Roots and Affixes I (C)

Question 1

Acro-

Acrobat, Acropolis

Answer 1

Top, height, tip

Question 2

Ana

Anathema, Anachronism

Answer 2

Back, against

Question 3

Apo-

Apogee, Apotheosis

Answer 3

Away, off, separate.

Apogee is the furthest point in an object’s orbit from earth, but figuratively also the highest point of something.

Question 4

Cata-

Cataclysm, Catatonic

Answer 4

Complete, intensive

Question 5

Caut/Caust

Cauterize, Caustic

Answer 5

To burn

Question 6

Dia-

Diaphanous, Diacritic

Answer 6

Through, between, across

Question 7

Hyp(o)-

Hypothermic, Hypothesis

Answer 7

Under

Question 8

Iatr

Pediatric, Geriatric

Answer 8

Relating to medical care

Question 9

Idio-

Idiosyncrasy, Idiom

Answer 9

Peculiar, personal, distinct

Question 10

Leuk-

Leukocyte, Leukemia

Answer 10

White

Question 11

Lex-

Lexicographer, dialect

Answer 11

Word, reading

Question 12

Lith/Lite

Lithograph, Monolith

Answer 12

Mineral, rock, fossil

Question 13

Meso-

Mesophyll, mesomorphic

Answer 13

Middle

Question 14

Od(e)-

Odometer, Anode

Answer 14

Path, way

Question 15

Ortho-

Orthogonal, Orthodontist

Answer 15

Straight

Question 16

Oxi/Oxy-

Oxymoron, Paroxysm

Answer 16

Sharp, acute, acid(ic)
(Oxygen was thought to be the essential component in the formation of acids, therefore Oxygène in French was ‘acidifying component’)

Question 17

Para-

Paramedic, Parambulate

Answer 17

Beside, beyond

Question 18

Plas-

Plastic, Protoplasm

Answer 18

Form, develop

Question 19

Pneum-

Pneumonia, Pneumatic

Answer 19

Breathing, air, lung

Question 20

Rhod-

Rhododendron, Rhodium

Answer 20

red

Question 21

Rrh

Hemorrhage, Diarrhea

Answer 21

Flow, discharge

Question 22

Scler-

Sclera, Atherosclerosis

Answer 22

Hard

Question 23

Tax-

Taxonomy, Taxidermy

Answer 23

Arrangement

Question 24

Tel-

Teleology, Telephone

Answer 24

far, distant, complete, end

Question 25

Xer-

Xerophyte, Xerography

Answer 25

Dry

Question 26

Zyg-

Zygote, Zygodactyl

Answer 26

Pair (or egg?)

Question 27

-Blast

Blastocyst, Macroblast

Answer 27

Formative, embryonic

Question 28

-Cocci

Streptococcus, Cryptococcus

Answer 28

Round, seed

Question 29

-Itis

Tendonitis, Hepatitis

Answer 29

Inflammation

Question 30

-Mer

Polymer, Isomer

Answer 30

Part, piece

Question 31

-Nomy

Taxonomy, Astronomy

Answer 31

Systematized knowledge of

Question 32

-Oma

Blastoma, Sarcoma

Answer 32

Tumorous

Question 33

-Osis/-Otic

Sarcoidosis, Neurotic

Answer 33

Abnormal condition, disease

Question 34

-Thes(is)

Hypothesis, Parenthesis

Answer 34

Arrangement, order

Question 35

-Tom/-Tomy

Episiotomy, Colostomy

Answer 35

Division, surgery

Question 36

-Trope/-Tropic

Phototropic, Chemotropic

Answer 36

Turning

Question 37

Alg-

Analgesic, Algesia

Answer 37

Pain

Question 38

Duc-

Conduct, Educate

Answer 38

Lead

Question 39

Fac(t)-

Factitious, Artifact

Answer 39

Make, do

Question 40

Fer-

Confer, transfer

Answer 40

Bear, bring, carry

Question 41

Fug-

Fugitive, Refugee

Answer 41

Flee, escape

Question 42

Ject

Inject, Conjecture

Answer 42

Throw

Question 43

Later

Bilateral, collateral

Answer 43

Side

Question 44

Lud/Lus

Prelude/Illusion

Answer 44

Play

Question 45

-Gony

Cosmogony, Gonad

Answer 45

Something produced

Question 46

Xanth-

Chrysanthemum, Xanthochromia

Answer 46

Yellow

Question 47

My(o)-

Myocardial, Myalgia

Answer 47

Muscle

Question 48

Noun/Nunc

Denounce, Enunciate

Answer 48

Declare

Question 49

Pel

Expel, Compel

Answer 49

Drive, force

Question 50

Ram(i)-

Ramification, Ramus

Answer 50

Branch