Word Cell Semester 1 Final

A-, AN-

without

a/pathy

showing indifference or lack of concern; as, he displayed apathy toward those who were suffering

a/the/ist

one who does not believe in the existence of God

an/archy

without rule; complete absence of government; as, the rebels

an/esthesia

a physical condition in which there is loss of sensation or feeling

an/onymous

nameless; authorless; as in, an anonymous letter, author, etc.

ACR, ACRO

Height

acr/onym

a word resulting from the beginning letter or letters of a compound term; as, 'snafu' (situation normal, all fouled up)

acro/bat

one skilled in performing gymnastic feats

acro/phobia

an abnormal fear of great heights or high places

acro/polis

the high part of an ancient Greek city, fortified so as to protect the main part of the city below; as, the Acropolis in Athens, Greece

AMBI

Both

ambi/dextr/ous

using both hands with equal ability;

ambi/valent

experiencing both affection and hostility at the same time for someone; as, the man was ambivalent toward his mother-in-law

ambi/vert

one who finds satisfaction both within himself and the outside world; compare introvert with extrovert

ANT-, ANTI-

Opposite

ant/onym

a word directly opposite to another in meaning; as, hot and cold, short and tall, etc; compare with homonym and synonym

anti/pathy

a feeling of dislike or aversion; as, an antipathy to worms; an antipathy to an offensive person; opposite of sympathy

-ARIUM, -ARY, -ERY, -ORIUM, -ORY

Place for

sol/arium

a room or place exposed to the sun's rays; as, hospital sun rooms; greenhouses could be viewed as plant solariums

terr/arium

a place where land animals are kept for the purpose of study or display; compare with aquarium

con/tempor/ary

living at the same time; of the same period; as, contemporary ideas, furniture, etc; (n) persons who live at the same time; as Lee, Grant, and Lincoln were contemporaries

libr/ary

a place in which books are kept for public use

bak/ery

a place where breads, pastries, etc are baked

sanat/orium

an institution which provides for the care of invalids

lavat/ory

a washroom; (a) a cleansing by means of washing

BI, BIO, BIOUS

Life

bi/opsy

the examination of a piece of living tissue, generally through a microscope

bio/graphy

an account of one's life written by someone else; compare autobiography

bio/logy

the science dealing with life and living organisms

amphi/bious

capable of living in water or on land; as, frogs, beavers, etc.

BI-, BIN-, BIS-

Two

bi/annu/al

taking place twice a year; as, a biannual crop; semiannual

bi/camer/al

made up of two chambers; as in the Congress of the United States (Senate and House of Representatives)

bi/cent/ennial

lasting for, consisting of, or taking place every two hundred years; as, a bicentennial celebration; (n) the two-hundredth anniversary of an event

bi/ennial

lasting for two years; as, a biennial war; taking place once in two year; as, a biennial election

bi/foc/al/s

glasses having one part that corrects for viewing distant objects, and another part that corrects for viewing close objects

bi/gamy

marrying someone while already married to someone else; compare with monogamy and polygamy

bi/lingu/al

of or pertaining to two languages; using two languages

bi/ped

a two-footed animal, as is man; (a) being two-footed

bi/plane

a two-winged airplane; compare with monoplane and triplane

bi/pod

a two-legged support, as those used to support machine guns

bi/sect

to cut or divide into two parts; in geometry, into two equal parts; as, to bisect an angle

bi/week/ly

taking place once in two weeks, or two times a week

bin/ocul/ar

pertaining to two eyes; as, man as binocular vision; (n) a binocular instrument, as in field glasses, opera glasses, etc

bis/cuit

something that has been cooked twice; compare with Italian biscotti

billion

the number named by a unit with nine zeros after it; 1000 millions

CHRON, CHRONO

Time

chron/ic

of or pertaining to time; remaining for a long time; as, a chronic headache, fever, etc; (n) a chronic patient

syn/chron/ize

to set at the same time; as, the soldiers synchronized their watches so they would attack as a unit

chrono/logical

in order of when things took place in time; as, the historical events were placed in chronological order ; compare alphabetical, numerical, and size orders

chrono/meter

a very accurate instrument for measuring time, as is the chronometer at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.

chrono/logy

the science that deals with the placement of dates, events, etc, in their proper order

CRACY, CRAT, CRATIC

Government

auto/cracy

government by an individual who has complete power

demo/cracy

government by the people; literally "people rule"

aristo/crat

one of a ruling class who is a person of rank; a noble

pluto/crat

one who has power or influence because he is wealthy

theo/crat

one who is in favor of having divine law regulate civil affairs

auto/cratic

ruling with unlimited or complete power; absolute authority

DICT

Words

bene/dict/ion

the act of blessing or wishing well

contra/dict

to say the opposite of what has been said by someone else; as, the opposition contradicted every statement that was made

dict/ator

one who has the highest authority, particularly in government; as, Hitler and Mussolini were dictators

male/dict/ion

a prayer for harm to come upon a person; to curse

ver/dict

the decision of a jury; literally, a truthful expression of opinion

DUCE, DUCT

To lead

pro/duce

to bring forth; as the farmer produces crops; (n) that which is brought forth; as, the farmer brought his produce to the market

ab/duct

to carry away forcefully; to kidnap; as, to abduct a child

E-, EX-

Out

e/rupt

to burst or break out; as, the volcano was about to erupt

ex-/mayor

the former mayor; compare ex-boyfriend and ex-girlfriend

ex/port

to send to another place or country; as, to export goods; (n) the thing which is exported or sent out of; as, in order for a nation to prosper, its exports must exceed its imports

-ET, -ETTA, -ETTE, -ETTO, -EL, -ELLA, -LET

Small

du/et

a musical piece for two performers

coron/et

a small crown; as, the prince wore a coronet

oper/etta

a light and amusing musical-dramatic work; a "small opera"

cigar/ette

literally, a small cigar

libr/etto

a small book containing the words of an opera

nov/el

a fictitious writing dealing with human experience; (a) new; recent; unusual; as in a novel idea

umbr/ella

a light, portable covering carried as protection against the sun or rain; literally, a "small shadow;" compare with parasol

book/let

a small book

GEE, GEO

Earth

apo/gee

the point in an earth satellite's orbit when it is at the greatest distance from the earth's center; opposite of perigee

geo/graphy

the study of the earth's surface, people, products, etc.

geo/logy

the science dealing with the earth's structure and history

geo/metry

the science dealing with the measurements and properties of solids, surfaces, angles, and line

HEM, HEMO, EMIA

Blood

hem/al

of or pertaining to blood or blood vessels

hemo/rrhage

a discharge of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

an/emia

a physical condition in which the blood lacks red blood cells

leuk/emia

a physical condition in which the white cells destroy the red

tox/emia

a physical condition in which there is evidence of poisonous matter in the blood

HOM, HOMO

Like

hom/onym

a word having the same sound as another, but different in meaning; as in red and read; write and right; etc.

homo/gen/ize

to reduce to small particles of the same size or kind

HYDR, HYDRO

Water

hydr/ant

a pipe at which water may be drawn

hydro/logy

the science of water, its laws, properties, and phenomena

hydro/meter

an instrument used in determining the specific gravity (weight) of liquids when compared to the weight of water