1. act (ag): drive (force), do Agitate: to do something that upsets or disturbs Agent: one who acts or does on behalf of someone else React: to do something in response to another action _____________________________________________ The basketball player’s agent negotiated a contract that included a higher salary for the next five years.

2. andr: male Android: having characteristics of a male Philanderer: one who loves males __________________________________________

3. arthr: joint Arthropod: an animal with jointed limbs and a segmented body Arthritis: a condition caused by inflammation of joints Arthropathy: the result of a disease in the joints ___________________________________________ As a result of her arthritis, Janice had a difficult time doing things that required extensive use of her hands.

4. biblio: book Bible: the holy book of Christianity Bibliography: a written record of a book used as a source Bibliophile: a person who loves books ____________________________________________ The students were required to include a bibliography page in their research paper in order to indicate the sources they used.

5. calli (kali): beautiful Calligraphy: a beautiful form of writing using different slants and positions Calisthenics: exercises that develop beautiful muscular tone and promote good physical condition Kaleidoscope: a tubular instrument that you look through to see beautiful colors and changing images _____________________________________________ The young girl spent hours looking through the kaleidoscope, oohing and aahing over the beautiful colors.

6. capit: head Capital: the headquarters of a state Decapitate: to cut off someone’s head Capitulum: small knob or head-shaped part as on the end of a bone _________________________________________ Macduff decapitates Macbeth at the end of the play by Shakespeare.

7. chron: time Chronic: something that continues for a long period of time Chronological: in order of time Synchronize: to do something at the same time __________________________________________ The students organized the events of the war onto a chronological timeline.

8. emia: blood condition Anemia: a disease that is a result of a lack of blood Toxemia: a condition that occurs as a result of poison in the blood Leukemia: a fatal disease of the blood in which white blood cells multiply uncontrollably ____________________________________________ An abnormally high level of alcohol in the blood can cause toxemia.

9. flu: flow Fluent: flowing smoothly and naturally Confluence: state or condition of flowing together Superfluous: having the characteristics of flowing above or over __________________________________________ Traveling to different countries was very comfortable to her because she was fluent in so many languages.

10. fus: pour Confuse: to mix up or pour together so that one can’t tell one thing from another Effusive: that which pours out Profusion: state of pouring forth _________________________________________ The twins looked so much alike that everyone was confused about who was who.

11. gno: know Agnostic: state of not knowing whether or not God exists Ignorance: a state of not knowing Prognosis: a prediction of knowledge about the outcome of something, usually a disease _______________________________________ Some men stay single for a long time because they are ignorant about what women want.

12. greg: flock, gather Segregate: to gather with others that are alike, separate from ones who are different Congregation: a gathering of people, usually for worship Gregarious: habitually gathering with other people, sociable ___________________________________________ In any school cafeteria, there is evidence of segregation among students.

13. hem (hemo): blood Hemorrhage: excessive bleeding Hemophilia: condition of loving blood Hematology: study of blood ________________________________________ The injury from the car accident caused Jamie to have a hemorrhage in her brain.

14. ism: belief, doctrine Communism: a belief in a government in which goods and production are commonly owned. Chauvinism: belief in the superiority of one’s own group Egoism: belief that oneself is better than others __________________________________________ The Red Scare in the 1950s was caused by a fear of communists in the United States.

15. jur: swear Juror: one who swears to judge a case fairly Perjury: a violation of a sworn oath to tell the truth in a court of law Abjure: to recant your sworn testimony ________________________________________ The twelve jurors were in charge of determining the defendant’s guilt or innocence, based on evidence.

16. lat: side Lateral: relating to a side Unilateral: relating to one side Quadrilateral: related to four sides __________________________________________ A square and a rectangle are considered to be quadrilaterals.

17. mania: craze, obsession Maniac: one who has an obsession Kleptomania: an obsession with stealing Pyromania: obsession with starting fires ____________________________________ Even though he knew it was wrong, Jim felt compelled to steal because of his kleptomania.

18. neuro: nerve, brain Neurology: the study of the brain Neuralgia: condition that results in pain in the nerves or brain Neurectomy: procedure of cutting out a nerve ___________________________________________ Bob always had an interest in the way the brain works, Which led him into the field of neurology.

19. ped (pod): foot Pedal: a lever operated by the foot Pedestrian: one who travels on foot Podiatrist: one who cures the feet _____________________________________ In Chapel Hill, pedestrians always have the right of way.

20. rupt: break, burst Rupture: state of breaking or bursting Erupt: burst out Interrupt: break between or among ____________________________________________ After the concert was over, the audience erupted in applause.

21. scrib (script): write Scribble: to write Circumscribe: to write around or to limit Post script: to write after __________________________________ She forgot to include something in her letter so she just wrote a post script message.

22. terr: land, earth Terrain: related to the layout of the land Inter: bury into the earth Terricolous: dwelling in or on the earth ________________________________________ The terrain of the mountain made the hike very difficult.

23. tors (tort): twist Torso: the middle part of the body that allows you to twist Distort: to twist something away from its reality Tortuous: full of many twists and turns ___________________________________________ The drive up the mountain was tortuous.

24. vers (vert): turn Reverse: turn back Convert: turn together into something different Versatile: the ability to turn or change for different uses ___________________________________________ The jacket was reversible, which made it versatile for all kinds of weather.

25. vor: eat Devour: eat down Carnivorous: characteristic of eating flesh Voracious: having a large appetite, eating a lot _______________________________________ Dustin has a voracious appetite, evident by the fact that he eats all of the time.