Thursday, February 18, 2010

Word Parts - therm


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...

therm - heat

thermometer - instrument to measure heat; thermal - having to do with heat or conserving heat; geothermal - heat coming from the earth; exothermic - sending heat out, getting hot to the touch.

Do you know the meaning of:
endothermic, isothermal, thermos, thermonuclear, hyperthermia, hypothermia, thermastat.

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

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