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WD Lesson 12
Word Dissection Lesson 12
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English
7th Grade
05/01/2012

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Term
phobia
Definition
abnormal fear of
phobe= one who fears

pyrophobia- fear of fire
claustrophobia- fear of enclosed space
(claustrum = enclosed space)
hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- fear of long words
Term
aristo
Definition
high class

aristocracy- governed by high class
Term
bureau
Definition
department

bureaucracy- governed by departments
Term
fore
Definition
before

forehead- before the head
forecastle- before the castle
Term
genus / gen
Definition
race/kind producing/creating

biogeny- creating life
generate- to create
genre- kind, sort, or style, especially in art or literature
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