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Vocab 2
vocab quiz 2
| Question | Answer | statment to remember |
|---|---|---|
| cell- | storeroom; chamber | you are in jail in a cell |
| -cene | new; recent | the new century is coming |
| centi- | hundredth | centipede had hundreds of legs |
| centr- | center | the center |
| cephal- | head | a-sef-a-lus no head |
| cervic- | neck | |
| chem- | referring to chemistry | chem is chemistry |
| chlor- | green | chloroplast is green |
| chrom-; -chrome | color | |
| chym- | juice | chi tea |
| -cide | killing | homicide |
| circum- | around; about | circle |
| cirru- | hairlike curls | curl |
| co- | with; together | co-executive |
| cocc- | seed | coco powder |
| coel- | hollow | coel hollow rhyms |
| coll- | glue | |
| com- | with; together | community |
| con- | with; together | connection |
| coni- | cone | coni the cone |
| contra- | against | contradict |
| corp- | body | corps |
| cosmo- | world; order; form | cosmopolitan is mixed together to form a drink |
| costo- | rib | Costco ribs |
| cotyl- | cup | |
| counter- | against | counterattack |
| crypt- | hidden; covered | cryptic code |
| -cuel; -culus | added to nouns to form diminutive | |
| cumul- | heaped | |
| cuti- | skin | peal the skin of a cutie |
| cyan- | dark blue | a color |
| -cycle; cyci | ring; circle | the rain cycle is a circle |
| cyst- | bladder; pouch | cyst is a pouch of fluid |
| cyt-; -cyte | cell; reception | |
| dactyl- | figure | |
| deca- | ten | decade is 10 years |
| deci- | tenth | decimal to the tenth |
| deliquesce- | become fluid | |
| demi- | half | demi half that cake |
| dendr- | tree | tinder is wood, wood is tree |
| dent- | tooth | chip tooth |
| derm- | skin | dermatologist |
| di- | two; double | two letters means 2 |
| dia- | through; across | |
| digit | finger; toe | you have 10 digits |
| din- | terrible | |
| dis- | apart; out | distance is apart |
| dorm- | sleep | dorm is college, college is sleep |
| dors- | back | dorsal fin |
| du-; duo | two | duet |
| -duct | lead | viaduct is built out of lead |
| dynam- | power | dynamite is powerful |
| dys- | ill; bad | disinfect the illness |
| ec- | out of; outside | ecosystem |
| echin- | spiny; prickly | sea urchin |
| eco- | house | eco friendly for your house |