1. agr: field, crop

1. 1. agr: field, crop • agriculture: the cultivation of a field • agrarian: related to field • agrobiology: study of field life • _______________________________________________ Farmers in the Midwest prosper from an agrarian lifestyle.

2. 2. bat: beat • battle: to engage in beating • combat: to engage in beating as a group • or with other people • battalion: body of troops • _______________________________________________ The Battle of Gettysburg left many soldiers wounded.

3. 3. clin: bend, lean • decline: to bend or lean down • inclination: act of bending in or towards • recline: to bend back • ________________________________________________ • After a long day at work, Brian came home and reclined • in his chair to unwind.

4. 4. cod: written • code: a written message, possibly with a • hidden meaning • codify: to write • codicil: a supplement to a will, in writing • _______________________________________________ • Before you take a test on scantron, you must code in • your name, the date, and the class period.

5. 5. cord: heart • cordial: to be polite out of the kindness of your • heart • concordance: the state of being in agreement, • together in heart • discordant: that which is apart from your heart, • or disagreeable • ___________________________________________________ • Everyone in the class was in concordance that the dress code was • too strict.

6. 6. cruc: cross • crucial: quality of being necessary or really • important • crucify: to kill by nailing to a cross • crusade: to mark with a cross, or to fight for • one’s belief • _____________________________________________________ • The knights of the Holy Crusade were fighting to spread • Christianity throughout the world.

7. 7. dic (dict): speak, say, word • dictionary: place where all known words are • recorded and defined • malediction: the act of speaking badly about • someone or something • predict: to say something will happen before it • actually happens • ____________________________________________________ • Meteorologists predict the weather in their forecasts.

8. 8. ego: self • alter ego: other self • egocentric: quality of being self-centered • egomaniac: quality of being obsessed with • oneself • __________________________________________________ • The Incredible Hulk is Bruce Banner’s alter ego.

9. 9. fort: strong • comfort: to provide strength together with someone • fortification: the act of making strong • fortissimo: Italian superlative meaning very loud and • strong • ________________________________________________ • Cereal is fortified with vitamins and minerals.

10. 10. gam (gamy): marriage, spouse • bigamy: the state of being married to two people • endogamy: marriage within one’s own tribe or • group • misogamist: one who hates marriage • _______________________________________________ • In some cultures bigamy is an accepted practice.

11. 11. glott (gloss): tongue • epiglottis: cartilage at the base of the tongue that protects • the windpipe during swallowing • glossectomy: procedure of cutting out the tongue • polyglot: many tongues, or many languages • _________________________________________________ • Cancer of the tongue can make a glossectomy necessary.

12. 12. jus: law • justice: the fair, sound practice of law • justify: to make lawful or right • unjust: not lawful, or not right • _________________________________________________ • The act of murder is unjust.

13. 13. mand (mend): order, entrust • mandate: to make an order • countermand: to order against, or to recall an order • commendation: to entrust someone with praise by • awarding a formal citation • _________________________________________________ • The No Child Left Behind Act is a federal mandate that requires • every student to be proficient.

14. 14. memor (mem, mne): memory, mindful • memory: result of being mindful of something, or • committing it to mind • memoir: place where one records one’s memories of life • mnemonic: related to memory, pertaining to devices that • help one memorize something • _______________________________________________ • Coming up with an acronym for a set of words or a phrase is a • mnemonic device.

15. 15. orb: circle • orbit: to travel in a circle • exorbitant: quality of being out of the circle of • norm, excessive • supraorbital: located above the orbit of the eye • _________________________________________________ • The Earth orbits the sun, and the moon orbits the Earth.

16. 16. pet: seek, ask, attack • petition: act of asking • impetuous: rushing forward as to attack • petulant: fretful; ready to attack • ________________________________________________ • To get on the ballot the candidate had to have voters sign a • petition.

17. 17. phan (phen, fan): appear, show, seem • phantom: a ghostlike appearance • phenomenon: an unusual appearance • fanciful: not real, imaginary • _____________________________________________ • A shooting star is a natural phenomenon.

18. 18. pond (pound): weight • ponder: to weigh in the mind; consider carefully • preponderance: being of greater power or having • greater weight • imponderable: without weight; impossible to • evaluate • ______________________________________________ • The student pondered what classes to take next semester.

19. 19. poten: power • potent: full of power • omnipotent: all powerful • plenipotentiary: person with full power, such • as a position to negotiate a treaty • ________________________________________________ • The aroma coming from the trashcan is very potent.

20. 20. rhino: nose • rhinoceros: animal with a horn-shaped nose • rhinologist: one who studies the nose • rhinoplasty: procedure of shaping the nose • ______________________________________________ • Some people argue that Michael Jackson has had • rhinoplastic surgery.

21. 21. son: sound • sonic: related to sound • unison: one sound • dissonant: not harmonious • _________________________________________________ • When the teacher said good morning, the class replied in • unison.

22. 22. techn: skill, art • technical: related to skills • technology: study of skill, related to computers • pyrotechnician: one who is skilled in working • with fire • __________________________________________________ • Many students choose to attend a technical college to receive • training in a particular area.

23. 23. tempor: time • temporary: related to time, something that is • for a short period of time • contemporary: quality of being “with” the times • extemporaneous: composed, performed, or • spoken on the spur of the moment with no time • put into preparation • _________________________________________________ • When a teacher quits, the principal might find a temporary • substitute to take over before hiring a permanent replacement.

24. 24. troph: growth, nourishment • atrophy: condition of not growing • autotrophic: related to self growth • dystrophy: result of bad growth • _____________________________________________ • Muscular dystrophy is a disease that results in deterioration of the • muscles.

25. 25. vest: clothes, dress • vestment: ritual dress of the clergy • investiture: ceremony of “clothing” a person • in power • transvestite: who dresses across genders • _________________________________________________ • The vestment of Catholic clergymen usually includes some • sort of robe.