Wednesday, June 24, 2009

WordSmart

  1. harchy( ruler): monachy, matriachy, patriachy, anachy, hierachy, oligarchy...
  2. art( skill, craft): art, artificial, artifice, artisan, artifact, artful, artless,
  3. bi(twice, doubly): binoculars, biannual, biennial, bigamy, bilateral, bilingual, bipartisan..
  4. auto(self): automatic, autospy, autocrat, autonomy..
  5. centr(center): central, concentrate, eccentric, concentric, centrifuge, egocentric..
  6. fund/found(bottom): foundation, fundamental, founder, profound...
  7. gn/gno(know): ignor, ignoramus, recognito, diagnose, prognosis, agnostic, cognitive, cognoscenti, cognizant...
  8. her/hes(to stick): coherent, cohesive, adhesive, adherent, inherent..
  9. hyper(over, excessive): hyperactive, hyperbole..
  10. hypo(under, beneath, less than): hypodermic, hypochondriac, hypothesis, hypocritical...
  11. inter(between, among): interstate, interim, interloper, interlude, intermittent, interplay, intersperse, intervene...
  12. luc/lum/lus(light): illustrate, illuminate, luminous, luminescent, illustrious, lackluster, translucent, lucit, elucidate...
  13. min(small): minute, minutiae, diminution, miniature, diminish...
  14. nov/neo/nou(new): novice, novel, novelty, renovate, innovate, neologism, neophyte, nouvelle cuisine, nouveau riche..
  15. pend/pens(to hang, to weight, to pay): depend, dispense, expend, stipend, spend, expenditure, suspense, compensate, propensity, pensive, indispensible, impending, pendulum, appendix, append, appendage, ponderous, pendant..
  16. pre(before): precarious, precocious, prelude, premeditate, premonition, presage, presentiment, presume, presuppose, precedent, precept, precipitous, preclude, predilection, preeminent, preempt, prepossess, prerequisite, prerogative...
  17. qui(quiet): quiet, disquite, tranquil, acquiesce,quiescent...

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