WordSkills: Lesson Eight

alg: pain

• analgesic

an (lacking) alg (pain) ic (characteristic of)

• neuralgia

neuro (nerve) alg (pain) ia (state, condition)

• nostalgia

nosto (home) alg (pain) ia (state, condition)

anim: mind, soul, spirit

• animated

anim (spirit) ate (make, do)

• inanimate in (no) anim (soul, spirit) ate (make, do)

• magnanimousmagna (large, great) anim (spirit) ous (full of)

astro:star• asteroid

astr (star) oid (resembling) • astrology

astr (star) logy (study of)

• disaster

dis (apart, away) astr (star)—ill fate

cardi:heart

• cardiologist

cardi (heart) log (study of) ist (one who)• pericardium

peri (around) cardi (heart) ium (place where• myocardial

myo (muscle) cardi (heart) al (related to)

cogn: know

• recognize

re (again) cogn (know) ize (make, do)• incognito

in (not) cogn (know)• metacognition

meta (change) cogn (know) tion (act of)

dent (dont): tooth• dentist

dent (tooth) ist (one who)

• indent

in (in, into) dent (tooth)

• periodontics peri (around) dont (tooth) ics (science of)

erg (urge): work, power

• energy

en (inside, within) erg (power) y (result of)• synergize

syn (together) erg (power) ize (make, do)

• metallurgist

metal (mine) urg (power) ist (one who)

ity: state, quality, act• gravity

grav (weight, heavy) ity (state of)• minority

minor (small) ity (state of)

• sinceritysincerus (pure) ity (quality of)

lect (leg):read, choose• lecturn

lect (read)--place for reading

• legible

leg (read) ible (able)• select

se (away, from) lect (choose)

logy: study• ecology

eco (house) logy (study)--environment• mythology

myth (story) logy (study)• physiology

physi (nature) logy (study)—function of organisms

man (manu): hand• manicure

man (hand) cur (care)• manual

manu (hand) al (related to)• manifest

man (hand) fest (made)—

Mob (mot): move• mobile

mob (move) ile (capable of, pertaining to)• motivate

mot (move) ate (make, cause)• commotion

com (together) mot (move) tion (act of)

noc (nox): night• nocturnal

nocturnus (night) al (related to)• equinox

equi (equal, same) nox (night)—when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are equal

• noctambulate

noc (night) ambl (walk) ate (make, do)

nov:new

• novel

nov (new) el (little)• novice

nov (new) ice (act, practice of)• renovate

re (again) nov (new) ate (make, do)

ortho: straight, standard• orthodox

ortho (straight) dox (belief)• orthodontist

ortho (straight) dont (tooth) ist (one who)• orthography

ortho (straight) graph (write) y (result of)—study of correct spelling

phil : love of, fondness for• philosipher

phil (love of) fy (wisdom) er (one who)

• philanthropist

Phil (love) anthrop (mankind) ist (one who)

• philodendron

phil (love) dendron (tree)

photo: light• photography

photo (light) graph (write, record) y (result of)• photosensive

photo (light) sens (feeling) ive (that which)• phototrophic

photo (light) troph (grow, nourish) ic (having power or characteristic of)

rect : right

• rectify

rect (right) fy (make)

• rectangle

rect (right) angle (angle)

• rectitude

rect (right) tude (state of)

sed (sid, sess): sit

• sediment

sed (sit) ment (result of action or process)

• preside

pre (before) sid (sit) • session

sess (sit) ion (act of)

sis: process, condition

• analysis

ana (apart) lys (loosen) sis (process)• psychosis

psych (mind) sis (condition)• diagnosis

dia (across, through) gno (know) sis (process)

spec (spic, spect): look, watch

• spectator

spect (watch) or (one who) • respect

re (back, again) spect (look)• conspicuous

con (together) spic (look) ous (full of)

struct: build• structure

struct (build) ure (state or act of)

• constructcon (together) struct (build)

• obstructionob (against) struct (build) tion (act of)

tract: pull

• tractor

tract (pull) or (that which) • distract

dis (apart, away) tract (pull) • intractable

in (not) tract (pull) able (capable of)--unyielding

via: road, way

• via

via (way)—by way of• trivia

tri (three) via (road)—originally the gossip discussed at the crossroads of msall villages and towns

• viaduct

via (way) duct (lead)

xeno: foreign

• xenophobia

xeno (foreign) phobia (fear of)• xenogenesis

xeno (foreign) gen (start) sis (process)—of foreign origin

• xenolith

xeno (foreign) lith (rock)