WordSkills: Lesson Eight

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WordSkills Lesson Eight
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alg pain

• analgesic
• an (lacking) alg (pain) ic (characteristic of)
• neuralgia
• neuro (nerve) alg (pain) ia (state, condition)
• nostalgia
• nosto (home) alg (pain) ia (state, condition)

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anim mind, soul, spirit

• animated
• anim (spirit) ate (make, do)
• inanimate
• in (no) anim (soul, spirit) ate (make, do)
• magnanimous
• magna (large, great) anim (spirit) ous (full of)

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astrostar

• asteroid
• astr (star) oid (resembling)
• astrology
• astr (star) logy (study of)
• disaster
• dis (apart, away) astr (star)ill fate

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cardiheart

• cardiologist
• cardi (heart) log (study of) ist (one who)
• pericardium
• peri (around) cardi (heart) ium (place where
• myocardial
• myo (muscle) cardi (heart) al (related to)

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cogn know

• recognize
• re (again) cogn (know) ize (make, do)
• incognito
• in (not) cogn (know)
• metacognition
• meta (change) cogn (know) tion (act of)

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dent (dont) tooth

• dentist
• dent (tooth) ist (one who)
• indent
• in (in, into) dent (tooth)
• periodontics
• peri (around) dont (tooth) ics (science of)

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erg (urge) work, power

• energy
• en (inside, within) erg (power) y (result of)
• synergize
• syn (together) erg (power) ize (make, do)
• metallurgist
• metal (mine) urg (power) ist (one who)

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ity state, quality, act

• gravity
• grav (weight, heavy) ity (state of)
• minority
• minor (small) ity (state of)
• sincerity
• sincerus (pure) ity (quality of)

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lect (leg)read, choose

• lecturn
• lect (read)--place for reading
• legible
• leg (read) ible (able)
• select
• se (away, from) lect (choose)

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logy study

• ecology
• eco (house) logy (study)--environment
• mythology
• myth (story) logy (study)
• physiology
• physi (nature) logy (study)function of
  organisms

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man (manu) hand

• manicure
• man (hand) cur (care)
• manual
• manu (hand) al (related to)
• manifest
• man (hand) fest (made)

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Mob (mot) move

• mobile
• mob (move) ile (capable of, pertaining to)
• motivate
• mot (move) ate (make, cause)
• commotion
• com (together) mot (move) tion (act of)

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noc (nox) night

• nocturnal
• nocturnus (night) al (related to)
• equinox
• equi (equal, same) nox (night)when the sun
  crosses the equator and day and night are equal
• noctambulate
• noc (night) ambl (walk) ate (make, do)

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novnew

• novel
• nov (new) el (little)
• novice
• nov (new) ice (act, practice of)
• renovate
• re (again) nov (new) ate (make, do)

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ortho straight, standard

• orthodox
• ortho (straight) dox (belief)
• orthodontist
• ortho (straight) dont (tooth) ist (one who)
• orthography
• ortho (straight) graph (write) y (result
  of)study of correct spelling

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phil love of, fondness for

• philosipher
• phil (love of) fy (wisdom) er (one who)
• philanthropist
• Phil (love) anthrop (mankind) ist (one who)
• philodendron
• phil (love) dendron (tree)

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photo light

• photography
• photo (light) graph (write, record) y (result
  of)
• photosensive
• photo (light) sens (feeling) ive (that which)
• phototrophic
• photo (light) troph (grow, nourish) ic (having
  power or characteristic of)

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rect right

• rectify
• rect (right) fy (make)
• rectangle
• rect (right) angle (angle)
• rectitude
• rect (right) tude (state of)

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sed (sid, sess) sit

• sediment
• sed (sit) ment (result of action or
  process)
• preside
• pre (before) sid (sit)
• session
• sess (sit) ion (act of)

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sis process, condition

• analysis
• ana (apart) lys (loosen) sis (process)
• psychosis
• psych (mind) sis (condition)
• diagnosis
• dia (across, through) gno (know) sis (process)

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spec (spic, spect) look, watch

• spectator
• spect (watch) or (one who)
• respect
• re (back, again) spect (look)
• conspicuous
• con (together) spic (look) ous (full of)

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struct build

• structure
• struct (build) ure (state or act of)
• construct
• con (together) struct (build)
• obstruction
• ob (against) struct (build) tion (act of)

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tract pull

• tractor
• tract (pull) or (that which)
• distract
• dis (apart, away) tract (pull)
• intractable
• in (not) tract (pull) able (capable
  of)--unyielding

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via road, way

• via
• via (way)by way of
• trivia
• tri (three) via (road)originally the
  gossip discussed at the crossroads of msall
  villages and towns
• viaduct
• via (way) duct (lead)

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xeno foreign

• xenophobia
• xeno (foreign) phobia (fear of)
• xenogenesis
• xeno (foreign) gen (start) sis (process)of
  foreign origin
• xenolith
• xeno (foreign) lith (rock)