WordSkills Lesson 6

agog demagogue –demos (people) agog (leader) pedagogy –ped (child) agog (leader) y (result of) synagogue –syn (together,with) agog (lead) lead

anthrop anthropology –anthrop (mankind) logy (study of) philanthropist –phil (love, fondness) anthrop (mankind) ist (one who) anthropomorphic –anthrop (mankind) morph (shape) ic (having characteristics of) mankind

arch (archae) anarchy –an (lacking, without) arch (rule, government) y (result of) archaic –archae (old) ic (having the characteristics of) archaeology –archae (ancient) logy (study of) Old, ancient, rule, government

bell rebel –re (back, again) bell (fight) belligerent –bell (war) ger (make) ent (full of) antebellum –ante (before) bell (war) war, fight

brev brevity –brev (short) ity (state of) abbreviate –ab (very) brev (short) ate (make) brevet –brev (short) et (small) – miltary honor without a pay increase short

cap (cip, cept) capture –capt (seize) ure (state,act) recipient –re (back) cip (grasp) ent (full of) perception –per (thoroughly) cept (seize) ion (act of) seize, grasp

centri egocentric –ego (self) centr (center) ic (having the characteristics of) centrifugal –centri (center) fug (flee) al (related to) centrosphere –centr (center) sphere (circle) – core of the earth center

derm dermatologist –derm (skin) log (study) ist (one who) epidermis –epi (over, on) derm (skin) dermatogen –derm (skin) gen (start) – outer layer of meristem from which epidermis is formed skin

fer ferry –fer (carry) conference –con (together) fer (carry) ence (state of) odoriferous –odor (odor) fer (bear, produce) ous (full of) carry

fract (frag) fracture –fract (break) ure (state of, quality) fragment –frag (break) ment (result of action or process) refractory –re (back) fract (break) ory (pertaining to) break

geo geography –g–geo (earth) graph (write, record) y (result of) geometry –g–geo (earth) metr (measure) y (result of) geomorphic geo (earth) morph (shape) ic (having the characteristics of) earth

grad (gress) gradual –grad (step) al (related to) aggressive –ag (to,toward) gress (go) ive (that which) egress –e (out) gress (go) step, walk, go

grat grateful –grat (thank) ful (full of) congratulations –con (with) grat (please) tion (act, process) gratuity –grat (thank) ity (act of) please, thank, favor

it exit –ex (out) it (go) circuit –circ (circle) it (go) transit –trans (across) it (go) go, travel

junct junction –j–junct (join) tion (act of) conjunction –c–con (together) junct (join) tion (act of) disjunctive –d–dis (apart, away) junct (join) ive (that which) join, connect

labor laborious –labor (work) ous (full of) collaborate –col (together) labor (work) ate (make,do) elaborate –e (out) labor (work) ate (make,cause) work

mal malice –mal (bad) ice (act of) malevolent –mal (bad) vol (choose) ent (full of) malfunction –mal (wrong, poorly) funct (do) tion (act of) bad, wrong, poorly

naut (nav) nautical –naut (sail) al (related to) astronaut –astro (star) naut (sail) naval –nav (sail) al (related to) sail

path apathy –a–a (without) path (feeling) y (result of) pathology –p–path (disease) logy (study) pathogen –p–path (disease) gen (begin, start) feeling, disease

pugn pugnacious –pugn (fight) ious (full of) pugilist –pugn (fight) ist (on who) repugnant –re (back) pugn (fight) ant (that which) fight

scop telescope –tele (distant) scop (look) periscope –peri (around) scop (look) stethoscope – stethos (chest) scop (look) look

tain (ten, tent) contain –con (together) tain (hold) tenure –ten (hold, keep) ure (state, act) retention –re (back) tent (keep) tion (act of) hold, keep

therm thermal –t–therm (heat) al (related to) thermodynamics –t–therm (heat) dynam (power) ics (science of) thermostat –t–therm (heat) stat (stand, stop) heat

verb verbose –verb (word) ose (having the quality of) verbalize –verb (word) ize (make, do) verbatim –verb (word) word

volv (volu) revolve –re (again) volv (turn) convoluted –con (together) volu (turn) volume –volu (turn) Turn Note: a book is called a volume because a scroll was rolled or turned