1. ac (acr) sharp, bitter - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 / 25
About This Presentation
Title:

1. ac (acr) sharp, bitter

Description:

Title: WordSkills Lesson 1 Author: Sharron Butler Last modified by: torriek.edwards Created Date: 8/26/2002 9:55:05 PM Document presentation format – PowerPoint PPT presentation

Number of Views:91
Avg rating:3.0/5.0
Slides: 26
Provided by: Sharr9
Category:

less

Transcript and Presenter's Notes

Title: 1. ac (acr) sharp, bitter


1
1. ac (acr) sharp, bitter
  • acid related to being bitter
  • acrid relating to a bitter taste
  • acerbate an annoy in a sharp way

2
2. ambul - walk
  • amble to slowly walk
  • ambulatory walking
  • perambulate to walk through while inspecting

3
3. aqu- water
  • aquatic having characteristics of water
  • aquarium a place where there is water
  • aqueduct A pipe or channel to transport water

4
4. bene- good
  • beneficial related to making good
  • benign good or harmless
  • benediction act of saying good words (a blessing)

5
5. bio life
  • biology the study of life
  • biography writing about life
  • biosphere the part of the earth and its
    atmosphere in which things exist

6
6. caco- bad
  • cacophony a bad sound
  • cacography bad handwriting
  • cacogenics bad genes

7
7. Ced (ceed, cess) - go
  • precede go before
  • exceed go out or above
  • procession act of going before

8
8. dem- people
  • Democracy government ruled by people
  • Demographics statistical record of people and
    population
  • Epidemic affecting many people

9
9. equ- same
  • equal same amount
  • equilateral same or equal sides
  • equator line that separates same sides

10
10. Flect (flex)- bend
  • Flexible able to bend
  • Reflection act of bending back
  • Deflect to bend down

11
11. gen- start, begin, birth, kind, family, race
  • generate to start making
  • genocide to kill a race
  • genealogy the study of birth or family

12
12. gon- angle
  • polygon many angles
  • diagonal related to the angle across
  • pentagon five angles

13
13. gram (graph) write, record
  • telegram distant writing an old way to
    communicate from a distance
  • autograph self writing
  • graphic related to writing

14
14. iatr cure, heal
  • pediatrics science of curing children
  • geriatrics science to cure old people
  • psychiatrist one who wants to cure the mind

15
15. ject throw
  • reject throw back
  • projectile something thrown forward
  • deject throw down

16
16. Kin (cin)- move
  • cinema moving picture
  • kinetic related to moving
  • kinesiology the study of muscles and their
    movement

17
17. magna large, great
  • magnify to make large
  • magnitude the state of greatness
  • magnum opus masterpiece of literary or artistic
    work

18
18. nat- birth
  • native related to birth
  • neonatal related to new birth
  • nativity state or condition of birth

19
19. par- same, equal
  • parallel extending in the same direction
  • parity state or condition of equality
  • compare to examine to see what is the same

20
20. pel (puls) drive, beat
  • repel drive back
  • propel drive forth, forward
  • pulsate make a beat

21
21. sci know
  • science state of knowing
  • conscious full of knowledge
  • omniscient all knowing

22
22. tend (tens) - stretch
  • tension act of being stretched
  • tendon band of tissue that stretches
  • extend stretch out

23
23. theo- god
  • theology study of god
  • atheist one who is without god
  • theocracy government ruled by god

24
24. ven (vent)- come
  • prevent come before
  • convention act of coming together
  • adventure an exciting process of coming towards

25
25. voc (vok)- call
  • evoke to call out
  • provocation act of calling forth or forward
  • vocation the job one is called to do
Write a Comment
User Comments (0)
About PowerShow.com