1. ac (acr) sharp, bitter

acid: related to being bitter acrid: relating to a bitter taste acerbate: an annoy in a sharp way

2. ambul - walk

amble: to slowly walk ambulatory: walking perambulate: to walk through while

inspecting

3. aqu- water

aquatic: having characteristics of water aquarium: a place where there is water aqueduct: A pipe or channel to transport

water

4. bene- good

beneficial: related to making good benign: good or harmless benediction: act of saying good words

(a blessing)

5. bio – life

biology: the study of life biography: writing about life biosphere: the part of the earth and

its atmosphere in which things exist

6. caco- bad

cacophony: a bad sound cacography: bad handwriting cacogenics: bad genes

7. Ced (ceed, cess) - go

precede: go before exceed: go out or above procession: act of going before

8. dem- people

Democracy: government ruled by people

Demographics: statistical record of people and population

Epidemic: affecting many people

9. equ- same

equal: same amount equilateral: same or equal sides equator: line that separates same

sides

10. Flect (flex)- bend

Flexible: able to bend Reflection: act of bending back Deflect: to bend down

11. gen- start, begin, birth, kind, family, race

generate: to start making genocide: to kill a race genealogy: the study of birth or

family

12. gon- angle

polygon: many angles diagonal: related to the angle

across pentagon: five angles

13. gram (graph) – write, record

telegram: distant writing; an old way to communicate from a distance

autograph: self writing graphic: related to writing

14. iatr – cure, heal

pediatrics: science of curing children geriatrics: science to cure old people psychiatrist: one who wants to cure the

mind

15. ject: throw

reject: throw back projectile: something thrown forward deject: throw down

16. Kin (cin)- move

cinema: moving picture kinetic: related to moving kinesiology: the study of muscles and

their movement

17. magna – large, great

magnify: to make large magnitude: the state of greatness magnum opus: masterpiece of literary

or artistic work

18. nat- birth

native: related to birth neonatal: related to new birth nativity: state or condition of birth

19. par- same, equal

parallel: extending in the same direction parity: state or condition of equality compare: to examine; to see what is the

same

20. pel (puls) – drive, beat

repel: drive back propel: drive forth, forward pulsate: make a beat

21. sci – know

science: state of knowing conscious: full of knowledge omniscient: all knowing

22. tend (tens) - stretch

tension: act of being stretched tendon: band of tissue that stretches extend: stretch out

23. theo- god

theology: study of god atheist: one who is without god theocracy: government ruled by

god

24. ven (vent)- come

prevent: come before convention: act of coming together adventure: an exciting process of

coming towards

25. voc (vok)- call

evoke: to call out provocation: act of calling forth or

forward vocation: the job one is called to

do