Unit 

– II  VOCABULARY Schem- Plan Greek Schematic- A

diagram or picture
1. ROOT WORDS : S to Z shows something
 in a simple way.
S
Root Meaning in Origin English examples Sci- Know Latin Prescient- having
English language or showing
knowledge of
Sacchar- sugar Greek Saccharin- a sweet events  before
tasting  synthetic they take place.
compound used in
food and drink as a Scind-, sciss- Split Latin Rescind- to take
substitute for sugar. away.
Scar-, secr- sacred Latin Consecrate-Make
Scler hard Greek Scleroderma- a
or declare
chronic
(something,
hardening  and
typically a church)
sacred. contraction of the
skin and
Sapon soap Latin Saponification- a connective
process  that tissue, either
involves  the locally or
conversion of fat, throughout  the
oil, or lipid, into body.
soap and alcohol.
Scoli- crooked Greek Scoliosis-
Sarc- Flesh Greek Sacrophagus - a
abnormal lateral
stone coffin.
curvature of the
Sax- Rock Latin Saxalite- living or spine.
growing on or
among rocks. Seb- tallow Latin Sebaceous-
relating to oil or fat.
Scab- scratch Latin Scabies- an itchy
skin condition Sei- Shake Greek Seismograph- an
caused by a tiny instrument  used
burrowing mite to detect and
called Sarcoptes record earthquakes.
scabiei.
Sema- Sign Greek Semantics- relating
Scaph- Anything hollow, Greek Scaphoid bone -
to meaning in
 Bowl, ship one of the carpal
language or logic.
bones of the wrist.
Sesqui- One and a half Latin Sesquicentennial- a Steg covering Greek Steganography -
150th anniversary the practice of
or its celebration. concealing
messages  or
Sicc- Dry Latin Desiccation- the information within
removal of other non secret
moisture from text or data.
something. Sten- Narrow Greek Stenography-  the
Silv- Forest Latin Silviculture- the action or process of
growing and writing in
shorthand  and
cultivation of trees.
transcribing the
simi Ape,monkey Latin Simian- relating to shorthand  on  a
or affecting apes typewriter.
or monkeys. Stoch- aim Greek Stochastic-
Sinister- Left Latin Sinistral- of or on process or system is
the left side or the connected  with
left hand. random probability.

Sit- Food,grain,wheat Greek Sitology- the Sud- Sweat Latin Sudoriferous-

science of Producing or
secreting  sweat.
nutrition and
dietetics. Supin- Lying back Latin Supination-
rotation of the hand
somn Sleep Greek Insomania-  a type
or forearm so that
of sleep disorder. the palmar surface
Soror- Sister Latin Sorority- a society is facing upward.
for female students
in a university or T
college.
Root Meaning in English Origin English examples.
Spec-, spic-, Look Latin Conspicuous- language
spect- obvious to  the  eye
or mind. Tac-, tic- Be silent Latin Reticent- not
revealing one’s
Spondyl- vertebra Greek Spondylosis- a thoughts  or
painful condition of feelings readily.
the spine resulting
from the Tach- Swift Greek Tachycardia- the
medical term for a
degeneration of the heart rate over 100
intervertebral discs. beats per minute.
Taeni- Ribbon Greek Taenidium- a spiral Thyr- door Greek Thyratron- a gas-
sclerotized fiber filled hot-cathode
that  stiffens  the electron tube in
walls of the which the grid
tracheae of insects. controls only the
Tardus Slow paced Latin Tardigrade-a start of a
minute animal of continuous
the phylum current  thus
Tardigrada; a water giving the tube a
bear. trigger effect.
Tax- Arrangement, order Greek Taxonomy- the Thyre- Large shield Greek Thyroxine- the
branch of science thyroid gland
concerned with hormone that
classification, regulates  the
especially of metabolic rate of
organisms; the  body.
systematics.
Top- Place Greek Topology-
Temn Cut Greek Temnospondyli- A topographic  study
 fossil amphibian of of a particular place.
a large group that
was dominant from Torn-, tourn Turn or rotate Latin Tornado- a mobile,
the Carboniferous from Greek destructive vortex
to the Triassic era. of violently rotating
winds having the
Terti- Third Latin Tertian- denoting a appearance of a
form of malaria funnel-shaped
causing a fever that cloud  and
recurs every advancing  beneath
second  day. a large storm
Thalass- Sea Greek Panthalassa- The system.
ocean  that Tox- Arrow,bow Greek Toxoplasmosis- a
surrounded  the parasitic disease
supercontinent
caused  by
Pangaea.
Toxoplasma 
Than- Death Greek Euthanasia-Mercy gondii.
killing.
Trab- Beam Latin Trabeculae-  a
Thym- Mood Greek Dysthymia- structural body part
persistent mild that resembles a
depression. beam or a crossbar.
Trag- Goat Greek Tragus-a Trit- Third Greek Tritagonist-the
prominence on the actor taking the
inner side of the  part of third
external ear, in front importance in a
of and partly play.
closing  the
passage  to  the Troch- Wheel Latin Trochlea-an
organs of hearing. anatomical
structure that is
Trah-, tract- Draw, pull Latin Subtrahend- a
held to resemble a
number that is to
be subtracted  pulley.
from  a minuend. Tuss- Cough Latin Pertusis-
Treiskaidek- thirteen Greek Triskaidekaphobia- Whooping  cough.
fear of the number Tympan- Drum Green Tympani-a set of
13. two or more
Trema Hole Greek Trematode- Any of kettledrums
numerous played by one
flatworms of the performer in an
class Trematoda. orchestra or band.
Tri- Three Latin Triumvirate- a Typ- Stamp,model Greek Archetyp-An 
group or
original model or 
association  of
three. type after which 
other similar things
Tricen- Thirty each Latin Tricenary-  based are  patterned.
on the number 30.
Trich- Hair Greek Pertrichous- U
having flagella
uniformly Root Meaning in English Origin English examples.
distributed  over language
the  body.
Uber- fruitful Latin Exuberant-
Trichopathophobia-
The fear of or produced in
aversion to hair. extreme.
Trichoptera- an Uligin- In marshes Latin Uliginous-
order of insects
growing in wet or
consisting  of  the
swampy  ground.
caddis flies and
formerly treated as Ulo- Wooly Greek Ulotrichi- having
a suborder of woolly or crisp
Neuroptera. hair.
Und- Wave Latin Redundancy - an Vestig- Track Latin Vestigial- forming a
act or instance of very small remnant
needless of something that
repetition. was once greater
Ungui- Claw, nail Latin Unguiform- or more noticeable.
shaped like  Vic- Change Latin Vicissitude-a
a nail or claw. change of
circumstances
Uxor Wife Latin Uxoricide-murder
or fortune,
of a wife by her
typically one
husband.
that is unwelcome
V or  unpleasant.
Vag - Wander Latin Vagabond- moving References:
from place to place
1. VIBGYOR  II by Mrs. Vibha Chaturvedi.
without a fixed
home. 2.  https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/esl-lesson-
driving1.html.
Vel - Velli Latin Revelation-An act
of revealing or com Suggested weblinks:
municating divine 1. YouTube Channel: English classes by Vibha Chaturvedi.
truth.
2. https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/blogpost/7-effective-
Ven- Hunt Latin Venision- vocabulary-building-activities.
meat from a deer. 3. https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/exams/grammar-
Vener- Respectful Latin Venerable- a great vocabulary-exams/vocabulary-exercise-types.
deal of respect.
Ver- True Latin Veracious-speaking
Activity:
or representing the Fill in the blanks:
truth.
1. The driver in front of me keeps changing ________.
Verb Word Latin Verbosity- the fact
2. The police officer gave me a ________ for not signalling.
or quality of using
more words than 3. Slow down! You’re going 40 miles above the ________!
needed; wordiness. 4. When you’re driving in big cities, you should always look out
Vesper- Evening, western Latin Vesperal-A book  for ________.
containing the
5. A …………. flight requires a passenger to change from one
words and  hymns
to be used at   plane to another.
vespers. 6. She wore a ________ new dress.