WordSkills Lesson 8

1. Alg -- pain analgesic neuralgia nostalgia an (lacking) alg (pain) ic (characteristic of) neuro ( ) ia (state, condition) nostos (home) ia (state)

2. Anim –mind, soul, spirit animated inanimate magnanimous anim (spirit) ate (make, do) in (no) anim (soul, spirit) ate ( ) magna (large) ous ( full of)

3. Astr -- star asteroid astrology disaster astr (star) oid (resembling) ology (study of) dis (apart, away) astr (star/ill fate)

4. Cardi -- heart cardiologist pericardium myocardial cardi (heart) log (study of) ist (one who) peri (around) ium (related to) myo (muscle) al (related to)

5. Cogn -- know recognize incognito metacognition re ( ) cogn (know) ize (make, do) in (not) meta (change) tion (act of)

6. Dent (dont) -- tooth dentist indent periodontics dent (tooth) ist (one who) in (in, into) peri (around) dont ( ) ics (science of)

7. Erg (urg) – work, power energy synergize metallurgist en (inside) erg (power) y ( ) syn (together) erg (work) ize (make, do) metal (mine) urg (work) ist (one who)

8. ity – state, quality, act gravity minority sincerity grav (weight/heavy) ity (state of) minor (small) ity (state) sincerus (pure) ity (quality of)

9. Lect (leg) – read, choose lectern legible select lect (read) a place for reading leg (read) ible (able) se (away, from) lect (choose)

10. man (manu) -- hand manicure manual manifest man (hand) cur (care) al (related to) man ( ) fest (made)

11. Logy -- study eco (house/environment) ecology logy (study) mythology physiology eco (house/environment) logy (study) myth (story) physi (nature)

12. mob (mot) --move mobile motivate commotion mob (move) ile (capable of) mot (move) ate (make, cause) com (together) tion (act of)

13. noc (nox) -- night nocturnal equinox noctambulate nocturnes (night) al (related to) equi (equal, same) nox (night) noc (night) ambl (walk) ate (make do)

14. nov -- new novel novice renovate nov (new) el (little) nov(new) ice ( act, practice of) re (back, again) ate (make do)

15. ortho – straight, standard orthodox orthodontist orthography ortho (straight) dox (belief) dont (tooth) ist (one who) graph (write) y (result of)

16. phil – love of, fondness for philosopher philanthropist philodendron phil (love of ) soph (wisdom) er (one who) anthrop (mankind) ist (one who) phil (love of) dendron (tree)

17. photo – light photography photosensitive photogram photo (light) graph (write, record) y (result of) sens (feeling) ive (that which) gram (image)

18. rect -- right rectify rectangular rectitude rect (right) fy (make) angle tude (state of)

19. sed (sid, sess) -- sit sediment preside session sed (sit) ment (result of) pre (before) sid (sit) sess (sit) ion (act of)

20. sis – process, condition analysis psychosis diagnosis ana (apart) lys (loosen) sis (process) psych (mind) sis (condition) dia (across, through) gno (know)

21. Spec (spic, spect) – look, watch spectator respect conspicuous spec or (one who) re ( ) spect (look) con ( ) spic (look) ous (full of)

22. struct -- build structure construct obstruction struct (build) ure (state, act of) con (together) ob (against) tion (act of)

23. tract -- pull tractor distract intractable tract (pull) or (that which) dis (apart, away) in (not) able (capable)

24. via – road, way via trivia viaduct via (way) by way of tri (three) duct (lead)

25. xeno -- foreign xenophobia xenogenesis xenolith xeno (foreign) phobia (fear of) gen (start) sis (process lith (rock)