WordSkills Lesson 14

AERO

1. aero -- air  aerate  aerial  aerobics  aer (air)  ate (make)  aer (air)  ial (pertaining to)  aero (air)  ics (science of)

ANTHO

2. antho -- flower  anthology  ananthous  anthozoan  antho (flower)  logy (study of)  an (lacking, without)  anth (flower)  ous (full of)  anth (flower)  zo (animal)  an (related to)

ARBOR

3. arbor -- tree  arbor  arboreal  arboretum  arbor (tree)  eal (resembling, related to)  arbor (tree)  ium (place)

BATH, BATHY

4. bath (bathy) -- deep  bathos  bathymetry  bathysphere  bath (deep) : sinking from the lofty to the depths of the ridiculous  bathy (deep)  metr (measure)  y (result of)  bathy (deep)  sphere (circle)

CAD, CID, CAS

5. cad (cid, cas) – fall, happen, accident  decadent  casualty  recidivism  de (down)  cad (fall)  ent (that which)  cas (fall)  al (related to)  ty result of)  re (back, again)  cid (happen)  ism (belief, doctrine)

CALC

6. calc – lime, stone, pebble  calcification  calcium  calculate  calc (stone)  fic (make)  ation (act of)  calc (lime)  ium (mineral)  calc (pebble)  ate (do, make)

CHLORO

7. chloro -- green  chlorine  chloroform  chlorophyll  chloro (green)  ine (pertaining to)  chloro (green)  form (form)  chloro (green)  phyll (leaf)

CHRYS

8. chrys – yellow, gold  chrysanthemum  chrysalis  chrysophyte  chrys (yellow)  anth (fower)  chrys (yellow):hard- shelled pupa of a butterfly  chrys (yellow)  phyt (plant)

CRE, CREAS, CRET

9. cre (creas, cret) -- grow  increase  crescendo  accretion  in (in)  creas (grow)  cres (grow)  scend (climb)  ac (to)  cret (grow)  tion (act of)

CUR

10. cur – care for  curator  curious  sinecure  cur (care for)  or (one who)  cur (care for)  ious (full of)  sine (without)  cur (care for)

CYAN

11. cyan -- blue  cyan  anthocyanin  cyanosis  cyan (blue)  antho (flower)  cyan (blue)  in (in)  cyan (blue)  osis (disease, abnormal condition)

CYTO

12. cyto -- cell  astrocyte  cytogenesis  cytotoxin  astr (star)  cyto (cell): star shaped cell in brain and spinal cord  cyto (cell)  gen (start)  sis (process)  cyto (cell)  tox (poison)  in (in, into)

DOMIN

13. domin – lord, master  dominate  predominate  ano Domini  domin (master)  ate (make)  pre (before)  domin (master)  ate (make, do)  anno (year)  domini (lord)

ERYTHRO

14. erythro -- red  erythema  erythrocytometer  erythrophobia  erythro (red): abnormal redness of the skin  emia (condition)  erythro (red)  cyto (cell)  meter (measure)  erythro (red)  phobia (fear of)

ETHNO

15. ethno – nation, race, culture  ethnic  ethnology  ethnocentric  ethn (race, culture)  ic (related to, having the characteristics of)  ethno (culture)  logy (study of)  ethno (culture, race)  centr (center)  ic (related to)

FERV

16. ferv – hot, boil, bubble  fervent  fervid  effervescent  ferv (hot)  ent (full of)  ferv (hot)  id (related to)  ef (out)  ferv (boil)  scent (beginning to)

GYN

17. gyn -- woman  gynecologist  androgynous  gynophobia  gyn (woman)  log (study)  ist (one who)  andro (man)  gyn (woman)  ous (full of)  gyn (woman)  phobia (fear of)

-- ISH

18. – ish – like, resembling  childish  feverish  dwarfish  child (child)  ish (like)  fever (fever)  ish (like)  dwarf (small)  ish (like)

--ITIS

19. –itis – infection, inflamation  meningitis  arthritis  hepatitis  meninx (brain membrane)  itis (inflamation)  arthr (joint)  itis (inflamation)  hepat (liver)  itis (inflamation)

LIBER

20. liber -- free  liberal  liberty  liberate  liber (free)  al (related to)  liber (free)  ty (state of)  liber (free)  ate (make, do)

METER

21. meter -- measure  perimeter  isometric  odometer  peri (around)  meter (measure)  iso (same)  meter (measure)  ic (pertaining to)  hodos (road, trip)  meter (measure)

MOLL

22. moll -- soft  mollify  mollusk  emollient  moll (soft)  fy (make, do)  molluscus (soft boiled)  e (out)  moll (soft)  ent (that which)

ORNI, ORNITH

23. orni (ornith) -- bird  ornithology  ornithivorous  orniscopy  ornith (bird)  logy (study of)  ornith (bird)  vor (eat)  ous (full of)  ornith (bird)  scop (look, see)  y (result of)

PHYLL

24. phyll -- leaf  phylloid  aphyllous  phyllophagous  phyll (leaf)  oid (like)  a (lacking)  phyll (leaf)  ous (full of)  phyll (leaf)  phag (eat)  ous (full of)

PON, POS

25. pon (pos) – place. put  compose  depose  opponent  com (with, together)  pos (put)  de (down)  pos (put)  op (against)  pon (place)  ent (one who)