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Word Dissection Book 2
Word Dissection Book 2
206
English
10th Grade
06/15/2011
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Term
ab_/abs_
 Definition
away (from/off)
Term
ac_
 Definition
to (toward/against/on/in)
Term
_acious
 Definition
full of (htdw/having)
Term
acri/acrid
 Definition
bitter (sharp/sting - of eyes, nose, skin, etc.)
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aero
 Definition
air
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allo
 Definition
other (different)
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ambi
 Definition
both (surround/around/about)
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ambul/amble
 Definition
walk
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an_
 Definition
to (toward/against/on/in)
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_an/ian
 Definition
native
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_an/ian
 Definition
specialist in
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ant/anti
 Definition
against (opposite)
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apo
 Definition
away from (apart/off/remove from)
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aqu/aqua
 Definition
water
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arch_
 Definition
chief
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_arch
 Definition
ruler
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_archy
 Definition
gov.'t by (ruled by)
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arthr/arthro
 Definition
joint
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at_
 Definition
to/toward (on/in/against/completely)
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bene
 Definition
good/well
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carn/carni
 Definition
flesh (meat)
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ceiv/ceive
 Definition
take
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celer
 Definition
speed
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cerebr/cerebro
 Definition
brain
Term
chor/choreo
 Definition
dance
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cid/cide
 Definition
kill/killing
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cis/cise
 Definition
cut
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cliv
 Definition
slope (slant)
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clud/clude/clus/cluse
 Definition
shut (close)
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cogit
 Definition
think
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cogn/cognosc
 Definition
aware
Term
col_
 Definition
with/together
Term
contra/contro
 Definition
against (opposite)
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counter
 Definition
opposite/against
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crani/cranio
 Definition
skull
Term
cred
 Definition
believe (trust)
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cresc
 Definition
grow
Term
crypt/crypto
 Definition
secret/hidden
Term
culp/culpa
 Definition
fault (blame/accuse/guilt)
Term
cur/curr/curs
 Definition
run
Term
cyst/cysti/cysto
 Definition
bladder (cyst/sac)
Term
dacttyl/dactylio
 Definition
toe/finger
Term
debil
 Definition
weak (weaken)
Term
dec/deca/deka
 Definition
ten
Term
dei
 Definition
god
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demi
 Definition
half (partly)
Term
dendr/dendri/dendro
 Definition
tree
Term
dent/denti/dento
 Definition
tooth
Term
dexter/dextr/dextro
 Definition
right (right side/right hand)
Term
dicho
 Definition
in two (twice)
Term
di_
 Definition
away (apart/from)
Term
di_
 Definition
two (second/twice)
Term
dia_
 Definition
through (across)
Term
dif_
 Definition
apart (away from/aside)
Term
dis_
 Definition
not/apart (away from/lack of/break apart)
Term
disco
 Definition
disk (record - phonographic)
Term
_dox/doxy
 Definition
opinion (thinking/belief)
Term
dubi/dubit
 Definition
doubt
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dys_
 Definition
bad (difficult/abnormal/defective)
Term
endo
 Definition
inside/within
Term
enni
 Definition
year
Term
equ_/equi_
 Definition
even (same)
Term
err/erra
 Definition
wander (make mistakes/blunder/stray)
Term
exo
 Definition
outside (outer/outside of)
Term
extra/extro
 Definition
outside (out of/outer/beyond)
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fac/fact/fic/ific
 Definition
make (do)
Term
fer/ferr
 Definition
carry/bear/produce/being
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fin/fine
 Definition
end (limit)
Term
_fold
 Definition
times
Term
fus/fuse
 Definition
pour (melt/spread)
Term
genu
 Definition
knee (joint)
Term
geront/geronto
 Definition
old person (old age)
Term
gest
 Definition
carry (bear)
Term
gon
 Definition
side (angle - when used with angles and numerals)
Term
_gony
 Definition
origin of (creation of/birth of/production of)
Term
gnos/gnost
 Definition
know (person who knows/aware)
Term
gnosis/gnosia
 Definition
knowing (knowledge/awareness/recognition)
Term
_gram
 Definition
writing
Term
grand/grandi
 Definition
big (great/large/grand)
Term
greg
 Definition
crowd/flock (group/herd/gather/add)
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hemi
 Definition
half (partly)
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herb/herbi
 Definition
grass (plant)
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hes/her/here
 Definition
stick
Term
hier/hiero
 Definition
sacred (holy)
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hort
 Definition
persuade (urge/encourage/incite/press)
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_ia
 Definition
condition of (_ness/_ing)
Term
_ial
 Definition
htdw (having/_ing/being)
Term
icon/icono
 Definition
religious objects
Term
_ier/eer
 Definition
person who does (specialist - occupation)
Term
ign/igni/ignit
 Definition
fire
Term
_ile
 Definition
able to/capable of (something that can/htdw)
Term
ir_
 Definition
in/not
Term
_ish
 Definition
somewhat/native of (like/being)
Term
iso
 Definition
equal (same/even)
Term
_it
 Definition
go
Term
jac
 Definition
lie (situate)
Term
jug
 Definition
join (unite/yoke/conquer)
Term
juven
 Definition
young
Term
kilo
 Definition
one thousand
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kine/kinet/kineto
 Definition
movement (motion/move)
Term
kinesi/kinesis
 Definition
movement (motion)
Term
lact/lacto
 Definition
milk
Term
_later
 Definition
worshipper (one who adores)
Term
liber
 Definition
free
Term
line
 Definition
line
Term
lumin/lumine
 Definition
light (shine)
Term
_ly
 Definition
like/like a (being/every/in a __ way)
Term
_lysis
 Definition
loosening (breaking down/destroying/dissolving)
Term
magn/magni/magna
 Definition
great (big)
Term
magnet/magneto
 Definition
magnet
Term
mal/male_
 Definition
bad/wrong (evil/badly/poorly)
Term
mand
 Definition
order
Term
mater/matr/matri/matro
 Definition
mother
Term
matur/mature
 Definition
ripe/ripen
Term
medi/media
 Definition
middle
Term
mega/megalo/megaly
 Definition
large (huge/one million/grandeur)
Term
melior
 Definition
better (opposite of worse)
Term
mell/melli
 Definition
honey (sweet)
Term
_ment
 Definition
_ing (being/_ed)
Term
mers/merse
 Definition
dip (sink)
Term
mes/meso
 Definition
middle
Term
mo/mob/mot/mote/mov
 Definition
move
Term
moni
 Definition
warn
Term
mort
 Definition
death/dead (fear/shame)
Term
myo
 Definition
muscle
Term
naut
 Definition
ship/sailor
Term
nephr/nephro
 Definition
kidney
Term
_ness
 Definition
being
Term
nil/nihil
 Definition
nothing (wipe out)
Term
noc/nocu/noxi
 Definition
harm
Term
non_
 Definition
not/no
Term
not/nota/note
 Definition
note (mark)
Term
nul/null
 Definition
nothing (void/not)
Term
nyc/nycti/nycto
 Definition
night (dark)
Term
ob_
 Definition
against
Term
odont/odonto
 Definition
tooth
Term
op_
 Definition
against (opposite)
Term
ophthalm/ophthalmo
 Definition
eye
Term
_orama
 Definition
view
Term
ornith/ornitho
 Definition
bird
Term
_osis
 Definition
disease/condition of (disorder/abnormality)
Term
_ose
 Definition
full of (like)
Term
ost/oste/osteo
 Definition
bone
Term
orth/ortho
 Definition
correct/straight
Term
part
 Definition
part (share/divide)
Term
pac
 Definition
peace (peaceful)
Term
pachy
 Definition
thick (hard)
Term
pan/panto
 Definition
all
Term
pater/patr/patro/patri
 Definition
father
Term
pauci
 Definition
few (scarce/little)
Term
pauper
 Definition
poor
Term
pecc/pecca/peccato
 Definition
sin (fault/flaw)
Term
pecuni/pecunia
 Definition
money
Term
pejor
 Definition
worse (bad)/opposite of melior
Term
pend
 Definition
hang (weigh/pay)
Term
petr/petro/petri
 Definition
rock (stone)
Term
phag/phago/phagy
 Definition
eat (swallow)
Term
photo
 Definition
light
Term
_plasty
 Definition
plastic surgery (molding/shaping)
Term
pleg/plegia
 Definition
paralysis (stroke)
Term
plen/pleni/plente/plenti
 Definition
full (fill)
Term
plet/plete
 Definition
fill (full)
Term
proto
 Definition
original (first/primitive)
Term
pseud/pseudo
 Definition
false.
Term
pon/pone
 Definition
put (place)
Term
pos/pose
 Definition
put (place)
Term
post_
 Definition
after
Term
prim/primo/prime/primi
 Definition
first
Term
pugn/pugna
 Definition
fight (attack)
Term
puls
 Definition
push (drive)
Term
putre/putrid
 Definition
rot (decay)
Term
py/pyo
 Definition
pus
Term
rhin/rhino
 Definition
nose
Term
rupt
 Definition
break
Term
scend/scent/scens
 Definition
climb (go)
Term
scrib/script
 Definition
write
Term
sec/sect
 Definition
cut
Term
secu/sequ
 Definition
follow
Term
secular
 Definition
worldly (opposite of religious)
Term
sist/xist
 Definition
stand (set/place)
Term
som/soma/some/somato
 Definition
body
Term
somn/somni/somno
 Definition
sleep
Term
spher/sphere
 Definition
globe (ball/circle)
Term
super
 Definition
above/beyond/great
Term
syl_
 Definition
same/together
Term
syn/sym
 Definition
same/together
Term
tain
 Definition
hold/reach
Term
tenu
 Definition
thin (lessen/weaken/reduce)
Term
tetr/tetra
 Definition
four
Term
_thesis/thes
 Definition
putting (placing/setting/statement)
Term
tin
 Definition
hold
Term
tra
 Definition
through (beyond/across)
Term
trache/tracheo
 Definition
windpipe
Term
tract
 Definition
draw (drag/pull/lead)
Term
_ulous
 Definition
full of (somewhat)
Term
urb/urban
 Definition
city
Term
_ure
 Definition
_ing (being)
Term
vacill
 Definition
waver (sway)
Term
ven/veni/vent/vene
 Definition
come
Term
vers
 Definition
turn
Term
vir
 Definition
man
Term
viv/vivi
 Definition
alive (live/life)
Term
vor
 Definition
devour (feed/gorge)
Term
_ward/wards
 Definition
toward (direction of)
Term
xeno
 Definition
foreigner (stranger/foreign)
Term
_yer
 Definition
person involved in (specialist - occupation)
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