Lesson 8 Words Flashcards
agony
antagonist
protagonist
agony- result of struggling
antagonist- one who struggles against
protagonist
barometer
baragraph
baritone
barometer-measure pressure
baragraph- write/record pressure
baritone- weighty sound
cerebellum
cerebral
cerebrate
cerebellum- controls voluntary movements, brain
cerebral- pertaining to the brain
cerebrate- to make brain
clamor
exclamatory
proclamation
clamor- shout
exclamatory- shout out
proclamation- act of shouting forward
clarify
declare
clairvoyant
clarify- make clear
declare- clear down
clairvoyant- one who sees clearly
cosmic
cosmonaut
cosmopolitan
cosmic- related to the universe
cosmonaut- sail the universe
cosmopolitan- a world city
doctor
docile
indoctrinate
doctor- one who teaches
docile- capable of being caught
indoctrinate- teach into
error
erratic
aberration
error- that which wanders
erratic- to stray
aberration- act of wandering away (wander from)
foli
foliage- result of leaves
exfoliate- leaf out
portfolio- carry leaves
gest
gestation- act of carrying
digest- carry through
gesticulate- cause to carry
holo
holistic- related to the whole
holocaust- whole burning
holograph- while writing
idio
idiot- private, unaware of public events
idiom- peculiar expression (kick the bucket)
idiosyncrasy- peculiar mix
lex
lexicology- study of words
lexophobia- fear of words
lexnonscripta- not written law
mar
mariner- one who goes by sea
submarine- under the sea
maritime- located near the sea
oste, osteo
osteoarthritis- bone joint inflammation
osteoporosis- bone opening disease
osteotomy- cut a bone
petr
petroleum- oil from a rock
petrify- make rock
petre- rock
ple, plen, plet
plenty- result of full
complement- fill together
deplete- fill down
popul
popular- pertaining to people
depopulate- people down
voxpopuli- voice of the people
pyro
pyre- fire
pyrogenic- start of a fire
pyrophobia- fear of fire
schiz
schism- split church
schizophrenia- split mind
schizogenesis- process of starting a split
sol
solo- alone
desolate- alone from
soliloquy- talk alone
sol
solar- related to the sun
solarium- place where there is sun
parasol- near/beside the sun
ten, tenu
tenuous- having little substance
attenuate- to reduce/ very thin
extenuate- reduce seriousness w/ excuses (thin out)
tom, tomy
atom- cut
anatomy- cut apart/ through
dichotomy- cut twice/ two cuts
vint, vinc
victor- one who conquers
convince- show conclusively together
invincible- not about to conquer
