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2nd Six Weeks Vocabulary Practice

The word comes from the root… which means… so the word means…

aviatrix Avi Bird Female pilot

factotum Fac, Fec, Fic Make Worker, employee

cacophony Phon Sound Alarm, ringing

postscript Scrib, Scrip Write, draw After word

corpulent Cor, Corp Body Fat

podiatry Ped, Pod Foot Feet treatment

retort Tor, Tort Turn, twist Remark

benevolent Ben, Bon Good Well meaning

immutable Mut Change Unchanging

veracious Ver True, Real Speaking the truth

Earth in the center of the


geocentric Geo Earth, Ground
solar system

invincible Vict, Vinc Conquer Undefeatable

Dispute in a criminal
verdict Dic, Dict Say, Speak
case

novice Nov New New person or thing

photopathy Photo Light Disease from light?

luminescence Luc, Lum, Lus Light, Shine Emission of light

The word comes from the root… which means… so the word means…
Hydr Water Water healing?
hydrotherapy

Meter, Metr Measure Plague measuring?


plegometer

Mal Bad Bad or wrong word


malapropism

Phil Love Loving?


philogeant

The word beneficiary pedometer extortion

contains the prefix/suffix Ary Ped Tion

which mean(s) Person Foot Letters that change a


verb to a noun

and the root Bene Meter Tort

which means Well, good Measure Twist

so the word means Good person, trust or Distance measurer Twisting


will reciever

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