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LIST #5
alter
(other)
adulterate, adulterer, alter ego, alteration, altercation, alternative, alternator, altruism, unadulterated
Latin
ama/amo
ami
(love)
Amanda, amateur, amatory, amorous, amour-propre, Amy, enamored, inimical, paramour
Latin
(friend)
amiable, amicable, amigo, amity, enemy
astr/aster/astro (star)
aster, asterisk, asteroid, astrolabe, astrology, astronaut, astronomical, astronomy, astrophysics, disaster
Greek
chron
(time)
anachronism, chronic, chronicle, chronological, chronometer, crony, synchronize
Greek
cogn
(know)
cognitive, cognizant, connoisseur, cognoscenti, incognito, metacognition, precognition, recognize, reconnaissance, reconnoiter
contra/contr/ (against)
counter
dec/deci
Latin
contraband, contraception, contralto, contradict, contraindicate, contrapuntal, contrary, contrast, contravene, contretemps, Latin
control, controversial, counterblow, counteract, counterbalance, counterclockwise, counterfeit, counterweight, encounter,
incontrovertible
(ten)
December, decibel, decimal, decimation, dime, dozen
decade, Decalogue, decathlon,
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demo/dem
(people)
demagogue, democracy, democratize, demography, epidemic, pandemic, undemocratic
Greek
dyna
(power)
aerodynamics, dynamic, dynamite, dynamo, dynamometer, dynasty, electrodynamics, hydrodynamics, thermodynamics Greek
geo
(earth)
apogee, geocentric, geode, geodesic, geography, geology, geometry, geophagy, geopolitics, George, geosynchronous
Greek
gyro/gyr
(turn)
gyrate, gyration, gyre, gyrfalcon, gyro, gyromancy, gyroscope, spirogyra
Greek
helio
(sun)
aphelion, heliocentric, heliograph, Helios, heliotrope, helium, perihelion
Greek
hyper
(over)
hyperacidity, hyperactive, hyperbole, hypoglycemia, hyperkinetic, hypersensitive, hypertension, hyperventilate
Greek
-ism
(doctrine) altruism, capitalism, Cubism, geocentrism, Imagism, Marxism, monotheism, monotheism, nepotism, nihilism,
pluralism, surrealism, tribalism, vandalism
luna/lun
(moon)
meter/metr
(measure) altimeter, asymmetry, barometer, centimeter, diameter, diametrically, geometry, metric, metrology, metronome,
odometer, perimeter, pedometer, speedometer, symmetry, tachometer, thermometer
Greek
octa/octo
(eight)
octagon, octahedron, octameter, octane, octave, October, octogenarian, octopus
Greek
scope
(look)
bishop, endoscope, horoscope, kaleidoscope, microscope, periscope, skeptic, stethoscope, telescope
Greek
son
(sound)
assonance, consonance, dissonance, resonant, sonar, sonata, sonic, sonnet, sonogram, sonorous, subsonic, supersonic, unison
Latin
stell/stere
(star)
constellation, Estella, interstellar, Stella, stellar, stellate, stelliform, stellify
Latin
stereo
(solid)
cholesterol, stereogram, stereophonic, stereopticon, stereoscope, stereotropism, stereotype
sur
(over)
surcharge, surface, surmise, surmount, surname, surpass, surplus, surprise, surrealism, surround, surtax, surveillance, survey, survive
tetra
(four)
Teflon, tetrachloride, tetracycline, tetragon, tetragram, tetrahedron, tetrameter
Greek
thermo/therm (heat)
hypothermia, hyperthermia, geothermal, isothermal, thermal, thermocouple, thermodynamics, thermometer,
thermonuclear, thermos, thermostat
Greek
vita
curriculum vitae, devitalize, revitalize, vital, vitalism, vitality, vitamin
deca
(life)
loony, luna moth, lunacy, lunar, lunate, lunatic, lunette, lunular, sublunar
Greek
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