1. WordSkills Lesson 6

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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

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

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

16. 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

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

18. 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

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

20. 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

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

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

23. 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

24. 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

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

26. 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