Roots List #15
Learning Target: I can use roots as clues to the meaning of a
word & I can use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a
sentence, paragraph, or text; a word's position or function in a
sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
ROOT
tropo
DEFINITION
turn
EXAMPLES
heliotrope, troposphere, tropism, trophy, phototropism, apogeotropism
gastro
stomach
gastronomy, gastroscope, gastropod, gastroenteritis, hypogastric
artho
ventri
dors
macro
dextro
brachy
brachio
branchio
kin
phylo
blasto
dactylo
phos
gon
lite
vore
holo
haplo
opia
lent
ef
ium
dicho
joint
belly
back
large
right or clockwise
short
arm
gills
motion
kind
embryo
finger
light
angle
mineral or fossil
eating
whole
single or simple
sight
full of
out
an element
in two parts
Arthritis, arthropod, arthralgia, arthrospore, arthroscopic
ventriloquist, ventral, ventricle,dorsoventral, ventriculus
dorsal, dorsoventral, dorsum, dorsal fin
Macrobiotic, macrocephalic, macrocosm, macron, macroscopic
dextrose, dextral, dexterity, dexterous, dextrorotation
brachycephalic, brachypterous, brachycranic, brachylogy
brachiopod, brachiation, brachiate, brachium
branchiopod, branchiate, branchia
kinetic, kinescope, hypokinesia, hyperkinetic, telekinesis
phylum, phylogeny, phyla, phylogenesis, subphylum
Blastocyst, blastogenesis, erythroblast
pterodactyl, dactylic, dactylology, dactylography
phosphorus, phosphene, phosphoroscope, phosphoresce
pentagon, tetragon, decagon, hexagonal, diagonal, orthogonal
anthracite, perlite, cryolite, stalactite, halite, coprolite
omnivore, herbivore, carnivore, voracious, devour, fructivorous
holocaust, hologram, holometabolous, holograph, holophrastic, holistic
haploie, haplopia, haplosis, haplology
myopia, hyperopia, hemeralopia, synopsis, diplopia, biopsy
corpulent, virulent, turbulent, excellent, succulent, insolent, indolent
effusive, effulgent, efflux, efficacy, effeminate, effluvium, effluent
radium, sodium, uranium, germanium, iridium, einsteinium
dichotomy, dichotomize, dichogamous, dichotomist
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In the tropics the leafy heliotropes turn toward the sun. ___________________________________________
The gastrologist studies the stomach; the gastronome prepares the food. ___________________________________________
The aged arthropod suffered from arthritis and arthralgia. ___________________________________________
The popular ventriloquist had a heart operation on his left ventricle. ___________________________________________
Dorsiventral leaves have distinct upper and lower surfaces. ___________________________________________
The universe is sometimes referred to as the macrocosm. ___________________________________________
Are right-handed people really more dexterous? ___________________________________________
Brachypterous insects have short wings. ___________________________________________
Brachiate trees have widely spreading branches in pairs, like arms. ___________________________________________
The branchiopods are underwater crustaceans that breathe through gills. ___________________________________________
The hyperkinetic little boy did not possess telekinesis, fortunately. ___________________________________________
The vertebrate species Homo sapiens belongs to the Chordata phylum. ___________________________________________
Reproduction by budding is also called blastogenesis. ___________________________________________
If fingerprinting is dactylography, is sign language dactylology? ___________________________________________
If you press your closed eyelids, you will see phosphenes. ___________________________________________
What is the difference between a pentagram and a pentagon? ___________________________________________
Perlite is a volcanic glass that resembles obsidian. ___________________________________________
The voracious carnivore devoured the small herbivore. ___________________________________________
The glowing hologram could be viewed from all sides. ___________________________________________
The diploid structure divided into two haploid structures. ___________________________________________
Far-sightedness is sometimes known as hyperopia. ___________________________________________
For the corpulent boy, dieting was a turbulent and strenuous mental effort. ___________________________________________
The effeminate host made an effort not to be effusive. ___________________________________________
Which element does society more harm, uranium or sodium? ___________________________________________
There is a sharp dichotomy between your ideas and mine.____________________________________________________