2. Word= Amiable

3. Definition= noun- friendly and pleasant

4. Root=ami (love)

5. Word=Amicus Curiae

6. Definition=noun-friend of the court

7. Root=aqua/aque (water)

8. Word=aquamarine

9. Definition= noun- light blue-green or greenish blue

10. Root=aqua/aque (water)

11. Word= Aqua vitae

12. Definition= noun-alcohol

13. Root= Audi (hear)

14. Word=audiology

15. Definition= noun- the study of hearing disorders

16. Root= Audi (hear)

17. Word=auditory

18. Definition=adjective-pertaining to hearing

19. Root=anthrop(human, man)

20. Word=anthropic

21. Definition=adjective-pertaining to human beings or their span of existence on earth

22. Root=anthrop (human, man)

23. Word=anthropocentric

24. Definition=adjective-regarding the human being as the central fact of the universe

25. Root=bio (life)

26. Word=biocide

27. Definition=noun-any chemical that destroys life by poisoning

28. Root=bio (life)

29. Word=biota

30. Definition=the animals, plants, fungi

31. Root=Demo (people)

32. Word=demo

33. Definition=noun-demonstration

34. Root=demo (people)

35. Word=democratic

36. Definition=adjective-pertaining to or the nature of democracy or a democracy

37. Root=derm (skin)

38. Word=derm

39. Definition=noun- a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope

40. Root=derm (skin)

41. Word=dermal

42. Definition=adjective-of or pertaining to the skin

43. Root=hemo/hema/hem (blood)

44. Word=hematite

45. Definition=noun- a very common mineral, iron oxide, occurring in steel-gray to black crystals and in earthy red masses

46. Root=hema/hemo/hem (blood)

47. Word=hemp

48. Definition=noun-the tough fiber of this plant, used for making rope, coarse fiber

49. Root=magn (large)

50. Word=magna mater

51. Definition=noun-Cybele, ops; rhea

52. Root=magn (large)

53. Word=magna carta

54. Definition=noun-any fundamental constitution or law guaranteeing rights and liberties

55. Root=mater (mother)

56. Word=maternal

57. Definition=adjective-of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother

58. Root=mater (mother)

59. Word=stabat mater

60. Definition=noun- a musical setting for this

61. Root=min (small)

62. Word=mina

63. Definition=noun-an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent

64. Root=min (small)

65. Word=minie ball

66. Definition=noun-a conical bullet with a hollow base that expanded when fired, used in the 19th century

67. Root=mis (bad)

68. Word=misanthrope

69. Definition=noun-hater of mankind

70. Root=mis (bad)

71. Word=misoneism

72. Definition=noun-hatred or dislike of what is new or represents change

73. Root= pater (father)

74. Word=paternity

75. Definition=noun-the state of being a father; fatherhood

76. Root=pater (father)

77. Word=paterfamilias

78. Definition=noun-the male head of a household or family, usually the father

79. Root=phon/phono (sound)

80. Word=phoneme

81. Definition=noun-any of a small set of units

82. Root=phon/phono (sound)

83. Word=phonograph

84. Definition=noun-any sound-reproducing machine using records in the form of cylinders or disks

85. Root=psych (mind)

86. Word= psych

87. Definition=verb-to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous

88. Root=psych (mind)

89. Word=psychedelic

90. Definition=noun- a psychedelic drug

91. Root=therm (heat)

92. Word=thermonuclear

93. Definition=adjective-of, pertaining to, or involving a thermonuclear reaction

94. Root=therm (heat)

95. Word=thermodynamics

96. Definition=noun- the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.

97. Root= vit (life)

98. Word=vituperation

99. Definition=noun- verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation

100. Root=vit (life)

101. Word= vitality

102. Definition=noun-exuberant physical strength or mental vigor

103. Root=tele (far away)

104. Word= televangelist

105. Definition=noun-an evangelist who regularly conducts religious services on television

106. Root=tele (far away)

107. Word=telemeter

108. Definition=noun-any of certain devices or attachments for determining distances by measuring the angle subtending a known distance

109. Root= a/an (not, without)

110. Word=anacoluthon

111. Definition=noun-a construction involving a break in grammatical sequence

112. Root= a/an (not, without)

113. Word=anasazi

114. Definition=adjective-of, pertaining to, or characteristic of this culture or its people

115. Root= un (not)

116. Word=unbeseeming

117. Definition=verb-to be fit for or worthy of; become;

118. Root=un (not)

119. Word=uncial

120. Definition=adjective-designating, written in, or pertaining to a form of majuscule writing having a curved or rounded shape and used chiefly in Greek and Latin manuscripts from about the third to the ninth century a.d.

121. Root= anti (against)

122. Word=anticoagulant

123. Definition=adjective-preventing coagulation

124. Root=anti (against)

125. Word=antidepressant

126. Definition=adjective-of or pertaining to a substance that is used in the treatment of mood disorders, as characterized by various manic or depressive affects

127. Root= auto (self)

128. Word=autodidactic

129. Definition=noun-a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self taught person

130. Root=auto (self)

131. Word=autogenous

132. Definition=adjective- self-produced; self-generated

133. Root= bene (good)

134. Word=benefice

135. Definition=noun-a position or post granted to an ecclesiastic that guarantees a fixed amount of property or income

136. Root=bene (good)

137. Word=benevolence

138. Definition=noun-desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness

139. Root= circum (around)

140. Word=circumlocution

141. Definition=noun-a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea

142. Root=circum (around)

143. Word=circumambulate

144. Definition=verb- to walk around or go about

145. Root= dis (apart, not)

146. Word=disapprobation

147. Definition=noun-disapproval; condemnation

148. Root= dis (apart, not)

149. Word=disbar

150. Definition=verb-to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court

151. Root=hetero (different)

152. Word=heterosexual

153. Definition=adjective-pertaining to the opposite sex or to both sexes

154. Root=hetero (different)

155. Word=heterodox

156. Definition=adjective-not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions

157. Root= homo (same)

158. Word=homosexual

159. Definition=adjective-of, pertaining to, or noting the same sex

160. Root=homo (same)

161. Word=homogenized

162. Definition=verb-to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous

163. Root= Hyper (over)

164. Word=hyperglycemia

165. Definition=noun-an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood

166. Root= hyper (over)

167. Word=hyperbaton

168. Definition=noun- the use or emphasis of a word order other than the expected or usual one

169. Root= mal/male (bad, evil)

170. Word=malfeasance

171. Definition=noun-the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing

172. Root=mal/male (bad, evil)

173. Word=malediction

174. Definition=noun- a curse; imprecation

175. Root= micro (small)

176. Word=microclimate

177. Definition=noun-the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses of plant communities, wooded areas, or of urban communities, which may be different from that in that general region

178. Root=micro (small)

179. Word=microprocessor

180. Definition=noun-an integrated computer circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.

181. Root= Post (after)

182. Word=post-millennial

183. Definition=adjective-or of pertaining to the period of the millennium

184. Root=post (after)

185. Word=post-prandial

186. Definition=adjective-after a meal;

187. Root= pre (before)

188. Word=Pre-Raphaelite

189. Definition=noun- any group of English artists formed in 1848

190. Root=pre (before)

191. Word=prelapsarian

192. Definition=adjective- occurring before the Fall

193. Root= centi (hundred)

194. Word=centimeter

195. Definition=noun-one 100th of a meter, equivalent to 0.3937 of an inch

196. Root=centi (hundred)

197. Word=centipede

198. Definition=noun-any of numerous predaceous, chiefly nocturnal arthropods constituting the class chilopoda, having an elongated, flattened body composed of from 15 to 173 segments, each with a pair of legs, the first pair being modified into poison fangs

199. Root= milli (thousand)

200. Word=milligram

201. Definition=noun-a unit of mass or weight equal to one thousandth of a gram, and equivalent to 0.0154 grain

202. Root=milli (thousand)

203. Word=millimeter

204. Definition=noun-a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter and equivalent to 0.03937 inch

205. Root= nano (billion)

206. Word=nanosecond

207. Definition=noun-one billionth of a second

208. Root=nano (billion)

209. Word=nanocatalyst

210. Definition=noun- a nanoscale particle with catalytic properties. Used extensively in processing petroleum.

211. Root= mono (one)

212. Word=monokini

213. Definition=noun- a topless bikini

214. Root=mono (one)

215. Word=monoceros

216. Definition=noun-the unicorn, a constellation south of Gemini and east of Orion

217. Root= di (two)

218. Word=diadem

219. Definition=noun-a crown

220. Root=di (two)

221. Word=dichotomy

222. Definition=noun-division in two parts, kinds, etc;

223. Root= tri (three)

224. Word=triskaidekaphobia

225. Definition=noun-a fear or a phobia concerning the number 13

226. Root=tri (three)

227. Word=triskelion

228. Definition=noun-a symbolic figure consisting of three legs, arms, or branches radiating from a common center, as the device of Sicily and the Isle of Man

229. Root= tetra (four)

230. Word=tetragrammaton

231. Definition=noun-the Hebrew word for god

232. Root=tetra (four)

233. Word=tetrahedron

234. Definition=noun-a solid contained by four plane faces; a triangular pyramid

235. Root= penta (five)

236. Word=pentane

237. Definition=noun-a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isometric forms

238. Root=penta (five)

239. Word= pentagon

240. Definition=noun-a polygon having five angles and five sides

241. Root= hexa (six)

242. Word=hexagon

243. Definition=noun-a polygon having six angles and six sides

244. Root=hexa (six)

245. Word=hexameter

246. Definition=noun-any line of verse in six feet, as in English poetry

247. Root= hepta (seven)

248. Word=heptagon

249. Definition=noun-a polygon having seven angles and seven sides

250. Root=hepta (seven)

251. Word=heptameter

252. Definition=noun-a verse of seven metrical feet

253. Root= octa (eight)

254. Word=octant

255. Definition=noun-the eighth part of a circle

256. Root=octa (eight)

257. Word=octahedron

258. Definition=noun-a solid figure having eight faces

259. Root= -cide (killing, kill)

260. Word=matricide

261. Definition=noun-the act of killing one’s mother

262. Root=-cide (kill, killing)

263. Word=suicide

264. Definition=noun-the intentional taking of one’s own life

265. Root= -ism (the belief in)

266. Word=albinism

267. Definition=noun –the state or condition of being an albino

268. Root=-ism (the belief in)

269. Word=asteism

270. Definition=noun-“genteel irony, polite mockery”

271. Root= -ist (one who believes, studies/practices)

272. Word=alarmist

273. Definition=noun-a person who tends to raise alarms, esp. without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities

274. Root=-ist (one who believes, studies/practices)

275. Word=defeatist

276. Definition=noun-a person who surrenders easily or is subject to defeatism

277. Root= -logy (study in the field of)

278. Word=teratology

279. Definition=noun-the science or study of monstrosities or abnormal formations in organisms

280. Root=-logy (study in the field of)

281. Word=oenology

282. Definition=noun-the study of viniculture

283. Root= -oid (resembling, like-shaped)

284. Word=opioid

285. Definition=noun-any opiumlike substance

286. Root=-oid (resembling, like-shaped)

287. Word=schizoid

288. Definition=noun-of or pertaining to a personality disorder marked by disassociation, passivity, withdrawal, inability to warm social relationships, and indifference to praise or criticism

289. Root= -phobia (exaggerated fear)

290. Word=autophobia

291. Definition=noun-a fear of being alone or one’s self

292. Root=-phobia (exaggerated fear)

293. Word=ailurophobia

294. Definition=noun-an abnormal fear of cats

295. Root= -arium (a place of)

296. Word=planetarium

297. Definition=noun-an apparatus or model representing the planetary system

298. Root=-arium (a place of)

299. Word=terrarium

300. Definition=noun-a vivarium for land animals

301. Origins

302. 49. Ailurophobia- 1905-10, Greek

303. 8. Hemp-before 1000, Greek

304. 21. anticoagulant- 1900-05, coagulant is Latin, anti is Latin and Greek

305. 28. hyperbaton- 1517, Greek

306. 48. schizoid- 1925, German

307. 12. misanthrope- 1560s, Greek

308. 46. alarmist- 1793, Latin

309. 29. malediction- 1447, Latin

310. 48. opioid- 1957, There was none

311. 38. triskelion- 1880, Greek

312. 50. terrarium- 1890, modern Latin

313. 15. psychedelic- 1956, Greek

314. 45. albinism- 1836, Albino 1777, Latin

315. 49. autophobia- 1847, Greek

316. 2. aqua vitae- 1375-1425, Latin