| Term | Definition |
|---|
| nat | birth |
| prenatal | before giving birth |
| natal | deals with birth |
| neo-nate | an infant |
| neo-nate | a newborn |
| innate | natural, comes from birth(ability) |
| native | born there |
| nativism | showing favor to natives |
| nativity | a birth |
| naive | "just born"; innocent |
| naivete | innocent |
| renaissance | a rebirth |
| uni | one |
| unique | one of a kind |
| unilateral | one-sided |
| unanimous | agreed upon by all |
| anonymous | not signed |
| unisex | for both genders |
| uniparous | has one baby at a time |
| biparous | has 2+ babies at a time |
| viviparous | gives birth to living babies |
| oviparous | gives birth to eggs |
| pend | hang |
| pendulum | a hanging armpiece |
| pendant | a hanging piece of jewelry |
| pendent | hanging down |
| dependent | hangs, relies on others |
| pending | not yet completed |
| impending | about to happen |
| appendage | an addition hanging at the end |
| appendage | a tail |
| inter | between |
| interstate | goes between states |
| intermittent | of + on; comes + goes |
| interim | the time between; a substitute between old/new |
| intercede | to come between 2 parties(mediation) |
| intervene | to come between 2 parties(butt-in) |
| interjection | a word thrown in for emotion |
| intra | within |
| intrastate | stays within the state |
| intramural | within the building, office |
| intravenous | within the vein |
| introvert | one who is shy, withdrawn |
| introspect | to ponder, look at yourself |
| intrinsic | natural, comes from within |
| cide | kill |
| homicide | killing a person |
| suicide | kill yourself |
| fratricide | killing your brother, countryman, race |
| sororicide | killing your sister |
| patricide | kiilling your father |
| matricide | killing your mother |
| parricide | killing your parent, lord, master |
| infanticide | killing your child |
| soph | wise |
| sophic | wise, intellectual |
| philosophy | the underlying truth or principle |
| sophistry | clever but illogical reasoning |
| sophisticated | very complex, complicated, not simple |
| sophomore | a 2nd year person, a wise fool |
| sophomoric | immature, silly, not sophisticated |
| mal | bad |
| malignant | harmful, need removal |
| malevolent | evil wicked |
| malign | to write, speak harmful words |
| malice | intentional harm |
| malicious | intentionally harmful |
| much-maligned | often attacked verbally |
| malpractice | professional error |
| malady | a common disease, infection, illness |
| malediction | a parting curse |
| mal-content | one who is never happy, always complaining |
| maladroit | clumsy, awkward |
| maloprop | a funny misuse of the word |
| regicide | killing your king |
| genocide | killing a gene pool, race, tribe, ethnicity |
| insecticide | kills bugs |
| herbicide | kills weeds |
| pesticide | kills rodents |
| germicide | kills bacteria, germs |
| fungicide | kills fungus |
| spermicide | kills sperm cells |
| hab | live |
| habit | a daily, constant, lifestyle behavior |
| habit | a nun's uniform |
| habitual | done out of habit |
| rehabilitate | to give a new life |
| habitat | your total surroundings |
| cohabitate | to live together w/ the other gender |
| mis | wrong; hate |
| misspell | to spell incorrectly |
| miscue | a mistake, an error |
| misconstrue | to interpret wrong |
| misconception | a wrong concept, information |
| misnomer | a wrong name/classification |
| misdemeanor | "bad behavior"; a petty crime, not a felony |
| mischievous | naughty, cause mischief |
| miscreant | a villain, an evil person |
| misanthrope | one who hates people |
| misandry | the hatred of/abuse of males |
| misogyny | the hatred of/abuse of females |
| misopedia | the hatred of/abuse of children |
| chronus | time |
| chronic | all the time |
| chronical | a record, history of time |
| chronometer | a expesive accurate clock, watch |
| chronology | a series of events in time |
| synchronize | to coordinate in time |
| anachronism | something in the wrong time |
| tempo | time |
| tempo | the beat, rhythm |
| temporary | for the time being |
| pro tem | a substitute |
| temporal | limited by time; goes away |
| extemporaneous | on the spur of the moment without time to prepare |
| contemporary | new, modern |
| contemporaries | people alive at the same time |
| tempus fugit | "time flies" |
| temp | heat |
| temper | to harden by heat; to make milder |
| temperate | mild, no extremes; no vices, esp. alcohol |
| temperance | mildness, avoiding vices esp. alcohol |
| temperament | the mood |
| temperamental | moody, unpredictable |
| tempest | a violent storm |
| tempestuous | stormy, violent |
| ana | backwards |
| anal | refers to the butt, rear |
| analogy | a comparison of two relationships |
| analyze | to know by going back through |
| anagram | a new word by scrambling another |
| ananym | a new word by reversing another |
| palindrome | a word spelled the same foward or backward |
| al | other |
| alibi | an excuse for elsewhere |
| alias | an assumed, fake name |
| et al | and all other people |
| alter | to change, adjust |
| alteration | a change, adjustment |
| altercation | a dispute, fight |
| alternative | a 2nd different choice |
| altruistic | unselfish, puts others first |
| altruism | selflessness |
| alter ego | your other self - soulmate, bestfriend |
| alma mater | your "other mother" |
| alma mater | the school you graduate from |
| alma mater | your school song |
| sub | under |
| submarine | under the water |
| subterrain | "under" land, earth |
| subvert | to undermine, overthrow authority slowly |
| subpoena | "under peanality" an order to appear |
| subterfuge | trickery, a scam, deceit |
| subsidiary | a small company, part of a corporation |
| subsidy | anything paid for w/ tax $ |
| subsidize | to help pay for something |
| subjugate | to force someone/thing into a lower status |
| subliminal | beneath your conscious level |
| pre | before |
| pre-fab | already made, assembled |
| precarious | dangerous |
| precocious | matured, ripened, aged early |
| pretentious | flashy, gaudy, extravagant |
| presumptuous | overly confident, rudely sure |
| premarital | before getting married |
| prenuptial | before getting married(ceremony) |
| prerequisite | something needed 1rst |
| precedent | something(event) similar that happended before |
| precursor | " forerunner"; prototype; the original model |
| premonition | a warning(vision) |
| admonition | a warning, advice |
| prejudice | (N.) bias, early judgement |
| prejudiced | (adj.) biased |
| corp | body |
| Corpus Christi | body of Christ |
| corpse | a dead body |
| corps | a team |
| esprit de corps | team spirit; morale |
| corporeal | materialistic; not spiritual |
| corpus delicti | the main damaging evidence |
| habeas corpus | show me the body; in order to produce charges |
| mat | mother |
| maternity | motherhood |
| maternal | motherly, nurturing, loving |
| matron | a distinguished married woman; a substitute figure |
| matronymic | a name your mom, et al. |
| matriarch | a woman who leads a family, etc. |
| matriarchy | a family, etc. |
| matriculate | to enroll in college; to enter a society |
| duc | lead |
| duct | a passsageway that leads |
| aquaduct | a pasageway for water |
| viaduct | a pasageway that leads traffic |
| induct | to enroll, enlist |
| induce | to start a process |
| deduct | to subtract |
| deduce | to figure out by logic |
| seduce | to temp, lure |
| abduct | to kidnap |
| condusive | (to) promotes, leads to |
| dia | through |
| diameter | longest distance through |
| diagonal | longest distance through a noncircle |
| diagram | a map, a blueprint |
| diaphragm | a skeleton, framework |
| diatribe | a harsh verbal attack |
| diacritical | pronounciation; how to pronounce |
| dialect | a branch, variation of a language |
| dialogue | conversation w/ 2+ people |
| diabolical | satanic, devilish |
| fac | make |
| ipso facto | by itself, because of what it is |
| manufacture | to make by hand, by people |
| facile | easy, overly simplified |
| facilitate | to make it easier |
| facilities | things to make life easier |
| facsimile | a copy, duplicate, a fake |
| faux | fake |
| faux pas | "a wrong step", public, social blunder |
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