Word Dissection Lesson 7,8,9

hydr/hydro

Water/liquid Ex: hydration hydr—water ation—--ing Participation in sports, especially during the summer months, requires you to monitor your body's level of hydration.

card/cardi/cardio

heart Ex: cardiologist cardi—heart ologist—specialist Since his heart attack last year, my grandpa spends a lot of time in his cardiologist's office.

metr

measure Ex: biometrics bio—life metr—measure ics—htdw Biometrics is the study of biological phenomena like cancer, evolution, and multiple births.

therap/therapy

treatment Ex: therapist therap—treatment ist—specialist Many people call psychologists, psychiatrists, and counselors by the more generic term, "therapist".

tri___

tri___ Three (every three) Ex: trimonthly tri—three monthly—monthly If you think attending bimonthly meetings is too much, you should probably avoid joining a club that meets trimonthly.

seism/seismo/sismo

Quake (shake/earthquake) Ex: seismologist seismo—quake ologist—specialist With so many earthquakes last summer, seismologists in California were kept busy.

Auto

Self Ex: autobiography auto—self bio—life graphy—written about When you write your life story, you will be writing your autobiography.

gastr/gastro

Stomach Ex: gastrologist gastr—stomach ologist—specialist If your stomachach doesn't go away soon the doctor might send you to a gastrologist.

___ics

Study of (science of/theory) Ex: psychodynamics psycho—mind dynam—power ics—study of Psychologists study psychodynamics in order to understand how the unconscious mind affects an individual's personality.

___cracy

___cracy Governed by (ruled by/government by) Ex: democracy demo—people cracy—governed by The United States and several other nations consider themselves to be examples of representative democracy.

___ation/ition/tion/ion

___ing (condition of being) Ex: repetition repet—repeat ition—__ing Although many students don't like all of the repetition in word dissection, it is the best way to learn the words.

___itis

___itis inflammation Ex: gastritis gastr—stomach itis—inflammation Constant stomachaches or indigestion can be a sign of gastritis.

___ous/ious/eous

___ous/ious/eous Having/full of (resembling/htdw/--ing) Ex: bicephalous bi—two cephal—head ous—having Bicephalous creatures are usually found in horror movies and science fiction books; I have yet to see one at the Santa Ana Zoo.

ante___

ante___ Before (time/place) or Front (location) Ex: ante meridiem ante—before meri—part diem—day Most people don't know that the abbreviation A.M. (as in school starts at 8:00 A.M.) stands for the words ante meridiem—before noon.

bi___

bi___ Two (every two) Ex: bimonthly bi—two monthly—monthly Many clubs on campus meet bimonthly, so be prepared to attend meetings twice a month.

caco

caco Bad (abnormal/evil) Ex: cacophonous caco—bad phon—sound ous—having If your parents think the music you like is just a bunch of loud noise, they might call your music cacophonous.

co___

co___ With/together Ex: coauthor co—with/together author—author Wouldn't it be interesting if Stephen King and Ann Rice coauthored a book together?

grad/gradi/gradu

grad/gradi/gradu Step (go/walk) Ex: graduation gradu—step/walk ation—--ing Although it seems a long way off now, your graduation day will be here before you know it.

lateral

side Ex: unilateral uni—one lateral—side My parents made a unilateral decision and said I could not stay out past midnight on Friday night.

sub___

sub___ Under/below (up/near/down/partly/in place of)Ex: subfloor sub—under/below floor—floor In order to ensure that the tile and wood floors could be easily installed, the contractor put down a new subfloor in the kitchen.