Wordskills Lesson 5 ac (acr) = sharp, bitter acid ~ ac (bitter) id (related to) acrid ~ acr(sharp) id(related to) acerbate ~ ac(sharp) ate (to annoy)

ambul = walk amble ~ ambl (walk) ambulatory ~ ambul (walk) ory (pertaining to) perambulate ~ per (through) ambl (walk) ate (make)

aqu = water aquatic ~ agu (water) ic (having characteristics of) aquarium ~ aqu (water) ium (place where) aqueduct ~ aqu (water) duct (lead)

bene = good, well beneficial ~ bene (good) fic (make, do) al (related to) benign ~ bene (good) gen (born, start) benediction ~ bene (good) dict (say, speak) ion (act of)

bio = life biology ~ bio (life) logy (study) biography ~ bio (life) graph (write) y (result of) biosphere ~ bio (life) sphere (circle)

caco = bad cacophony ~ caco (bad) phon (sound) y (result of) cacography ~ caco (bad) graph (write) y (result of) cacogenics ~ caco (bad) gen (birth) ics (science of)

ced (ceed, cess) = go precede ~ pre (before) ced (go) exceed ~ ex (out) ceed (go) procession ~ pro (forth, forward) cess (go) ion (act on)

dem = people democracy ~ dem (people) crac (rule, government) y (result of) demographics ~ dem (people) graph (write, record) ics (science of epidemic ~ epi (upon, over) dem (people) ic (having characteristics of)

equ = same equal ~ equ (same) al (related to) equilateral ~ equ (same) later (side) al (related to) equator ~ equ (same) or (that which) – divides the northern and southern hemispheres

flect (flex) = bend flexible ~ flex (bend) ible (able to) reflection ~ re (back) flect (bend) ion (act of) deflect ~ de (down) flect (bend)

gen = start, begin, birth, kind, family, race generate ~ gen (start) ate (make) genocide ~ gen (race) cid (kill) genealogy ~ gen (birth, family) logy (study of)

gon = angle polygon ~ poly (many) gon (angle) diagonal ~ dia (across) gon (angle) al (related to) pentagon ~ penta (five) gon (angle)

gram (graph) = write, record telegram ~ tele (far, distant) gram (write) phonograph ~ phon (sound) graph (write) graphic ~ graph (write) ic (related to)

iatr = cure, heal pediatrics ~ ped (child) iatr (cure) ics (science of) geriatrics ~ geri (old) iatr (cure) ics (science of) psychiatrist ~ psych (mind) iatr (cure, heal) ist (one who)

ject = throw reject ~ re (back) ject (throw) projectile ~ pro (forth, forward) ject (throw) ile (related to) deject ~ de (down) ject (throw)

kin (cin) = move cinema = cin (move) kinetic = kin (move) ic (related to) kinesiology = kin (move) logy (study of)

magna = large, great magnify ~ magn (large) fy (make) magnitude ~ magn (great) tude (state of) magnum opus ~ magn (great) opus (work)

nat = birth native ~ nat (birth) ive (performing or tending toward) neonatal ~ neo (new) nat (birth) al (related to) nativity ~ nat (birth) ity (state or condition of

par = equal, same parallel ~ par (equal) ali (other) parity ~ par (equal) ity (state or condition of) compare ~ com (together, with) par (same)

pel (puls) = drive, beat repel ~ re (back) pel (drive) propel ~ pro (forth, forward) pel (drive) pulsate ~ puls (beat) ate (make, cause

sci = know science ~ sci (know) ence (state or condition of) conscious ~ con (with) sci (know) ious (full) omniscient ~ omni (all) sci (know) ent (full of)

tend (tens) = stretch tension ~ tens (stretch) ion (act of) tendon ~ tend (stretch) extend ~ ex (out) tend (stretch)

theo = god theology ~ theo (god) logy (study of) atheist ~ a (lacking, without) theo (god) ist (one who) theocracy ~ theo (god) crac (government, rule) y (result of)

ven (vent) = come prevent ~ pre (before) vent (come) convention ~ con (together) vent (come) ion (act of) adventure ~ ad (to, toward) vent (come) ure (act, process)

voc (vok) = call evoke ~ e (out) vok (call) provocation ~ pro (forth, forward) voc (call) tion (act of) vocation ~ voc (call) tion (act of)