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Last Minute Tips and Tricks
Deciphering words in CAT using
etymology
First
of all, relax yourself if vocabulary is not your fortress. Most of the
aspirants commit the mistake of mugging of word meanings from multiple
word-lists and end up nowhere. One should realize that CAT doesn’t check your
knowledge based on vocabulary. It checks your skill of word-application in the
form of multiple question formats of Verbal Section of CAT. Just like Numbers
form the basis of Quantitative Section, words should be perceived as the
building blocks of language and hence, the Verbal Section.
The
way Quantitative questions involve application of basic concepts and not
memorizing complex formulae, Verbal questions just involves basic knowledge of vocabulary.
If you can catch the root hidden in the word, you can easily figure out the
meaning based on the context. Sometimes it is even defined for you in the text.
Working
on the same lines we bring to you a list of high-frequency roots of etymology and
their related words with the corresponding meanings which will surely help you
in upcoming CAT and related MBA examinations:
1. Anthropos
(mankind):
·
Anthropology = study
of mankind
·
Philanthropy = love
for mankind
·
Misanthrope = one who
hates his fellow mortals
2. Agogos
(Leader):
·
Pedagogue = a
narrow-minded, strait-laced, old-fashioned, dogmatic teacher
·
Demagogue = one who
stirs up discontent among the masses so he can gain political power
3. Alter
(other):
·
Altruism = philosophy
of putting another’s welfare above one’s own
·
Altercation = argument
·
To Alternate = to skip
one
·
To Alter = to change
·
Alternative = a choice
·
Alter ego = A very
close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself
·
Alternate (adj.) =
other
·
Alteration = a change
[off-topic:
Adulation > flattery > Compliment]
4. Astron
(star):
·
Astronomy = study of
celestial phenomena
·
Astrology =
Pseudoscience which claims it can foretell the future by a study of the stars
·
Astronomical =
tremendously big
·
Aster = a star-shaped
flower
·
Asterisk = a star-shaped
symbol
·
Disaster = calamity/
cataclysm/ catastrophe
5. Ambi (both):
·
Ambidextrous = equally
skillful with each hand; deceitful
·
Ambivert = one who
turns his mind both inward and outward
·
Ambiguity =
accidentally double-entendre
·
Ambivalent = Uncertain
or unable to decide about what course to follow
·
Ambit = An area in
which something acts or operates or has power or control
·
Ambience = A
particular environment or surrounding influence
6. Ambul
(to walk):
·
Ambulatory = Able to
walk about (verb: Amble)
·
Ambulance = vehicle
that takes people to and from hospitals
·
Perambulator = A small
vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
7. Anima
(Soul or Spirit or Mind):
·
Animal = A living
organism
·
Animate = Give new
life or energy to; vivify
·
Inanimate = Not
endowed with life
·
Animated = Having life
or vigor or spirit
·
Animation =
Liveliness/ Life/ Vitality
·
Magnanimous = Noble
and generous in spirit
·
Pusillanimous =
Lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful
[Pusilàvery
small]
·
Unanimous = of one
mind; in complete agreement
·
Equanimity =
Steadiness of mind under stress
·
Animus = Hostility/
ill will/ malevolence/ Animosity
8. Algia
(pain):
·
Analgesic = Anodyne/
Pain-killer
·
Neuralgia = Acute
spasmodic pain along nerves
·
Nostalgia = Longing
for something past (“nostos” means “a return to home”)
9. an/
ana (not/ no):
·
Anemia = Lack of
important elements in blood
·
Anarchy = Lack of Law
·
Analgesia = Lack of
Pain
·
Anomaly = Something
not according to rule
·
Anathema = bête noire/
A detested person
10. Arch
(rule):
·
Monarchy = Gov. ruled
by Single Ruler
·
Oligarchy = Gov. ruled
by few privileged people
·
Anarchist = one
opposed to government
·
Hierarchy = Higher
echelons of Government, church, Business, etc.
11. Ante (before):
·
Anterior = Forepart/
front/ stem
·
Antecedent = coming
before
·
Antediluvian = Before
the flood; ancient
12. Anti
(against):
·
Antiseptic = against
contamination
·
Antipathy = a feeling
against
·
Antonym = words of
opposite meanings
13. Bios
(life):
·
Biology = study of all
life
·
Biography = story of
someone’s life
·
Autobiography = A
biography of yourself
·
Biopsy = medical
examination of living tissue
14. Botane
(plant):
·
Botany = The branch of
biology that studies plants
15. Bene
(good):
·
Benign = benignant/
kind/ gracious
·
Benediction = a
blessing/ Boon (good saying)
·
Beneficent = causing
good (doing well)
·
Benevolent =
well-disposed (wishing well)
·
Benefactor = helpful/
favorable (a good doer)
·
Benefit = Gain/
profit; welfare
16. Badinage:
·
Badinage = a
half-teasing, non-malicious, frivolous Banter, intended to amuse rather than
wound [its closest synonym is “Persiflage”]
17. Bibere
(to drink):
·
Imbibe = (Liquor) Take
in liquids/ soak up
·
Bibulous = boozy/
drunken/ sottish
18. Bovis
(ox or cow):
·
Bovine = Dull and
slow-moving and stolid; like an ox
19. Kardia
(heart):
·
Cardiologist = heart
specialist
·
Cardiac = of or
relating to heart
·
Cardiogram =
electrically produced record of the beats of the heart
·
Cardiograph =
instrument which produces cardiogram
20. Chiros
(hand):
·
Chirography =
Beautiful handwriting
·
Chiropractic = use of
hands in the curing of ailments
·
Chiropody = treatment of the surface ailments of hand and
foot
21. Conscience
(scruples/ moral sense):
·
Conscionable = Just
·
Unconscionable =
Lacking a conscience
·
Conscientious =
scrupulous; painstaking
22. Corr
(correction):
·
Corrigible =
amendable/ redeemable/ reformable
·
Incorrigible = Impervious
to correction by punishment
·
corrigendum = A
printer's error; to be corrected
23. Chronos
(Time):
·
Chronic = going on for
a long time
·
Anachronism =
something out of time
·
Chronological = Relating
to or arranged according to temporal order
·
Chronometer = An
accurate clock (especially used in navigation)
·
Chronicle = A record
or narrative description of past events that happened at one time
·
Synchronize = Happen
at the same time; contemporize
·
Synchronoscope = An
instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous
24. Con
(together):
·
Conformity =
Correspondence in form or appearance
·
Congruity = The
quality of agreeing
·
Consonance = The
property of sounding harmonious
·
Concord = Go together;
be in accord
·
Consensus = Agreement
in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole
·
Consign = Commit
forever; commit irrevocably
·
Concert = A
performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
·
Consolidate = Bring together
into a single whole or system; Form into a solid mass or whole
·
Contiguous =
conterminous; neighboring/ adjacent
25. Cogere
(to drive together/ compel/ force):
·
Cogent = Powerfully
persuasive
·
Cogency = The quality
of being valid and rigorous
·
Cogently = In a cogent
manner; forcibly; convincingly; conclusively
26. Chauvinist:
·
Chauvinist = an
exaggerated & blatant patriot/ jingoist
[according to the name of a French soldier, Nicholas
Chauvin, during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte]
27. Caedo/
Cide (to cut down/ kill):
·
Suicide = killing
oneself
·
Fratricide = killing
of one’s brother
·
Sororicide = killing
of one’s sister
·
Homicide = killing a
human being (general term for slaying; if proves, it is called “murder”)
·
Regicide = killing of
king, president, etc.
·
Uxoricide = killing of
one’s wife
·
Infanticide = killing
of a newborn child
·
Genocide = killing of
a whole race or nation
·
Virucide = An agent
(physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses
28. Kratia
(Rule):
·
Gerontocracy = Gov.
ruled by old people
·
Plutocracy = Gov.
ruled by wealthy people
·
Technocracy = Gov.
ruled by Scientists & Engineers
·
Bureaucracy = Gov.
ruled by Bureaus
·
Democracy = Gov. ruled
by the People
·
Autocracy = Gov. ruled
by an absolute Dictator/ Absolutism/ Totalitarianism
29. Credo
(believe):
·
Credo = Principles by
which someone guides his action
·
Creed = a religious
belief
·
Credence = mental
attitude that something is believable
·
Credentials = bona
fides/ attestation/ Certificate
·
Credulous = willing to
believe
·
Credible = Capable of
being believed
·
Credit = Have trust
in; trust in the truth or veracity of
·
Cred = Credibility
among young fashionable urban individuals
·
Credenza = A kind of
sideboard or buffet
30. Circum
(around):
·
circumambient =
Surrounding/ encompassing
·
circumambulate = Walk
around something
·
circumcision =
surgical removal of foreskin of males
·
circumduction =
circular movement of a limb or eye
·
circumflex =
diacritical mark
·
circumfuse = Spread
something around something
·
circumfluous = Flowing
round
·
circumstantial = Fully
detailed and specific
·
circumvallation = act
of surrounding with a wall
·
circumvent = Surround
so as to force to give up
·
circumvolute = Wind or
turn in volutions
31. Cliché:
·
Cliché = it is a
pattern of words which was once new & fresh, but which now is so old, worn
& threadbare that only banal, unimaginative speakers & writers ever use
it
[its closer synonyms are “Bromide” & “Platitude”]
32. Clandestine:
·
Clandestine = secrecy
or concealment in the working out of a plan which is evil or illegal
[Surreptitious = Stealthy, Sneaky, Furtive, generally
because of fear of detection]
33. Carnis
(Flesh):
·
Carnelian = Color of
red flesh
·
Carnival = festival of
merrymaking and processions
·
Carnal = Marked by
appetites and passions of body
·
Carnage = great
destruction of Life
·
Reincarnation = Return
to another body after death
34. Castigare
(to correct):
·
Castigate = Censure
severely
35. Caput
(head):
·
Recapitulate =
Summarize briefly
·
Capital = seat of the
head of the government
·
Decapitate = behead
·
Captain = the head of
a group
36. Cheval
(horse) or Caballus (an inferior horse):
·
Chivalrous = Being
attentive to women like an ideal knight; Gallant
·
Cavalcade = A
procession of people traveling on horseback
·
Cavalier = Given to
haughty disregard of others
·
Cavalry = Troops
trained to fight on horseback
37. Cilium
(eyelid):
·
Supercilious = Having
or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
38. Cadere
(to fall):
·
Cadaver = corpse
·
Cadaverous = Very thin
from disease/ hunger/ cold
·
Decadent = Marked by
excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; effete
39. Dexter
(right hand):
·
Dexterous = skillful/
adroit
·
Dextral = of or on the
right; clockwise
·
Ambidextrous = equally
skillful with each hand
·
Dextrorse = Spiraling
upward from left to right
·
Dextrocardia =
Abnormal condition where the heart is located toward the right side of the
chest
[In Latin,
Dexter = right hand and Sinister = Left hand. In English, Sinister = evil/
dangerous
In French,
droit = right hand and Gauche = Left hand. In English, Gauche = clumsy/
tactless]
40. Demos
(people):
·
Democracy = the
political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their
elected representatives
·
Demography = the
branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations
·
Demagogy = Leading the
hoi polloi
41. Dict
(to say):
·
Malediction = Curse/
Imprecation / Bane
·
Benediction = a
blessing/ Boon
·
Dictaphone = tape
recorder
·
Predict = anticipate/
forebode/ prognosticate
·
Dictation = An
authoritative direction or instruction to do something
42. Donare
(to give):
·
Condone = Excuse,
overlook, or make allowances for
·
Donation = gift [Donee
& Donor]
43. Dilettare
(to delight):
·
Dilettante = Showing
frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish (don’t confuse it with “tyro”)
44. Dolere
(to suffer):
·
Dolor = (poetry)
painful grief
·
Dolorous = Showing
sorrow/ lachrymose
·
Doleful = Mournful
45. Derma
(skin):
·
Dermatologist = skin
specialist doctor
·
Hypodermic =
penetrating under the skin
·
Epidermis = outer
layer of skin
·
Taxidermist = one who
prepares, stuffs, and mounts the skins of animals
·
Pachyderm = animal
with unusually thick skin
·
Dermatitis = skin
inflammation, irritation, infection
46. Ego
(I):
·
Ego = self-concept
·
Egoist = one who
believes in self-advancement
·
Egotist = one who
talks about his accomplishments
·
Egocentric = devotedly
self-centered
·
Egomania =
self-madness
·
Alter ego = A very
close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself
[In the rating
of egoism: egomaniacal > egocentric > egotist > egoist]
47. Equi
(equal):
·
Equivocal = purposely
vague, ambiguous, susceptible
·
Equality = par
·
Equidistant = The same
distance apart at every point
·
Equinox = Either of
two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and
day and night are of equal length
·
Equanimity =
composure/ calmness
·
Equilibrium = A stable
situation in which forces cancel one another
48. Esce: (beginning to):
·
Adolescent = beginning
to grow up
·
Evanescent =
Ephemeral/ beginning to vanish
·
Convalescent =
beginning to get well
·
Putrescent = becoming
Putrid/ beginning to rot
49. Eu
(good):
·
Eugenics = methods of
improving genetic qualities
·
Euphemism = Good or
inoffensive saying
·
Euphony = pleasant
Lilt or rhythm
·
Eulogy = formal speech
of praise
·
Euphoria = sense of
mental buoyancy
·
Euthanasia = mercy
killing/ good death
50. Enervis
(weak):
·
Enervate = Weaken
mentally or morally
51. Equus
(Horse):
·
Equestrienne = a
horse-woman
·
Equine = Horse-like
52. Esthet
(feeling):
·
Esthetic = Appealing
to the feelings
·
Anesthetic = no
feeling
·
Anesthesia =
insensibility to feeling
53. Fac
or fic (to do):
·
Maleficent = causing
harm (doing badly)
·
Beneficent = causing
good (doing well)
·
Factory = a place
where things are done
·
Fact = something which
was done/ something true
·
Malefactor = a
criminal (a bad doer)
54. Fer
(to bear):
·
Somniferous = bearing
sleep
·
Vociferous = bearing
loud voice
·
Odoriferous = Emitting
an odor
55. Frater
(brother):
·
Fraternize = Be on
brotherly terms with someone
·
Fraternal = brotherly
·
Fraternity = Frat/
Sodality/ Brotherhood
·
Fratricide = killing
of one’s brother
56. Gyne
(woman):
·
Misogynist = one who
hates women
·
Gynecologist = doctor
specializing in female disorders
57. Gamos
(marriage):
·
Monogamy = system of
having one mate at a time
·
Polygamy = social
custom of plurality of marriages
·
Bigamy = legal crime
of having more than one spouse
·
Misogamy = hatred of marriage
58. Graph
(writing):
·
Graphology = study
& analysis of handwriting
·
Chirography =
Beautiful handwriting
·
Telegraph = writing
from afar
·
Stenograph = writing
in short form
·
Autograph = writing of
one’s own name
59. Geos
(earth):
·
Geology = study of the
composition of earth
·
Geometry = measurement
of figures
·
Geography = Study of
the earth's surface; includes topography, climate, soil and vegetation
·
Apogee = Apoapsis in
Earth orbit
·
Perigee = Periapsis in
Earth orbit
60. Gen
(to give birth to/ to be born):
·
Genetics = The branch
of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
·
Gene = segment of DNA
considered as unit of heredity
·
Genealogy = The study
of ancestry and family history
·
Eugene/ Eugenia =
well-born
·
Eugenics = The study
of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding
·
Genital = venereal
(relating to the external sex-organs)
·
Genesis = The
beginning, birth or origin of anything
·
Psychogenic = born of
the mind or emotions
·
Congenital = Present
at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
(don’t confuse Congenital with Congenial, means friendly)
·
Genocide = killing of
a whole race or nation
61. Gnos
(to know):
·
Agnostic = who doesn’t
know about the God
·
Diagnosis = Identifying
the cause of some phenomenon
·
Prognosis = A
prediction about how something (the course of a disease) will develop
62. Greg
(Herd):
·
Congregation = a
religious Herd
·
Segregation =
separation from the Herd
·
Gregarious = who likes
to be with the Herd
·
Egregious = so vicious
that it actually stands out from the herd
63. Garrulous
(chattering):
·
Garrulity = constant
talking, usually aimless and meaningless, about trifles
64. Gratus
(agreeable or pleasing):
·
Gratuitous = Costing
nothing; without cause
·
Gratis = free; without
payment
·
Gratuity = a tip
·
Gratitude =
thankfulness
·
Ingrate = A person who
shows no gratitude
·
Ingratiate = Gain
favor with other by deliberate efforts
·
Congratulate =
felicitate
·
Gratify = satisfy
65. Homo
(mankind):
·
Homo sapiens = The
only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate
having language and ability to make and use complex tools
66. Hypo
(under/ Less):
·
Hypochondriac = A
patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments [chondria à
Cartilage of the Breastbone]
·
Hypothyroidism = An
underactive thyroid gland
·
Hypothetic = Based
primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
·
Hypoactive =
Abnormally inactive
·
Hypocritical =
Professing feelings one does not have
·
Hyponym = A word that
is more specific than a given word
67. Hyper
(over/ above):
·
Hypercritical =
Inclined to judge too severely
·
Hypertension = high
blood pressure
·
Hypersensitive =
allergic
·
Hypermedia =
interactive multimedia system
·
Hypertext =
machine-readable text
·
Hypertrophy = Abnormal
enlargement of a body part or organ; dysplasia [antonymà
Atrophy; root word “trephein” means “to nourish”]
68. Iatreia
(healing):
·
Pediatrics = the
healing of a child
·
Psychiatrist = a
doctor who heals sick minds
69. itis
(inflammation):
·
Osteomyelitis =
Inflammation of the bones
70. Icon
(a religious image):
·
Iconoclast = someone
who sneers at convention & tradition (it does not of course have to be
restricted to religion)
[root word “clast” means “to break”]
71. Insect
(cut):
·
Insects = forms of life that seem, in appearance, as if
they are almost cut in two
·
Dissection = Cutting
so as to separate into pieces
·
Sectile = Capable of
being cut
·
Sector = A group that
forms part of society or economy
72. logy
(the study of):
·
Phrenology = analysis
of skull contours
·
Graphology = study
& analysis of handwriting
·
Psychology = study of
human mind
·
Ophthalmology = The
branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases
·
Astrology =
Pseudoscience which claims it can foretell the future by a study of the stars
73. Laconia:
·
Laconic = Brief and to
the point; effectively cut short (named after ancient Sparta, which was
originally known as Laconia, its citizens were stoical)
74. Loquor
(to speak):
·
Loquacious = Full of
trivial conversation
·
Eloquent = speaking
expressively
·
Grandiloquent =
Magniloquent = pompous
·
Soliloquy = speech
made to oneself
·
Ventriloquist = A
performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy
·
Colloquial = Informal
spoken language
·
Circumlocution = An
indirect way of expressing
75. Misein
(to hate):
·
Misanthropy = hatred
of mankind
·
Misogyny = hatred of women
·
Misogamy = hatred of
marriage
76. Mono
(one):
·
Monk = A male
religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer
and work
·
Monastery = cloister
·
Monotonous = humdrum
·
Monoplane = An
airplane with a single wing
·
Monopoly = Exclusive
control of something
·
Monarchy = autocracy
·
Monocarpic = Dying
after bearing fruit only once
·
Monologue = A (usually
long) dramatic speech by a single actor
77. Martinet:
·
Martinet = Someone who
demands exact conformity to rules and forms
[according to the name of the Inspector General of Infantry
of France during the reign of King Louis 14, who was excessively disciplined]
78. Malus
(bad):
·
Malign = Evil;
Harmful; Hateful
·
Malignant = cancerous
·
Malediction = Curse/
Imprecation / Bane (bad saying)
·
Maleficent = causing
harm (doing badly)
·
Malevolent =
ill-disposed (wishing badly)
·
Maladroit = awkward
(having a bad right hand)
·
Malaise = illness (bad
ease)
79. Metron
(measure):
·
Sphygmomanometer =
blood pressure measuring device
·
Optometrist = one who
measures the vision of the eye
·
Thermometer = measure
of heat
·
Taximeter = measure of
taxicab miles
·
Metric system = system
of measurement
·
Barometer = measure of
atmospheric pressure
80. Militaris
(pertaining to a fighting man):
·
Militate = Fight
against; act upon
·
Militant =
Belligerent/ disposed to Fight
·
Military = armed
services
81. Mater
(mother):
·
Matriarch = The female
head of family or tribe
·
Maternity = Motherhood
·
Maternal = Motherly
·
Matron = A married
woman (middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified; Nurse; wardress
·
Alma Mater = school
you graduated from (one’s intellectual mother)
·
Matrimony = The
ceremony or sacrament of marriage
·
Matronymic = a name
formed on the mother’s name
·
Matrisib = enate/
matrikin/ matrilineal kin
82. Mania
(madness/ morbid attraction):
·
Monomania = A mania
restricted to one thing or idea
·
Dipsomania =
alcoholism/ potomania/ inebriation
·
Kleptomania =
cacoethes to steal in the absence of any economic motive
·
Pyromania = morbid
compulsion to set fire to things [Pyromaniac sets fire for the thrill,
Incendiary for revenge & arsonist for money]
·
Megalomania = A
psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur
·
Nymphomania =
Abnormally intense sexual desire in women; concupiscence/ Eros
83. Moneta:
·
Money = medium of
exchange (it comes from the name of the Roman Goddess, Juno Moneta, who guarded
the temples of Finance)
·
Patrimony = an
inheritance from one’s father
·
Monetary = Relating to
or involving money; Pecuniary
·
Moneyer = A skilled
worker who coins or stamps money
84. Neuron
(nerve):
·
Neurologist = doctor
specializing in nerves
·
Neuralgia = acute pain
along the nerves and their branches
·
Neuritis = inflammation of the nerves
·
Neurasthenia =
depression and emotional exhaustion
·
Neurosis = emotional
disturbance
85. Notus
(known):
·
Noted = Widely known
and esteemed
·
Notorious = widely but
unfavorably Known
[off-topic: Childlike = Exhibiting childlike
simplicity and credulity; but, Childish = Indicating a lack of maturity ]
86. Nomos
(arrangement/ Law/ Order):
·
Astronomy =
arrangement of stars & other celestial bodies
·
Autonomy = self-law,
self-rule, self-government
·
Metronome = musical
time measurer
87. Nym
(Name or meanings):
·
synonym = words of
same meaning
·
antonym = words of
opposite meaning
·
homonym = words of
similar sounding
·
acronym = abbreviated
form of several words
·
Pseudonym = nom de
plume/ Penname [not “alias”]
·
Anonymous = having no
name
·
Eponym = The person
for whom something is named
88. Osteon (bone):
·
Osteopathy = treatment
based on skeleton and muscles
·
Osteomyelitis =
Inflammation of the bones
89. Odontos
(tooth):
·
Orthodontist = Doctor
specializing in straightening of teeth
90. Opsis
(sight or viewing):
·
Biopsy = medical
examination of living tissue
·
Autopsy = medical
examination of a corpse
91. Optikos
(eye):
·
Optic = Of or relating
to or resembling the eye
·
Optician = one who
grinds lenses
·
Optometrist = one who
measures the vision of the eye
92. Oculus
(eye):
·
Oculist = eye
specialist
·
monocle = one-lens
eyeglass
·
binocular = field
glasses which increase the range of our two eyes
·
inoculate = immunize/
vaccinate
93. Obstetrix
(to stand before):
·
Obstetrics =
midwifery/ OB/ tocology
·
[Off-topic: as
an old English root, Glib = slippery.
·
Literally, Glib =
Artfully persuasive in speech.
·
Derogatorily, it means
“Marked by lack of intellectual depth”]
94. Ortho
(change):
·
Orthopedist = the
doctor who straightens bone deformities, in children primarily
·
Orthodontist = Doctor
specializing in straightening of teeth
·
Orthography = A method
of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
95. Pod
(foot):
·
Podium = speaker’s
stand
·
Tripod = three legged
stand
·
Podiatry = treatment
of minor ailments of foot
96. Phrenos
(brain):
·
Phrenology = analysis
of skull contours
·
Phrenic vein = Either
of two veins that drain the diaphragm
97. Phobia
(morbid repulsion):
·
Claustrophobia = A
morbid fear of being closed in a confined space
·
Agoraphobia = A morbid
fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)
·
Acrophobia = A morbid
fear of great heights
·
Pistanthrophobia =
common fear of trusting people due to past experiences with relationships gone
bad
·
Hydrophobia = A morbid
fear of water
·
Xenophobia = A morbid
fear of Foreigners
·
Photophobia = A morbid
fear of Light
98. Ped
(foot):
·
Pedestal = A support
or foundation
·
Pedal = A lever that
is operated with the foot
·
Pedestrian = A person
who travels by foot; prosaic/ commonplace/ hackneyed/ banal/ trite
99. Philos
(Love):
·
Philology = Love of
words (study of Linguistics)
·
Philanthropist =
altruist
·
Philanderer = one who
makes Love triflingly
·
Philatelist = one who
loves to collect stamps
·
Anglophile = An
admirer of British customs
·
Bibliophile = Lover
& collector of rare books
·
Philadelphia = City of
Brotherly Love
·
Philosophy = Love of
wisdom
·
Philharmonic = Love of
harmonies or music
·
Philtre = love-potion
100.
Pater (father):
·
Patriot = One who loves
and defends his or her country
·
Patrioteer =
Chauvinist/ jingoist
·
Patrimony = an
inheritance from one’s father
·
Patronymic = a name
formed on the father’s name
·
Paternity = Fatherhood
·
Patriarch = The male
head of family or tribe
·
Patricide = killing of
one’s father
·
Patrician =
Aristocrat/ Blue-blood/ of noble origin
·
Patron = Frequenter/
Sponsor/ Supporter
·
Padre = A chaplain in
one of the military services
101.
Par (equal):
·
Par = (golf) the
standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the
entire course; A state of being essentially equal or equivalent
·
Parity = Functional
equality (used in Obstetrics, Mathematics, Physics & Computer Science with
slight difference)
·
Disparity = Inequality
or difference in some respect
·
Disparage = Express a
negative opinion of someone’s achievements, accomplishments, attempts, etc.
·
Compare = Examine and
note the similarities or differences of
·
Peer = A person who is
of equal standing with another in a group
102.
Pathos (suffering/
disease/ feeling):
·
Psychopathic =
mentally suffered
·
Osteopathy = treatment
based on skeleton and muscles
·
Sympathetic = same
feeling as someone else
·
Antipathy = Dislike/
Aversion/ Grudge
·
Apathy = Lack of
feeling or interest
·
Pathology = Study of
disease (Pathological = diseased)
·
Pathetic = Deserving
or inciting pity
·
Pathos = A quality
that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); poignancy
·
Telepathy = Apparent
communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions
·
Homeopathy = A method
of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in
healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated
·
Allopathy = The usual
method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from
those produced by the disease itself
103.
Phanein (to show):
·
Sycophant = A person
who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage/ boot-licker/
stoolpigeon [root “sykon” means “fig”]
·
Diaphanous = So thin
as to transmit light [root “dia” means “through”]
104.
Paidos (child):
·
Pediatrician = baby
doctor
·
Pedagogy = the leading
of a child
·
Orthopedist = the
doctor who straightens bone deformities, in children primarily
105.
Psyche (mind):
·
Psychiatrist = a
doctor who heals sick minds
·
Psychosis =
personality disorder
·
Psychologist = one who
studies the human mind
·
Psychotherapy =
treatment of the mind
·
Psychoanalysis = one
who delves into the unconscious mind of the patient
·
Psyche = mental,
spiritual or nonphysical aspect of one’s existence
·
Psychic = Phenomena or
qualities that cannot be explained in purely physical terms
·
Psychopathic =
mentally suffered
·
Psychosomatic =
pertaining to relationships between mind and body
·
Psychogenic = which
originates emotionally
106.
Pan (all):
·
Pandemonium = A state
of extreme disorder
·
Panorama = a view all
around/ cyclorama/ diorama
·
Panacea = Hypothetical
remedy for all ills or diseases/ catholicon/ Elixir
107.
Poly (many):
·
Polygon = a geometric
figure of many sides
·
Polyglot = speaking
many Languages
·
Polyamory = having
multiple sexual relationships
·
Polyclinic = clinic in
which many diseases are treated
·
Polychromic = Having
or exhibiting many colors
·
Polydipsia = Excessive
thirst
·
Polysemy = lexical
ambiguity
·
Polyptoton =
Repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence
·
Polysomy = Congenital
defect of having one or more extra chromosomes in somatic cells
·
Polygraph = A medical
instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g.,
pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration)
108.
Placidus (to please):
·
Placate = Lenify/ assuage/
conciliate/ mollify/ pacify
·
Placid = tranquil/
serene
·
Implacable =
inexorable/ relentless/ grim/ stern
·
Complacent =
self-satisfied (mild insult)
·
Placebo = An innocuous
or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments
on the efficacy of a drug
109.
Reg (King/ Rule):
·
Regal = Imperial/
majestic/ royal
·
Regent = Someone who
rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch
·
Regulate = Bring into
conformity with rules or principles or usage
110.
Solus (alone):
·
Soliloquy = speech
made to oneself
·
Solitude = The state
or situation of being alone
·
Solitary = Being the
only one; single and isolate
·
Solo = Any activity
that is performed alone
111.
Semantikos
(significant meaning):
·
Semantics = The study
of language meaning
·
Semantic memory = Your
memory for meanings and general (impersonal) facts
·
Semantic error = An
error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time
112.
Somnus (sleep):
·
Somnolent = Sleepy
·
Insomnia = inability
to fall asleep
·
Somnambulism = Sleep-walking
·
Somniferous =
sleep-inducing/ soporific/ Somnific
·
Somniloquy = Uttering
speech while asleep
·
Somnolescent = drowsy
·
Hypersomnia = An
inability to stay awake
[“somnus” is the Roman god of Sleep, while “hypnos” is the
Greek God of sleep!]
113.
Summus (total/ highest
amount):
·
Summit = The top or
extreme point of something
·
Sum = The final
aggregate
·
Consummate = Perfect
and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities
114.
Soror (sister):
·
Sorority = A social
club for female undergraduates
·
Sororal = Sister like
·
Sororicide = killing
of one’s sister
115.
Scrib/ Scrip (write):
·
Scribe = Score a line
on with a pointed instrument
·
Scribble = Write
carelessly/ scrawl
·
Inscribe = enroll;
engrave; encrypt; autograph
·
Proscribe = forbid or
prohibit the use of any food or drug that might prove harmful to the patient
·
Prescribe = opposite
to Proscribe
·
Scriptures = Any
writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group
·
Script = Something
written by hand
·
Conscription =
Compulsory military service
·
Circumscribe = Restrict
or confine
116.
Theos (god):
·
Theism = Belief in the
existence of God
·
Atheism = Belief that
there is no God (not Agnosticism, Cynicism or Skepticism, these means “only
Doubt”)
·
Monotheism = Belief in
a single God
·
Polytheism = Belief in
multiple Gods
·
Pantheism = worship
that admits all Gods
·
Theocracy = government
ruled by religious Leader
·
Theological =
pertaining to the study of Religion
·
Apotheosis = Elevation
of a person to the status of God
117.
Tele (afar):
·
Telepathy = feeling
each other’s thoughts from afar
·
Telephone = sound from afar
·
Telegraph = writing
from afar
118.
Taceo (to be silent):
·
Taciturn = Reticent/
Reserved/ secretive
·
Tacit = not
verbalized/ unsaid/ unspoken
119.
Uxor (wife):
·
Uxor = (legal
terminology) the Latin word for wife
·
Uxoricide = killing of
one’s wife
·
Uxorious = excessively
devoted to one’s wife
120.
Verbum (word):
·
Verbal = using words
·
Verbose = using too
many words than necessary
·
Verbatim = In
precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
·
Verb = A content word
that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence
·
Verborrhea = an
incessant, over-whelming cascade of words
121.
Ventri (stomach):
·
Ventriloquist = A
performer who acts as he is speaking from his stomach, instead of his mouth
·
Ventral = Toward or on
the belly; front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal [antonym =
dorsal]
122.
Vita (Life):
·
Vital = Essential to
Life; of crucial importance
·
Vitality = Life &
strength
·
Vitamin = One of the
many elements, on which life is dependent (A, B, C, D, E, G, H, K, M, P)
·
Vitalize = to impart
vigor or life to
·
Devitalize = to rob of
vigor or life
·
Vitellus = yolk
[off-topic: in
complimentary sense,Gourmet > Gourmand > Glutton]
123.
Vetus (old):
·
Veteran = Rendered
competent through trial and experience; Seasoned
·
Inveterate = Habitual
(derogatory implication)
124.
Volubile (to roll):
·
Volubility = Rolling
out the words
·
Revolve = to roll
around
125.
Vir (man):
·
Virago = Far from
being traditionally Feminine; Termagant/ Harridan/ Battle-ax/ Shrew/ Harpy
126.
Verto (to turn):
·
Introvert = one who
turns his mind inward
·
Extrovert = one who
turns his mind outward
·
Ambivert = one who
turns his mind both inward and outward
127.
Voc/ vox/ vok (voice
or call):
·
Equivocal = mugwumps/
fencesitters (not ambiguous)
·
Equivocate =
prevaricate/ tergiversate (purposely)
·
Magnavox = (radio)
Large voice
·
Vox populi = public
opinion
·
Vocation = calling
·
Avocation = hobby;
something not one’s actual calling
·
Vociferous = in a loud
voice
·
Revoke = call back;
cancel
·
Convoke = call
together
128.
Via (road):
·
Via = By way of/ thru
·
Obvious = Conspicuous/
apparent/ evident/ overt
·
Obviate = Prevent from
happening
129.
Volo (to wish):
·
Malevolent =
ill-disposed (wishing badly)
·
Benevolent =
well-disposed (wishing well)
·
Voluntary = Of your own
free will or design
·
Involuntary = Not
subject to the control of the will
·
Volunteer = do, tell
or agree freely
·
Volition = will
130.
Zoion (animal):
·
Zoology = The branch
of biology that studies animals
