Vocabulary+Words+Lesson+2+--+Root+and+Prefixes

**Vocabulary Words Lesson 2 -- Roots and Prefixes**
__animosity__- is a feeling of very strong dislike __animastic__- is pertaining to mind or spirit
 * anima -- spirit**

__anthropology__: is the study of humanity __anthropomorphic__: describing human form of attributes to a being or thing not human, esp. to a deity __misanthrope__: a hater of mankind
 * anthrop**: **mankind**

__bonafide__: in good faith __bonanza__: a source of great or sudden luck __bonus__: something given or paid over and above what is due
 * bon -- good**

__brevity__: shortness of time or duration __brief__: lasting or taking a short time; of short duration. __breviped__: having short legs __abbreviate__: to shorten
 * brev: short**

__credibility__: capable of being believed __incredible__: hard to believe and unbelievable __credulous__: willing to believe or trust too readily __credo__: any creed or formula of belief
 * cred: trust**

__egotist__: a selfish, self-centered person. __egomania__: obsessive preoccupation with the self. __egocentric__: self-centered __egotism__: ceoceit; self-importance
 * ego: self**

__extreme__: a character or kind farthest removed from the ordinary or average. __expulsion__: the act of driving out or expelling.
 * ex: former**

__gene__: the basic unit of inheritance. A gene is a segment of DNA that specifies the structure of a protein or an RNA molecule. __gender__: a division between classes or kinds. __generation__: the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time
 * gen: type**

__omnivorean__: animal that will feed on any type or many different types of food, including both plants and animals, __omnium-gatherum__: a collection of many different, often unsorted ideas or items __omnidirectionalable__: to transmit or receive radio or sound waves in or from any direction __omnipotent__: all powerful __omnivorous__: eating all kinds of foods indiscriminately __omnitolerant__: tolerant of all things __omnipurpose__: all-purpose
 * omni: all**

__philanthropy__: an active effort to promote human welfare __philanderer__: to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry __philology__: the love of learning and literature __audiophile__: a lover of music and musical equipment
 * phil: love**

__postscript__: paragraph that has been added to a letter that has already been concluded or signed. __postponed__: to put off until a later time. __postdate__: to date with a later date than that of execution __post face__: brief note at the end of a publication __postmarking__: an official mark printed over a postage stamp __postnatal__: of or occurring after birth
 * post: after**

__prelude__: a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance. __preloaded__: put into a piece of equipment __preview__: an earlier or previous view __preoccupied__: completely engrossed in thought
 * pre: before**

__sequel__: a literary work, movie, etc., that is complete in itself but continues the narrative of a preceding work __sequence__: the following of one thing after another; succession.
 * sequ: to follow**

__insomnia__- inability to sleep; sleepless __insomniac__- person who suffers from insomnia __somnambular__: walking or performing another act while asleep
 * somn: sleep**

__vertical__: in an upright position. __vertebra__: any of the bones or segments composing the spinal column __vertigo__: a dizzying sensation of tilting or spinning __invert__: to turn inside out
 * vert: to turn**

__invincible__: incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued. __convict__: to prove or declare guilty of an offense, esp. after a legal trial. __victim__: a person who suffers from a destructive injury or agency __victory__: to win a competition __evict__: to kick someone off of your property
 * vict: to conquer**