Master Vocab List

tropo (ex: heliotrope)

turn

gastro (ex: gastronomy)

stomach

arthro (ex: arthritis)

joint

ventri (ex: ventriloquist)

belly

dors (ex: dorsal)

back

macro (ex: macronutrients)

large

dextro (ex: dexerity)

right/clockwise

brachy (ex: brachylogy)

short

brachio (ex: brachiosaurus)

arm

branchio (ex: branchiopod)

gills

kin (ex: kinetic)

motion

phylo (ex: phylogeny)

kind

blasto (ex: blastogenesis)

embryo

dactylo (ex: pterodactyl)

finger

phos (ex: phosphorus)

light

gon (ex: polygon)

angle

lite (ex: halite)

mineral/fossil

vore (ex: carnivore)

eating

holo (ex: hologram)

whole

haplo (ex: haploid)

single/simple

opia (ex: synopsis)

sight

lent (ex: excellent)

full of

ef (ex: effusive)

out

ium

an element

dicho (ex: dichotomy)

in two parts

pleo (ex: pleomorphic, pleonasm)

more

pod (ex: arthropod, podiatrist)

foot

soror (ex: sorority, sorosis)

sister

-a (ex: bacteria, phenomena)

plural

val (ex: valiant, valid)

worth

para (ex: paraphrase, parable)

beside/near

dom (ex: dominate, domination)

rule

erg (ex: ergonomics, synergy)

work

rhiz (ex: rhizoid, rhizome)

root

sapro (ex: saprogenic, saprophytic)

rotten

schizo (ex: schizophrenia, schism)

divide

som (ex: chromosome, lysosome)

body

spor (ex: endospore, macrospore)

seed

sta (ex: stasis, stationary)

stop

rhodo (ex: rhodolite, rhodium)

rose

taxis (ex: taxonomy, taxidermy)

arrangement

vol (ex: volunteer, involuntary)

will

frat (ex: fraternity, fraternal)

brother

trich (ex: trichosis, trichina)

hair

troph (Ex: trophy, autotroph)

nourishment

tox (ex: toxic, toxin)

poison

hippo (hippopotamus, hippogriff)

horse

sect (ex: dissect, section)

cut

zygo (ex: zygote, zygoid)

yoke

zym (ex: enzyme, zymology)

ferment

an (ex: anorexia, anarchy)

without

ab (ex: abduct, abrupt)

away

mel (ex: melody, melodrama)

song

aden (ex: adenine, adenovirus)

gland

aer (ex: aerodynamic, aerobic)

air

alb (ex: albino, albinism)

white

ase (ex: proteinase, permease)

enzyme

epi (ex: epi-pen, epidemic)

on

hum (ex: humid, humanity)

earth

be (ex: microbe, aerobe)

life

bon (ex: bonus, bon fire)

good

struct (ex: construct, destruct)

build

chlor (ex: chlorophyll, chloroplast)

green

cyan (ex: cyan, cyanide)

blue

cyt (ex; cytoplasm, cytology)

cell

diplo (ex; diplomatic, diploma)

double

dys (ex: dyslexia, dysphoria)

bad

eco (ex: ecosystem, economy)

house

emia (ex: anemia, hypoglycemia)

blood

enter (ex: gastroenteritis, enteritis)

intestine

erythro (ex: erythrocyte, erythrism)

red

idio (ex: idiot, idiom)

peculiar

exo (ex: exoskeleton, exothermic)

out

im (ex: impossible, imperfect)

not

fil (ex: fill, filform)

thread

-i (ex: fungi, alumini)

plural

jus (ex: justice, justify)

law

lum (ex: luminous, illuminate)

light

ann (ex: annual, anniversary)

year

apo (ex: apocalypse, apology)

away or up

sen (ex: senior, senile)

old

sol (ex: solitude, solo)

alone

bas (ex: bass, basal)

low

rogat (ex: interrogation, derogatory)

ask

parl (ex: parlor, parliament)

speak

potent (ex: potential, potent)

power

surg (ex: surgent, resurgence)

rise

log (ex: logic, illogical)

word or reason

gram (ex: telegram, hologram)

writing

cant (ex: recant, descant)

sing

reg (ex: regiment, regulate)

rule

pro (ex: provide, propose)

forward

gyn (gynecologist, misogyny)

women

ag (ex: agitate, agile)

to do

act (ex: action, react)

to do

mob (ex: mobile, mobility)

move

sess (ex: session, sessile)

sit

fic (ex: fortification, horrific)

make

nounce (ex: pronounce, announce)

tell

andro (ex: androgynous, androgens)

man