Roots Roots Roots
Astr-
Star
-er, -or, -ian, -ist
A person who
What are the Latin and Greek prefixes for four?
Quad and Tetra
Hypodermic
Going under the skin
A condition in which the temperature of the body is very low.
Hyperthermia
Mono-
One
Measures air pressure to predict a change in the weather.
Chronicle
A description of events in the order they happened.
A substance produced by the body to fight disease.
Antibody
Hydr-
Water
Tele
Far
What is the difference between hyper- and hypo-?
Hyper means above or too much, Hypo means below or too little.
Homophone
A large retail store, especially one selling a great variety of articles.
Emporium
Word
Neo-
New
What were Mrs. Ochoa's majors in college? (HINT: One was a vocabulary word!)
Geoponics and Education
Antiseptic
A substance that prevents infection in a wound by killing bacteria.
A person who had a job before someone else or something that comes before something else.
Predecessor
Cred-
Believe
State or Quality
What is the difference between Geographic and Geography?
One is an adjective (geographic) and one is a noun (geography). Geographic would describe the region, people, etc.
Hydraulic
Operated by the pressure of a fluid.
A state of having very different feelings (such as love and hate) about someone or something at the same time
Ambivalence