LIST #7



LIST #7

acer/acr (sharp) acerbity, acetate, acetic, acetone, acid, acrid, acrimonious, acidosis, antacid, acrylic, exacerbate Latin

acut/acu acuity, acumen, acute, cute

acro/acr (high) acrobat, acrocarpous, acromegaly, acronym, acrophobia, acropolis, acrostic, Akron (Ohio) Greek

agog/agogue (leader) agogics, demagogue, pedagogue, pedagogy, mystagogue, synagogue Greek

brev (short) abbreviation, abridge, breve, breviary, brevirostrate, brevity, brief, unabridged Latin

cle/cule (small) circle, corpuscle, cubicle, cuticle, follicle, minuscule, molecule, muscle, particular, particle, ventricle, vesicle Latin

culp (blame) culpable, culprit, exculpate, exculpatory inculpate Latin

derm (skin) dermabrasion, dermatitis, dermatology, ectoderm, endoderm, epidermis, hypodermic, pachyderm, taxidermy Greek

dia (across) diabolic, diagonal, dialect, dialectic dialogue, diameter, diaphanous, diaphragm, diatribe Greek

ecto (outer) ectoderm, ectomorph, ectoparasite, ectoplasm, ectothermic, Greek

ectozoa, ectoskeleton

exo (outer) exobiology, exodus, exogamy, exogenous, exorcism, exotic, exotoxin

ego (I) alter ego, egocentric, egoism, egomania, egotist, egotistical, egotize, superego Latin

fort/forc (strong) comfort, discomfort, effort, enforce, force, forcibly, fort, forte, fortification, fortify, fortissimo, fortitude, fortress, pianoforte, reinforce Latin

fus/fut (pour) confusion, diffusion, effusive, fuse, fusion, futile, infuse, infusion, perfusion, profuse, refuse, suffuse, transfusion Latin

fund/found confound, foundry, funnel, refund, profound

necro (death) necrobiosis, necromancer, necrophobia, necropolis, necrosis, necrotic, nectar Greek

numer (number) enumerate, innumerable, numeral, numerate, numerical, numerology, numerous, supernumeraries Latin

osteo (bone) osteoblast, osteocyte, osteology, osteopath, osteopathy, osteotomy, osteoporosis, ostracism (from oyster) Greek

pac/peac (peace) appease, pacific, pacification, pacifier, pacifism, pacifist, pacify, peaceable, Pax Romana Latin

plac complacent, complaisant, implacable, placate, placebo, placid, plea, plead, pleasurable, pleasure

per (through) impervious, perambulate, per capita, perceive, perception, percolator, percussion, per diem, perennial, perfect, perfectly, Latin

perfidious, perforate, perfume, perfunctory, perfuse, permeable, permeate, permissive, permit, permutation, perpendicular,

perpetuate, perpetuity, perplex, perquisite, persecute, perseverance, persist, perspective, perspicacious, perspiration, persuade,

pertain, pertinacity, pertinent, perturb, peruse, pervade, pervious

plast/plasm (molded) angioplasty, cytoplasm, dermoplasty, dysplasia, ectoplasm, plasma. plaster, plastic, plasticity, plastid, protoplasm, rhinoplasty Greek

poli/polis (city) acropolis, Annapolis, apolitical, Constantinople, cosmopolitan, geopolitical, Indianapolis, metropolis, Minneapolis, megalopolis, Greek

Neopolitian, necropolis, police, policy, politic, Tripoli

pugn/pug (fight) impugn, inexpugnable, oppugn, pugilist, pugnacious, pungent, repugnant Latin

spir (breathe) aspirate, aspire, conspiracy, espirit de corps, conspire, expire, inspire, perspiration, perspire, respiration, spirit, spirograph, suspire, transpire Latin

urb (city) suburbs, suburbia, urban, urbane, urbanism, urbanite, urbanologist Latin

zo (animal) enterozoic, Mesozoic, protozoa, zodiac, zoo, zoophagous, zooplankton, zoology Greek

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