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Fowler -Word LIst 2A
Fowler - Word within the word list 2A
| word/word part | meaning |
|---|---|
| patriarch | father & head of a family or tribe; old, dignified man |
| braggart | a person who is always bragging |
| herbicide | poison used to kill plants; especially weeds |
| physician | doctor of medicine |
| arthritis | disease in which joints of the body swell up and become sore & stiff |
| aqueduct | long pipe for bringing in water from one place to another |
| auditory | having to do with the sense fo hearing |
| belligerent | at war; showing a readiness to fight or quarrel |
| caption | title at the head of an article or below a picture |
| concise | telling much in few words; short and clear |
| biology | science of plants & animals; study of living things |
| automaton | a person or machine that moves in an automatic way; ie. robot |
| archy | government |
| ard | always |
| cide | kill |
| ician | specialist |
| itis | infection |
| aqua | water |
| audi | hear |
| bell | war |
| cap | take |
| cise | cut |
| bio | life |
| auto | self |