| aster, ast |
star |
asterisk: a star-shaped mark |
| audi |
hear |
audiology: the study of sound |
| auto |
self |
autodidact: a self-taught person |
| bene |
good, well |
beneficial: having positive effects |
| biblio |
book |
bibliography: a list of books |
| bio |
life |
biosphere: an environment that sustains life |
| chrono |
time |
chronological: in order of time |
| dict |
speak |
contradict: to say the opposite of |
| fer |
bear, carry |
ferry: to take passengers from one place to another |
| gen |
birth, race |
genealogy: family history of marriages, births, and deaths |
| geo |
earth |
geography: the study of features of the earth’s surface |
| graph |
write |
monograph: a written account on a single topic |
| greg |
herd, flock |
congregate: to gather together |
| jur, jus |
law |
jury: a group of people who decide whether someone is innocent or guilty of breaking the law |
| log, logue |
thought, word |
dialogue: words spoken between two people |
| luc |
light |
elucidate: to clarify, to make it possible for someone to “see the light” |
| manu |
hand |
manumit: to deliver by hand |
| meter, metr |
measure |
hydrometer: a device that measures water |
| mit, mis |
send |
transmit: to send across |
| omni |
all |
omnipotent: all-powerful |
| op, oper |
work |
operate: to use, as in machinery |
| path |
feel, suffer |
sympathy: a shared feeling with another |
| phil |
loving |
philosopher: one who loves wisdom |
| phon |
sound |
phonics: a teaching method that focuses on the sounds made by letters and word parts |
| photo |
light |
photosynthesis: the process by which plants use light to generate energy |
| port |
carry, bear |
portable: capable of being carried |
| psych |
mind, soul |
psychosis: a severe mental disorder characterized by loss of contact with reality |
| scrib, script |
write |
manuscript: a document written by hand |
| sent, sens |
feel |
sensation: feeling |
| soma |
body |
psychosomatic: a bodily symptom of a mental activity |
| tele |
far off |
telephone: a device that enables one to hear words spoken by someone far away |
| ter, terr |
earth |
extraterrestrial: a being from another planet |
| therm |
heat |
thermometer: a device that measures temperature |
| verb |
word |
verbose: wordy |