WordSkills: Lesson Ten

The Final Voyage

amat (amor) love• amorous

amor (love) ous (full of)

• enamor

en (inside, within) amor (love)

• amateur

amat (love) eur (one who)

apt (ept) fit

• Aptitude

apt (fit) tude (state of)

• Adapt

ad (to) apt (fit)

• inept

in (not) ept (fit)

aud hear

• audible

aud (hear) ible (capable)

• audition

aud (hear) tion (act of)

• auditorium

aud (hear) ium (place where)

cid kill

• homicide

hom (man) cid (kill)

• herbicide

herb (plant) cid (kill)

• regicide

reg (king) cid (kill)

cur (curr, curs) run

• current

curr (run) ent (full of)

• concurrent

con (together) curr (run) ent (full of)

• cursory

curs (run) ory (pertaining to)

dox belief

• doxology

dox (belief) logy (study of)

• orthodox

ortho (straight, standard) dox (belief)

• heterodox

hetero (different) dox (belief)

fid faith

• confidentcon (together) fid (faith) ent (full of)

• infidelin (not) fid (faith)

• perfidiousper (thoroughly) fid (faith) ous (full of)

[ NOTE: Perfidious means the opposite of what it seems literally. Over time the definition has changed so that today it means “treacherous, untrustworthy.”

ize make, do

• sanitize

sanitas (healthy) ize (make)

• finalize

fin (end) ize (make)

• hypnotize

hypnos (sleep) ize (make)

lith rock

• lithograph

lith (rock) graph (write)

• monolithic

mono (one) lith (rock) ic (characteristics of)

• neolithic

neo (new) lith (rock) ic (characteristics of)

luc light

• lucid

luc (light) id (related to)

• translucent

trans (across) luc (light) ent (full of)

• Lucifer

luc (light) fer (bear)

miss (mit) send• transmit

trans (across) mit (send)

• emissary

e (out) miss (send) ary (related to)

• remit

re (back) mit (send)

muta change

• mutable

muta (change) able (capable)

• mutation

muta (change) tion (act of)

• commute

com (with) mut (change)

nomen (nomin) name

• nominate

nomin (name) ate (make, do)

• nomenclature

nomen (name) calare (call) ure (state of)

• nominal

nomin (name) al (related to)

ocul eye• binoculars

bi (two) ocul (eye) ar (pertaining to)

• ocular

ocul (eye) ar (pertaining to)

• oculometer

ocul (eye) meter (measure)

ous full of

• glamorous

glamor (enchantment) ous (full of)

• gluttonous

glutton (eat) ous (full of)

• infamous

in (no) fam (renown) ous (full of)

phon sound

• phonics

phon (sound) ics (science of)

• phonology

phon (sound) logy (study of)

• microphone

micro (small) phon (sound)

psych mind

• psychosis

psych (mind) sis (state, condition)

• psychopath

psych (mind) path (disease)

• psychiatry

psych (mind) iatr (cure, health) y (result of)

sacr (secr) holy• sacred

sacr (holy)• sacrifice

sacr (holy) fic (make, do)• execrate

ex (out) secr (holy)ate (make, cause)- to damn or curse; to denounce

[Note: In execrate the “s” in secr is dropped because it is difficult to say “x” and “s” together.]

Secut (sequ) follow• sequence

sequ (follow) ence (state, or act of)

• consecutive

con (together) secut (follow) ive (that which

• execute

ex (out) secut (follow)

[Note: In execute the “s” in secr is dropped because it is difficult to say “x” and “s” together.]

soph wise, clever

• sophomore

soph (wise) moras (foolish)

• philosopher

phil (love) soph (wise) er (one who)

• sophisticated

sophistikos (wise) ate (make, do)

String (strict) bind, draw tightly

• astringent

a (to) string (bind) ent (that which)

• constrict

con (together) strict (bind)

• restriction

re (back) strict (bind, draw) ion (act of)

tele far, distant

• telephone

tele (distant) phon (sound)

• television

tele (distant) vis (see) ion (act of)

• telepathy

tele (distant) path (feeling) y (result of)

urb city

• urban

urb (city) an (related to)

• suburban

sub (under) urb (city) an (related to)

• urbanityurb (city) an (related to) ity (quality)- refinement, sophistication

Vi (vit, viv) life

• viable

vi (life) able (capable of)

• vitality

vi (life) ity (state of, quality)

• vivacious

viv (life) cious (full of)

zo animal

• zoology

zo (animal) logy (study)

• Protozoa

proto (first) zo (animal)

• Zoophile

zo (animal) phil (love of)