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Root Words
Week 18-20
Term | Definition |
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Atmo | Vapor |
Atmometer | A machine that measures the water vapor on a surface |
Cradio | Heart |
Cardiac | Relating to the heart |
Cosmo | World/Universe |
Cosmology | The study of the development of the universe |
Counter | Against |
Counteract | Act against |
Cranio | Skull |
Cranium | The skull |
Cyclo | Circle |
Cyclotron | An apparatus following a circular path |
Gno | Know |
Gnostic | Relating to knowledge |
Oss | Bone |
Ossify | Turning into bone |
Xylo | Wood |
Xylophone | An instrument played by striking wooden bars |
Monger | Seller |
Fishmonger | A person that sells fish for food |
Sept | Seven |
Septillion | A million raised to the seventh power |
Xeno | Stranger |
Xenophobia | The fear of strangers |
Vas | Vessal |
Vase | A vessal for flowers |
Fore | Front |
Forehead | The front of the head |
Ish | Like |
Greenish | Like the color green |
Less | Without |
Hopeless | Without hope |
Baro | Pressure |
Barometer | An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure |
Ferro | Iron |
Ferrous | Containing iron |
Quasi | Somewhat |
Quasi-offiicial | Somewhat official |
Nesia | Island |
Micronesia | A tiny island |
Let | Little |
Piglet | Little or baby pig |
Nano | Billionth |
Nanosecond | One billionth of a second |
Pico | Trillionth |
Picosecond | One trillionth of a second |
Ideo | Idea |
Ideology | The science of ideas |
Ven | Come |
Prevent | To keep something from coming |
Puls | Drive/Push |
Impulse | A driving force |
Ichthy | Fish |
Ichthyosour | A fish like dinosaur |
Calor | Heat |
Caloric | Relating to heat |
Sol | Sun |
Solar | Relating to the sun |
Strat | Layer |
Stratum | Layers of rock in the ground |
Sat | Enough |
Satisfy | Meet enough of ones expectations |
Nuc | Center |
Nucleate | Having a center |