Quizlet WWW Lists 1-30: Word Within the Word Volume 1 Yellow Book

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  1. -a: plural
  2. -ar: relating to
  3. -be: life
  4. -i: plural
  5. a: not
  6. ab: away
  7. abjure: renounce
  8. abrogate: annul
  9. acr: sharp
  10. acro: high
  11. acronym: initials-name
  12. acrophobia: fear of heights
  13. act: to do
  14. ad: to
  15. aden: gland
  16. adherent: supporter
  17. advocate: speak for
  18. aer: air
  19. ag: to do
  20. agog: leader
  21. agoraphobia: fear of openness
  22. alb: white
  23. algia: pain
  24. alt: high
  25. alter: other
  26. alumni: graduates
  27. amat: love
  28. ambul: walk
  29. amorphous: shapeless
  30. amour-propre: self-love
  31. amphi: both
  32. an-: without
  33. analgesic: pain-killer
  34. anarchist: one against government
  35. andro: man
  36. androgynous: masculine or feminine
  37. android: robot
  38. Anglo: English
  39. anim: mind
  40. animadversion: criticism
  41. ann: year
  42. anomaly: abnormality
  43. ante: before
  44. antediluvian: from before the Flood!
  45. antho: flower
  46. anthology: literary collection
  47. anthropo: man
  48. anthropoid: manlike
  49. anthropomorphic: man-shaped
  50. anti: against
  51. apo: away or up
  52. apotheosis: raising to god status
  53. apt: fit
  54. aqua: water
  55. archy: government
  56. ard: always
  57. arthro: joint
  58. ase: enzyme
  59. astr: star
  60. ate: cause
  61. atmo: vapor
  62. atom: vapor
  63. audi: hear
  64. audiophile: stereo buff
  65. aur: gold
  66. austro: south
  67. auto: self
  68. baro: pressure
  69. bas: low
  70. bath: deep
  71. bell: war
  72. bellicose: warlike
  73. belligerant: warring
  74. bene: good
  75. benediction: blessing
  76. benefactor: helper
  77. bi: two
  78. biblio: book
  79. bilateral: two-sided
  80. bio: life
  81. blasto: embryo
  82. bon: good
  83. bon vivant: indulger in luxury
  84. bona fide: good faith
  85. bonhomie: good-naturedness
  86. bootless: useless
  87. brachio: arm
  88. brachy: short
  89. branchio: gills
  90. brev: short
  91. caco: bad
  92. cacophony: bad noise
  93. cad: fall
  94. calli: beautiful
  95. calor: heat
  96. cant: sing
  97. cap: take
  98. capit: head
  99. captious: fault-finding
  100. cardio: heart
  101. cardiovascular: of the heart and vessels
  102. carn: flesh
  103. carnage: butchery
  104. casus belli: cause of war
  105. cata: down
  106. caust: burn
  107. caustic: burning
  108. cede: go
  109. cent: one hundred
  110. centri: center
  111. cephalo: head
  112. chiro: hand
  113. chiromancy: palm reading
  114. chlor: green
  115. chrom: color
  116. chron: time
  117. chronic: lasting
  118. chronicle: a history
  119. cide: kill
  120. circum: around
  121. circumlocution: talking in circles
  122. circumscribed: limited
  123. circumspect: cautious
  124. circumvent: get around
  125. cirr: hair
  126. cise: cut
  127. clam: cry out
  128. cle: small
  129. clud: close
  130. co: together
  131. cogn: know
  132. cognizant: aware
  133. cognomen: nickname
  134. cognoscenti: those who know
  135. collateral: side by side
  136. colloquy: conversation
  137. com: together
  138. commensurate: of like measure
  139. comport: behave
  140. con: together
  141. condescend: lower oneself
  142. condign: worthy
  143. confluence: a flowing together
  144. congetial: at birth
  145. contra: against
  146. convivial: jovial, festive
  147. cor: heart
  148. coron: crown
  149. corp: body
  150. corpulent: full-bodied
  151. cosmo: world or universe
  152. cosmology: study of the universe
  153. counter: against
  154. cracy: government
  155. cranio: skull
  156. cred: believe
  157. credible: believable
  158. crypt: hidden
  159. cryptic: having hidden meaning
  160. cryptologist: code breaker
  161. culp: blame
  162. cumu: heaped
  163. cur: care for
  164. curr: run
  165. curs: run
  166. cyan: blue
  167. cyclo: circle
  168. cyt: cell
  169. dactylo: finger
  170. de: down
  171. dec: ten
  172. decadent: downfallen
  173. deduction: reasoning down from principles
  174. delinate: to outline
  175. demagogue: corrupt politician
  176. demi: half
  177. demo: people
  178. dendr: tree
  179. depose: topple from power
  180. derm: skin
  181. dextro: right or clockwise
  182. di: two
  183. dia: across
  184. diaphanous: semitransparent
  185. diatribe: abusive criticism
  186. dicho: in two pairs
  187. dichotomy: two part division
  188. dict: say
  189. diction: word choice
  190. diffident: shy
  191. digit: finger
  192. dign: worthy
  193. diplo: double
  194. dis: away
  195. disconsolate: inconsolable
  196. discursive: rambling
  197. disingenuous: insincere
  198. disputatious: argumentative
  199. dissonant: inharmonious
  200. dom: rule
  201. dorm: sleep
  202. dors: back
  203. dox: opinion
  204. duct: lead
  205. dyna: power
  206. dys: bad
  207. eccentricity: oddness
  208. eco: house
  209. ecto: outer
  210. ef: out
  211. effusion: outpouring
  212. ego: I
  213. egocentric: self-centered
  214. egomania: self-obsession
  215. egregrarious: blatant
  216. elucidate: explain
  217. emia: blood
  218. emissary: messenger
  219. emollient: softener
  220. endo: within
  221. enter: intestine
  222. entomology: insect zoology
  223. enumerate: to list
  224. epi: on
  225. epigram: witty comment
  226. epiphany: revelation
  227. equi: equal
  228. equivocate: to hedge
  229. erg: work
  230. err: wander
  231. erythro: red
  232. ess: female
  233. ethno: race or culture
  234. ethnocentrism: racial or cultural prejudice
  235. eu: good
  236. eulogy: words of praise
  237. euphenism: pleasent name
  238. euphony: beautiful sound
  239. euphoria: joy
  240. ex: out
  241. excoriate: verbally flog
  242. exculpate: free from blame
  243. exo: out
  244. exorbitant: unreasonable
  245. expatriate: banish
  246. expeditiously: rapidly
  247. extra: beyond
  248. fer: carry
  249. ferro: iron
  250. fic: make
  251. fid: faith
  252. fidelity: faithfulness
  253. fil: thread
  254. filigree: lacy design
  255. fin: end
  256. fiss: split
  257. flect: bend
  258. flu: flow
  259. foli: leaf
  260. fore: front
  261. form: shape
  262. fort: strong
  263. fract: break
  264. fractious: uruly
  265. frat: brother
  266. fug: flee
  267. fus: pour
  268. fy: make
  269. gamy: marriage
  270. gastro: stomach
  271. gen: origin
  272. geo: earth
  273. germ: vital or related
  274. germane: related
  275. gerontocracy: government of the old
  276. gest: carry
  277. glott: tongue
  278. glyc: sweet
  279. gno: know
  280. gon: angle
  281. grade: step
  282. gram: writing
  283. graph: write
  284. grat: pleasing
  285. grav: heavy
  286. greg: group
  287. gregarious: sociable
  288. gress: step
  289. gymno: naked
  290. gyn: woman
  291. gyro: turn
  292. hagiocracy: government of saints
  293. haplo: single or simple
  294. hedron: sided object
  295. helio: sun
  296. heliotropic: sun-following
  297. hema: blood
  298. hemi: half
  299. hemiplegia: paralysis on one side
  300. hemo: blood
  301. here: stick
  302. hetero: different
  303. hexa: six
  304. hibern: winter
  305. hippo: horse
  306. hist: tissue
  307. histology: study of living tissues
  308. holo: whole
  309. homo: same
  310. hum: earth
  311. hydro: water
  312. hyper: over
  313. hyperbole: overstatement
  314. hypo: under
  315. ichtyoligist: fish-scientist
  316. ician: specialist
  317. ics: art
  318. icthy: fish
  319. ideo: idea
  320. idio: peculiar
  321. idiosyncrasy: peculiarity
  322. ign: fire
  323. il: not
  324. im: not
  325. impending: overhanging
  326. improvident: without foresight
  327. impute: attribute discredit
  328. in: in or not
  329. in loco parentis: in place of parents
  330. inanimate: lifeless
  331. incisive: sharp
  332. incredulous: not believing
  333. induction: factual reasoning
  334. ine: nature
  335. inexorable: inescapable
  336. infidel: unbeliever
  337. infra: beneath
  338. infraction: breaking
  339. ingenuous: innocent and naive
  340. inherent: built-in
  341. insurgence: uprising
  342. intansigent: not compromising
  343. inter: between
  344. intercede: mediate
  345. interregnum: time between rulers
  346. intervene: come between
  347. intra: within
  348. intracranial: within the skull
  349. intractable: stubborn
  350. intro: into
  351. introspective: inward looking
  352. invective: bitter denunciation
  353. invidious: causing envy
  354. irrevocable: beyond recall
  355. ish: like
  356. ism: doctrine
  357. iso: equal
  358. isosceles: having two equal sides
  359. ist: one who
  360. itis: inflammation
  361. ium: an element
  362. ize: make
  363. ject: throw
  364. joie de vivre: joy of living
  365. junct: join
  366. jur: swear
  367. jus: law
  368. kilo: thousand
  369. kin: motion
  370. kleptomaniac: pathological theif
  371. labor: work
  372. lachry: tear
  373. lat: side
  374. leg: read
  375. lent: full of
  376. lepsy: attack
  377. less: without
  378. let: little
  379. leuko: white
  380. liber: free
  381. lign: wood
  382. lin: line
  383. lingu: tongue
  384. lite: mineral or fossil
  385. liter: letter
  386. lith: rock
  387. loco: place
  388. log: word or reason
  389. logy: science
  390. loqu: talk
  391. loquacious: talkitive
  392. luc: light
  393. lum: light
  394. luminary: enlightening person
  395. luna: moon
  396. lys: break down
  397. macro: large
  398. magn: great
  399. magnanimous: great-minded
  400. magnate: powerful person
  401. magniloquence: great eloquence
  402. magnum opus: greatwork
  403. mal: bad
  404. malediction: a curse
  405. malevolence: evil intent
  406. man: hand
  407. mania: madness
  408. mar: sea
  409. matri: mother
  410. medi: middle
  411. mega: large
  412. megalomania: delusions of greatness
  413. mel: song
  414. mela: black
  415. melancholy: dark sadness
  416. mem: remember
  417. mens: measure
  418. meso: middle
  419. meta: city
  420. metamorphosis: change of shape
  421. meteor: high
  422. meter: measure
  423. micro: small
  424. migr: wander
  425. milli: thousandth
  426. mir: wonder
  427. mis: bad
  428. misanthropist: people-hater
  429. miss: send
  430. mob: move
  431. mobocracy: mob rule
  432. moll: soft
  433. mollify: make soft
  434. monger: seller
  435. mono: one
  436. monomania: obsession with one thing
  437. mont: mountain
  438. mony: condition
  439. moribund: dying
  440. morph: shape
  441. mort: death
  442. mot: move
  443. multi: many
  444. mund: world
  445. mundane: worldly
  446. muta: change
  447. mutable: changeable
  448. myo: muscle
  449. myria: many
  450. nano: billionth
  451. narco: sleep
  452. narcolepsy: attacks of sleep
  453. nat: born
  454. nav: ship
  455. necro: death
  456. neo: new
  457. neologism: new-word
  458. neophyte: beginner
  459. nesia: island
  460. ness: quality
  461. neuro: nerve
  462. nihilism: belief in nothing
  463. nomy: law
  464. non: not
  465. nondescript: of no category
  466. nounce: tell
  467. nov: new
  468. nuc: center
  469. numer: number
  470. nym: name
  471. ob: against
  472. octa: eight
  473. octagenarian: an eighty-year-old
  474. ocul: eye
  475. oid: appearance
  476. oligarchy: government by few
  477. oligo: few or small
  478. oma: tumor
  479. omni: all
  480. omnifarious: of all kinds
  481. omniscient: all-knowing
  482. oo: egg
  483. opia: sight
  484. opthal: eye
  485. orb: circle
  486. ornith: bird
  487. ortho: straight
  488. oscu: mouth
  489. ose: sugar
  490. osis: condition
  491. oss: bone
  492. osteo: bone
  493. ous: full of
  494. ovi: egg
  495. pac: peace
  496. paleo: old
  497. pan: all
  498. pandemonium: demonic clamor
  499. panegyric: elaborate eulogy
  500. par: equal
  501. para: beside, near
  502. paradigm: model
  503. parl: speak
  504. pater: father
  505. path: feeling
  506. patho: disease
  507. pathogen: disease-causer
  508. pathological: diseased
  509. ped: foot or child
  510. pedagogue: teacher
  511. pellucid: crystal clear
  512. pend: hang
  513. penta: five
  514. per: through
  515. perfidious: treacherous
  516. peri: near or around
  517. perihelion: orbital point nearest the sun
  518. perspicacity: insight
  519. perspiuous: brilliantly clear
  520. petr: rock
  521. petroglyph: rock carving
  522. phag: eat
  523. phan: appearance
  524. phasia: speech
  525. phen: appearance
  526. philanthropy: love of mankind
  527. phile: love
  528. phobia: fear
  529. phon: sound
  530. phor: carry
  531. phos: light
  532. photo: light
  533. phsych: soul
  534. phyll: leaf
  535. phylo: kind
  536. phyt: plant
  537. pico: trillionth
  538. pithec: ape
  539. plasm: form
  540. plasto: molded
  541. platitude: flat trite remark
  542. platy: flat
  543. pleo: more
  544. plu: more
  545. plutocracy: government of the wealthy
  546. pnuemo: lung
  547. pod: feet
  548. polis: city
  549. poly: many
  550. polychrome: many-colored
  551. polyglot: multi-linguist
  552. polyphonic: multi-melodic
  553. pond: weight
  554. ponderous: weighty
  555. pop: people
  556. port: carry
  557. pos: put
  558. post: after
  559. posthumous: after death
  560. pot: drink
  561. potent: power
  562. pre: before
  563. preclude: foreclose
  564. precursor: forerunner
  565. preponderance: bulk
  566. prescience: foreknowledge
  567. prestidigitation: slight of hand
  568. prim: first
  569. primate: monkeys, apes, humans
  570. primeval: of the first ages
  571. pro: forward
  572. prognosis: medical forecast
  573. prolific: productive
  574. protero: early
  575. proto: first
  576. prototype: first model
  577. psuedo: false
  578. pter: wing
  579. pugn: fight
  580. pugnacious: combative
  581. pulse: drive
  582. punct: point
  583. punctilious: precise in conduct
  584. pussillanimous: small-minded
  585. put: think
  586. pyro: fire
  587. quadr: four
  588. quasi: somewhat
  589. quin: five
  590. radi: ray
  591. rat: think
  592. re: again
  593. recant: retract
  594. rect: right
  595. rectify: correct
  596. rectilinear: right-angled
  597. refractory: stubborn
  598. reg: rule
  599. renovate: restore
  600. resurgeance: rising again
  601. retribution: revenge
  602. retro: backward
  603. retrograde: backward
  604. revoke: cancel
  605. rhiz: root
  606. rhodo: rose
  607. rid: laugh
  608. rogat: ask
  609. rub: red
  610. rubicund: red
  611. rupt: break
  612. Russophobe: one who fears Russia
  613. sacro: holy
  614. sacrosanct: sacred
  615. sanct: holy
  616. sanctimonious: affectedly holy
  617. sanction: authorize
  618. sangui: blood
  619. sanguinary: bloody
  620. sapro: rotten
  621. sat: enough
  622. saturnine: gloomy and remote
  623. saur: lizard
  624. schism: division
  625. schizo: divide
  626. sci: know
  627. scope: look
  628. scrib: write
  629. se: apart
  630. sect: cut
  631. sed: sit
  632. sedentary: sitting
  633. semi: half
  634. sen: old
  635. sens: feel
  636. sept: seven
  637. sequ: follow
  638. sess: sit
  639. sine: without
  640. sine qua non: essential element
  641. sinecure: an easy lucrative job
  642. sis: condition
  643. socio: society
  644. sol: alone
  645. sol: sun
  646. soliloquy: speech to oneself
  647. solv: loosen
  648. som: body
  649. somn: sleep
  650. somnambulist: sleepwalker
  651. somniferous: bringing sleep
  652. son: sound
  653. sonorous: full-sounding
  654. soph: wisdom
  655. soror: sister
  656. spec: look
  657. specious: false
  658. spir: breath
  659. spor: seed
  660. sta: stop
  661. status quo: the present state
  662. stell: star
  663. stereo: solid
  664. strat: layer
  665. string: bind
  666. stringent: binding
  667. struct: build
  668. sub: under
  669. subordinate: lower
  670. subterfuge: evasive dodge
  671. super: over
  672. supercilious: scornful
  673. superfluos: unnecessary
  674. supersede: replace
  675. sur: over
  676. surfeit: excess
  677. surg: rise
  678. sym: together
  679. syn: together
  680. syndrome: complex of symptoms
  681. synopsis: summary
  682. synthesis: combination
  683. tachy: quick
  684. tact: touch
  685. tang: touch
  686. tangible: touchable
  687. taxis: arrangement
  688. tele: far
  689. tempor: time
  690. temporize: delay
  691. terr: land
  692. terra firma: solid ground
  693. tetra: four
  694. theo: god
  695. thermo: heat
  696. tion: act or state
  697. tomy: cut
  698. topo: place
  699. tort: twist
  700. tortuos: twisting
  701. tox: poison
  702. tract: pull
  703. tractable: docile
  704. trans: across
  705. transpose: switch
  706. tri: three
  707. trib: pay
  708. trich: hair
  709. troph: nourishment
  710. tropo: turn
  711. tude: state of
  712. ultima: last
  713. ultra: beyond
  714. un: not
  715. und: wave
  716. unequivocal: direct
  717. uni: one
  718. unilateral: one-sided
  719. urb: city
  720. urbane: sophisticated
  721. vac: empty
  722. val: worth
  723. vas: vessel
  724. vect: carry
  725. ven: come
  726. ventri: belly
  727. ver: true
  728. veracity: truthfulness
  729. verisimilitude: similarity to truth
  730. vermi: worm
  731. vert: turn
  732. vest: clothes
  733. via: road
  734. viable: able to live
  735. vice: in place of
  736. vid: look
  737. vita: life
  738. viv: life
  739. vivacious: lively
  740. voc: voice
  741. vociferous: loudly-voiced
  742. vol: will
  743. volv: roll
  744. vore: eating
  745. xeno: stranger
  746. xenophobia: fear of foreigners
  747. xylo: wood
  748. zo (or zoa): animal
  749. zygo: yolk
  750. zym: ferment