an oligarchy.

Histopathology O Histo – tissue O Path – disease O Monica’s doctor removed a mole and completed a histopathology to determine if it was cancerous.

Macrophage O Macro – large O Phag – eat O Our macrophage keep infections out of our blood streams, thus keeping us healthy.

Pleopod O Pleo – more O Pod – foot O The pleopod helped the sea creature move quickly across the sea floor.

Sorority O Soror – sister O The sorority was responsible for many community service projects around the city.

Trichia O Trich – hair O A – plural O Cousin It on the Adam’s Family has a very pronounced trichia.