List 13 Flashcards
chrom
color
We could tell that the monochrome photograph was old because photos used to only be printed in black and white.
form
shape
He told me that I had an oviform head, and I told him that having an egg-shaped head was better than a chubby circle head.
sequ
follow
I thought that 2, 4, and 6 were consecutive numbers, but it turns out the right answer was 1, 2, and 3 because when you count, 1 follows 1, and 3 follows 2.
glyc
sweet
I use glycerin when I bake to make things more sweet.
hemo
blood
My brother and I are learning about hemostats, which are tools that surgeons use.
ultima
last
It was the ultimate race. Whoever won this race won the whole tournament.
infra
beneath
We cannot hear the infrasonic sounds that elephants make, because they are too low.
leuko
white
The leucocratic rock stood out among the dark, brown rocks.
lys
break down
The analysis of the building showed the structure and break down of it.
meso
middle
My friend and I learned that E coli is a mesophilic organism that can only grow in moderate temperatures
milli
thousandth
I learned that a millimeter is a tenth of a centameter, which means that it is a thousandth of a meter.
mem
remember
I still have the memory of getting my dog, even though it was seven years ago.
gress
step
I have made more progress on my assignment, and I am almost done.
labor
work
They were collaborating on the project so that they could get the work done in half the time.
myo
muscle
My brother thinks that myology is interesting, but I always ask him why he finds the structure of muscles interesting, because I think it’s weird.
vac
empty
When I was put in a vacant room, I immedietly wanted to get furnature to fill it up.
oligo
few or small
I like the idea of an oligarchy because it is a small group of people ruling a country, and I think it would be good to have multiple perspectives and views, because that would make the decisions they make more thought through.
ose
sugar
My friend thought that lactose intolerent was intolerence of milk in general, but I told her it was intolerence of a sugar that is in milk.
osis
condition
Ichthyosis is a condition that causes the surface of your skin to be rough like fish scales.
tude
state of
My friend doesn’t like being in solitude because she likes other people, and she never wants to be alone
patho
disease
There was a pathological accident, and everyone got hurt, including the one with the mental illness.
phag
eat
My parents say geophagy is unhealthy, and I tell them that I wouldn’t want to eat earth anyway.
phor
carry
When we scored a goal in the soccer game, the euphoria gave us motivation to keep going.
phyt
plant
My teacher taught us that phytochromes play a very important role in plant growth.
phyll
leaf
My friend thought that we had chlorophyll in our skin, but I told her that it is what makes the leaves of plants green.
