Lesson 18

alg

pain

aut

self

bi, bio

life

crypt, cryph

hidden, secret

cycl

circle, wheel

dyn, dynam

force, power

gam

marriage

naut

sailor

neur

nerve

od, ode

song, poem

ped, pedia

child, education

pyr

fire

epicycle

circle within a circle

nostalgia

pain for home

antibiotic

something that destroys or weakens germs

astronaut

star sailor

prosody

the study of poetic meters and versification

homogamy

interbreeding

pedagogue

teacher

neurosis

nervous disorder

apocryphal

of doubtful authenticity

empryean

heavens

dynamic

forceful

autobiography

self-narrated life story

podalgia

foot pain

unicycle

a vehicle with one wheel

monogamy

marriage with one person

neural

pertaining to nerves

pediatrics

children and their diseases

automatic

operating by itself

nautical

related to sailing, sailors, or ships

melody

tune

pyre

a pile for combustible material, esp. for burning a corpse

encyclopedia

a summary of the entire circle of knowledge

neuralgia

nerve pain

biology

the study of life

cryptogenic

obscure, rare

autograph

the writing of one's own name

polygamous

having more than one mate at a time

comedy

a humorous work of drama

cryptic

mysterious

pedantic

academic

automation

A technique that is used to make a process automatic.

analgesic

painkiller

biography

story of a person's life written by another person

encyclical

intended for a wide or general audience