RPS 31-33

ab

away from

de-

away; from; down; apart

di-

apart; away; not

ex-

out; away; from

fauna

animal life

ichthy/o

fish

saur

lizard

-lite

stone

-logy

study of, science

-osis

condition

lav/lu/luge

wash, bathe

pur/purg/purge

clean

-ate

to make; to act; one who

-ity

state, quality, act

-ory

place where

-tion

state, quality, act

anim

spirit, life

loqu

speak

magn/ magni

great/large

-ation

action or process

-ence

state, quality, act

-tude

state, quality, act

ichthyolite

a fossil fish or fragment of a fish

ichthyosis

congenital disease in which the skin is fishlike-dry and scaly (medical)

ichthyology

study of fish

ichthyosaur

an extinct variety of fishlike marine reptiles of the Mesozoic period

ichthyofauna

the fish of a particular region

expurgate

to edit, to censor

ablution

a washing of the body, especially as a religious ceremony

lavatory

a room equipped with toilet facilities

deluge

an overwhelming, flood-like rush

purge

to cleanse or clear

purity

the quality or state of being clean

dilution

something watered down; less concentrated

magnate

a person of high rank, power, influence, etc. in a specific field

Magnification

the process of making something look bigger than it really is

magnitude

greatness of size, volume, or extent

magnificence

splendid or grand in size or appearance

magniloquence

excessive use of verbal ornamentation; pompous discourse

magnanimity

loftiness of spirit; the quality of being noble and generous