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1. Alt-high Altitude: state of high altar: high, elevated table exalt: lift on high
_____________________________________ Because of the altitude in Denver,
Sam could not run as far.
2. Cred - believe, trust Incredible: not believeable Incredulous: full of nonbelief credulity-giving belief to Discredit: to turn away from belief
_____________________________________ To think that Arnold may be the
governor of California is incredible!
3. Cumul - heap, pile Accumulate: to pile up Cumulative: formed by
“heaping up” Cumulus: cloud piled up like
a mountain _____________________________________ Tim had to study longer for the
vocabulary test since it was cumulative.
4. Dactyl - finger, toe, digit
Pterodactyl: flying reptiles with featherless wings of skin
Dactylography: study of fingerprints for identification
Pentadactyl: having five digits on each hand or foot
______________________________ The FBI agent specialized in
dactylography.
5. Dyn(dynam)-power, force, strength Dynamic: relating to physical force aerodynamics: study of forces
exerted by the motion of air and other gases
dynameter: instrument for measuring power of telescopes
_____________________________________ The Dynamic Duo are able to
conquer any opposing force.
6. Enter - intestine Enterine: related to intestine dysentery: result of a bad
intestine gastroenteritis: inflammation
of the intestine _____________________________________ Because of an outbreak of
dysentery the cruise ship, had to return to port.
7. Et (ette) - small diminutive
floret: small flower statuette: small statue lunette: object shaped like a
half-moon or crescent _____________________________________ The broccoli casserole is better
if you use florets rather than the entire stalk.
8. Fa (fab) - speak, say, tell
infant: one who does not speak fable: a told story affable: able to speak easily
_____________________________________ After I heard the fable of the
tortoise and the hare, I stopped rushing around.
9. Flor - flower floral: related to a flower Floriferous: flower bearing or
producing Florida: Spanish for “land of
flowers” _____________________________________ My husband sent me a floral
arrangement for my birthday.
10. Her(hes) - stick
adhesive: able to stick inherent: part of something by
nature or habit incoherent: that which does not
stick (fit) together
_____________________________________ I needed an adhesive to hold
my book together when it began to lose pages.
11. Ichthy - fish ichthyology: study of fish ichthyophagous: full of fish
eating ichthyosis: scaly skin
_____________________________________ Because my son loves to fish,
he is thinking of becoming an ichthyologist.
12. Lingu - tongue, language
lingo: language Bilingual: having two
languages Linguistics: the science of
language _____________________________________ In today’s world, it is helpful to be bilingual.
13. Merg(mers)-dip, plunge
submerge: to dip under immersion: the act of dipping emerge: to rise from
_____________________________________ The submarine began to
submerge as the enemy approached.
14. Mon(monit)- warn
monitor: one who warns monitory: cautionary premontion: previous warning
_____________________________________ Colin had a premonition that
Auburn would win the SEC championship.
15. Or(orat)-mouth, pray, speak
oral: pertaining to the mouth oracle: an infallible authority inexorable: unmoved by
prayer; unyielding _____________________________________ Oedipus consulted the oracle
for help with the plague that had infested Thebes.
16. Phyto-plant phytogeography: study of the
geographical distribution of plants phytopathogen: causing plant
disease phytophagous: feeding on plants
_____________________________________ He went to college to study
phytogeography so that he could one day own a nursery.
17. Prehend(prehens)- seize, grasp prehensile: adapted to grasp
like a monkey’s tail comprehend: to grasp mentally reprehensible: deserving
blame; holding back _____________________________________ Once the teacher explained the
problem, I was able to comprehend it.
18. Rhizo-root
rhizoid: resembling a root rhizophagous: root eating rhizomorphous: in the shape of a
root
____________________________________ The tree began to die because
of the rhizophagous infection.
19. Sangui-blood
consanguinity: related by blood sangfroid: composure under stress exsanguinate: to remove the blood
_____________________________________ Before embalming, it is
necessary to exsanguinate the body of the deceased.
20. Saur-lizard dinosaur: terrible lizard pterosaur: winged lizard tyrannosaurus rex: king of the
dinosaurs
_____________________________________ Jurassic Park displayed the
power of the tyrannosaurus rex.
21. Topo-place topical: related to place topography: showing features
of a region on a map ectopic:occurring in an
abnormal place
_____________________________________ Because the pregnancy was
ectopic, the woman lost the baby.
22. Trud(trus)-thrust
intruder: one who “thrusts” in uninvited
abstruse: difficult to understand protrusion: the act of thrusting
out _____________________________________ The intruder broke into the
store in the middle of the night.
23. Vac(vacu)-empty
vacant: empty vacuity: condition of being empty evacuate: to empty out
_____________________________________ During the hurricane, many
inhabitants of the coast had to evacuate.
24. Ward-in the direction of
backward: in the back direction toward: in the direction to homeward: in the direction of home
_____________________________________ After school, I will be
homeward bound!!!
25. Xero-dry xeroderma: dry skin xerophilous: thriving in an
environment having only minimum amount of water
xerophyte: plant that grows only in dry climate
_____________________________________ During the winter season,
many people suffer from xeroderma.
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