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Root Chart 18-20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ven | come |
| Ichthy | fish |
| Puls | drive/push |
| Calor | heat |
| Sol | sun |
| Strat | layer |
| Sat | enough |
| Nuc | center |
| Mont | mountain |
| Protero | early/former |
| KIlo | thousand |
| Myria | many |
| Tachy | quick/fast |
| Fiss | split |
| Cumu | heaped |
| Hibern | winter |
| Meteor | high |
| Di | two |
| Bath | deep |
| Grav | heavy/weighty |
| Oma | tumor |
| Cirr | hair/wisp |
| Solv | loosen |
| Rub | red |
| Mela | black |
| Foli | leaf |
| Orb | circle |
| Vice | in place of |
| Atom | particle/vapor |
| Multi | many |
| Ign | fire |
| Lin | line |
| Oo | egg |
| Moll | soft |
| Hemi | half |
| Grade | step |
| Pneumo | lung/air |
| Oscu | mouth |
| Vect | carry |
| Radi | ray |
| Ob | against |
| Digit | finger |
| Plasm | form |
| Vermi | worm |
| Dendr | tree |
| Narco | sleep |
| Lign | wood |
| Lachry | tear |
| Convention | Coming together to do an activity. |
| Impulse | A sudden desire to drive an act. |
| Solar | Relating to the sun. |
| Ichthyologist | Someone who studies fish. |
| Calorie | Two units of heat and energy |
| Stratosphere | A layer of the earths surface. |
| Satisfy | Enough for someone. |
| Proterozoic | Earliest form of life. |
| Kilogram | Thousandth of a gram. |
| Nucleus | The control center of a cell |
| Piedmont | The base of mountains leading to the region of flat land. |
| Myriad | Many great numbers. |
| Tachycardia | Fast heart beat. |
| Atmo | vapor |
| Cosmo | world/universe |
| Cranio | skull |
| Cardio | heart |
| Counter | against |
| Cyclo | circle |
| Gno | know |
| Xylo | wood |
| sept | seven |
| Oss | bone |
| Monger | seller |
| Xeno | stranger |
| Vas | vessel |
| Ish | like |
| Baro | pressure |
| Fore | front |
| Less | without |
| Ferro | iron |
| Quasi | somewhat |
| Let | little |
| Pico | trillionth |
| Nesia | island |
| Nano | billionth |
| Ideo | idea |
| Atmolysis | Separating vapors. |
| Cardiology | Study of the heart. |
| Cosmos | The world or Universe. |
| Counteract | To act against. |
| Craniology | The study of skulls. |
| Recycle | Circle things again and reuse. |
| Prognosis | To know whats wrong. |
| Ossify | To harden into bone. |
| Xylophone | Have wooden bars. |
| Warmonger | Person who sells war |
| September | The 7th month |
| Xenophobia | Fear of strangers. |
| Quasi-official | somewhat official |
| Micronesia | small island |
| Piglet | Little pig |
| Nanosecond | a billionth of a second |
| Picosecond | a trillionth of a second |
| Ideology | Study of ideas |
| Forehead | front region of head |
| Fruitless | without result |
| Barometer | measuring the pressure of the air |
| Fernite | pure iron |
| Smallish | small like |
| Vase | a vessel to put things in |
| Fissile | easily split |
| Accumulate | heaping together |
| Meteorite | a meter that is high in the sky |
| Hibernate | To sleep through the winter |
| Diverge | to separate into two to routes |
| Bathymetry | The depth of water in oceans. |
| Gravity | The weight being pulled on the earth. |
| Melanoma | A skin cancer with tumors. |
| Cirrus | thin wisp strand. |
| Resolve | to loosen an argument. |
| Ruby | red gem. |
| Ignite | Catch fire |
| Lineal | In a direct line |
| Oophyte | A stage where eggs are developed |
| Mollify | Soften |
| Hemisphere | half of a sphere |
| Gradual | taking a step up one by one |
| Melanin | black pigment |
| Foliolate | having leaflets |
| Orbital | relating to a circular motion |
| Vice versa | in place of switching order |
| Atomic | relating to a partial |
| Multiped | many feet |
| Plasma | A form of bacteria |
| vermicelli | Noodles that look like worms |
| Dendrology | study of trees |
| Narcotic | a sleeping drug |
| Lignite | A soft wood like coal |
| Lachrymatory | the causing of tears |
| Pneumonia | Inflammation of the lungs |
| Osculate | Kissing on the mouth |
| Vector | An organism that carries a disease |
| Radiation | A ray of light |
| Oblique | Against being parallel |
| Digital | Showing time and not using the hand/finger clock. |