WORDSKILLS: Lesson 7

WORDSKILLS: LESSON ONE PART ONE

act (ag): drive (force), do Agitate Ag (force) ate (make,do) Agent Ag (do) ent (one who) react Re (back, again) act (do)

* andr: male Android Andr (male) oid (resembling, having characteristics) * Philanderer Phil (love) andr (male) er (one who) * Androgenous Andr (male) gen (origin) ous (full of) –producing male offspring. NOTE: Androgynous Andro (man) gyn (women) ous (full of), means having both male and female characteristics.

arthr: joint * Arthropod Arthr (joint) pod (foot) * arthritis Arthr (joint) itis (inflamation) * Arthropathy Arthr (joint) path (disease) y (result of)

biblio: book Bible Biblio (book) Bibliography Biblio (book) graph (write, record) y (result of) Bibliophile Biblio (book) phil (love)

Calli (kali): beautiful Calligraphy calli (beautiful) graph (write) y (result of) Calisthenics Calli (beautiful) sthenos (strength) ics (science of) Kaleidoscope Kali (beautiful) eidos (form) scop (look)

Capit: head Capital Capit (head) al (related to) Decapitate De (down, from) capit (head) ate (make, do) Capitulum Capit (head) – dense, headlike cluster of stalkless flowers: Small knob or head- shaped part as on end of a bone

* Chron: time Chronic Chron (time) ic (having characteristic of) Chronological Chron (time) log (study) al (related to) Synchronize Syn (together) chron (time) ize (make, do)

* emia: blood condition Anemia An (lacking, without) emia (blood) – a pathological deficiency in the oxygen-carrying materials in the blood Toxemia Tox (poison) emia (blood) Leukemia Leuk (white) emia (blood) NOTE: HEM and HEMO mean “blood” also, but emia means more specifically “a condition of the blood.”

* Flu: flow Fluent Flu (flow) ent (full of) Confluence Con (together) flu (flow) ence (state, condition) Superfluous Super (over, above) flu (flow) ous (full of)

fus: pour Confuse Con (together) fus (pour) Effusive Ef (out) fus (pour) ive (that which) Profusion Pro (forth) fus (pour) ion (state)

gno: know Agnostic A (not, without) gno (know) ic (related to) Ignorance I (not) gno (know) ance (state, condition) Prognosis pro (forward) gno (know) sis (process)

* greg: flock, gather Segregate Se (apart, away) greg (gather) ate (make, do) Congregation Con (together) greg (gather) tion (act of) Gregarious Greg (flock) ious (full of)

Hem (hemo): blood Hemorrhage Hemo (blood) rrhage (flow) Hemophilia Hemo (blood) phil (love, fondness) ia (condition) Hematology Hemat (blood) logy (study of)

ism: belief, doctrine Communism Communis (common) ism (doctrine) Chauvinism Chauvin (a legendary French soldier who fanatically supported Napoleon) ism (belief) Egoism Ego (self) ism (belief)

jur: swear Juror jur (swear) or (one who) Perjury Per (thoroughly) jur (swear) y (result of) Abjure Ab (away) jur (swear) – to recant or repudiate

lat: side Lateral Later (side) al (related to) Unilateral Uni (one) later (side) al (related to) Quadrilateral Quadr (four) later (side) al (related to)

mania: craze, obsession Maniac Mania (obsession) Kleptomania Klept (steal) mania (obsession) Pyromania Pyro (fire) mania (obsession)

neuro: nerve, brain Neurology Neuro (nerve, brain) logy (study of) Neuralgia Neuro (nerve, brain) alg (pain) ia (condition) Neurectomy Neuro (nerve) ec (out) tom (cut) y (result of)

Ped (pod): foot Pedal Ped (foot) al (related to) Pedestrian Ped (foot) ian (one who) Podiatrist Pod (foot) iatr (cure, heal) ist (one who)

rupt: break, burst Rupture Rupt (burst) ure (state of) Erupt E (out) rupt (burst) Interrupt Inter (between, among) rupt (break)

Scrib (script): write Scribble Scrib (write) Circumscribe Circum (around) scrib (write) – to encircle or to limit Post script Post (after) script (write)

terr: land, earth Terrain Terr (land) ain (related to) Inter In (in, into) ter (earth) – bury Terricolous Terr (earth) colere (dwell) ous (full of) – dwelling in or on the earth

Tors (tort): twist Torso Tors (twist) Distort Dis (apart, away) tort (twist) Tortuous Tort (twist) ous (full of)

Vers (vert): turn Reverse Re (back) vers (turn) Convert Con (together) vert (turn) Versatile Vers (turn)

Vor: eat Devour De (down) vor (eat) Carnivorous Carn (flesh, meat) vor (eat) ous (full of) Voracious Vor (eat) cious (having qualities of)