Etymology 101-120
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MattieCasey on March 28, 2012
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These are the words and parts we need to know for our test on Thursday, February 29, 2012.
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55 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 pan | all |
| dem | people |
| Pandemic | occurring in all of the population |
| ethno | nation |
| graphy | write |
| Ethnography | anthropology that deals with describing specific cultures |
| geronto | old men |
| cracy | rule |
| Gerontocracy | gov't by old men |
| ennead (part) | nine |
| Ennead (word) | a group of nine |
| kal | beautiful |
| eido | form |
| scope | examine |
| Kaleidoscope | optical instrument using colored glass |
| tele | from a distance |
| kinesis | movement |
| Telekinesis | movement from a distance |
| psued | false |
| epi | upon |
| grapha | write |
| Psuedepigrapha | writings falsely attributed to Biblical characters |
| tacho | fast |
| meter | measure |
| Tachometer | instrument that measures speed |
| poly | many |
| phag | eat |
| Polyphagia | excessive desire for food |
| iatro | healer |
| gen | be born |
| Iatrogenic | healer produced; diseased caused by healer or medicine |
| box (part) | box tree |
| Box (word) | a case or receptacle usually with a removable lid or cover |
| chimney (part) | furnace, oven |
| Chimney (word) | vertical structure for the passage of smoke and fumes |
| pew (part) | foot |
| Pew (word) | fixed bench-like seat |
| prow (part) | prow |
| Prow (word) | the front end of a ship |
| sati | enough |
| Satiate | to make enough |
| im | not |
| pecuri | money |
| Impecurious | broke; without money |
| caco | bad |
| graphy | write |
| Cacography | illegible handwriting |
| phil | love |
| ander | man (male) |
| Philander | engage lightly in love affairs |
| anti | against |
| thesis | place, set |
| Antithesis | exact opposite |
| solec | speaking incorrectly |
| Solecism | grammatical error |
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