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Cap
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Head
Example: Captain; decapitate
As the captain of my study group, it is my job to lead our review sessions each week.
Anti
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Against; Opposite
Example: Anti-federalists
Antibiotic
antibacterial
An anti-Federalists earned their name because they disagreed with the federalists.
Auto
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Self
Example: Autopilot
Autograph
Autonomy
Autobiography
Autonomous
My coffee was ready so I switched the plane to autopilot to enjoy my caffeine.
Bio
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Life
Example: Biography
Biometer
Biological
Biofuels
The biodiversity of the Amazon Rainforest is being threatened by deforestation; many animal and plant species are becoming extinct.
Centr
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Center
Example: Centrifuge
Central
Centrist
My cousin was looking for a better central area to build the hospital.
Cycl
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Circle
Example: Cyclops
Unicycle
Cyclone
recycle
We ran as the furious wind howling was moving us while the cyclone was headed towards us.
Form
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Shape
Example: Cyclops
Unicycle
Cyclone
recycle
Whenever my mom pulls out a picture of me as a toddler compared to now, she always says that I have transformed so much.
Log
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Word
Example:Monologue
Dialogue
Prologue
Catalog
Epilogue
After me and my friend read the same fantastic fantasy book, we had a dialogue about it.
Logy
Origin: Greek
Meaning: study of
Examples: Phycology
Archaeology
Biology
I was interested in fossils and in history about the universe, so I started studying archaeology.
Man
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Hand
Examples: Manuscript
Manufacture
Maneuver
Manuscript took months to create because every word was written by hand.
Meter
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Measure
Examples: Manuscript
Manufacture
Maneuver
My sister felt like her face would be burning, the next day she went to get a check up and they measured her temperature with a thermometer.
Multi
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Many, much
Examples: Multicolored
Multiform
My friend always had multicolored shirts on every day. Today’s shirt was blue, light blue, white, and green.
Ped
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Foot
Example: Centipede, pedestrian
The first time I walked into a large park, I saw many people walking, I saw a wide variety of pedestrians.
Phone
Origin: Greek
Meaning: sound
Example: Telephone, saxophone, headphone
When the telephone rang, my mom picked it up so she could hear and talk to my aunt.
Aster/astr
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Star
Example: Astronaut, astronomy, asteroid
I saw astronomy as a fascinating concept, I read books about it and loved every movie that would have astronomy. Since I loved astronomy, I studied the stars and our universe.
Aud
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Hear
Example: Audio, audible
After my dad got the voicemail from one of his friends, he listened to hear the audio from the voicemail.
Dic/dict
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Say
Example: Contradict, predict
Everytime I discuss a story I have heard of with my friend, she always contradicts what I say. My friend always says that whenever I tell a story, I always get it incorrect.
Geo
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Earth/ground
Example: Geographic, Geode
I love geodes, whenever it breaks open, I love to see all the shiny crystals. Geodes remind of a surprise egg, normal on the outside, fascinating on the inside.
Graph
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Written
Example: Calligraphy, autograph
Whenever my mom wrote on paper, she always had fancy and creative fonts and handwriting. That is why my mom has a love for calligraphy.
Mob/mot
Origin: Latin
Meaning: move
Example: automobile, motion
My aunt would always be moving when at work, she was always in motion.
Port
Origin: Latin
Meaning: carry,move
Example: Export, import, porter, and deport
We would always order something, but it would always arrive late because it was from another country. It was as if we magically picked anything that would take a long time to get imported.
Therm
Origin: Greek
Meaning: heat
Example: thermometer, hypothermia
My cousin always had a tremendously low body temperature, when she got to the hospital, the doctor told her she had hypothermia.
Tele
Origin: Greek
Meaning: far
Example: telescope, telephone, television
I love to use a telescope, I can see stars and celestial things from far away!
