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List 3A
homo (same)• homonym: same
word; different meanings
• homophone: different spellings; same pronunciation
• Blue water
• The wind blew
spec (look)• spectacles:
glasses
• inspect: look over something
• specious: looks true but is not
duct (lead)• conduct: behave
• induct: give someone a new position
• reduction: take away; limit amount used
fer (carry)• transfer: carry
across
• infer: educated guess using hints
• aquifer: water source
pend (hang)• impending: about
to happen
• depend: vary due to circumstances
• suspend: hang from above
micro (small)• microscope:
used to look at small things
• microcosm: miniature version
• microwave: small oven
hydro (water)• hydroplane: skid
on wet road
• hydrophobia: fear of water
• dehydrate: lose body fluids
photo (light)• photometer:
measures light
• photograph: picture taken by a camera
• photosynthesis: making food through sunlight
pan (all)• panorama: 360
degree view: unobstructed view
• panamerican: across America
• pandemic: widespread disease
penta (five)• pentagram: star
with 5 points
• pentathlon: athletic race with 5 events
• pentagon: shape with 5 sides
tele (far)• telescope: used
to see far
• telephone: talk with someone far away
• telepathy: unspoken communication with someone else
vid (look)• video: images on
a tape/DVD
• provide: give
• evidence: proof something happened