light Ex: photograph=picture drawn by light

to write or draw Ex: telegraph=(tele  distant) writing from far away

far away, distant Ex: television=(visio  see) seeing distant things

measure Ex: meter = unit of measure; inches long

turning Ex: phototropic=turning toward light as leaves and flowers do

love, friendship Ex: philosopher = (sophia  wisdom) one who loves wisdom

fear Ex: phobia = irrational fear

with, together Ex: sympathy = (pathos  feeling) to feel with someone else

put, place, position Ex: thesis= a position taken in an argument supported by a set of reasons

movement Ex: kinetic = relating to the movement of bodies

sound Ex: megaphone = (mega  big) device to make sounds BIG

sound Ex: sonar = device that hears sounds under water

look at, inspect, consider, examine Ex: scope = all that the eye can see

see Ex: video = picture portion of television

word, study Ex: geology = (geo  earth) study of the earth

word Ex: verb = the action word of a sentence

name Ex: nominal = in name only; not real or actual

for, before, forward, in place Ex: project = (jacio  to throw) to throw forward

before, in front of Ex: predict = (dico  say) say beforehand

to, toward; near, next to Ex: adhere = stick to

throw Ex: reject = throw back

lay, put, place Ex: pose = position or attitude

with, together Ex: cumulative = all together

fix, fasten, attach Ex: fixture = a thing fastened in place

join, unite, connect Ex: conjugal = relating to the joining of a man and woman in marriage

finger, toe, inch Ex: digit = finger; numerals from 0-9; unit of measure the width of a finger

head Ex: decapitate = to remove one’s head

hand Ex: manual = by hand

foot Ex: pedestal = foot of a column

arm Ex: bracelet = ornament for the arm or wrist

tooth Ex: dentist = tooth doctor

body Ex: corporeal = pertaining to the body

one Ex: unit = one part of a series or of a whole

two Ex: duet = music played or sung by two people

three Ex: tricycle = a three- wheeled vehicle

four Ex: quatrain = a stanza of poetry four line long

five Ex: quinquennial = five-year period of time

six Ex: sexdigital = having six fingers or toes

seven Ex: September = seventh month of the Roman calendar

eight Ex: octopus = eight-footed ocean creature

nine Ex: novendial = lasting nine days

ten Ex: December = tenth month of the Roman calendar

hundred Ex: cent = one hundredth of a dollar

thousand Ex: mile = a thousand paces

fire Ex: pyrotechnics = fireworks

fire Ex: igneous = pertaining to fire

Vulcan-Roman g-d of fire Ex: volcano = a crack in the earth pouring out hot magma

water Ex: dehydrate = take water away

water Ex: aquarium = a tank of water where fish or water plants can live

good Ex: boon = good deed, a favor

sun Ex: heliotrope = plant which turns toward the sun

sun Ex: solar = pertaining to the sun

moon Ex: lunatic = mad; affected by the moon

through, between, across, apart Ex: diagnosis = through knowledge

across, over, beyond, through Ex: transfer = carry across

earth Ex: George = one who works with the earth; a farmer

land Ex: extraterrestrial = outside of earth’s atmosphere

sleep Ex: dormant = sleeping

sleep Ex: hypnotic = inducing sleep

year Ex: annuity = amount of money paid yearly

stone Ex: megalith = (megas  large) large stone

rock, stone Ex: Peter = name which means “reliable, like a rock”

star Ex: aster = star shaped flower

star Ex: stellar = pertaining to a star, or stars

tree Ex: rhododendron = evergreen shrub with large flowers

tree Ex: arboraceous = full of trees, wooded

time Ex: chronology = relate events in time sequence

time Ex: temporary = for a limited time

beside, along with Ex: parachute = goes along with you as you fall and slows you down

between, among, amid Ex: international = between or among nations

art, skill Ex: technique = expert skill

art, skill Ex: artist = one who acts or creates with skill

life Ex: amphibian = creature who can live both on land and in water

live Ex: survive = (sur  over) to live over or beyond the threat of death

small Ex: microscope = instrument for looking at tiny things

great, large, big Ex: megaphone = device for making a sound larger

great, large, big Ex: magnify = make larger

father Ex: patriotism = love for the fatherland

mother Ex: matriarch = a woman who rules the family

brother Ex: friar = a member of a men’s religious order

the people, the citizens Ex: democracy = people power

people Ex: public = general body of people in a community

city Ex: polite = having city (civilized) manners

city Ex: suburb = outlaying part of a city; smaller town in a city

feeling, suffering Ex: pathetic = marked by suffering or sorrow

self Ex: automobile = self moving

heat Ex: thermometer = device for measuring heat

run Ex: current = running, ongoing

animal Ex: paleozoic = (paleo  early) early animal period

turn Ex: reverse = turn back

do, make Ex: factory = place for making things

write Ex: manuscript = written by hand

fold Ex: duplicate = twofold

speak, say Ex: diction = art or manner of speaking

book Ex: Bible = the book of the Christian religion

book Ex: librarian = one in charge of a library

know Ex: conscious = sharing knowledge; mentally awake or active

student Ex: discipline = teaching; instruction, field of learning

lizard Ex: brontosaurus = (brontos  thunder) thunder lizard

love Ex: amorous= full of love