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a/n not,without Greek abysswithoutbottomachromaticwithoutcoloranhydrouswithoutwater

a on Latin afireonfireashoreontheshoreasideontheside

a,ab/s from,away,off

Latin abductcarryawaybyforceabnormalawayfromnormal,notnormalabsentaway,notpresentaversiontheactofturningawayfromabbreviate:toshorten.

a/c/d to,toward,near

Latin acceleratetoincreasethespeedofaccessibleeasilyentered,approached,orobtainedadmittanceallowinginto

acro top,height,tip,beginning

Greek acrobata"highwalker"acronymawordformedfromthefirst(capital)lettersofawordacrophobiafearofheight

act do Latin activitysomethingthatapersondoesreacttodosomethinginresponseinteractioncommunicationbetweentwoormorethings

aer/o air Greek aeratetoletairreachsomethingaerialrelatingtotheairaerospacetheairspace

agr/i/o farming LatinGreek

agriculturemanagementoftheland,agribusinessmakingmoneybyutilizinglandagrarianrelatingtothemanagementofland

alg/o pain Latin neuralgiapaincausedbyanerveanalgesicadrugthatmakesonepainfreenostalgiaachingforthefamiliar

ambi,amphi both,onbothsides,around

Latin ambidextrousabletousebothhandsequallyambiguoushavingmorethanonemeaningambivalenceconflictingoroppositefeelingstowardapersonorthing

ambul walk,move Latin ambletowalkinaslow,relaxedwayambulantwalkingormovingaroundambulanceavehiclethatmovesapatient

ami/o love Latin amiablefriendly,pleasant,lovableamityfriendlyandpeacefulrelationsamorousshowingromanticlove

ana up,back,against,again,throughout

Greek analysisacloseexaminationofsomethinganatomythestructureofsomethingasvisiblewhencutupforanalysisanachronismnotbeingintherightplaceintime

andr/o man,male Greek androgynousbeingbothmaleandfemaleandroidresemblingahumanmisandryhatredtowardsmen

anim life,spirit Latin animalalivingorganismanimatetomakealiveequanimityofbalancedspirit

ann/enn year Latin anniversaryadateobservedonceayearannualhappeningonceayearmillennium1,000years

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ante before,infront

Latin antecedetocomebeforesomethingintimeantemeridianbeforenoonanteroomasmallroombeforethemainroom

anth/o flower Greek chrysanthemumandamaranthnamesofflowersanthologyacollectionoftreasuredwritingsanthozoanhalfplant,halfanimal,likeanemonesandcorals.

anthrop/o human Greek anthropologythestudyofmankindanthropomorphismgivinghumanformtononhumanthingsphilanthropythelovetomankind(expressedthroughgooddeeds)

anti against,oppositeof

Greek antibodyasubstancethatdestroysmicroorganismsantisepticpreventinginfectionantisocialopposingsocialnorm

apo,apho away,off,separate

Greek aphorismashortexpressionofageneraltruthapologyanexplicitexpressionofregret,apostropheasmalldashusedinplaceofanomittedletter

aqu/a water Latin aquariumawatercontainerforfishaquaticrelatingtowateraqueductapipelineforwater

arbor tree Latin arboristsomeoneworkingwithtreesarborashadyareaformedbytreesarboroushavingmanytrees

arch/i chief,mostimportant,rule

Greek archbishopthehighestrankingbishoparchenemychieforworstenemymatriarchafemalewhorulesagroupmonarchakingorqueen

arch/a/i primitive,ancient

Greek archaeologythestudyofancientculturesarchaicbelongingtoanearlierperiodarchiveacollectionofhistoricalmaterials

arthr/o joint LatinGreek

arthroscopeatooltoseeinsideajointarthritisinflammationofajointarthropodinvertebrateswithjointedlegs,likespiders,crustaceans,insects

art skill Latin artifactobjectmadebyaperson'sskillartisanapersonskilledinacraftartistapersonwhocreatesskillfully

astro,aster

star,stars,outerspace

Latin astronautapersontravelingtothestarsastronomersomeonewhostudiesthestarsasteriskastarshapedsignusedasareferencetool

aud/i/io hear Latin audibleloudenoughtobeheardaudiencepeoplewholistentoaprogramaudiovisualrelatingtosoundandvision

auto self,same,one

Greek autocratapersonwhogovernswithabsolutepowerautographaperson'sownsignatureautomaticmovingbyitself

avi/a bird Latin aviaryalargeenclosureforbirdsaviatrixafemaleairplanepilotaviationtheartofdesigningoroperatingaircraft

bar/o pressure,weight

Greek baricpertainingtopressure,esp.oftheatmospheremilliardmetricunit,equalto1/1000thofabarbaryonheavyelementaryparticle

bell/i war Latin bellicosewarlikebelligerenthostile,readytofightrebelpersonwhoopposesandfights

bene good,well Latin benefactorpersonwhogivesmoneytoacausebeneficialproducingagoodeffectbenevolentshowingkindnessorgoodwill

bi/n two,twice,onceineverytwo

Latin biannualhappeningtwiceayearbinocularsopticaldevicewithtwolensesbilateraloforinvolvingtwosides

bibli/o book Greek bibliographyalistofbooksusedassourcesbibliomaniaanextremeloveofbooksbibliophileapersonwholovesbooks

bio life,livingmatter

Greek biographyalifestorywrittenbyanotherpersonbiologythescienceoflifebiosphereEarth'ssurfaceinhabitedbylivingthings

blast/o cell,primitive,immaturecell

Greek blastulaanearlystageofembryonicdevelopmentfibroblastacellthatformsconnectivetissueblastodermthelayersurroundingtheinsideofanegg

burs pouch,purse Latin bursaranadministrativeofficerinchargeoffundsbursarythetreasuryofacollegeormonasterydisbursetoexpendespeciallyfromapublicfund

calc stone Latin calcitecalciumtheflameofacetylenegasgeneratedbyreactionofcalciumcarbidewithwatercalcificationimpregnationwithcalcareousmatter

cand glowing,iridescent

Latin candidfreefrombias,prejudice,ormalicecandlesomethingthatgiveslightincandescentwhite,glowing,orluminouswithintenseheat

capt,cept,ceive take,hold Latin intercepttostoporinterruptperceivetotakenoticeofsomethingcaptivatingtakingholdof

cardi/o heart Greek cardiacrelatingtotheheartcardiogenicresultingfromheartdiseasecardiologistaheartdoctor

carn/i flesh,meat Latin carnivorousflesheatingcarnalpertainingtothebodyorfleshincarnategivenbodilyform

cata down,againstcompletely,intensive,accordingto

Greek cataclysmafloodorotherdisaster,catalogacompletelistingcatastropheturningfortheworst,asubstantialdisaster

caust,caut

toburn LatinGreek

cauterizetoburnwithahotinstrumentcausticcapableofburningoreatingawayholocausttotaldevastation,especiallybyfire

cede,ceed,cess

go,yield Latin exceedtogobeyondthelimitsrecedetogobackaccessibleeasilyentered,approached,orobtained

celer fast Latin acceleratetoincreasethespeedofdeceleratetoreducethespeedof



cent/i hundred,hundredth

Latin centennialthe100thanniversarycentimeter1/100ofametercentury100years

centr/o/i center Greek egocentricselfcenteredeccentricnothavingacommoncenter,notaccordingtonormcentrifugalmovingoutwardfromacenter

cephal/o head Greek encephalitisinflammationofthebraincephalicpertainingtotheheadcephalopodmarinemolluskslikeoctopusandsquidwhohavetentaclesgrowingfromtheirhead

cerebr/o brain Latin cerebralpertainingtothebraincerebratetousethebraincerebrospinalpertainingtothebrainandthespinalcord

cert sure Latin ascertaintofindoutsomethingwithcertaintycertainbeingabsolutelysurecertifytostatethatsomethingistrue

chrom/ochromat/o,chros

color,pigment Greek achromaticwithoutcolorchromiumabluewhitemetallicchemicalelement,chromaticsthestudyofcolor

chron/o time Greek chroniclastingforalongtimechronologicalarrangingeventsintimeorder,synchronizehappeningatthesametime

chrys/o gold,yellow Greek chrysanthemumandhelichrysumgolden/yellowflowerschrysoliteayellowishgem

cide,cise cut,kill Latin homicidemurderincisorasharptoothforcuttingfoodinsecticideachemicalusedtokillinsects

circum,circle

around,about Latin circumnavigatetosailaroundcircumscribetodrawaroundcircumspectlookingaround

claim,clam shout,speakout

Latin clamortoshoutandmakenoiseexclaimtocryoutloudlyandsuddenlyproclamationsomethingannouncedofficiallyinpublic

clar clear Latin clarificationanexplanationclarifytomakesomethingcleardeclaretostatesomethingclearly

clud,clus close Latin conclusiontheendorlastpartexclusionshuttingout,rejectingsecludetokeepawayfromtoisolate

cline lean Latin inclinationaleaningtowardinclineasurfacethatslopesorleansreclinetoleanbackandrelax

co with,together,joint

Latin coauthorwriterwhocollaborateswithanotherauthorcoeducationeducatingmalesandfemalestogethercohousingplanningyourneighborhoodinanintentionalneighborlyfashion

col together,jointly

Latin Collaboratetoworktogethercollisionsmashingtogethercolloquialwordsformedbyeverdayinteraction

com together,common

Latin commemoratetomemorizetogethercompositionanarrangementorputtingtogetherofpartscommunelivingtogetherwhileowningthingsincommon

cogn/i know Latin cognitionprocessofacquiringknowledgeincognitodisguisedsonooneknowsyourecognizetodiscoverthatoneknows

con with,jointly Latin concurtoagreewithsomeonecontemporaryofthesametimeperiodasothersconventionagatheringofpeoplewithacommoninterest

contra/o against,opposite

Latin contradicttoargueagainst,Contraflow,contraception,contrarynotinagreement,controversydisagreement

corp/o body Latin corporationacompanyrecognizedbylawasasinglebodycorpseadeadbodycorporalpertainingtothebody

cosm/o universe Greek cosmonautaRussianastronautcosmostheuniversemicrocosmaminiatureuniverse

counter opposite,contrary,opposing

counteracttoopposetheeffectsofanactioncountermandtocancelapreviousordercounteroffensiveattackagainstanattack

cranio skull Greek craniologythestudyofskullcharacteristicscraniumskullofvertebratescranialpertainingtotheskull

cred believe Latin credencebeliefthatsomethingistrueorvalidcredulousbelievingthingstooeasily,gullibleincredibleunbelievable

cruc cross Latin crucialcharacteristicoforhavingtheformofacrosscrucifixthecrossitselfasaChristianemblemexcruciatingsointenseastocausegreatpainoranguish

crypto hidden,secret Greek crypticofhiddenmeaningcryptographyscienceofsecretcodesencryptencodeintosecretcode

cumul mass,heap Latin accumulatetogatherorpileupcumulativegraduallybuildingup

curr,curs run Latin concurrentrunningparallelcurrentflowingeasilyandsmoothlycursivehavingaflowing,easy,impromptucharacter

cycl circle,ring Greek bicycleavehiclewithtwowheelscycleasequencethatisrepeatedcycloneastormwithcirclingwinds

de reduce,away,down,remove

Latin deceleratetoslowdown,reducespeeddethronetoremovefrompowerdebugtoremovebugs

dec/a,deka

ten Greek decade10yearsdecathlonathleticcontestthatincludes10disciplinesinwhicheachparticipantcompetesDecemberformerlythe10thmonthoftheRomancalendar



deci onetenth Latin deciliteratenthofaliterdecimatereducedramaticallydecibelonetenthofthesoundvolumeunitbel

dem/o people Greek democracygovernmentofthepeopledemographicthestudyofpeopleepidemicspreadingamongpeopleinaregion

demi half,lessthan Latin demitasseasmallcupofcoffeedemimondesomeoneoflittlerespectedlifestyle

dendr/o/i tree Greek philodendronaclimbingplantthatgrowsontreesdendrochronologydatingeventsbystudyinggrowthringsintreesdendriformintheshapeofatree

dent,dont tooth Latin dentalrelatingtoteethdentistadoctorfortheteethdenturesasetoffalseteeth

derm/a skin Greek dermatologistadoctorfortheskinpachydermaclassofanimalswithverythickskin(elephant,rhinoceros)dermatitisinflammationoftheskin

di/plo two,twice Greek dichromaticdisplayingtwocolorsdiplomaacertificate,literally"aletterfoldeddouble"dilemmaasituationthatrequiresachoicebetweentwoalternatives.

di/s apart,away,not,totheopposite

Latin digressionadeparturefromthemainissue,subjectdisappeartomoveoutofsightdissecttocutapartpiecebypiece.

dia through,between,apart,across

Greek diabetesdiseasecharacterizedbyexcessivethirstanddischargeofurinediagnosisunderstandingaconditionbygoingthroughadetailedreviewofsymptomsdialogconversationbetweentwopeople.

dict speak Latin contradicttoexpresstheoppositeofpredictionastatementforetellingthefuturedictatetospeakoutloudforanotherpersontowritedown.

domin master Latin dominatetobethemasterofdomineeringexcessivelycontrollingpredominatetohavemorepowerthanothers

don/at give Latin donationacontributionorgiftdonorsomeonewhogivessomethingpardontogiveforgivenessforanoffense

duc/t lead Latin conducttoleadmusiciansinplayingmusiceducatetoleadtoknowledgedeductionasubtractionofanamount.

du/o two,twice Latin duplicatemakeanidenticalcopyduetamusicalcompositionfortwovoicesorinstrumentsduoapairnormallythoughtofasbeingtogether.

dur harden,tolast,lasting

Latin durablehavingthequalityoflastingdurationthelengthoftimesomethinglastsenduringabletolast.

dyn/a/am power,energy,strength

Greek dynamoageneratorofenergydynamichavingphysicalenergy/powerdynamiteapowerfulexplosive.

dys abnormal,bad Greek dyspepsiaabnormaldigestiondystopiaanimaginaryplaceoftotalmiserydyslexiaimpairmentoftheabilitytohandlewords.

e out,away Latin eloquentspeakingbeautifullyandforcefullyemissaryarepresentativeofacountryorgroupsentonamissionejectthrowoutforcefully.

ego self LatinGreek

egoisticselfcenteredalteregoahigheraspectofoneselfegomaniaexcessivepreoccupationwithoneself.

em,en into,coverwith,cause

empathyintentiontofeellikeanotherpersonempowerputintopowerengorgemakelarger.

endo within,inside Greek endothermacreaturethatcankeepitsinsidetemperaturefairlyconstantendocrinerelatingtoglandsthatsecretedirectlyintothebloodorlymphendogamythecustomtomarrywithinone'sclan,tribeetc.

enn/i,anni years Latin bicentennialoforrelatingtoanageorperiodof200yearscentennialoforrelatingtoanageorperiodof100yearsperenniallastingthroughmanyyears.

en,in inside,inwards Latin envisiontopictureinthemindencloselockinsideinwardstowardstheinside.

ep/i on,upon,over,among,at,after,to,outside

Greek epidemictherapidspreadofsomethingnegativeepilogueashortspeechdeliveredafteraplayepicenterthecenterofanearthquake.

equ/i equal,equally Latin equidistantanequaldistancefromtwopointsequanimitycalmtemperament,evennessoftemperequationastatementofequality.

erg/o work Greek ergonomicsstudyoftheworkingenvironmentenergythepowertoaccomplishworkenergeticssciencethatlooksatenergyanditstransformation.

esth/aesth feeling,sensation,beauty

Latin estheticiansomeonewhobeautifiesaestheticpertainingtoasenseofbeautykinesthesiathesensationofbodilymovement.

ethno race,people Greek ethnicpertainingtoadefinedgroupofpeopleethnocentricfocusingontheethnicityofpeopleethnologythescienceofpeopleandraces.

eu good,well Greek euphemismreplacinganoffensivewordwithaninoffensiveoneeuphonioushavingapleasantsoundeuphoriafeelingofwellbeing.

ex from,out, Latin excavatetodigoutexhaletobreatheoutextracttopullout.

extra,extro outside,beyond

Latin extraordinarybeyondordinaryextraterrestrialoutsidetheEarthextrovertanoutgoingperson.



fac/t make,do Latin artifactanobjectmadebyapersonfactoryaplacewherethingsaremademalefactapersonwhodoeswrong.

fer bear,bring,carry

Latin confertobringanhonortosomeoneferryaboatthatcarriespassengerstransfertomovetoanotherplace.

fid faith Latin confideplacetrustinsomeone,fidelityfaithfulnessfiduciaryatrustee

flect bend Latin deflecttobendcoursebecauseofhittingsomethinginflectionabendinginthevoice'stoneorpitchflexibleeasilybending.

flor/a,fleur

flower Latin floristsomeoneworkingwithflowersfloralflowerlikefloratheplantlifeofaparticulartimeorarea

for completely(usedtointensifythemeaningofaword)

forsakenorforfeitedcompletelylostforgivencompletelygiven(areleaseofdebt).

fore infrontof,previous,earlier

forebearancestorforebodetogiveanadvancewarningofsomethingbadforecastapreviewofeventstobe.

form shape Latin conformitycorrespondenceinform,manner,orcharacterformationsomethingthatisformedreformatoryintendedforreformation

fract,frag break Latin fractureabreakfragileeasytobreakfragmentorfractionapartorelementofalargerwhole

fug flee,runaway,escape

Latin fugitiveapersonwhoisrunningawayrefugeashelteredplacetofleetorefugeeapersonseekingprotection

funct perform,work Latin defunctnolongerworkingoralivefunctiontoworkorperformarolenormallymalfunctiontofailtoworkcorrectly.

fus pour Latin confusionbeingfloodedwithtoomuchinformationthatishardtomakesenseoffusetomeltbyheatinginfusetoputinto.

gastr/o stomach Greek gastricpertainingtothestomachgastronomyservingthestomachbyprovidinggoodfoodgastritisinflammationofthestomach.

gen/o/e/genesis

birth,production,formation,kind

Greek genealogythestudyofthehistoryofafamilygenerationallthepeoplebornatapproximatelythesametimegeneticrelatingtoheredityencodedinthegenes.

geo earth,soil,global

Greek geographystudyoftheearth'ssurfacegeologystudyofthestructureoftheearthgeoponicssoilbasedagriculture.

ger oldage Greek geriatricsmedicinepertainingtotheelderlygerontocracytheruleoftheeldersgerontologythescienceofaging.

giga abillion Greek gigabyteunitofcomputerstoragespacegigahertzunitoffrequency(onebillionHz/sec)gigawattunitofelectricpower(onebillionwatts).

gon angle LatinGreek

decagonapolygonwith10anglesdiagonalaslantinglinerunningacrossaspaceoctagonageometricalfigurewith8angles.

gram letter,written Greek diagramasimpledrawinggrammarrulesofhowtowritewordsinsentencestelegramamessagesentbytelegraph.

gran grain Latin granaryastorehouseorrepositoryforgrainespeciallyafteritisthreshedorhuskedgranolaamixtureofrolledoatsandotheringredientsgranulealittlegrain(asofsugar)

graph/y writing,recording,written

Greek Graphologythestudyofhandwritingsautographwrittenwithone'sownhandseismographamachinenotingstrengthanddurationofearthquakes.

grat pleasing Latin gratifytopleasesomeonegratefulfeelingthankfulgratuityatip,tokenofappreciation.

gyn/o/e woman,female

Greek gynecologythescienceoffemalereproductivehealthgynephobiafearofwomengynecoidresemblingawoman.

gress,grad/e/i tostep,togo Latin digressionadeparturefromthemainissue,subject,etc.progressmovementforwardoronwardgradualstepbystep.

hect/o,hecat hundred Greek hectoliter100litershectaremetricunitequaling100aresor10,000squaremetershectometer100meters.

helic/o spiral,circular Greek helicopteranaircraftwithhorizontalrotatingwinghelixaspiralformheliconacirculartuba.

heli/o sun Greek heliotropismmovementorgrowthinrelatingtothesunheliographapparatususedtosendmessagewiththehelpofsunlighthelianthusgenusofplantsincludingsunflowers.

hemi half,partial Greek hemicycleasemicircularstructurehemisphereonehalfoftheearthhemistichhalfalineofpoetry.

hem/o/a blood LatinGreek

hemorrhageclottingofthebloodhemorrhoidsswellingofthebloodvesselshemoglobinredbloodparticle.

hepa liver Latin hepatitisinflammationoftheliverhepatomaatumoroftheliverhepatotoxictoxicanddamagingtotheliver.



hept/a seven Greek heptagonashapewithsevenanglesandsevensidesHeptateuchthefirstsevenbooksoftheOldTestamentheptameteralineofverseconsistingofsevenmetricalfeet.

herbi grass,plant Latin herbicideanychemicalusedtokillunwantedplants,etc.herbivorousplanteatingherbalrelatingtoplants.

hetero different,other

Greek heterogeneousmadeupofunrelatedpartsheteronymswordswithsamespellingbutdifferentmeaningsheterodoxnotconformingtotraditionalbeliefs.

hex/a six Greek hexagonashapewithsixangles/sideshexameteraversemeasuredinsixhexapodhavingsixlegs.

histo tissue Greek histologystudyofthemicroscopicstructureoftissueshistochemistrystudyofthechemicalconstitutionofcellsandtissues.

homo,homeo

like,alike,same

LatinGreek

homogeneousofthesamenatureorkindhomonymsoundingalikehomeopathatherapythatisbasedontreating"samewithsame"

hydr/o liquid,water Greek hydratetoaddwatertohydrophobiaintensefearofwaterhydroponicsgrowingplantsinliquidnutrientsolutionhydraulicoperatedbyforcecreatedbyaliquid.

hygr/o moisture,humidity

Greek hygrometertoolusedtomeasurehumidityhygrographinstrumentforrecordingvariationsinatmospherichumidity.

hyper toomuch,over,excessive,beyond

LatinGreek

hyperactiveveryrestlesshypercriticaltoocriticalhypertensionabovenormalpressure.

hyp/o under Greek hypoglycemiaanabnormallylowlevelofsugarinthebloodhypothermiaabnormallylowbodytemperaturehypothesisatheorythatisunprovenbutusedundertheassumptionthatitistrue.

iatr/o medicalcare Greek geriatricsmedicalcareoftheelderlypediatricianadoctorwhotreatschildrenpodiatrymedicalcareforfeet.

icon/o image LatinGreek

iconan(oftenreligious)image,inmodernusageasimplifiedgraphicofhighsymboliccontenticonologyscienceofsymbolsandiconsiconoclastsomeonewhodestroysreligiousimagesandtraditionalbeliefs.

idio peculiar,personal,distinct

Greek idiomaticPeculiartoaparticularlanguageidiosyncracyaphysicalormentalcharacteristictypicaloraparticularpersonidiotsomeonewhoisdistinctlyfoolishorstupid.

il,in in,into Latin illuminatetogivelighttoinnovationanewidea,method,ordeviceinspectiontheactofexaminingorreviewing.

ig,il,im,in,ir

not,without Latin illegalnotlegalimpossiblenotpossibleinappropriatenotappropriateirresponsiblenotresponsible.

imag likeness Latin imagealikenessofsomeoneimaginativeabletothinkupnewideasorimagesimaginetoformapictureorlikenessinthemind.

infra beneath,below

Latin infrastructureunderlyingframeworkofasysteminfraredbelowtheregularlightspectrum.

inter between,among,jointly

Latin internationalinvolvingtwoormorecountriesintersectionplacewhereroadscometogetherintercepttostoporinterruptthecourseof.

intra,intro

within,inside Latin intrastateexistinginonestateintravenousinsideorintoaveinintrovertshypersonwhokeepswithinhim/herself.

ir not Latin irredeemablenotredeemableirreformablenotreformableirrationalnotrational.

iso equal isobaralineonamapconnectingpointsofequalbarometricpressureisometrichavingequalityofmeasureisothermalhavingequalorconstanttemperature.

ject throw Latin ejecttothrowsomeone/somethingoutinterjecttothrowaremarkintoadiscussionprojecttocastorthrowsomething.

jud law Latin judgmentadecisionofacourtoflawjudicialhavingtodowithjudgesorcourtsoflawjudiciaryasystemofcourtsoflaw.

junct join Latin conjunctionawordthatjoinspartsofsentencesdisjunctionadisconnectionjunctionaplacewheretwothingsjoin.

juven young Latin juvenileyouthfulorchildishrejuvenatetobringbacktoyouthfulstrengthorappearance.

kilo thousand Greek kilobyte1,000byteskilometer1,000meterkilograms1,000grams.

kine/t/mat

motion,division

Greek kineticsstudyoftheforceofmotionpsychokinesisortelekinesistheabilitytomoveobjectswithyourmindcinematographymotionpicturemaking.

lab work Latin collaboratetoworkwithapersonelaboratetoworkoutthedetailslaboriousrequiringalotofhardwork.

lact/o milk Latin lactatetogivemilk,nurselactosethesugarcontainedinmilklacticacid.

later side Latin bilateraloforinvolvingtwosidesunilateralaffectingonesideofsomething.

leuk/o,leuc/o

white,colorless

Greek leukemiaabnormalincreaseofwhitebloodcellsinthebloodleukocyteamaturewhitebloodcellleucineawhite,crystallineaminoacid.

lex word,law,reading

Greek lexicologythestudyandhistoryofwordsalexialossoftheabilitytoreadillegalnotauthorizedbytheofficialrulesorlaws.



liber free Latin liberatetosetfreelibertineapersonwithafree,wildlifestylelibertyfreedom.

lingu language,tongue

Latin linguistonewhostudieslanguagesmultilingualabletocommunicateinmultiplelanguageslinguinelong,flat"tongueshaped"pasta.

lip/o fat Greek liposuctionthemechanicalremovaloffatreservesinthetissuelipaseenzymethatbreaksdownfatlipoidresemblingfat.

lite,ite,lith/o

mineral,rock,fossil

Greek apatiteagroupofcommonmineralsgraniteahard,granularrockmonolitharemarkable,uniquestone.

loc place Latin dislocatetoputsomethingoutofitsusualplacelocationaplacerelocatetomovetoanewplace.

log/o word,doctrine,discourse

Greek logiccorrectreasoningmonologuealongspeechbyonespeakeranalogysimilarity,especiallybetweenthingsotherwisedissimilar.

loqu,locu speak Latin eloquentspeakingbeautifullyandforcefullyloquaciousverytalkativeelocutionartofpublicspeaking.

luc light Latin elucidatetoexplain,tothrowlightonlucideasilyunderstood,givingofflighttranslucentallowinglightthrough.

lud,lus toplay Latin preludeintroductiontothemajorperformanceillusionmisleadingopticalimageorimpressiondeludetomislead,deceive.

lumin light Latin illuminatetofillwithlightlumenunitmeasuringlight.

lun/a/i moon Latin lunarrelatingtothemoonlunarscapethesurfaceofthemoonlunaticinsane(asifdrivenmadbythemoon).

macro large,great Greek macroevolutionlargescaleevolutionmacromoleculealargemoleculemacroeconomicsstudyoftheoverallforcesofeconomy.

magn/a/i great,large Latin magnifymakelargermagnificentgrandmagnateapowerfulperson,especiallyinbusinessorindustry.

mal/e bad,ill,wrong Latin malcontentwrongcontentmalaria"badair",infectiousdiseasethoughttooriginatefromthe"badair"oftheswamps,butcausedbythebiteofaninfectedmosquitomaliciousshowingstrongillwill.

man/i/u hand Latin maneuvertomovebyhandmanualdonewiththehandsmanuscriptabookwrittenbyhand.

mand toorder Latin commandanorderorinstructiondemandahardtoignoreordermandateanofficialorder.

mania madness,insanity,excessivedesire

Greek bibliomaniaacrazyloveofbooksegomaniaamadloveofoneselfmaniacaninsaneperson.

mar/i sea Latin marinaaharborforpleasureboatsmaritimerelatingtotheseasubmarineanunderseaboataquamarinecolorofseawater.

mater,matr/i

mother Latin maternalrelatingtomotherhoodmaternitythestateofbeingamothermatriarchawomanheadofahousehold.

max greatest Latin maximalthebestorgreatestpossiblemaximizetomakeasgreataspossiblemaximumthegreatestamount.

medi middle Latin medievalpertainingtotheMiddleAgesmediuminthemiddlemediocreonlyofmedium(inferior)quality.

mega great,large,million

Greek megalopolisanareawithmanynearbycitiesmegaphoneadevicethatprojectsaloudvoicemegastructurehugebuildingorotherstructure.

melan/o black Greek melancholyastateofdarkemotionsmelanomamalignantdarktumoroftheskinmelodramaadark,patheticdrama.

memor/i remember Latin commemoratetohonorthememoryof,asbyaceremonymemorialrelatedtorememberingapersonoreventmemory:anabilitytoretainknowledgeoranindividual'sstockofretainedknowledge.

merge,mers

dip,dive Latin immergeorimmersetoputordipsomethingintoaliquidsubmergetodipsomethingcompletelyintowate.r

meso middle LatinGreek

MesoamericaMiddleAmericamesonelementaryparticlewithamassbetweenanelectronandaproton.

meta change,after,beyond,between

Greek metaphysicsstudyofnatureandrealitymetamorphosisacompletechangeofformmetastasisthetransmissionofdiseasetootherpartsofthebody.

meter,metr/y

measure Greek audiometeraninstrumentthatmeasureshearingacutenesschronometeraninstrumentthatmeasurestimemetricmeasured.

micro verysmall,short,minute

Greek microbeaverysmalllivingthingmicrochipatinywaferwithanintegratedcircuitmicroscopeadevicetoseeverysmallthings.

mid middle LatinGreek

midrifftheareabetweenthechestandthewaistmidtermmiddleofaterminschoolmidwayhalfwaybetween.

migr move Latin immigrantapersonwhomovestoanewcountrytosettlemigrantpersonwho



movesfromplacetoplacemigrationtheprocessofmoving.

milli onethousandth Latin millimeteronethousandthofametermillibaronethousandthofabarmilliliteronethousandthofaliter.

min/i small,less Latin minisomethingthatisverysmallminusculeextremelytinyminutiaeverysmallortrivialdetails.

mis/o bad,badly,wrong,wrongly,tohate

Greek misbehavetobehavebadlymisprintanerrorinprintingmisnomeranerrorinnamingapersonorthing.

miss,mit send,letgo Latin dismisstosendsomeoneawaymissileaweaponsentintotheairemittosendsomethingoutadmittanceentry.

mob move Latin immobilizetostopfrommovingmobileabletomovefreelymobilitythequalityofbeingabletomove.

mon/o one,single,alone

Greek monochromathavingonecolormonologueaspeechspokenbyonepersonmonotheismbeliefinonegod.

mot,mov move Latin motiontheactofmovingmotivatetomovesomeonetoactionpromotetomovesomeoneforwardremovableabletobetakenorcarriedaway.

morph/o form Greek metamorphosiscompletechangeofformendorphinschemicalinthebrainabletotransformpainamorphouswithoutdistinctshapeorform.

mort death Latin immortallivingforever,unabletodiemortalcertaintodiemorticiananundertaker.

multi many,morethanoneortwo

Latin multicoloredhavingmanycolorsmultimediausingarangeofmediamultitaskingdoingmanythingsatonce.

mut change Latin immutablenotchangingmutantanorganismthathasundergonechangemutatetoundergoachange.

my/o muscle Latin myocardiumthemiddlemuscleoftheheartmyastheniamusclefatigueorweaknessmyosincommonproteininmuscletissue.

narr tell Latin narratetotellastorynarrativeastorynarratorapersonwhotellsastory.

nat born Latin innateincludedsincebirthnatalrelatingtobirthnaturalgottenatbirth,notafterward.

nav ship Latin circumnavigatetosailaroundaplacenavalrelatingtoanavyorwarshipsnavigatetosailashipthroughaplace.

necr/o dead,death Greek necrophillovingdeathnecrosisthedeathoftissueduetodiseaseorinjurynecrologyalistofpersonswhohaverecentlydied.

neg no Latin negatetosayitdidn'thappennegativemeaning"no"renegetogobackonapromise.

neo new,recent neoclassicarevivalofclassicform,neocolonialismtheindirect("new")economicalandpoliticalcontrolofaregionbyamorepowerfulforeignpowerneonatalanewbornchild,especiallythefirstfewweeks.

nephr/o kidney Greek nephritisinflammationofthekidneysnephrotomysurgicalincisionofakidneynephronasingle,excretoryunitinthekidney.

neur/o nerve Greek neuralgiapainalonganerveneurologistdoctorspecializinginthenervesneuroticmentaldisorderthatusuallydoesnotincludeanimpairedperceptionofreality.

nom/in name Latin misnomeranerrorinnamingapersonorthingnominalbeingsomethinginnameonlybutnotinrealitynominatetonameforelectionorappointment,todesignate.

non no,not,without

Latin nondescriptwithnospecialcharacteristicsnonfictiontrue,real,notmadeupnonsensewithoutsense.

not mark Latin notablemarkedasworthyofattentionnotarizetocertifyasignatureonalegaldocumentannotatetoaddremarks.

noun,nunc

declare Latin announcetodeclareinpublicdenouncetoproclaimharshcriticismenunciatetospeakordeclaresomethingclearly.

nov new Latin innovatetointroduceanewwaynoveltysomethingnewnoviceapersonwhoisnewatajobrenovatetomakesomethinglikenewagain.

numer number Latin enumeratetonameanumberofitemsonalistnumerologythestudyofmagicalusesofnumbersnumerousalargenumber.

ob,op intheway,against

Latin objecttobeagainstsomethingobscurehardtounderstandoppositiontheactofresistanceoractionagainst.

oct/a/o eight Greek octagonafigurewith8sidesand8anglesoctogenarianpersoninhisorher80soctopusseaanimalwith8arms.

ocu eye Latin binocularslensdeviceforseeingdistancesmonocularelatingtooneeyeoculistaneyedoctor.

od path,way Greek diodeanelectrontubehavingtwoelectrodes,acathodeandananodeodometeraninstrumentattachedtoavehicletomeasurethedistancetraversedtriodeanelectrontubewithananode,acathode,andacontrolgrid

odor smell,scent Latin deodorantasubstancethathelpspreventbodyodormalodoroushavingaterriblybadsmellodoriferoussomethingthatbearsordiffusesascent



omni all Latin omnipotentwithallthepoweromniscientknowingallthingsomnivorouseatingallfoods.

op/t/s eye,visualcondition,sight

Greek opticrelatingtotheeyesopticianapersonwhofitseyeglassesautopsytheexaminationofadeadbody.

opt best Latin optimalthebest,themostdesirableoptimizetomakethebestofoptimumthebestsomethingcouldbe.

ortho straight Greek orthodontistadentistthatstraightensteethorthopedicadoctorconcernedwiththeproperalignmentofthebonesorthographythecorrectwayofwriting.

osteo bone Greek osteoarthritisinflammationcausedbydegenerationofthejointsosteopathytherapythatusesamongothersmanipulationoftheskeletontorestorehealthosteologythestudyofbones.

out goesbeyond,surpasses,exceeds

Outgoingbeingoflively,sharingnatureoutdoingdoingbetterthanoutdooroutside.

over excessive English overconfidentmoreconfidentthanisappropriateoverstockmoresuppliesthanisdesirableoverexcited,moreexcitedthanoneshouldbe.

oxi/oxy sharp Greek oxymoroncombiningtwoideasthatsharplycontradicteachotheroxidizecorrodeasurface.

pale/o ancient Greek paleontologystudyofancientfossilspaleographythestudyofancientformsofwritingPaleolithicperiodoftheStoneAge.

pan all,any,everyone

Greek panaceaacureforalldiseasesorproblemspanoramaanallaroundviewpantheismtheworshipofallgodspandemicaffectingall.

para beside,beyond,abnormal,assistant

Greek parasiteanorganismthatlivesonandoffanotherlivingbeingparallelalongsideandalwaysanequaldistanceapartparagraphaportionofawrittenndocumentthatpresentsadistinctidea.

para protectionfrom

parachuteprotectionfromfallingparasolanumbrellausedtoprotectfromthesun

pater,patr/i

father LatinGreek

paternalrelatingtofatherspaternityfatherhoodpatriarchamanwhorulesagroup.

path feeling,emotion

antipathyafeelingofgreatdislikeapathyalackoffeelingorinterestempathyabilitytounderstandanother'sfeelings.

ped/i/e foot,feet Latin pedalaleverpushedbythefootpedestrianonewhowalkspedicurecosmetictreatmentoffeetandtoes.

pel drive,force Latin compeltoforcesomeonetoactexpeltodrivesomeoneoutofaplacerepeltoforceback.

pent/a five Greek pentagonshapehaving5anglesand5sides,pentagramafivepointedstarformerlyusedasasymbolicfigureinmagicpentathlonanathleticcontestthatincludesfiveevents.

pept,peps

digestion Greek dyspepsiaabnormaldigestionpepticaidingdigestionpepsinadigestiveenzyme.

per through,throughout

Latin permanentlastingthroughoutalltimepermeatetospreadthroughoutpersisttocontinueforalongtimeperenniallastingthroughmanyyears.

peri around,enclosing

Greek periodontalpertainingtoboneandtissuearoundatoothperipherallyingoutsideofthecenterperimetertheouterboundaryofanarea.

phag/e toeat Greek esophagusmusculartubethatcarriesfoodtothestomachanthropophagyorsarcophagycannibalismxylophagousfeedingonwood.

phil/o love,friend Greek philanthropistonewholoveshumanityphilologytheloveofwordsphilosophytheloveofwisdombibliophillovingbooks.

phon/o/e/y

sound Greek cacophonyloud,unpleasantsoundsmicrophoneadevicethatrecordsandamplifiessoundphoneticrelatingtohumanspeechsounds.

phot/o light Greek photogeniccausedbylightphotographimagemadeonlightsensitivefilmphotonthesmallestpossibleunitoflight.

phyll/o leaf Greek chlorophyllagroupofgreenpigmentsfoundinleavesphyllotaxisthearrangementofleavesonastemphyllitearockthatformssheets,similartoslate.

phys nature,medicine,thebody

Greek physicalrelatingtothebodyphysicianadoctorphysiquenatureandshapeofone'sbody.

phyt/o/e plant,togrow Greek epiphyteaplantgrowingindependentlyonthesurfaceofanotherhydrophyteaplantthatgrowsonlyinwaterneophyteabeginner,especiallyapersonrecentlyconvertedtoanewbelief.

plas/t/m toform,development,formingcells

Greek protoplasmsomethingthatisthefirstmadeorformed,alsothelivingportionofacellplasticabletobeformed,especiallywhenwarmplasteramixtureoflime,sandandwaterthatformsasmoothsolidcoveringforwalls.

plaud,plod,plaus,plos

approve,clap Latin applaudtoshowapprovalofespeciallybyclappingthehandsexplosionanactofexposingsomethingasinvalidorbaselessplausibleworthyofbeingapplauded



pneum/o breathing,lung,air,spirit

Greek pneumoniainflammationofthelungspneumaticusingtheforceofairdyspneadifficultybreathing.

pod/e foot Greek podiatristadoctorforthefeetpodiumasmallplatformtostandontripodastandorframewith3legs.

poli city Greek metropolisalargecitypolicepeoplewhoworkforthegovernmenttomaintainorderinacitypoliticsactionsofagovernmentorpoliticalparty.

poly many,morethanone

Greek polychromewithmanycolorspolyglotapersonfluentinmanylanguagespolygonshapewith3ormorestraightsides.

pon place,put Latin opponentapersonwhoplaceshim/herselfagainstanaction,idea,etc.postponetoputoffdoingsomething.

pop people Latin popularappealingtoalotofpeoplepopulationallofthepeoplewholiveinaparticularareapopulistasupporteroftherightsofpeople.

port carry Latin exporttocarrygoodsoutofaplacetoanotherportableabletobecarriedporterapersonwhocarriesluggage.

pos place,put Latin deposittoplaceordropsomethingexposetoplaceoutintotheopenforalltoseepositiontheplacewheresomeoneis.

post after,behind Latin posthumousaftersomeone'sdeathpostponetodelaysomethingpostscriptanadditiontoanalreadycompleteddocument.

pre earlier,before,infrontof

Latin preambleapartinfrontofaformaldocumentpreparetogetreadyinadvancepredictionastatementforetellingthefuture.

pro before,infrontof,for,forward

GreekLatin

prognosisapredictionofwhatwillhappenprologueapassagebeforethemainpartprophetapersonwhoforetellsthefuture.

prot/o primitive,first,chief

Greek prototypethefirstofakindprotononoftheverybasicpartsofanatomprotocolafirstdraftfromwhichadocumentisprepared.

pseud/o wrong,false Greek pseudonymafictitiousnamepseudosciencetheoriespresumedwithoutproofofascientificnaturepseudopregnancyafalsepregnancy.

psych/o mind,mental Greek psychethehumanspiritorsoulpsychicrelatingtothehumanmindorsomeonewhohassupernaturalmentalabilitiespsychologythestudyofthemind.

pugn/a,pung

tofight Latin pugnacioushavingaquarrelsomeoraggressivenaturerepugnantdistasteful,offensiveorrevoltingpungentpiercing.

pul urge compulsionaverystrongurgeexpulsiontosomeoneoutimpulsivehavingaspontaneousurgetodosomething.

purg clean Latin purgeremoveanythingundesirablepurgatoryaccordingtoRomanCatholicsaplacewheresoulsmustcleanthemselvesofsinexpurgateremoveobjectionablepassagesfromapublication.

put think Latin computeranelectronicthinkingdevicedisputetodisagreewithwhatanotherpersonthinksinputcontributionofone'sthinking.

pyr/o fire,heat Greek pyrotechnicstheartofmakingfireworkspyrometerathermometerformeasuringhightemperaturepyreticrelatingtoorproducingfever.

quad/r/ri four Latin quadrantopenspacewithbuildingson4sidesquadrenniumperiodof4yearsquadrupeda4footedanimal.

quart fourth Latin quarteronefourthquartafourthofagallonquartetamusicalcompositionorgroupinvolving4voicesorinstruments.

quin/t five,fifth Latin quintettacompositionfor5voicesorinstrumentsquintessencepureessence,basedontheancientphilosophythattherewasafifthelementthatwaspresentinallthingsquintuplefivefold.

radic,radix

root Latin eradicatepulloutattherootsradicalfundamental,lookingatthingsfromadrasticpointofviewradishanediblerootofthemustardfamily.

radio radiation,ray radioactiveemittingradiationradiologistsomeonediagnosingortreatingviaradiation.

ram/i branch Latin ramificationtheresultingconsequenceofadecisionramifytospreadorbranchoutramusabranchlikepart.

re again,back,backward

Latin reboundtospringbackagainrewindtowindsomethingbackwardreaction:aresponserecognize:toidentifysomeoneorsomethingseenbefore.

reg guide,rule Latin regentapersonwhorulesonbehalfofakingorqueenregimeagovernmentthatrulesregulatetoapplyarule.

retro backward,back

Latin retroactiverelatingtosomethinginthepastretrogresstogobacktoanearlierconditionretrospecttherememberingofpastevents.

rhin/o nose Greek rhinocerosaspeciesofanimalswithabighornonthesnoutrhinoplastysurgeryofthenoserhinovirusvirusesthatarecausingthecommoncold.

rhod/o red Greek rhododendronaflowerwithred/pinkflowersrhodiumanelementwhichproducesaredsolutionrhodopsinapurplepigmentintheretinathatisneededforvision.

rid laugh Latin deridetomakefunofsomeoneridiculetomakefunormockridiculoussilly,causinglaughter.

rrh/ea/oea/ag

flow,discharge

LatinGreek

diarrheaabnormallyexcessivebowlmovementhemorrhageheavybloodflowcatarrhinflammationofamucousmembrane,especiallythenoseandthroat.



rub red Latin rubydeepredcolorandapreciousstoneofthesamecolorrubellameaslesbilirubinreddishpigmentinbile.

rupt break,burst Latin bankruptunabletopaybecauseyou're"broke"interrupttobreakintoaconversationorevent,todisturbruptureabreakinsomething.

san health Latin sanementallyhealthysanitaryrelatingtocleanlinessandhealthsanitationmaintenanceofpublichealthandcleanliness.

scend climb,go Latin ascendtoclimbupwardcrescendoaclimbingupofthevolumeofmusicdescendtogoorclimbdown.

sci know Latin consciencesenseofknowingrightfromwrongconsciousknowingwhatishappeningomniscientknowingeverything.

scler/o hard Greek arteriosclerosishardeningofthearterialwallsmultiplesclerosisdiseasewhichcausesthetissueofthebrainandspinalcordtohardensclerometerinstrumentformeasuringhardness.

scop/e/y see,examine,observe

Greek microscopeadeviceusedtoseetinythingsperiscopeaseeinginstrumentonasubmarinetelescopeadeviceusedtoseeoveradistance.

scrib,script

write,written Latin inscribetowritelettersorwordsonasurfacescribeapersonwhowritesoutdocumentsdescribetorepresentwithwordsorpictures.

se apart Latin secedetoformallybreakawayfromsecludetokeepawayfromserumaliquidisolatedoutofanother.

sect cut Latin dissecttocutapartpiecebypieceintersectiontheplaceorpointwheretwothingscrosseachotherbisecttocutintotwoequalparts.

sed,sid,sess sit Latin residebestationedsedimentthematterthatsettlestothebottomofaliquidsessionanactualorconstructivesittingofabody

self of,for,orbyitself

selfdisciplinetheabilitytodisciplineyourselfselfrespectrespectforyourselfselfishconcernedonlywithyourowninterests.

semi half,partial Latin semiannualeveryhalfyearsemicirclehalfacirclesemiconsciouspartlyconscioussemiannualeveryhalfofayear.

sept/i seven Latin SeptemberthisusedtobetheseventhmonthintheRomancalendarseptetagroupofsevenmusiciansseptuagenarianapersoninhis/herseventies.

serv save,keep Latin conservetosaveorkeepsomethingsafepreservetosavesomethingreservationaplacekeptforaperson.

sex six Latin sextetorsextetteacompositionorgroupofsix,sextuplesixfoldsexagenarianpersoninhis/hersixties.

sol alone Latin desolatelonely,dismal,gloomysolitarydonealone,byyourselfsoloaperformancedonebyonepersonalone.

sol sun Latin solarinvolvingthesunparasolumbrellaprotectingfromthesunsolariumaroomwhereoneisexposedtosunlight.

somn/I sleep Latin insomniainabilitytofallasleepsomniloquytalkinginyoursleepsomnolentfeelingsleepy.

son sound Latin consonantaspeechsoundsonorousproducingloud,full,richsoundssupersonicfasterthansoundunisonasonevoice.

soph wise Greek philosopherawisepersonsophisticatedwiseaboutthewaysoftheworldsophismacleverbutmisleadingargument.

spec/t,spic

see,look Latin circumspectcautious,lookingallaroundretrospectivealookingbackatpastthingsspectatorapersonwhoseesanevent.

sphere ball Greek biospherethewholeroundsurfaceoftheearthhemispherehalftheearthsphericallyshapedlikeaball.

spir breathe Latin inspiretostimulateoranimatetranspiretogiveofvaporwithwasteproductthroughtheskinoramembranespiritinvisiblelifeforce.

sta stand Latin stablestandingsteadyandfirmstagnantstandingstill,notmovingstationaryatastandstill,fixed.

stell star Latin constellationagroupofstarsthatformsapatterninterstellarbetweenthestarsstellarrelatingtostars.

struct build Latin constructtobuilddestructiontheactofdestroyingsomethingthatwasbuiltstructuresomethingbuiltinfrastructureunderlyingframeworkofasystem.

sub under,lowerthan,inferiorto

Latin submarineanunderwaterboatsubmergetoputunderwatersubstandardinferiortoacceptedstandards.

sum highest Latin sumthecombinedtotalofeverythingsummationthetotal,highestamountsummitthehighestpointortop.

super higherinqualityorquantity

Latin Superbowlthefinalannualfootballgamesuperioraboveaverage,betterinqualitysupersonicfasterthanthespeedofsound.

sy/m/n/l/s

together,with,same

Greek symmetrysimilarityinsize,formorarrangementsynergythecombinedeffectsynchronizetocausetooccuratthesametime.

tact,tang touch Latin contactastateinwhichtwothingstouchtactilerelatingtothesenseoftouchtangibleabletobetouchedintactwithnothingmissing.



tax/o arrangement Greek syntaxthesystematicarrangementofwordstaxonomythescienceofclassificationataxialossoftheabilitytocoordinatemuscleaction.

techno technique,skill Greek technologythepracticalapplicationofknowledgetechnocracyruleoftechnologytechnologicallycharacterizedbytechnology.

tel/e/o far,distant,complete

Greek telephoneadevicetotalktoadistantpersontelescopeadevicetoviewdistantobjectstelevisionadevicetoreceivepicturesfromafartelecommutingworkingremotely,bridgingthedistanceviavirtualdevices.

temp/or time Latin contemporaryexistingatthesametimetemporalrelatingtotimetemporarylastingforalimitedtime.

ten,tin,tent hold Latin continentservingtorestrainorlimitdetentiontheactorfactofdetaining,tenacioushavingpartsorelementsstronglyadheringtoeachother

ter,trit rub Latin attritiontheactofrubbingtogetherorwearingdowndetritusaproductofdisintegrationorwearingawaytriteusedoroccurringsooftenastohavelostinterest,freshness,orforce

term/ina end,limit Latin determinetofindsomethingoutattheendofaninvestigationterminatetoendexterminatetodestroyorgetridofcompletely.

terr/a/i land,earth Latin extraterrestrialexistingoutsidetheearthterraingroundorlandterritoryanareaofland.

tetra four Latin tetrapodhaving4legstetrarchygovernmentby4rulerstetroseamonosaccharidewithfourcarbonatoms.

the put Greek bibliothecaalistorcatalogofbooksthemeapropositionfordiscussionorargumentthesisadissertationembodyingresultsoforiginalresearchandespeciallysubstantiatingaspecificview

the/o god Greek monotheismbeliefinonegodpolytheismworshipingmorethanonegodtheologythestudyofreligion,god,etc.

therm/o heat Greek thermalrelatingtoheatthermosaninsulatedjarthatkeepsheatinthermostatadevicethatcontrolsheat.

tort twist Latin contortionatwistedshapeorpositiondistorttoaltertheshapeorconditionofretortreplyinamannerthatissupposedtochangetheeffectofsomethingpreviouslysaid.

tox poison Latin detoxificationtheprocessofremovingpoisonstoxicpoisonoustoxicologythestudyofpoisonsintoxicatedinfluencedbydrugs.

tract pull,drag Latin attracttopullobjectsnearerdistracttodragattentionawayfromsomethingtractoramotorvehiclethatpullsthings.

trans across,beyond,through

Latin transcontinentalacrossthecontinenttransfertomovefromoneplacetoanothertransporttocarrysomethingacrossaspace.

tri three,onceineverythree,third

GreekLatin

triangleafigurewith3sidesand3anglestriathlonanathleticcontestwith3eventstricyclea3wheeIvehiclewithpedals.

ultra beyond,extreme,morethan

Latin ultrahighextremelyhighultramodernmoremodernthananythingelseultrasonicsoundwavesbeyondhumanhearing.

un not,oppositeof,lacking

Latin unabridgednotshortenedunfairoppositeoffairunfriendlylackingfriendliness.

uni one,single Latin unicycleavehiclewithonewheelunilateraldecidedbyonlyonepersonornationuniquetheonlyoneofitskindunisonasonevoice.

urb city Latin suburbresidentialareaontheedgeofacityurbanrelatingtoacityurbanologythestudyofcitylife.

vac empty Latin evacuatetoemptyadangerousplacevacantempty,notoccupiedvacationatimewithoutwork.

ven/t come Latin circumventtogoaroundorbypassrestrictionsconventionagatheringorassemblyofpeoplewithacommoninterestintervenetocomebetween.

ver/I truth Latin veracioustruthful,honestveracitythetruthverifytomakesurethatsomethingistrue.

verb word Latin verbalizetoputintowordsadverbawordrelatingtoaverbproverbashortsayingthatexpressesawellknowntruth.

vers,vert

turn Latin reversetoturnaroundintrovertbeingturnedtowardstheinsideversionavariationofanoriginalcontroversyaconversationinwhichpositionsareturnedagainsteachother.

vice actinginplaceof,nextinrank

Latin vicepresidentthepersonnextinranktothepresident

vid see Latin evidentclearlyseen

vince,vic

conquer Latin convincetowinsomeoneoverinvinciblenotabletobeconqueredvictorytheconquestofanenemy.

vis,vid see Latin visiontheabilitytoseeenvisiontopictureinthemindevidentclearlyvisible.

viv/ivit

live,life Latin revivaltheactofbringingbacktolifevitalpertainingtolivevivacioushighspiritedandfulloflife.



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voc/i voice,call Latin advocatetospeakinfavorofequivocatetousemisleadinglanguagethatcouldbeinterpretedtwodifferentwaysvocalizetoproducewithyourvoice.

vol/i/u wish,will Latin benevolentshowinggoodwillandkindnessvolitiontheactofmakingachoiceordecision,voluntaryresultingfromyourownfreewill.

vor,vour

eat Latin carnivorousmeateatingvoraciousdesiringoreatingfoodingreatquantitiesdevourtoeatquickly.

xanth yellow Latin xanthiumagenusofcoarseandroughorspinyherbsxanthochromiayellowishdiscoloration(asoftheskinorcerebrospinalfluid)xanthogenic

xen/o foreign Greek xenophobicafraidofforeignersxenogenesisthecreationofoffspringthatiscompletelydifferentfromeitherparentxenophileattractedtoforeigners.

xer/o/I dry Greek xerophyteaplantthatgrowsindryclimatexerographyadryphotocopyingprocessxericrequiringsmallamountsofmoisture.

xyl wood Greek xylocarpxyloidresemblingwoodxylophoneanorganpercussionstopofsimilartonequality

zo/o animallife Greek zoologystudyofanimalszooidresemblingananimalzooplanktonminutefloatingaquaticanimals.

zyg/o pair Greek zygoteacellformedbytheunionoftwogametesandtheorganismdevelopingfromthatzygomorphicpertainingtoorganismsthatcanbedividedintosymmetricalhalvesalongoneaxisonly.

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