| A | B |
|---|
| bifoliate | having two leaves |
| defoliant | a chemical which causes green leaves to drop off |
| exfoliate | to strip of leaves, to take off a layer |
| foliage | all the leaves of a plant |
| folic acid | a vitamin contained in leafy green vegetables |
| folio | pages of a manuscript |
| portfolio | a portable case for carrying sheets of paper |
| trefoil | a three-leaf clover |
| foil | a thin sheet of metal |
| unifoliate | having one leaf |
| commissioner | a person sent to meet with others to plan and make official decisions |
| smite | to send a sharp blow; to strike |
| transmit | to send from one person or place to another |
| admissible | able to be sent as truthful evidence |
| missive | a message sent through the mail |
| submissive | yielding; obedient |
| permit | to allow; to authorize |
| missionary | a person sent for a special task, usually religious |
| missile | a rocket or weapon sent through the air |
| remittance | money sent in payment |
| manufacture | to make by hand or machine |
| manual | handbook |
| manuscript | a hand-written or typed composition |
| manicure | a treatment for the hands and nails |
| manacle | handcuff |
| manager | one who handles business affairs |
| manipulate | to skillfully operate by hand |
| maneuver | a training exercise; practice movements |
| mandate | an order or command placed in one's hands |
| emancipate | to release from one's hand, to free |
| malevolent | having bad feelings toward someone or something; spite, hatred |
| malapropism | a word used the wrong way; usually with humorous results |
| malicious | desiring harm to someone or something else |
| maladorous | bad-smelling |
| malady | a bad health condition; a disease |
| malaria | illness believed to be spread by bad air, actually spread by mosquitoes |
| malediction | bad speech; a curse |
| malefactor | one who does wrong; a villain |
| malignant | bad or harmful, producing death |
| malpractice | performing one's duty in a bad or wrong way |
| progeny | the children born to a parent |
| generous | very giving, as if born with plenty of money |
| genius | a person born with great intelligence |
| gender | the sex a person is born, male or female |
| genteel | elegant, graceful, as typical of one born to the upper class |
| generic | typical of an original, but not coming from the true source |
| generation | a group of people born around the same time |
| genesis | the birth or origin of something |
| genuine | originating from the one true source |
| indigenous | born in, growing naturally in a particular region |
| subterranean | lying under the surface of the earth |
| terrain | the physical features of a region of the earth |
| Mediterranean | the sea located in the middle region of the earth |
| geode | an earth-shaped stone with crystals inside |
| geology | science that deals with earth's history recorded in rocks |
| geography | science that records facts about the earth's surface |
| geocentric | taking the earth as the center |
| inter | to bury in the earth |
| geometry | math that deals with the measurement of the earth |
| terrace | a level platform of earth |
| podiatrist | one who treats disorders of the feet |
| pedestal | the support at the foot of a vase or statue |
| impediment | an obstacle to one's feet; a hindrance |
| centipede | an insect having many legs |
| pedometer | an instrument for measuring the distance one covers on foot |
| quadruped | a four-footed animal |
| pedestrian | a foot traveler |
| pedal | a foot lever |
| pedicure | care for the feet and toenails |
| tripod | a three-footed stand |
| aster | a fall flower shaped like a star |
| constellation | a group of stars |
| stellar | like a star; most important |
| astronomy | science which studies stars and their movements |
| astrodome | clear dome of an aircraft for viewing the stars and sky |
| disaster | event that occurs under the influence of a negative star; a calamity |
| stelliform | star-shaped |
| asteroid | a starlike body in space; a small planet |
| asterisk | a star used in printing to refer to a margin note |
| astrologer | person who examines the stars' influence on people |
| anachronism | anything out of its proper time |
| chronicles | a historical account of events of a particular time |
| chronic | continuing for a long time |
| chronometer | a timepiece; a watch; a clock |
| temporary | lasting for only a short time |
| extemporaneous | given without time to prepare; spur of the moment |
| contemporary | someone living at the same time |
| tempo | the time of a piece of music, fast or slow |
| synchronize | to cause to happen at the same time |
| tempest | a violent storm lasting for a portion of time |
