Basha High School
AP English 12
Vocabulary Development Lesson #15
Instructions: Using the core root definition, try to find the definition of at least two of the words per root without using a
dictionary. Then, seek out the definition of any word that you do not currently know. Other activities may also accompany
this list. This is the fifteenth of a series of lists we will be drawing from over the course of your four years at Basha.
tropo
(turn)
heliotrope, troposphere, tropism, trophy, phototropism, apogeotropism
Greek
gastro
(stomach)
gastronomy, gastroscope, gastropod, gastroenteritis, hypogastric, gastrolith
Greek
arthro
(joint)
arthritis, arthropod, arthralgia, arthrospore, arthroscopic
Greek
ventri
(belly)
ventriloquist, ventral, ventricle, dorsoventral, ventriculus
Latin
dors
(back)
dorsal, dorsoventral, dorsum, dorsal fin, dorsiventral
Latin
macro
(large)
macrobiotic, macrocephalic, macrocosm, macron, macroscopic
Greek
brachy
(short)
brachycephalic, brachypterous, brachycranic, brachylogy
Greek
brachio
(arm)
brachiopod, brachiation, brachiate, brachium, brachiosaur
Greek
kin
(motion)
kinetic, kinescope, hypokinesia, hyperkinetic, telekinesis, cinema
Greek
dactylo
(finger)
pterodactyl, dactylic, dactylology, dactylography
Greek
phos
(light)
phosphorus, phosphene, phosphoroscope, phosphoresce
Greek
gon
(angle)
pentagon, tetragon, decagon, hexagonal, diagonal, orthogonal
Greek
vore
(eating)
omnivore, herbivore, carnivore, voracious, devour, fructivorous
holo
(whole)
holocaust, hologram, holometabolous, holograph, holophrastic, holistic
Greek
opia
(sight)
myopia, hyperopia, hemeralopia, synopsis, diplopia, biopsy
Greek
lent
(full of)
corpulent, virulent, turbulent, excellent, succulent, insolent, indolent
Latin
ium
(an element)
radium, sodium, uranium, germanium, iridium, einsteinium
Latin
dicho
(in two parts)
dichotomy, dichotomize, dichogamous, dichotomist
Greek
dol
(sufffer)
indolent, condolence, , , ,
Greek
Latin