term | definition-example |
Aster | starlike shape // star flower |
Bibl | book // bible - Christian book |
Centi | hundredth part // centimeter - metric unit of measurment |
Chrome | having one color // monochrome - one color |
Fin | final // finish - the end |
Fort | strength or power // force |
Graph | write // autograph - to write ones name |
Hydr | water // dehydrate - to take the water out of |
Kilo | one thousandth // a unit of mass equal to 1,000 grams |
Mal | bad, poor // malnutrition - poor health |
Mar | sea, pool // marine - of or found in the sea |
Medi | middle, between // mediocre - average |
Meter | measure // meter - unit of measurement |
Ology | study, science // biology - the study of living things |
Omni | all, completely // omnipresent - present everywhere at the same time |
Phobia | fear // acrophobia - fear of height |
Poly | many // polygon - a figure or shape with three or more sides |
Proto | first // protagonist - main character |
Sen | old // senile - showing old age |
Sphere | ball // hemisphere - half of a sphere |
Sub | under, below // submarine - |
Therm | heat // thermal - related to heat |
Tox | poison // intoxicated - poisoned inside |
Vor | eat // carnivorous - flesh eating |
Bio | book// bibliography - a book about someones life |
Point Of View | the narrator's position in relation to the story being told |
First person | the narrator is a character in the story who tells everything in his/her own words "I" |
3rd Person limited | the narrator has the ability to see into the mind of only 1 character |
3rd Person Omniscient | the narrator is "all knowing" |