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Word Roots Pg. 23+24
By Jordan Young
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Centr | Center |
| Chron | Time |
| Gen | Cause, birth, race, produce |
| Geo | Earth, ground |
| Graph | Write, written |
| Therm | Heat |
| -Al | Like, related to; An action or process |
| -Er | One who, that which like, related to |
| -Ic | Like, related to |
| -Logy | Study of, science |
| -Ous | Having the quality of |
| -Y | State of, quality, act; Body, group |
| Geochrony | System of time divisions used in the study of the earth |
| Geology | Study of the earth's structure |
| Geocentric | Related to the earth's center; Earth-centered |
| Geothermal | Related to the heat of the earth's interior |
| Geogenous | Growing on or in the ground |
| Geographer | One who writes about the earth's features |
| Crac | Government, rule |
| Derm | Skin |
| Meso* | Middle |
| Phil | Love, loving |
| Somat | Body |
| Mesodermic | Related to the middle layer of skin |
| Mesocracy | Government by the middle classes |
| Mesotherm | Plant that requires a moderate degree of heat |
| Mesophilic | Thriving in a moderate environment |
| Mesosomatic | Related to the middle region of the body of various invertebrates |