vocsb

Tenacity

Persistent determination in holding to something especially opinions valuables and routines

Ten

hold/keep

-ity

state or quality of

Fidelity

Faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support

Fid

faith/trust

Moribund

at the point of death

Mor/mort

death

Transgress

infringe or go beyond the bounds of (moral principal or other established standard of behavior)

Trans

across/beyond

Gress

step/walk/go

Avert

turn away (one's eyes or thoughts)/prevent or ward off

Vert/vers

turn

An

not

Arch

rule/governance

anarchy

state of disorder due to absence of authority

Amorphous

without a clearly defined shape or form

a/an

not

morph

shape

-ous

adjective

exogamy

marrying outside of a clan or tribe

exo

out of

gam

marriage

pathos

suffering

-logy

science/study/account of

pathology

the science of the cause and effects of diseases

Dichotomy

a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different

di

two

tom

to cut

euphonious

(of a sound esp. speech) pleasing to the ear

eu

good/well/adventurous

Phone

sound

-ous

adj

Dys

bad/ill/difficult

Troph

growth

Dystrophy

a disorder in which an organ or tissue of the body wastes away/impaired nourishment of a bodily part

Micro

small

cise/cide

to cut/to kill

Microbicide

An agent that inactivates, kills, or destroys microbes

Phila

brotherly love

Anthro

man

-ist

follower or professional

Philanthropist

A person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, esp. By the generous donation or money to goods causes

Mono

one

Phobia

fear

Monophobia

fear of being alone

Ex

out

Ped

foot

ent/ant

adjective

Expedient

convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral

Via

by way of

Duct

lead

Viaduct

a long bridgelike structure typically a series of arches carrying a road or railroad across a valley or other low ground

In

not/lacking/without

Cred

believe

Ity

state or quality of

Incredulity

the state of being unwilling or unable to believe something

In

not/lacking/without

vine/vict

conquer

Ible

able to be

Invincible

Too powerful to be defeated or overcome

Circum

around

Locut(loqu)

speak/talk

Circumlocution

the use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language/evasion in speech or writing/a roundabout expression

A/an

not/without

Esth/Aesth

Feeling/sensation/perception

Anesthesia

Loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness

Poly

many

Glot

tongue

Polyglot

knowing or using several languages

Sym

with/together/along with

Bio

life

sis

action/condition/process/state of

Symbiosis

interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association,

Mutual beneficial relationship between people or groups

Hetero

different

Chrom

color

Heterochromatic

of different colors or wavelengths, relating to heterochromatin

Homo

one and the same/like

Gen

birth/kind

Ous

adj.

Homogeneous

of the same kind, alike

Consisting of parts all of the same kind