WordSkills

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WordSkills

• Lesson 6

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agog

• demagogue
• demos (people) agog (leader)
• pedagogy
• ped (child) agog (leader) y (result of)
• synagogue
• syn (together,with) agog (lead)
• lead

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anthrop

• anthropology
• anthrop (mankind) logy (study of)
• philanthropist
• phil (love, fondness) anthrop (mankind) ist (one
  who)
• anthropomorphic
• anthrop (mankind) morph (shape) ic (having
  characteristics of)
• mankind

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arch (archae)

• anarchy
• an (lacking, without) arch (rule, government) y
  (result of)
• archaic
• archae (old) ic (having the characteristics of)
• archaeology
• archae (ancient) logy (study of)
• Old, ancient, rule, government

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bell

• rebel
• re (back, again) bell (fight)
• belligerent
• bell (war) ger (make) ent (full of)
• antebellum
• ante (before) bell (war)
• war, fight

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brev

• brevity
• brev (short) ity (state of)
• abbreviate
• ab (very) brev (short) ate (make)
• brevet
• brev (short) et (small) miltary honor without a
  pay increase
• short

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cap (cip, cept)

• capture
• capt (seize) ure (state,act)
• recipient
• re (back) cip (grasp) ent (full of)
• perception
• per (thoroughly) cept (seize) ion (act of)
• seize, grasp

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centri

• egocentric
• ego (self) centr (center) ic (having the
  characteristics of)
• centrifugal
• centri (center) fug (flee) al (related to)
• centrosphere
• centr (center) sphere (circle) core of the
  earth
• center

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derm

• dermatologist
• derm (skin) log (study) ist (one who)
• epidermis
• epi (over, on) derm (skin)
• dermatogen
• derm (skin) gen (start) outer layer of meristem
  from which epidermis is formed
• skin

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fer

• ferry
• fer (carry)
• conference
• con (together) fer (carry) ence (state of)
• odoriferous
• odor (odor) fer (bear, produce) ous (full of)
• carry

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fract (frag)

• fracture
• fract (break) ure (state of, quality)
• fragment
• frag (break) ment (result of action or process)
• refractory
• re (back) fract (break) ory (pertaining to)
• break

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geo

• geography
• geo (earth) graph (write, record) y (result of)
• geometry
• geo (earth) metr (measure) y (result of)
• geomorphic
• geo (earth) morph (shape) ic (having the
  characteristics of)
• earth

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grad (gress)

• gradual
• grad (step) al (related to)
• aggressive
• ag (to,toward) gress (go) ive (that which)
• egress
• e (out) gress (go)
• step, walk, go

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grat

• grateful
• grat (thank) ful (full of)
• congratulations
• con (with) grat (please) tion (act, process)
• gratuity
• grat (thank) ity (act of)
• please, thank, favor

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it

• exit
• ex (out) it (go)
• circuit
• circ (circle) it (go)
• transit
• trans (across) it (go)
• go, travel

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junct

• junction
• junct (join) tion (act of)
• conjunction
• con (together) junct (join) tion (act of)
• disjunctive
• dis (apart, away) junct (join) ive (that which)
• join, connect

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labor

• laborious
• labor (work) ous (full of)
• collaborate
• col (together) labor (work) ate (make,do)
• elaborate
• e (out) labor (work) ate (make,cause)
• work

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mal

• malice
• mal (bad) ice (act of)
• malevolent
• mal (bad) vol (choose) ent (full of)
• malfunction
• mal (wrong, poorly) funct (do) tion (act of)
• bad, wrong, poorly

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naut (nav)

• nautical
• naut (sail) al (related to)
• astronaut
• astro (star) naut (sail)
• naval
• nav (sail) al (related to)
• sail

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path

• apathy
• a (without) path (feeling) y (result of)
• pathology
• path (disease) logy (study)
• pathogen
• path (disease) gen (begin, start)
• feeling, disease

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pugn

• pugnacious
• pugn (fight) ious (full of)
• pugilist
• pugn (fight) ist (on who)
• repugnant
• re (back) pugn (fight) ant (that which)
• fight

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scop

• telescope
• tele (distant) scop (look)
• periscope
• peri (around) scop (look)
• stethoscope
• stethos (chest) scop (look)
• look

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tain (ten, tent)

• contain
• con (together) tain (hold)
• tenure
• ten (hold, keep) ure (state, act)
• retention
• re (back) tent (keep) tion (act of)
• hold , keep

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therm

• thermal
• therm (heat) al (related to)
• thermodynamics
• therm (heat) dynam (power) ics (science of)
• thermostat
• therm (heat) stat (stand, stop)
• heat

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verb

• verbose
• verb (word) ose (having the quality of)
• verbalize
• verb (word) ize (make, do)
• verbatim
• verb (word)
• word

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volv (volu)

• revolve
• re (again) volv (turn)
• convoluted
• con (together) volu (turn)
• volume
• volu (turn)
• Turn
• Note a book is called a volume because a scroll
  was rolled or turned