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lesson 2
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English
7th Grade
06/02/2012

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Term
oid
Definition

resembling

 

 examples-

anthropoid:  resembling early man                                   Caucasoid:  resembling a Caucasian
 Mongoloid:  resembling a division of humans original to Asia

                                       

             

Term
poly
Definition

many

 

examples-

polysyllable:  having many syllables         

Term
- ic/tic = adjective
Definition

 having to do with

 

examples-

 

         psychic:  having to do with the mind
         biotic:  having to do with life       
         biologic:  having to do with the study of life
         alcoholic:  having to do with alcohol

 

Term
- ic/tic = Noun
Definition

person who is or has

 

Examples-

~Note: in some cases, addicted to

psychotic:  a person who has a mental disorder
alcoholic:  a person who is addicted to alcohol             psychic:  a person who can foretell the future

 

Term
- ologist
Definition

expert in the study of

 

Examples-

geologist:  an expert in the study of the earth
 musicologist:  an expert in the study of music

 

Term
- meter/ometer
Definition

device which measures

 

Examples-

speedometer:  a device which measures speed
drunkometer:  a device which measures how drunk a person is

 

Term
ex -
Definition

former

 

Examples-

~Note:  use a hyphen after "ex"
        ex-teacher                    ex-partner
        ex-singer                       ex-school

 

 

 

 

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