WordSkills: Lesson Eight

alg: pain analgesic an (lacking) alg (pain) ic (characteristic of) neuralgia neuro (nerve) alg (pain) ia (state, condition) nostalgia nosto (home) alg (pain) ia (state, condition)

anim: mind, soul, spirit animated anim (spirit) ate (make, do) inanimate in (no) anim (soul, spirit) ate (make, do) magnanimous magna (large, great) anim (spirit) ous (full of)

astro:star asteroid astr (star) oid (resembling) astrology astr (star) logy (study of) disaster dis (apart, away) astr (star)—ill fate

cardi:heart cardiologist cardi (heart) log (study of) ist (one who) pericardium peri (around) cardi (heart) ium (place where myocardial myo (muscle) cardi (heart) al (related to)

cogn: know recognize re (again) cogn (know) ize (make, do) incognito in (not) cogn (know) metacognition meta (change) cogn (know) tion (act of)

dent (dont): tooth dentist dent (tooth) ist (one who) indent in (in, into) dent (tooth) periodontics peri (around) dont (tooth) ics (science of)

erg (urge): work, power energy en (inside, within) erg (power) y (result of) synergize syn (together) erg (power) ize (make, do) metallurgist metal (mine) urg (power) ist (one who)

ity: state, quality, act gravity grav (weight, heavy) ity (state of) minority minor (small) ity (state of) sincerity sincerus (pure) ity (quality of)

lect (leg):read, choose lecturn lect (read)--place for reading legible leg (read) ible (able) select se (away, from) lect (choose)

logy: study ecology eco (house) logy (study)--environment mythology myth (story) logy (study) physiology physi (nature) logy (study)—function of organisms

man (manu): hand manicure man (hand) cur (care) manual manu (hand) al (related to) manifest man (hand) fest (made)—

Mob (mot): move mobile mob (move) ile (capable of, pertaining to) motivate mot (move) ate (make, cause) commotion com (together) mot (move) tion (act of)

noc (nox): night nocturnal nocturnus (night) al (related to) equinox equi (equal, same) nox (night)—when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are equal noctambulate noc (night) ambl (walk) ate (make, do)

nov:new novel nov (new) el (little) novice nov (new) ice (act, practice of) renovate re (again) nov (new) ate (make, do)

ortho: straight, standard orthodox ortho (straight) dox (belief) orthodontist ortho (straight) dont (tooth) ist (one who) orthography ortho (straight) graph (write) y (result of)—study of correct spelling

phil : love of, fondness for philosipher phil (love of) fy (wisdom) er (one who) philanthropist Phil (love) anthrop (mankind) ist (one who) philodendron phil (love) dendron (tree)

photo: light photography photo (light) graph (write, record) y (result of) photosensive photo (light) sens (feeling) ive (that which) phototrophic photo (light) troph (grow, nourish) ic (having power or characteristic of)

rect : right rectify rect (right) fy (make) rectangle rect (right) angle (angle) rectitude rect (right) tude (state of)

sed (sid, sess): sit sediment sed (sit) ment (result of action or process) preside pre (before) sid (sit) session sess (sit) ion (act of)

sis: process, condition analysis ana (apart) lys (loosen) sis (process) psychosis psych (mind) sis (condition) diagnosis dia (across, through) gno (know) sis (process)

spec (spic, spect): look, watch spectator spect (watch) or (one who) respect re (back, again) spect (look) conspicuous con (together) spic (look) ous (full of)

struct: build structure struct (build) ure (state or act of) construct con (together) struct (build) obstruction ob (against) struct (build) tion (act of)

tract: pull tractor tract (pull) or (that which) distract dis (apart, away) tract (pull) intractable in (not) tract (pull) able (capable of)--unyielding

via: road, way via via (way)—by way of trivia tri (three) via (road)—originally the gossip discussed at the crossroads of msall villages and towns viaduct via (way) duct (lead)

xeno: foreign xenophobia xeno (foreign) phobia (fear of) xenogenesis xeno (foreign) gen (start) sis (process)—of foreign origin xenolith xeno (foreign) lith (rock)