25 Roots and Prefixes 2

Dia

through, across, apart

Dura

hard, lasting

Ego

self, I

Epi

upon, over

Flict

strike

Frater

brother

Gastr(o)

stomach

gloss, glot

tongue

Grav

heavy

Gress, grad

to step, go, walk

Hema, hemo

blood

hex, ses, sex

six

Hypn

sleep

Duration

Dura

duration def

continuance in time

Diagonal

Dia

Egotistical

ego

egotistical

having exaggerated self-importance

Epidemic

epi

Epidemic def

affecting a large number of people

conflict

flict

conflict def

opposing action

Fraternity

frater

fraternity def

a group of people organized with common interest

Gastronomy

Gastr(o)

Gastronomy def

the art or science of good eating

Glossary

gloss, glot

glossary

a collection of terms with meanings

Gravity

grav

Gravity def

attraction of the mass of earth, moon, or planet bodies

Gradual

gress, grad

Gradual def

proceeding by degrees

hemoglobin

hema, hemo

Hemoglobin def

a red protein which is responsible for transporting oxygen 

hexagon

hex, ses, sex

Hypnosis

Hypn

Hypnosis definition

when a person loses the power of voluntary action and is highly responsive to suggestion