Vocabulary 12

Anaerobic An- without Aer- air Weightlifting is an anaerobic activity.

abnormal Ab- away His abnormal behavior encouraged his peers to stay away from him.

Melodic Mel- song The melodic tone of her voice nearly sang me to sleep.

Adenoids Aden- glands Because he snored so much, my father had his adenoids removed.

Leukemia Leuk- white Emia- blood Sam’s white blood cell count alarmed his doctors who later diagnosed him with leukemia.

Albino Alb- white The albino rat’s white fur was quite distinctive.

Lactase Ase - enzyme Lactase helps to break down the sugars from the dairy products we eat.

Epidemic Epi- on The epidemic threatened to wipe out the entire village.

Exhume Exo- out Hum- earth On last night’s episode of NCIS, the detectives had to exhume the body to run more tests.

Saprobe Sapro – rotten Be - life The saprobe could only be studied under a mircroscope.

Bonafide Bon- good The Craig’s List ad assured readers that the bag was a bonafide Coach bag.

Infrastructure Infra- beneath Struct- build The mall’s infrastructure was damaged during the recent earthquake.

Chlorophyll Chlor- green Phyll- plant The chlorophyll made the leaves the most beautiful color of green.

Cyanosis Cyan- blue Osis- condition Rachel’s cast was too tight on her arm, causing cyanosis.

Cytoplasm Cyto- cell Plasm- form The cytoplasm maintains the shape of the cell.

Diplomacy Diplo- double When the partners disagreed with their clients, they had to use diplomacy to come to a compromise.

Dystrophy Dys- bad Troph- nourishment Brad suffered from muscular dystrophy his entire life.

Gastroenteritis Gastro- stomach Enter- intestine Since he suffered from gastroenteritis, we chose our restaurant carefully.

Idiosyncratic Idio- peculiar Her idiosyncratic behaviors caused people to avoid her in the hallway.

Economist Eco- house Ist- one who Economists claim that the recession is lifting.

Filigree Fil - thread The filigree design on the antique dresser was quite impressive.