FISH ROOTS Flashcards
Dog/Dox
opinion, praise, orthodox, paradox
Ortho
straight, correct, orthodox, unorthodox, orthodontist
Aco/u
sharp, acute, acupuncture, accurate
-ship
state of being or skill, crafts manship, citizenship, championship
An/Ana
not or without, anarchy, antonym, anesthetic
Meter
measure, thermometer, speedometer,
Esth
feeling, anesthetic, paraesthesia
Para
beside, parasite, paraprofessional
-ology
study of, biology, geology
contra
against, opposite, opposing, contrast, contradict, contraband, contraction
Embargo
an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country
Adept
very skilled or proficient at something
Ornate
made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns
agon
pain, struggle/ agony, protagonist
culp
blame, fault/ culpurit, culpable
prot
first, early/ prototype, protocol, protagonist
photo
light/ photo, graph, photosynthesis
jur
swear, oath, law/ jurisdiction, injure
spect
look, regard/inspect, respect, retrospect
phil
love/philosophy, phillanthropy
phob
fear/acrophobia, claustrophobia
fort
strong/fortify, comfort
dict
say/diction, dictator, contradict, predict
-action
process, condition/celebration, cordination
typ/e
print/prototype, typical
hier/o
holy, scared/hieroglyphics,hierarchy
fend
strike/defend, offend
crac
government, rule/democracy, autocracy
-dom
domain, territory/kingdom,boredom,freedom
thes/thet
put or place/thesis, antithesis, paranthetic
sym/syn
with or together/ symbolism, synonym
anti
against or opposite/ antibacterial, antiperspirant
co-
with, together, jointly/coordinated, cooperation
iso
equal/ isometric, isolation
-hood
state, condition, quality/ brotherhood, neighborhood
ex
out/ export, exclude, experience
ex
out/export,
turb
disturb, bother/ turbulence, disturb
asper
rough, harsh/ exasperated, aspersion
dys/dis
bad/ disease, dystopian
-ible
able to be, capable/ audible, credible
-ist
someone who/ dentist, artist
dactly
finger/ pterodactyl, zygodactyl
therap
treatment/ theraphy, hydrotheraphy
cryo
cold, frost / cryotherapy, cryoanesthesia, cryopathy
zygo
paired/ zygodactyl, zygomorphic
ptero
wing, feather / pterodactyl, pteropod
scope
see, view / telescope, microscope, macroscopic
colla
glue, gelatin like (collage, collate, collagen)
combus
burn up (combustion, incombustile)
ciner
ash (incinerate, incinerator, cineary)
cuss
strike shake ( concussion, percussion, reppercussions)
di-
two, double, twice (dice, diameter, dialoouge)
cephal
head, brain (encephalitis, microcephaly, cephalopods
-esia
action, process / anesthesia, amnesia
cinemat/kin
motion, movement / cinematography, kinesiology
gram
write/ grammatical, telegram
-ic
like or related to / graphic, topic, cinematic
echo
sound / echolocation, echocardiography
locat
place/location , echolocation, relocation
eo
dawn, early / eolith, eon
lith / o
stone/ eolith, lithography, paleontology
paleo
old, ancient/ paleolithic, paleontology
sphere
ball, round, globe / hemisphere
-ize
to make, to act/ dramatize, revolutionize, desensitize
erg
work. energy, allergy, ergophobia
metall
metal, mineral, mine / metallic, metalloid
pyro
fire / pyrotechnics, promania, pyrogenetic
en
in, into / entrance, envelope, enhance
eu
good, well / eulogy, euphoria, euthanize
glac
ice / glacier, glaciation, glaciology
-arium
place, container / aquarium, planetarium, terrarium
con-
with/ connect , consensus , conclude
se-
apart/ seperate, segregate, secret
greg
group, flock, herd / congregation, segregate, gregarious
baro
pressure, weight / barometer, barophobia, hypobaropathy
baro
pressure, weight / barometer, barophobia, hypobaropathy
tum
swell, disturbance, uproar / tumor, tumult, tumid
ec
out, outside, out of place / electric, eccentric, ecstatic, eclipse
caust
fire, burn / holocaust, catacaustic, caustic
-ary
belonging to, connected with / ovary, library, customary
stas/stat
stand, set, firm / static, ecstacy, stasis
narco
numbness, stupor, sleep, drugs / narcolopsy, narcosis, narcotics
saur
lizard / dinosaur, tyrannosaur, pelycosaurs
calypt
cover, hidden, concealed / eucalyptol, calyptra, calypter
peps/pept
digest, digestion / dypepsies, autopepsia, eupeptic
-ide
belonging to / azide, florize, peroxide
-tude
state, condition / attitude, negritude
ev
time, age / eventually, medieval, coeval
medi
half, middle, between / medium, medieval
terr
earth, land, ground / terrarium, terrain
melan
black, dark / melancholy, melanastic
mnem/mnes
mind, memory / mnemonics, mnemmovore
lav
wash, clean / lavatory, lavashes
purg
remove, get ride of, clean out / purge, purgatory
magn
great, large / magnify, magnitude
inter
between / internship, intercorse, inhume
mor
custom, proper / moral, mortage
moll
mild, soft / mollify, mollifier
leps
take, seize / lepsy, fleps
mania
intense craving, loss of reason / maniac, megalomania
dont
teeth / orthodontist, dental
ped
foot, child / pedal, pedratation
ped
foot, child / pedal, pedratation
oxy
sharp, pointed / oxygen, oxygenate, oxycodone
re-
back, again / refer, reflex, reach
pater
father / paternalism, paternalist
-mony
result of / ceremony, antimony
sus
up / suspension, suspicious, suspend
pend/pens
hang, wiegh / dependent, pensee, aspens
-ive
performing / supportive, excessive
petro
rock, stone / petrologic, petroglyph
-eum
that which/ place / petroleum, mausoleum
sarco
flesh / sarcocarp, saarcology
tomy
cut/ autotomy, colotomy
port
carry / apportion, airport
zo-
animal, living being / zoo, zonation, zoogenetic
meta
beyond, after, change / metaphor, metabolic
phys
nature, growth / phsyiology, metaphysic
plac
calm, pleasing / complacent, placate
pon
put, place / ponder, pongrid
-ician
expert, specialist / electrician, esthetician
typh
fog, stupor / typhoid, typhonic
-oid
resembeling / android, carotenoid
-ment
state , quality, act /disappointment, discouragement
sec/sequ
to follow, order, sequence / sequence, secularize
ob-
toward, against / obligation, observance
pro-
before, forward / produce, pros-pone
sub-
under, below / submarine, subway
Demi-
part, half / demigod, demiurge
-er
one who / teacher, user
-ium
chemical element / Aluminum, Petroleum
Surg
rise / surgery, surgeon
Trauma
shock, wound, distress / traumatic
Tachy
fast / tachycardia, tachymeter
phras
speech / phrase (s)
un-
not, opposite / undyed, unlikely
-able
to do, to be / abatable, comfortable
-acious
quality / voracious, copacious
ten
hold / tenderfoot, tenebrific, tench