archaeo = ancient/primitive
• Definition: the scientific study of the lives
and culture of past people by excavation
Word: archaeology
Arch= Chief, primary, first
• A sovereign prince or duke
•Word: Archduke
Arch = chief/primary/first
• Definition: ruled over by one royal person,
a king or a queen
Word: monarchy
Arch = chief, primary, first
• Definition:
A family,
society,
community,
or state
governed
by women
•Word: matriarchy
Log/logue = word or thought
• Definition:
Two or more people talking
Word: dialogue
Log/logue = word/thought
• Definition: a
lecture, slide
show, or motion
picture describing
travels
Word: travelogue
Aster/astr = star
• Definition: pseudoscience based on the
notion that the position of the moon, sun
and stars affect human affairs.
Word: astrology
Aster/astr = star
• Definition: minor planet; planetoid
Word: asteroid
Fer = to carry
• Definition: an opinion or assumption
arrived at by reasoning or evidence.
Word: inference
Audi = hear
• Definition: loud enough that it can be
heard
Word: audible
Audi = hear
• Definition: a group of persons assembled
to hear and see a speaker, a play, a
concert, etc.
Word: audience
Bene = good/well
• Definition: advantageous, favorable
Word: beneficial
Bene = good/well
• Definition: a person who has given help,
especially financial help.
Word: benefactor
Bio = life
• Definition:
The scientific
study of life
Word: biology
Bio = life
• Definition: utilizing
electronic devices
and mechanical parts
to assist humans in
performing difficult,
dangerous, or
intricate tasks, as by
supplementing or
duplicating parts of
the body
Word: bionic
Brev = short
• Definition: the shortening of words/phrases
Northwest
U R GR8
NW
Word: abbreviation
Derm = skin
• Definition:
doctor who
specializes in
the skin
Word: dermatologist
Chloro=green
• Definition: the green pigment found in
plants.
Word=chlorophyll
Chrono=time
Definition: arranged in the order of occurance
Word: chronological
Chrono=time
• Definition:
a history of
facts
arranged in
the order in
which they
happened.
Word: chronicle
Dic/dict = speak
• Definition: a ruler with absolute power
Word: dictator
Fix = fasten
• Definition:
anything
firmly in
place;
attached to
the building
Word: fixture
Meter/metr = measure
• Clue: In Canada
and much of the
rest of the
world, speed is
measured in…
Word: kilometer
Meter/metr = measure
• Definition: way
to measure
temperature
Word: thermometer
Gen = birth
• Definition: the way in which something
comes to be; origins
The first book in the Bible
Word: genesis
Hemo = blood
• Definition: blood clotting is deficient
Word: hemophilia
Herb = plant
• Definition: animal feeding on grass or
plants only
Word: herbivore
Geo = earth
• Definition: The study of rock; the science
dealing with the physical nature and
history of the earth
Word: geology
Graph = write
• Definition: a diagram
Word: graph
Hydro = water
• Definition: the
production of
power/energy
by water.
Word: hydroelectric
Jur/just = law
• Definition: a group of people sworn to hear
the evidence and judge the facts in a case
to give a decision.
Word: jury
Luc = light
• Definition:
letting light
pass
through
word: translucent
Manu = hand
• Definition: to make by hand or by machine
Word: manufacture
Neg = no
• Definition:
to deny
the
existence,
evidence,
or truth of.
Word: negate
Ocu = eye
• Definition: two small telescopes mounted
side by side for personal viewing
Word: binoculars
Olig = few
• Definition: a
government
in which a
few are in
control—
often selfish
and corrupt
Word: oligarchy
Osteo=bone
• Definition: the disease of brittle bones
Word: osteoporosis
Op/Oper = work
• Definition: in use,
currently working
Word: operational
Path = feeling
• Definition: the
projection of
If I were you, I’d feel
your
sad. I love my dear
doggy.
personality
onto someone
else to
understand that
person.
Feeling for
someone else.
My dog died
this morning.
Word: empathy
Path = feeling
• Definition: lack of emotion; lack of interest
Word: apathy
Ped = child
• Definition: Doctor who specializes in
children.
Word: pediatrician
Phil = love
• Definition: literal
translation—
someone who
loves wisdom.
A seeker of truth
and knowledge
Word: philosopher
Phys = body, nature
• Definition: a medical doctor
Word: physician
Pod/Ped = foot
• Definition: a low platform serving as a
pedestal, a place from which to give a
lecture or conduct an orchestra.
Word: podium
Proto = first
• The first version of an item or model
prototype
Pseudo = false
• Definition: fake name; AKA/alias
Hi. My name is
Irvine Smith.
Word: pseudonym
Script/scrib = write
• Definition:
word for word
what was said
on a TV show;
an official
document of
your grades.
Word: transcript
Sect = cut
• Definition: to cut in two pieces; in half
Word: bisect
Sect = cut
• Definition: a part of the whole
Word: section
Sol = alone
• Definition: a lonely or secluded place
Word: solitude
Struct = build
• Definition: the
arrangement
or interrelation
of all the parts
of a whole;
manner of
organization
Body Paragraph:
TS
CD
CM
CM
CD
CM
CM
CS
Word: structure
Tact = touch
• Definition: to get in touch with;
communicate
contact
Vis/vid = see
• Definition: the act or power of seeing with
the eye.
Word: vision
Tele = far off
• Definition: an electronic method of doing
work outside the office or traditional space
telecommuting
Ter/terr = earth
• Definition: ground or tract of ground
Word: terrain
Ter(r) = earth
• Definition: reshaping a hillside to allow for
flat ground.
terraced
Vac = empty
• Definition: space is
empty or available for
use
Word: vacant
Ver = truth
• Definition: a decision made; the formal
finding of a jury or judge
Word: verdict
Verb = word
• Definition: the action or state of being in
a sentence.
I ran to the bus stop.
Word: verb
Verb = word
• Definition: following/repeating word for
word.
Tell me what he
said exactly, word
for word
Word: verbatim
Vis/vid = see
• Definition: a view or lookout
Word: vista