AmLit Vocab 10-12 Flashcards
prefix:
a-
away, from; not, without
root:
branchi/branchio
gill
root:
helminth
worm
root:
platy
flat, broad
root:
pod/pus
foot
root:
rrhine
nose
suffix:
-al
like, related to; an action or process
suffix:
-ate
to make, to act; one who, that which
branchial
of, or relating to gills
platypus
an aquatic animal with a brad, flat bill
abranchiate
lacking gills
platyrrhine
characterizing by a broad, flat nose
platyhelminth
parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body
branchiopod
aquatic crustacean with gills on its feet
prefix:
des-
from, away, down, apart, not
prefix:
in-
in, into; not
prefix:
re-
back, again
root:
cant
song
suffix:
-ation/
ill-ation
an action or process
suffix:
i-cle
small
suffix:
a-trice
feminine
incantation
the chanting of supposedly magic words
recantation
the withdrawing of something previously said
cantillation
the action of unaccompanied changing in free rhythm
canticle
a hymn derived from the Bible; literally a “little” song
cantatrice
female professional singer
descant
high melody above the main melody
prefix:
a-
away, from; not, without
prefix:
di-
two
prefix:
en-
in, into
prefix:
meta-
beyond, change
root:
cephal/cephalo
head, brain
root:
morph
form
root:
thorax
chest
suffix:
-ic
like, related to
suffix:
-itis
inflammation
suffix:
-ology
study of, science
suffix:
-osis
condition
suffix:
-ous
having the quality of
dimorphic
occurring or existing in 2 different forms
cephalic
of, or relating to the head
morphology
the study of the form and structure of organisms
metamorphosis
a complete change of character, appearance, condtions, etc
amorphous
without definite form, shapeless
encephalitis
inflammation of the brain
cephalothorax
fused head and thorax of an arachnid or higher crustacean
