Prefixes
pre-
pre- = before
phob
fear
-ology
-ology= study of, science
Break down the following word & define each part. Then define the whole word: monochrome
mono, chrom = one color
mono = one
chrom = color
Break down the following word & define each part. Then define the whole word: misogyny
act of hating women/hatred of women
miso = to hate
gyn = woman, female
y = state, quality, act
hyper-
dia-
hyper- = over, above
dia- = through, across
crac
meso
crac = government, rule
meso = middle
-ion
-oid
-ion = state, quality, act
-oid= resembling
Break down the following word & define each part. Then define the whole word: kleptomania
klepto, mania = obsession/craving to steal
klepto = to steal
mania = intense craving, loss of reason
Break down the following word & define each part. Then define the whole word: pododermatitis
pododermatitis = inflammation of the skin of the foot
podo = foot
dermat = skin
itis = inflammation
en-
ad-
pro-
en-in, into
ad- to, toward, near
pro- for, before, forward
termin
graph
cosm
termin = end, limit
graph = write, written
cosm = universe, harmony
-er
-ac
-sis
-er = one who, that which
-ac = related to, pertaining to
-sis = action, process
Break down the following word & define each part. Then define the whole word: epidermal
epi, derm, al = related to the outside/outer layer of skin
epi = on, outside
derm = skin
al = like, related to
Break down the following word & define each part. Then define the whole word: bicentennial
bicentennial = related to 200 years
bi = two
cent = hundred
enni = year
al = like, related to
infra-
hypo-
a-
sym-/syn-
infra- beneath
hypo- under, below
a- not, without
sym-/syn- with, together
chrono
chromo
astro
claim/clam
chrono = time
chromo = color
astro = star, heavens
claim/clam = call out, shout
-acious
-ation
-ize
-ance
-acious = having the quality of
-ation = an action or process
-ize = to make, to act
-ance = state, quality, act
Break down the following word & define each part. Then define the whole word: anarchy
an, arch, y = state of no rule
an = not, without
arch = first, chief, rule
y = state, quality, act
Break down the following word & define each part. Then define the whole word: synonymous
synonymous = having the quality of a similar name/meaning
syn = with, together
onym = name, word
ous = having the quality of
peri-
inter-
anti-
dis-
ex-
peri- around
inter- between
anti- against, opposite
dis- apart, opposite of
ex- out, away, from
loqu
scop
neo
son
later
loqu = speak
scop = look, view
neo = new, recent
son = sound
later = side
-ism
-ent
-esis
-y
-ia
-ism = act, state, condition
-ent = like, related to
-esis = action, process
-y = state, quality, act
-ia = condition
Break down the following word & define each part. Then define the whole word: telethermometry
tele = from afar
thermo = heat
metr = measure
y = state, quality, act
Break down the following word & define each part. Then define the whole word: anthropopathic
anthropopathic = relating human feelings to something not human
anthrop = mankind, man
path = feeling, disease
ic = like, related to