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WD Lesson 2
Word Dissection Lesson 2
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Language - English
7th Grade
01/11/2012

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Term
-oid
Definition
resembling

anthropoid- resembling early man
Caucasoid- resembling a Caucasian
Mongoloid- resembling a division of humans original to Asia
Term
poly
Definition
many

polysyllable- having many syllables
Term
ic / tic
Definition
ADJ-having to do with

psychic- having to do with the mind
biotic- having to do with life
biologic- having to do with the study of life
alcoholic- having to do with alcohol
Term
ic / tic
Definition
NOUN- person who is or has
*Note-sometimes "person who is addicted to"

alcoholic- person addicted to alcohol
psychic- person who can foretell the future
Term
-ologist
Definition
expert in the study of

geologist- expert in the study of the earth
musicologist- expert in the study of music
Term
-meter / ometer
Definition
device which measures

speedometer- device which measures speed
drunkometer- a device which measures how drunk a person is
Term
ex
Definition
former (*Note use a hyphen after ex)

ex-teacher- former teacher
ex-singer- former singer
ex-partner- former partner
ex-school- former school
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