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"AQUA/HYDRA" - WATER
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aquaduct aqueous aquamarine aquatic Aquarius hydrophobia hydraulic hydrant hydroponic "mal" - bad or badly, wrong, illmalady: sickness, bad health
malefactor: person who does the wrong thing; evil person malevolent: wishing evil or bad will for others; mean malfeasance: bad conduct/wrongdoing by a public official malfunction: to function imperfectly or badly malice: desire to do something bad to someone else; doing something that is wrong on purpose malignant: very bad or harmful; likely to cause death malnutrition: bad eating habits that result in poor health malodorous: stinky; have a bad smell malpractice: an instance of bad conduct or treatment from a doctor or other professional "contra/counter" - opposite/againstcontraband - anything that is against the law to buy or sell
contradict - to express the opposite contrarian - a person who thinks differently from other or does the opposite of what is expected. contrary - completely different; opposite in nature, opinion, or action contrast - to look at different things to see how they are opposites or not related. counterbalance - a weight used to balance an opposite weight. counterclockwise - in the direction that is opposite of the direction the hands on the clock move. counterexample - an example used to support a claim or statement that is the opposite of another claim. counterfeit - being the opposite of real; fake counterintuitive - goes against your gut feeling or common sense. |
"phobos (hatred or fear)
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"GRAPH/GRAM" - to write/draw (Greek)
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autobiography : writing about your own life story
biography: writing of someone’s life
graphite: a type of carbon used in pencils
graphology: the study of handwriting
graphic: anything written/drawn, or printed
cardiogram: tracing/writing made by a heart monitor
orthography: writing words with correct spelling
calligraphy: beautiful writing
polygraph: instrument for writing/recording variations in pulse (lie detector)
bibliography: written list of all the sources used in a
report
biography: writing of someone’s life
graphite: a type of carbon used in pencils
graphology: the study of handwriting
graphic: anything written/drawn, or printed
cardiogram: tracing/writing made by a heart monitor
orthography: writing words with correct spelling
calligraphy: beautiful writing
polygraph: instrument for writing/recording variations in pulse (lie detector)
bibliography: written list of all the sources used in a
report
"Tele" - far, distance
telegraph
telephone
telecommute
teleconference
television
telecast
telemarketing
teleport
telescope
telegenic
telephone
telecommute
teleconference
television
telecast
telemarketing
teleport
telescope
telegenic
"MONO/UNI" - ONE
monastery (n) – a single residence occupied by a monks living in seclusion under religious vows.
monotone (n) – a single tone without harmony or variation in pitch.
monophobia (n) – an abnormal fear of being alone
union (n)– the act of uniting two or more things into one.
unison (n) – the process in which all elements behave in the same way at the same time.
monogamy (n)– having one spouse at a time.
unique (adj) – existing as the only one or as the sole example.
monopoly (n) – a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller.
monocle (n) – an eye glass for one eye.
monolith (n) – an obelisk, column, or large statue formed of a single block of stone.
monastery (n) – a single residence occupied by a monks living in seclusion under religious vows.
monotone (n) – a single tone without harmony or variation in pitch.
monophobia (n) – an abnormal fear of being alone
union (n)– the act of uniting two or more things into one.
unison (n) – the process in which all elements behave in the same way at the same time.
monogamy (n)– having one spouse at a time.
unique (adj) – existing as the only one or as the sole example.
monopoly (n) – a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller.
monocle (n) – an eye glass for one eye.
monolith (n) – an obelisk, column, or large statue formed of a single block of stone.
"MITT/MISS/MIT: to send
1. Mission : n. A duty one is sent to perform; as, sent on a mission 2. Missile : n. Something which can be sent through the air 3. Remit : v. Pay back; pardon 4. Admission : n. Entrance; the permission to enter 5. Commit : v. To send; to entrust; as, commit yourself to a noble cause 6. Dismissed : adj. Sent away; discharged 7. Transmit : v. Send across; as, transmit news by cable 8. Intermission : n. A break between two parts of a performance; as, during intermission 9. Remiss : adj. Careless; as, service here is remiss 10. Submission : n. Act of surrender
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