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root chart 18,19,20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atmo | vapor |
| atmosphere | the vapor around the Earth |
| cardio | heart |
| cardiovascular | relating to the heart |
| cosmo | world/universe |
| cosmology | study of the universe |
| counter | against |
| counteract | to act against something |
| cranio | skull |
| craniology | the study of the skull |
| cyclo | circle |
| cyclone | a system of winds rotating in a circle |
| gno | know |
| gnostic | relating to knowledge |
| oss | bone |
| ossify | to turn into bone |
| xylo | wood |
| xylophone | an instrument played by hitting wooden bars |
| monger | seller |
| fishmonger | a seller who sells fish |
| sept | seven |
| septillion | a million raised to the seventh power |
| xeno | stranger |
| xenophobia | a fear of strangers from other countries |
| vas | vessel |
| vase | a vessel that holds flowers or water |
| fore | front |
| forehead | the front part of the head |
| ish | like |
| smallish | small-like |
| less | without |
| motherless | without a mother |
| baro | pressure |
| barometer | an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure |
| ferro | iron |
| ferrous | containing iron |
| quasi | somewhat |
| quasi-military | somewhat of an military |
| nesia | island |
| melanesia | islands off of Australia |
| let | little |
| piglet | a little pig |
| nano | billionth |
| nanosecond | one billionth of a second |
| pico | trillionth |
| picogram | one trillionth of a gram |
| ideo | idea |
| ideology | a system of ideas |
| ven | come |
| circumvent | to overcome |
| ichthy | fish |
| ichthyoid | a fish-like vertebrate |
| puls | drive/push |
| repulse | to drive back |
| calor | heat |
| caloric | relating to heat |
| sol | sun |
| solar | relating to the sun |
| strat | layer |
| stratosphere | layer in the atmosphere above troposphere |
| sat | enough |
| dissatisfaction | to not get enough |
| nuc | center |
| nucleus | the center part of an object |
| protero | early/former |
| proterozoic | which the earliest form of life evolved |
| mont | mountain |
| montane | of or inhabiting mountainous country |
| kilo | thousand |
| kilometer | one thousand meters |
| myria | many |
| myriad | many numbers |
| tachy | quick |
| tachycardia | abnormally quick heart rate |
| fiss | split |
| fissle | easily split |
| cumu | heaped |
| cumulus | cloud forming masses heaped on each other |
| meteor | high |
| meteorite | a high flying rock |
| hibern | winter |
| hibernate | spend the winter in dormant state |
| di | two |
| dilemma | a hard decision made between 2 or more choices |
| mela | black |
| melanite | a glossy black gemstone |
| vice | in place of |
| vice versa | in place of something else |
| foli | leaf |
| foliolate | having leaflets |
| atom | particle/vapor |
| subatomic | particles that are smaller then an atom |
| orb | circle |
| orbit | to circle around something |
| multi | many |
| mulltiped | having many feet |
| ign | fire |
| ignite | to start a fire |
| moll | soft |
| mollify | to soften |
| lin | line |
| linear | arranged in a straight line |
| hemi | half |
| hemisphere | half of a sphere |
| oo | egg |
| oology | the study of birds eggs |
| grade | step |
| downgrade | a step down from something |
| pneumo | lung/air |
| pneumonia | infection that fills the lungs with fluids |
| radi | ray |
| radial | of or arranged like rays |
| oscu | mouth |
| osculate | a mouth touching another mouth |
| ob | against |
| obsinate | against changing someones opinion |
| vect | carry |
| invective | carrying critical language |
| digit | finger |
| presitidigitation | magic tricks done by fingers |
| plasm | form |
| cytoplasm | the form of materials with in a living cell |
| narco | sleep |
| narcolepsy | condition where you fall asleep |
| vermi | worm |
| vermicell | worm like strands of pasta |
| lign | wood |
| lignite | soft brownish wood like coal |
| dendr | tree |
| dendrology | the study of trees |
| lachry | tear |
| lachrymose | tearful |
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