| A | B |
|---|
| anthrop | man |
| archi, arch | govern, rule; model, template |
| arthri, art | segment, joint |
| biblio | book |
| bio | life |
| cosm | world, order, universe |
| crat, crac | rule, govern |
| derm | skin |
| dem | people |
| root | the core morpheme of a word to which affixes are attached or removed--also known as base or stem word |
| prefix | a morpheme of a word that is added to the first part of the word |
| suffix | a morpheme of a word that is added to the end of the word |
| morphine | smallest meaningful language unit added to root or stem words |
| mnemonics | a practice that aids memory |
| etymology | a history of a word; the study of the sources and development of words |
| derivatives | any part of a word--word, root or morpheme--that is part of a larger word |
| affixes | suffixes or prefixes that are attached to a root word |
| ologist. logist | the study of; academic discipline |
| cosmologist (n) | a person who studies the universe |
| dermatologist (n) | A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders |
| theocractic (adj) | related to or being part of a government in which God is recognized as the supreme ruler |
| theo | God |
| biorhythms (n) | an innately determined rhythmic biological process or function (as sleep behavior) |
| architype (n) | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies |
| democracy (n) | government rule by the people |
