Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student Sections 14, 15 & 16

POD: "foot" HOMO: "one and the same" HETER: "different"

antipodes

parts of the globe diametrically opposite to each other

arthropod

invertebrate with joined legs

chiropodist

one who treats ailments of the human foot

podiatrist

chiropodist

podium

low wall serving as a foundation

pseudopod or pseudopodium

temporary extension of the protoplasm, as in the ameba, to enable the organism to move and take in food

tripod

utensil stool, or caldron have three legs

unipod

one-legged support

homochromatic

having the same color

heterochromatic

having different colors

homogenous

of the same kind; similar

heterogeneous

differing in kind

homomorphic

exhibiting similarity of form

heteromorphic

exhibiting diversity of form

heteronym

words spelled like another, but differing in sound and meaning

homocentric

having the same center

homophonic

having the same sound or voice

heterodox

opposed to accepted beliefs doctrines