WWW List #7

Next Quiz: Friday, January 16

Part One: Shaded

1st / 5th period: 7A

Fort - Strong

• fortify – make strong • comfort – together with

strength

Polis - City• metropolis – city• police – work for the city

Ego - I

• egocentric – person feels they are the center

• egotistical – self-centered

Spir - Breathe

• perspire – body’s ‘breathing’• inspire – ‘breathe’ life into

something

Dia - Across• diameter – measure across• dialogue – goes across 2

people

Acro - High• acrobat – performs up high• acropolis – city up high

Derm - Skin• dermatologist – studies the

skin• hypodermic – under the skin• (a hypodermic injection)

Per - Through

• perception – you see through something

• perforated – little holes through it

Brev - Short• abbreviation – shorten a

word• brevity - shortness

Urb - City

• urban – relating to city life• suburb – outside of city

il - Not

• illegal – not legal• illiterate – not able to read

Part Two: Non-

Shaded1st / 5th period: 7A

Numer - Number

• enumerate – number off or count• numeral – number

Osteo - Bone

• osteoporosis – porous, brittle bones• osteology – science of the

bones

Word Pictures Due Tomorrow!!

1st /2nd period: 13 words (7A)3rd/5th period: 11 words

(shaded)

Ornith - Bird

• ornithology – science of birds• ornithologist – person who

studies birds

7B

Fus - Pour• transfusion – pour across• refuse – ‘pour’ back

Acr - Sharp• acrid – sharp tempered• acrimonious – sharply

mean

Culp - Blame

• culprit – person to blame• exculpate – release from

blame

Zo - Animal• zoo – home for animals• zoologist – studies animals

Pac - Peace• pacifist – believes in peace

over war• pacifier – brings peace to a

baby

Necro - Death

• necropolis – city of death (ancient cemetery)• necrophobia – fear of death

Pugn - Fight

• repugnant – repulsive• pugnacious – eager to fight

Ecto - Outer• ectothermic – outer heat

(like a cold-blooded animal)• ectoderm – outer skin

Plasto - Molded

• plastic – molds in pieces• plaster – molds walls

Agog - Leader

• demagogue – political leader of the people• synagogue – leads people together

(a Jewish house of worship)

Cle - Small• molecule – small object• follicle – small piece of hair