WordSkillsLesson 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)

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)