Root Word Vocab MP3 & MP4

Euphoria

intense happiness or excitement

Euthanasia

ending a life to relieve suffering

Euphonious

pleasant-sounding

Euphoric

feeling great happiness

Eulogy

speech praising someone, often at a funeral

Euphemism

mild expression used instead of a harsh one

Isocracy

government with equal political power for all

Isometric

having equal dimensions or measurements

Isochromatic

having the same color

Isosceles

triangle with two equal sides

Isogenous

having the same origin

Isodynamic

equal in force or power

Isopod

crustacean with equal-looking legs

Isostasy

balance of Earth’s crust

Isotherm

line connecting places of equal temperature

Noxious

harmful or poisonous

Nuisance

something annoying

Pernicious

extremely harmful, often gradually

Internecine

destructive within a group; mutually deadly

Objective

a goal; or unbiased

Obverse

front side of a coin or object

Obstacle

something blocking progress

Obloquy

strong public criticism

Obstruct

to block

Obtuse

slow to understand; or an angle greater than 90 degrees

Obsess

to occupy someone’s thoughts constantly

Obstetrics

branch of medicine dealing with childbirth

Obituary

notice of someone’s death

Obliterate

destroy completely

Obdurate

stubborn and unwilling to change

Obfuscate

make unclear or confusing

Oblong

longer than it is wide

Omit

leave out

Oppress

rule or treat unfairly

Occlude

block or close off

Occult

hidden; relating to supernatural practices

Offend

cause hurt or insult

Offer

present for acceptance

Oppose

resist or be against

Opprobrium

disgrace or shame resulting from bad behavior

Hypnosis

trance-like state of focused attention

Osmosis

movement through a membrane

Metamorphosis

complete change in form

Neurosis

mental or emotional disorder causing anxiety

Preside

be in charge of

Precursor

something that comes before another thing

Precaution

action taken beforehand to avoid danger

Preamble

introductory section

Prearrange

arrange ahead of time

Precede

come before

Preclude

prevent from happening

Predict

say what will happen

Predilection

preference for something

Predominate

be most common or important

Preempt

take action before someone else can

Preface

introduction to a book

Prehistoric

before recorded history

Premature

happening too early

Premeditate

plan beforehand

Premonition

feeling that something will happening

Preoccupy

occupy thoughts

Preponderate

outweigh in importance

Presage

warning or sign of future event

Presentiment

feeling that something is about to happen

Presume

assume something is true

Prevail

prove stronger or successful

Revert

return to a former state

Recede

move back

Retract

pull back; withdraw a statement

Remain

stay

Relinquish

give up

Relic

object surviving from the past

Retrocede

move backward

Retrograde

moving backward; declining

Retrogress

return to a less advanced state

Retrospect

looking back on the past

Retroversion

turning backward

Interpose

place between

Interject

interrupt with a remark

Intermediary

middleman; go-between

Interstice

small gap or space

Intersperse

scatter among

Interrogate

question formally

Interset

to place within or insert

Intercept

stop or catch before reaching destination

Malice

desire to do harm

Malefactor

criminal

Malevolent

wishing evil on others

Maladroit

clumsy

Malodorous

bad-smelling

Malign

speak badly of

Malaise

feeling of discomfort or uneasiness

Malformation

abnormal formation

Malcontent

dissatisfied person

Malpractice

professional wrongdoing

Malfunction

failure to work properly

Malediction

curse

Malignant

harmful; cancerous

Malnutrition

poor nutrition

Paucity

scarcity; small amount