MONO The cognate MONO means ONE MONODRAMA n

MONODRAMA n. – A play with one actor MONOCLE n. – An eyeglass for

MORPHO The cognate MORPH means to form or shape.

METAMORPHOSIS n. – a complete change of form AMORPHOUS adj. – Having no distinct

MULTI The cognate MULTI means MANY or MUCH

MULTIFOLD adj. – Folded many times MULTIPED n. – An organism with many feet

OPT The cognate OPT means BEST or EYE/VISION.

OPTIMAL adj. – The best or most desirable OPTIMIZE v. – To make the

PHOTO PHOS The cognates PHOTO/PHOS mean LIGHT. When you take a picture, it uses

PHOTOGRAPH n. – A picture made by the action of light on a sensitized

poly The cognate POLY means many. A great many words are built with this

POLYDACTYL adj. – Having more than the normal number of fingers or toes. POLYGLOT

quad The cognate QUAD means consisting of four parts or members.

QUADRANT n. – one of 4 parts divided by coordinate plane. QUADRICEPS n. –

SEMICOLON n. – punctuation mark (; ). DISSEMINATE v. - to spread or extend.

Solu/ solv The cognate SOLU/SOLV means TO RELEASE, LOOSEN, OR FREE.

DISSOLVE v. – to melt; liquify; break up. ABSOLUTE adj. – free from imperfection;

spec The cognate SPEC means watch, see or observe. From a simple SPECTacle we

SPECTACLE n. – A show; an act SPECTROPHOBIA n. – fear of ghosts. SPECIOUS

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MONO The cognate MONO means ONE.

MONODRAMA n. – A play with one actor MONOCLE n. – An eyeglass for one eye. MONOCHROME n. – A painting of a single color. Monocycle- a one wheeled vehicle

MORPHO The cognate MORPH means to form or shape.

METAMORPHOSIS n. – a complete change of form AMORPHOUS adj. – Having no distinct shape or form

MULTI The cognate MULTI means MANY or MUCH

MULTIFOLD adj. – Folded many times MULTIPED n. – An organism with many feet MULTIPLICATION n. – A math process for increasing amount quickly

OPT The cognate OPT means BEST or EYE/VISION.

OPTIMAL adj. – The best or most desirable OPTIMIZE v. – To make the best of something OPTIMUM n. – The best something could be

PHOTO PHOS The cognates PHOTO/PHOS mean LIGHT. When you take a picture, it uses light to make a photograph.

PHOTOGRAPH n. – A picture made by the action of light on a sensitized plate. PHOTOMETER n. – An instrument measuring the intensity of light. PHOTOKINESIS n. – Movement induced by light.

poly The cognate POLY means many. A great many words are built with this ROOT/WORD PART/COGNATE.

POLYDACTYL adj. – Having more than the normal number of fingers or toes. POLYGLOT n. – One who knows many languages; a linguist. POLYGON n. – A (closed plane) figure with many angles.

quad The cognate QUAD means consisting of four parts or members.

QUADRANT n. – one of 4 parts divided by coordinate plane. QUADRICEPS n. – great extensor muscle of the knee. SQUADRON n. – body of troops in a square format.

semi The cognate SEMI means half.

SEMICOLON n. – punctuation mark (; ). DISSEMINATE v. - to spread or extend. SEMINAR n. – a meeting of a group listening to a speaker for research information.

Solu/ solv The cognate SOLU/SOLV means TO RELEASE, LOOSEN, OR FREE.

DISSOLVE v. – to melt; liquify; break up. ABSOLUTE adj. – free from imperfection; complete; perfect. INSOLUBLE adj. – cannot dissolve or explain.

spec The cognate SPEC means watch, see or observe. From a simple SPECTacle we slip into science and space science which employs “out of this world” vocabulary.

SPECTACLE n. – A show; an act SPECTROPHOBIA n. – fear of ghosts. SPECIOUS adj. – pleasing ot the eye but deceptive (tricky; not what you think).