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Roots List 7

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school - (n.) a place of education; a group of fish swimming together; (v.) to teach or educate

scholastic - of our pertaining to schools or school education

scholar - a student who is taught, especially one who is learned in classical (greek or latin) languages and literature

scholarly - pertaining to, or characterizing a scholar; learned, erudite

scholarship - the attainments of a scholar in learning; a grant-in-aid to a student at a school or university

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schole

[SKOH lay]

leisure, free time

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allude (ad L. - to toward) - make indirect reference to; refer to

elude, elusive (e, ex L. - out of) - to avoid cleverly; to escape

delude (v.) (de. L -down, away from) - to play falsely, deceive

collude (v.) (con L. - with, together) - to conspire or plot

illusion (n.) (in L. - not) - the creation of a false impression of reality

illusory (adj.) - misleading, unreal

ludicrous - laughable, ridiculous, absurd

interlude (interlude L. - between) - music between parts of a longer performance

prelude (prae L. - before) - music played before the big event

postlude (post L. - after) - music played after the main performance

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ludo

lusus

[LOO do, LOO soos]

play, mock

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psychiatrist (psychos G. - soul) - doctor for the mind and soul

podiatrist (podes G. - foot) - foot doctor

hippiatrist (hippos G. - horse) - a doctor for horses; a veterinarian

iatrology (logos G. - word, study) - the science of healing, a study of medical arts

pediatrician (paidos G. - child) - a children’s physician

iatrogenic (genesis G. - origin, source) - illness or injury

caused by doctor’s mistakes

geriatrics (geron G. -old age) - field of medicine dealing with older people

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iatros

[yah TROSS]

doctor, physician, comforter

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medicine - any substance used in treatment of disease or illness

medicinal - having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial

medical - pertaining to the science or practice of medicine

medication - use or application of medicine

medicine man - person believed to possess magical curative powers, especially among North American Indians; a shaman

medicine ball - a solid, heavy, leather-covered ball tossed for exercise

Medicare - a U.S. government program of medical insurance for aged or disabled persons

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medicus

[MEH di koos]

physician

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sane - of sound or healthy mind

sanity - mental health or soundness

insane (in L. - not) - mentally ill or abnormal, not of healthy mind

insanity (in L. - not) - condition of mental illness

sanitarium - institution for treating the ill or insane; a health resort

sanitary - clean and healthy

sanitation - state of clean, healthy conditions

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sanus

[SAH noos]

healthy, not diseased or injured