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Word Dissection Lesson 2
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7
Language - English
7th Grade
01/16/2012

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Term

oid

 

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

poly

  


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Definition
many
          polysyllable:  having many syllables        
Term

- ic/tic

 

 

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Definition
Adjective   having to do with
         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    

 

 

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Definition

 

Noun   person who is or has 

 

~Note: in some cases, addicted to
          alcoholic:  a person who is addicted to alcohol
          psychic:  a person who can foretell the future

 

Term

- ologist

 

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

 - meter/ometer  

 

   

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

ex -  

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Definition

former               

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

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