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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Uni | one |
| mono | one |
| bi | two |
| du(o) | two |
| archy | rule,chief |
| mono | one |
| di | two |
| tri | three |
| qua(d) | four |
| tetra | four |
| quint | five |
| pent | five |
| hex | six |
| sex | six |
| sept | seven |
| hept | seven |
| oct,octo | eight |
| nov | nine |
| dec,dek | ten |
| unify | to make or become a single unit |
| phil(o) | love |
| mis | hate;bad(ly) |
| eu | good or well |
| dys | bad,abnormal,difficult |
| meter | measure |
| macro | large or long |
| micro | small |
| equi | equal |
| a(n) | not, without |
| poly | many |
| vert | turn |
| con | with |
| in | not,opposite,into, within |
| mis,mit | send |
| re | back, again |
| dis | apart, away |
| ad | toward |
| ven | come |
| circum | around |
| se | apart, away from |
| sequ (secut) | following |
| dia | through, across, apart, thoroughly |
| pro | foward |
| log(ue) | speech,word |
| duc,duct | lead; quide; draw off |
| in | into |
| inter | between, among |
| intra | within, inside |
| medius | middle |
| ped | child |
| capt,cept | hold,seize,take |
| cap | head |
| corp | body |
| mater,matri | mother |
| pater,patri | father |
| soror | sister |
| frater,frati | brother |
| homo | man |
| genus | birth,begin,race |
| cide | kill |
| legis | law |
| demos | people |
| polis | city |
| graph | write |
| cracy | rule,strength,power |
| auto | self,by oneself |
| theo | god |
| agogos | lead,bring together,excite |
| potis | powerful |
| syn | same |
| deus | god |
| sanct | holy |
| sacri | holy |
| ology | study of |
| ism | doctrine,or theory |
| chrono,chron | time |
| temp | time,moderate |
| ana | back,up,again |
| logy | study or science of |
| geo | earth |
| helio | sun |
| terr | earth,land |
| path(o),pathy | feeling,suffering,emotion |
| ten(t),tin | hold,cling,keep |
| fid | faith(ful) |
| cred | believe |
| tact,tang | touch |
| ject | throw |
| locut (loqu) | speak,talk |
| belli | war |
| cred,ces | go (back), yield,withdrawl |
| gnostos | know |
| cogni | know |
| cur(r) | run |
| bene, ben | well,good |
| mal | bad |
| pos,pon | put,place |
| trac(t) | pull,draw |
| viv | live |
| voc | call |
| aqua,hydro | water |
| pneu | air,breath,wind |
| nat | birth |
| bio | life |
| lum,luc | light |
| photo | light |
| hypno(s),dorm,coma | sleep |
| infamous | people who have a bad reputation or are notorious |
| invaluable | something valuable that it is priceless |
| inflammable | will burn easily, to catch fire |
| ingenious | person is clever and creative |
| ingenuous | being naive about a subject, a childlike candidness. |
| november | originally the ninth month |
| monogram | initials of person's name in a design such as article of clothing or stationary |
| bivalve | having a shell composed of a two pieces such as a oyster |
| pentagram | a five pointed star |
| monolith | a large piece of stone that is carved into a column or statue |
| heptathlon | an athletic contest with seven different track and field events |
| dichotomy | division into two parts or kinds |
| quartet | five singers in a group |
| monocle | a lens for one eye |
| monotonous | sounded or uttered in one unvarying tone, lacking variety. |
| quintessence | a perfect type of example |
| monochromatic | pertaining to only one color |
| triannually | three times a year |
| bipartisan | support from both political parties |
| unifications | to make or become a single unit. Such as East Germany and West Germany becoming one country |
| decimate | to kill every tenth person |
| monosyllabic | having one syllable |
| tetrapod | a vertebrate having four legs or one that is descended from a four-legged ancestor |
| circumvent | to get around,often by using sly or or tricky methods |
| versatile | able to turn with ease from one thing to another |
| prognosis | forecast or prediction of how a disease will develop in a person and what the chances are that person will get well |
| vertebrate | a backbone |
| admit | send towards |
| avert | to turn from |
| abduction | kidnapping |
| induce | lead into |
| invert | turning it upside down |
| intermittent | stopping and starting again from time to time |
| divert | to turn aside |
| remit | to send back |
| convert | to turn from one form,use, or belief to another |
| intermission | send between |
| emissary | a person sent on a special mission |
| emitted | to send out or give forth. |
| submissive | willing to give in or obey another;humble or obedient |
| anemia | a condition in which a person's blood does not have enough red blood cells |
| atrophy | a wasting away or shrinking up of a part of the body. |
| equity | fairness;justice. Also the value of a piece of property after subtracting the amount owed on it in mortgages. |
| barometer | measure atmospheric pressure |
| anomaly | no following the usual rule or pattern;abnormal |
| pedometer | an instrument that measures the distance walked or run by recording the number of steps |
| misnomer | a wrong name;an error in naming a person or thing |
| philately | the collection and study of postage stamps and postmarks |
| bibliophile | a person who loves or collects book |
| microcosm | a little world, a world in miniature, a group thought of as representing a larger group |
| euphoric | a feeling of great joy or excitment |
| asymmetrical | having or showing lack of symmetry |
| euthanasia | the act of putting someone to death painlessly or allowing him or her to die by withholding medical assistance |
| polychromatic | having or exhibiting many colors |
| odometer | an instrument for measuring distance traveled, as in a car |
| eulogy | a speech or composition praising a person or thing, especially a person who has just died |
| capacious | to hold a lot of items |
| corporal punishment | physical punishment (of the body), as in whipping or spanking |
| Genesis | describes the beginnings of the world |
| homocide | the murder of one human being by another |
| pedagogy | teaching or the study of teaching |
| fratricide | an individual who kills his brother |
| parternal | the state of being a father |
| intermediaries | is a go-between or mediator |
| intrapersonal | self-knowledge |
| homo sapiens | mankind;human beings |
| genealogy | a history of a person's descent from ancestors |
| theologian | minister or priest |
| plutocracy | to be ruled by the rich |
| demographic | take a census and compile the information into a chart |
| sanctuaries | a sacred or holy place;a place of protection,shelter, or refuge. |
| contemporary | existing or happening the same period of time;a person living in the same period as another |
| oligarchy | a form of government in which power is vested in a few persons |
| deify | to make a god of |
| potentate | a person having great power;a ruler or monarch |
| autocrat | government which on person has all the power. Such as Adolf Hitler |
| illegitimate | against the laws or rules |
| monarchy | government by one person usually a king,queen,emperor |
| temperance | moderation in one's action,appetites, or feelings;drinking few, if any, alcoholic beverages |
| anachronism | back in time |
| chronological | listing what you did in order of time or dates |
| patriarchy | a government of men only |
| monotheistic | the belief that there is only one god. Judaism,Christianity, and Islam |
| ante,anti | before,preceding |
| chron,chrono | time |
| vit,viv | life |
| de | removal,away, seperation |
| dorm | sleep |
| extra | beyond, outside |
| liber,liver | free,freedom |
| voc, vok | voice,call |
| bibl, bibilo | book |
| fid | loyalty,faith, trust |
| prim,prime | first (in order of importance) |
| pan | entire |
| sym, syn | together, with |
| ver | true,real |
| rect | straight,right |
| a, an | without,lacking,not |
| nov | new,original,fresh |
| anima | life,breath,spirit |
| mort | death |
| tempo, tempor | time |
| -ee | one who receives or experiences something;one who is in a certain condition |
| cian,ian | a person with certain ability or a certain kind of knowledge |
| -en | made of |
| homo | same;similar |
| ous | having;full of;characterized by |
| sur | over;above;additional |
| vol | to will;choose |
| anti-vivisectionists | apposed to dissecting living animals for scientific research |
| cursory | going rapidly over something without noticing details;hasty;superficial |
| belligerent | engaged in warfare;showing readiness to fight;hostile |
| bellicose | inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile |
| malign | to speak harmful untruths about someone;slander |
| precursor | a person or thing that comes before and makes the way ready for what will follow;forerunner |
| recession | the act of receding or withdrawing; a period of economic decline. |
| benefactor | a person who has given money or other help as to a charity or school |
| retract | to draw back;withdrawl |
| preceded | to go or come before |
| avocation | something a person does in addition to a principal occupation |
| advocate | to support or urge by argument. ad-means "to" and voc- means "call" |
| cognizant | being aware or informed of something |
| geologist | study the physical history and structure of the rock formation |
| geocentric | having or representing the earth as the center |
| sociologist | a person who studies the origin, development,organization, and functioning of the human society |
| terrestrial | pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth. |
| astronomy | the study of stars and the universe |
| paleontologist | a person who studies the forms of life in past geologic periods |
| astrology | the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies o human affairs. Horoscopes are based on astrology |
| loquacious | talkative |
| tactile | perceptible to the touch |
| univalve | having a shell composed of a single piece such a snail |
| hydroelectric | electricity generated by the energy of running water, usually water falling over a dam |
| translucent | permitting light to pass through but not allowing things on the other side to be seen clearly such as most shower doors |
| native | state or country you were born; plants, animals, and people are the ones that originally came from an area |
| aquarium | a tank that holds water |
| inflammable | very flammable;burn easily |
| comatose | lacking vitality or alertness |
| infamous | famous but for the wrong reasons |
| invaluable | something so valuable it is priceless |
| innate | in-here means "within", so your innate characteristics are those you were born with |
| ingenious | a person that is clever or creative |
| ingenuous | a childlike candidness |
| hydraulic | "water tube" Hydraulic today is term used to describe a system operated by movement of fluid such as hydraulic brakes |
| autobiography | the story of one's own life written by oneself |
| hydrologist | person who studies flood plains |
| symbiotic | living together of tow different organisms for mutual benefit |
| luminaries | a body or object that gives off light; a person who has attained eminence in a field or is an inspiration to others |
| lucid | easily understood;intelligible;sane |
| pneumatic | containing wind,air, or gases; filled with or worked by compressed air |
| aquarius | this is the constellation that looks like a man carrying water |
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