Vocab 3 Flashcards
archy (ark-y)
government
Oligarchy (awl-i-garky)
ruled by many (group)
cide (side)
kill
Matricide (mat-ri-side)
kill your mother
ician (IH-shin)
specialist
beautician (bu-tishin)
specializes in beauty
cide (side)
kill
pesticide (pest - i - cide)
killing pests
itis (eye-tis)
infection
arthritis (ar-thry-tis)
infection of the joints
aqua
water
aquifer (A-kwi-fer)
underground well ( carries water )
audi
hear
audiophile
lover of hi-tech music
bell
war
bellicose
like to fight
cap
take
captivate (CAP-ti-vate)
takes/holds attention
bio
life
biodiversity
many organisms live together
cise
cut
incisive
get to the point quickly
auto
self
automaton (AUTO-ma-ton)
robot ( works on its own )
port
carry
import
carry in or bring in
scrib
write
transcribe
make a written copy
logy
science
mythology
science or study of myths
dict
say
malediction
a bad saying or a curse
cred
believe
credibility
the quality of being believable
cent
one-hundred
bicentennial (BY-sen-ten-knee-el)
happens every two-hundred years
Ex. Celebration
neo
new
neonatal ( knee-o-nay-tol )
having to do with newborn babies
ad
to
advocate
speak out in favor of or write in favor of
cede
go
proceed
to go forward
miss
send
dismiss
to send away
centri
center
eccentric
not in the center ( normal )
biblio (BIB-lee-o)
book
bibliophobia
the fear of books
anthropo ( an-throw-po )
man
lycanthrope (like-an-throw-p)
wolfman/ werewolf