Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Word Parts - logy


One of the fastest ways to increase your vocabulary is by learning word parts, i.e., roots, prefixes, suffixes or forms.

The TRiO SSS Scoop will give you a new word part everyday so that you can begin to work on increasing your college vocabulary. Here's your word part for today...

logy - study, study of
ologist - person doing that

psychology - study of the mind; psychologist - person who studies the mind; biology - study of life; biologist - person who studies life; geology - study of rocks and earth; geologist - person who studies rocks and earth; toxixology - study of poisons; toxicologist - person who studies poisons; entomology - study of insects; entomologist - person who studies insects; dendrology - study of trees; dendrologist - person who studies trees.

Can you figure out the meaning of the following:
meteorology, genealogy, dermatology, technology, pathology, astrology, ornithology, theology.

Source: English-Word Information, Word Info About English Vocabulary

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