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Word Power Chapter 5
Kirklin and Bruley's Classes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Psychologist | studies human behavior |
| Psychoanalyst | analyzes the mind; studies the unconscious |
| Orthodontist | straightens the teeth |
| Optometrist | measures vision |
| Optician | grinds and makes lenses |
| Osteopath | bones and blood vessels |
| Chiropractor | joints of the spine |
| Podiatrist | feet |
| Graphologist | handwriting |
| Gerontologist | problems of aging |
| Psyche | mind, spirit, soul(Greek)or inner or mental life, or self image(English) |
| Psychic | possessing a sixth sense; extrasensory perception |
| Pathos | suffering or diseased |
| Psychopathic | suffering from a severe mental or emotional disturbance and appear to be lacking a moral compass (sometimes called a sociopath) |
| Soma | body |
| Psychosomatic | an effect of the mind controlling the body |
| Genesis | birth or origin |
| Psychogenic | originating in the mind |
| Pedodontist | specializes in the care of children’s teeth |
| Periodontist | a gum specialist |
| Peri | around |
| Endon | inner, within |
| Endodontist | specializing in root canal therapy |
| Exodontist | specialty in extracting teeth |
| Metron | measurement |
| Therme | heat |
| Thermometer | an instrument to measure heat |
| Baros | weight |
| Barometer | an instrument to measure atmospheric pressure |
| Sphygmos | pulse |
| Sphygmomanometer | a device for measuring blood pressure |
| Metric System | a decimal system of weights and measures |
| Osteon | bone |
| Pous, Podos | foot |
| Okto | eight |
| Octopus | eight legged sea creature |
| Platys | broad or flat |
| Platypus | an egg laying mammal |
| Podium | a speaker’s platform |
| ium (suffix) | a place where |
| Tri | three |
| Tripod | a three-legged stand |
| Cheir | hand |
| Chirographer | an expert in writing by hand |
| Mancy | foretelling or prediction |
| Chiromancy | the practice of palm-reading |
| Graphein | to write |
| Kallos | beauty |
| Calligraphy | an artistic form of handwriting |
| Kakos | bad or harsh |
| Cacograpy | ugly, illegible handwriting |
| Pyge | buttocks |
| Callipygian | a beautiful or shapely "booty" |
| Photos | light |
| Photograph | an image created by light |
| Phone | sound |
| Phonograph | a machine that produces music and sound |
| Tele | distance |
| Telegraph | a message sent over a distance |
| Bios | life |
| Biography | a book about someone’s life |
| Senex | old |
| Senile | showing physical and mental effects of old age |
| Senescent | aging, growing old |
| Senior | older |
| Senate | originally a council of older and (presumably) wiser citizens |
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