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WWW 18,19,20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atmo | Vapor |
| Atmosphere | Envelope of vapor gases around a planet |
| Cardio | Heart |
| Cardiology | The study of the heart |
| Cosmo | World/Universe |
| Cosmos | universe seen as a well ordered whole |
| Counter | Against |
| Counteract | To act against |
| Cranio | Skull |
| Craniology | The study of the skull |
| Cyclo | Circle |
| Cyclone | Wind rotating in a circle |
| Gno | Know |
| Agnostic | Person who believes that nothing is known of the nature of god |
| Oss | Bone |
| Ossify | Turn into bone or bony tissue |
| Xylo | Wood |
| Xylophone | An instrument played by hitting a row of wooden bars |
| Monger | Seller |
| Fishmonger | A person who sells fish for food |
| Sept | Seven |
| Septillion | A million raised to the seventh power |
| Xeno | Stranger |
| Xenophobia | Fear of strangers from other countries |
| Vas | Vessel |
| Cardiovascular | Relating to the heart and blood vessels |
| Fore | Front |
| Forehead | Above your eyes on the front of your face |
| Ish | Like |
| Greenish | To be like green |
| Less | Without |
| Hopeless | Without hope |
| Baro | Pressure |
| Barogram | Recording of the atmosphere pressure |
| Ferro | Iron |
| Ferronickel | Alloy of iron and nickel |
| Quasi | Somewhat |
| Quasi-Official | Somewhat of an official |
| Nesia | Island |
| Polynesia | Many islands |
| Let | Little |
| Piglet | A little pig |
| Nano | Billionth |
| Nano-second | A billionth of a second |
| Pico | Trillionth |
| Picofarad | One trillionth of a farad |
| Ideo | Idea |
| Ideology | Study of ideas |
| Ven | Come |
| Advent | Someone coming to an event |
| Ichthy | Fish |
| Ichthyosaur | An extinct fish |
| Puls | Drive/push |
| Impulse | A sudden drive to act |
| Calor | Heat |
| Calorie | Heat energy |
| Sol | Sun |
| Solar | Relating to the sun |
| Strat | Layer |
| Stratosphere | A layer of the earths atmosphere |
| Sat | Enough |
| Satisfy | Enough to meet your expectations |
| Nuc | Center |
| Nucleus | The central most important part of an object |
| Protero | Early/Former |
| Proterozoic | The former part of a Precambrian period |
| Mont | Mountiain |
| Montane | A mountainous country |
| Kilo | Thousand |
| Kilometer | A thousandth of a meter |
| Myria | Many |
| Myriad | An extremely great number |
| Tachy | Quick |
| Tachometer | Tool that measures quickness of the engine |
| Fiss | Split |
| Fission | Action of splitting something |
| Cumu | Heaped |
| Accumulate | A heaping number of quantity |
| Meteor | High |
| Meteorite | A meter that makes it through the highest part of the atmosphere |
| Hibern | Winter |
| Hibernate | A time where animals sleep during winter |
| Di | Two |
| Diverge | To seperate into two |
| Bath | Deep |
| Bathymetry | Measurement of how deep the ocan is |
| Cirr | Hair/Wisp |
| Cirrus | A wispy cloud |
| Grav | Heavy/Weighty |
| Gravity | A heavy force that pulls you down |
| Solv | Loosen |
| Resolve | To loosen up the problem |
| Oma | Tumor |
| Melanoma | A tumor in melanin cells |
| Rub | Red |
| Ruby | A red stone |
| Pneumo | Lung/Air |
| Pneumonia | Inflamation in the lungs caused by bacteria |
| Radi | Ray |
| Radial | Arranged like rays of a circle |
| Oscu | Mouth |
| Osculate | A mouth touching another mouth |
| Ob | Against |
| Obloquy | Strong publice critism against something |
| Vect | Carry |
| Invective | To carry insultive language |
| Digit | Finger |
| Prestidigitation | Magic tricks done by finger |
| Plasm | Form |
| Cytoplasm | The form of living within another cell |
| Narco | Sleep |
| Narcolepsy | A condition where you fall into deep sleep whenever wherever |
| Vermit | Worm |
| Vermin | Wild mammals that harm crops, worms, and farm animals |
| Lign | Wood |
| Lignite | Soft woodlike coal |
| Dendr | Tree |
| Dendrogology | The study of trees |
| Lachry | Tear |
| Lachrymose | Tearful or given to weaping |
| Mela | Black |
| Melanin | |
| Melanin | Dark brown to black skin pigment |
| Vice | In place of |
| Vice Versa | To take place of something |
| Foll | Leaf |
| Folio | A leaf of paper |
| Atom | Particle/Vapor |
| Atomizer | Device for emitting particles of a spray |
| Orb | Circle |
| Orbit | To circle around something |
| Multi | Many |
| Multiped | Having many feet |
| Ign | Fire |
| Ignite | To light fire |
| Moll | Soft |
| Mollify | To soften someones anger |
| Lin | Line |
| Linear | Arranged in a straight line |
| Hemi | Half |
| Hemisphere | Half of a circle |
| Oo | Egg |
| Oology | Study of bird eggs |
| Grade | Step |
| Gradual | Taking slow steps |
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