| A | B |
| poly (r) | many |
| polygamy | marriage to many wives |
| polyglot | one who knows many languages |
| polychromatic | having many colors |
| apo (r) | away from |
| apocalypse | a revelation of the future destruction of the world |
| apogee | point of orbit of a heavenly body farthest from the earth |
| hum (r) | earth |
| exhume | to dig up a body |
| humilate | to shame |
| humane | compassionate to human beings and animals |
| humanities | languages and literature (classic Greek and Roman) |
| mis/misen (r) | wrong |
| miscreant | an evil-doer |
| misogynist | a hater of women |
| misnomer | an incorrect name |
| misanthrope | a hater of mankind |
| omni (r) | all |
| omnipotent | all powerful |
| omniscient | all knowing |
| omnivorous | eating both plants and animals |
| fort (r) | strong |
| forte | one's storng poiong |
| fortify | to strengthen |
| fortuna (r) | chance |
| fortuitous | happening by chance; accidental |