
ecto
outer
ectomorph, ectoparasite
Latin

plasto
molded
plastic, plaster
Latin

agog
leader
demagogue, agogics
Latin

cle
small
molecule, particle
Latin

il
not
illegal, illiterate
Latin

sed
sit
sediment, sedative
Latin

leg
read
legible, legendary
Latin

anim
mind
animal, animated
Latin

tort
twist
contorted, distort
Latin

nym
name
acronym, pseudonym
Latin
 Ectothermic
species enjoy the summer
warmth
 A plastic surgery question: “Is rinoplasty a
form of dermoplasty?”
 Is a corrupt politician a demagogue or a
pedagogue?
 Is a blood corpuscle larger than a molecule?
 Your corrupt suggestion is both illegal and
illogical.
 His
sedentary job left him weak and out of
shape.
 The college student’s handwriting was
illegible.
 The bitter animosity made him lose his
equanimity.
 The tortuous highway was torture to drive.
 NATO, RADAR, SCUBA, and OPEC are acronyms
made if initials.
Is the Boston Marathon a sedentary event?
 No, a marathon is not performed sitting (sed)
down.
Is a mountain road tortuous or torturous?
 A mountain road is tortuous- full of (ous) twists
(tort).
Is a pedagogue a large building surrounded by
pedestals?
 No, it is a teacher, a leader (agog) of the children
(ped).
Is a lawyer a member of an illicit profession?
 No, illicit means not (il) legal (lic).