A | B |
ped, pod | foot |
micro | extremely small |
scrib, scrip | writing |
port | carry |
arch | chief; ruler |
cent | hundred |
ven, vent | come; go |
cide | killing of |
poten | possessing strenghth; powerful |
leg | law |
sol | alone |
polis, urb | city |
ish | descriptive/characteristic of |
ly | done in the manner of |
age, ance, ence, ship | condition, state, quality of |
tract | pull; draw |
circum | around |
onym | name; word |
photo | light |
dem | people |
podiatry | study and treatment of feet |
microbiology | science concerned with the study of extremely small organisms |
proscribe | to prohibit, ban, or outlaw |
portage | the act of carrying; carrying boats or goods over land from one body of water to another |
archetype | chief or original model after which other things are patterned |
centenarian | a person who has reached 100 years old |
convene | to come together, meet, or assemble |
genocide | systematic killing of a large group of people |
potency | vigor, powerfulness, strength, force |
legacy | money or property that is legally left to people; things handed down from the past |
soliloquy | the act of speaking to oneself |
megalopolis | a huge city, often several large, combined cities |
fetish | an object or idea abnormally adored or worshipped; a compulsion |
ostensibly | supposedly, apparently, done in a manner to deceive |
abeyance | postponement, temporary suspension, on hold |
retraction | the taking back of a statement, opinion, or promise |
circumspect | careful, proper, cautious, wise, using good judgement |
acronym | a word formed with the first letters of a phrase or title |
photosynthesis | the process by which plants produce food from light |
demagogue | a person who attempts to gain influence by appealing to people's fears and other emotions |