1. aero: air

aerate: to expose to the air as in soil aerial: pertaining to the air, as a view from

the air.aerobics: a system of vigorous exercises

designed to improve the body’s ability to take in and utilize oxygen.

_____________________________________A plow with sharp stakes was used to

aerate the yard before planting the grass seed.

2. antho: flower

anthology: a “bouquet” or collection of literary or musical selections

ananthous: without flowersanthozoan: class of marine creatures,

including the sea anemones and coral (flower like)

______________________________________The plants they used in the rock gardens

were ananthous..

3.arbor: tree

arbor: a shady area with the roof and sides formed by trees, shrubs, or lattice

arboreal: resembling or living in treesarboretum: place for the study and

exhibition of trees and shrubs

______________________________________The arboretum at UNC Chapel Hill was

once the scene of a murder.

4. bath (bathy): deep

bathos: sinking from the lofty to the depths of the ridiculous, an anticlimax

bathymetry: the art of deep sea sounding or measuring the depths

bathysphere: chamber for deep-sea exploration.

______________________________________Inside the bathysphere, the rescuers

searched for the victims of the shipwreck.

5. cad (cid, cas) : fall, happen, accident

decadent: that which is falling downcasualty: one who falls in battle or by accident recidivism: falling or relapsing back into crime

______________________________________The recidivism rate for criminals who

undergo rehabilitation is less than for those who don’t.

6. calc: lime, stone, pebble

calcification: the act of turning to stonecalcium: a silver-white mineral found in

limestonecalculate:to reckon using pebbles, to

compute______________________________________The calcification around the fountain left

silver-white rocklike formations.

7. chloro - green

chlorine: greenish-yellow, poisonous gaschloroform: green compound used as an

anesthetic and solventchlorophyll: green pigment in plants

essential for photosynthesis

______________________________________The chlorine in the pool helped give the

water its greenish color.

8. chrys: yellow, gold

chrysanthemum: yellow flowerchrysalis: hard shelled pupa of a butterflychrysophyte: golden-brown and

yellowish-green algae.

______________________________________The yellow blooms on the

chrysanthemums stood out against the wooded background.

9. cre (creas, cret): grow

increase: to grow or get largercrescendo: music that grows louderaccretion: gradual buildup or growth

______________________________________The speaker cracked just as the music

reached a crescendo.

10. cur: care for

curator: one who cares for a museumcurious: full of care or interest on a subjectsinecure: a position or office providing

compensation or other benefits but requiring little responsibility or effort

______________________________________The curious child opened every cabinet

door in the kitchen before moving to another room.

11. cyan: blue

cyan: a moderate greenish blue coloranthocyanin: blue pigment found in plants,

especially flowers, and some insectscyanosis: bluish coloration of skin caused by

insufficient oxygenation of the blood

______________________________________The artist spread much cyan paint on his

pallet before attempting to paint the sky.

12. cyto: cell

astrocyte: star shaped cell in brain and spinal cord

cytogenesis: cell formationcytotoxin: toxins that destroy certain

cells, like venom

______________________________________The biology students studied

cytogenesis.

13. domin: lord, master

dominate: to master or lord overpredominate: have controlling power or

influence, masteranno Domini: Latin for “in the year of our

Lord”in a specified year of the Christian era

______________________________________Our football team has been able to

dominate the other teams in the conference.

14. erythro: red

erythema: abnormal redness of the skinerythrocytometer: instrument used to

count red blood cellserythrophobia: abnormal fear of anything

red or of blushing

______________________________________After the blood sample was taken, the

technician used an erythrocytometer to check for abnormalities.

15. ethno: nation, race, culture

ethnic: related to race or cultureethnology: the study of cultureethnocentric: belief in the superiority of

one’s own culture

______________________________________The ethnocentric nature of the tribe

made it impossible to teach them new ways.

16. ferv: hot, boil or bubble

fervent: showing great emotion or enthusiasm, hot tempered, ardent

fervid: fiery; zealous, bubblyeffervescent: giving off bubbles of gas as

carbonated water, showing exhilaration

______________________________________When students show fervent devotion to

a cause, they work harder.

17. gyn: woman

gynecologist: a doctor specializing in women’s healthandrogynous: showing both male and

female characteristicsgynophobia: fear of women

______________________________________Many of the gods and goddesses from

mythology have androgynous appearances.

18. -ish: like, resembling

childish: child likefeverish: having a fever, fever likedwarfish: small like

_____________________________________Often childish behaviors result in trouble

in school.

19. -itis: infection, inflammation

meningitis: brain inflammationarthritis: joint inflammationhepatitis: liver inflammation

______________________________________The danger of meningitis from a West

Nile infection is great.

20. liber: free

liberal: generous, lavish, abundant, freely giving

liberty: state of being freeliberate: to make free

______________________________________Patrick Henry is famous for his “Give me

liberty or give me death” line.

21. meter (metr): measure

perimeter: the measurement aroundisometric: equal in measureodometer: instrument to measure

mileage on a road trip

______________________________________Guards walk the perimeter of buildings

when they are on duty.

22. moll: soft

mollify: to make less angry, violent or intense

mollusk: soft bodiedemollient: softening and soothing to the

skin

______________________________________In an attempt to mollify the students, the

principal added more parking spaces.

23. orni (ornith): bird

ornithology: the study of birdsornithivorous: bird eatingorniscopy: instrument for examining

birds

______________________________________I’m trying to decide if I’m ornithivorous

because I eat chicken.

24. phyll : leaf

phylloid: leaf likeaphyllous: without an abundance of

leavesphyllaphagous: leaf eating

______________________________________The Japanese magnolia is relatively

aphyllous in the spring when only the flowers appear.

25. pon (pos) : put, place

compose: to put together or createdepose: to put down or overthrowopponent: one who is placed against

______________________________________Several of the players decided to play a

trick on the opponent.