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Unit 18-20 Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atmo | Vapor |
| Atmosphere | The air which contains water vapor |
| Cardio | heart |
| Cardiology | The study of the heart |
| Cosmos | World or Universe |
| Cosmopolitan | Belonging to the world |
| Counter | Against |
| Counteract | To acts against something |
| Cranio | Skull |
| Craniology | The study of human skulls |
| Cyclo | Circle |
| Cyclone | A hurricane that moves in a circular wind motion |
| Gno | Know |
| Gnostic | Pertaining to know |
| Oss | Bone |
| Ossify | To harden like a bone |
| Xylo | Wood |
| Xylophone | A musical instrument made out of wood |
| Monger | Sell |
| Fishmonger | A person who sells fish |
| Sept | Seven |
| Septagon | A polygon with seven angles |
| Xeno | Stranger |
| Xenophobia | The fear of strangers |
| Vas | Vessel |
| Vase | A vessel often used as a decoration |
| Fore | Front or future |
| Forehead | The front part of the head |
| Ish | Like |
| Greenish | Like green |
| Less | Without |
| Hopeless | Without hope |
| Baro | Pressure |
| Barometer | An instrument that is used to measure air pressure |
| Ferro | Iron |
| Ferrous | Containing iron |
| Quasi | Somewhat |
| Quasi- military | Somewhat part of an army |
| Nesia | Island |
| Polynesia | Island gruops of the Pacific |
| Let | Little |
| Piglet | A little pig |
| Nano | Billionth |
| Nanosecond | A billionth of a second |
| Pico | Trillionth |
| Picosecond | A trillionth of a second |
| Ideo | idea |
| Ideology | The study of nature and the origin of ideas |
| Ven | Come |
| Advent | A coming place |
| Ichthy | fish |
| Ichthysaur | Any fishlike marine reptile |
| Puls | Drive or push |
| Impulse | A psychic drive |
| Calor | Heat |
| Calorie | An amount of heat |
| Sol | Sun |
| Solar | Relating to the sun |
| Strat | Layer |
| Stratoshphere | The second layer of the atmosphere |
| Sat | Enough |
| Satisfy | To provide enough desire |
| Nuc | Center |
| Nucleaus | the center part of a cell |
| Protero | Early or former |
| Proteranthous | Having flowers earlier than leaves |
| Mont | Mountain |
| Piedmont | Lying or formed at the base of the mountain |
| Kilo | Thousand |
| Kilometer | Equal to one thousand meters |
| Myria | Many |
| Myriad | Many persons or things |
| Tachy | Quick |
| Tachometer | An instrument used for measuring how quick an engine is going |
| Fiss | Split |
| Fissile | Capable of being split |
| Cumu | Heaped |
| Cumulus | A heap of pile |
| Meteor | High |
| Meteorite | A mass of stone high in the sky |
| Hibern | Winter |
| Hibernation | To spend winters in a dormant condition |
| Di | Two |
| Diverge | When two things separate |
| Bath | Deep |
| Bathymetry | A submersible vessel for the exploring of the deep ocean |
| Cirr | Hair or wisp |
| Cirrus | A thin wispy cloud |
| Grav | Heavy or weight |
| Gravity | A heavy force that pulls down |
| Solv | Loosen |
| Resolve | To loosen again |
| Oma | Tumor |
| Melanoma | A skin tumor |
| Rub | Red |
| Ruby | A red gem |
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