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Root Words
Week 18-20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |