Michael Downey - AH-HA Worksheet

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phil(o), phile to love, lover of

philanthropy love of mankind


I do not know anyone who has no philanthropy at all...
philology love of arguing.
I think that between siblings, philology is common.
bibliophile one who loves books
I love to read, so I guess I am sort of a bibliophile.

auto self

autobiography the account of one's life written by them.


I might end up writing an autobiography for myself, it would be interesting.
autograph one's own signature
The Frontier Elementary yearbook has several pages just for autographs.
automatic operating without external assistance.
I am a little worried about the future, what with automatic cars...

dem(o) people

democracy government by the people


The United States of America is immensely famous for its democracy.
democratic of, advocating, or characterized by democracy
I fully support the new Democratic president of the U.S.A.
demographics the statistical data of human populations
I think that the US Census is to monitor the demographics in each state.
the(o) god

theology The study of God or religious truth


I do not believe that theology can turn up any CONCRETE evidence that God exists.
theomachy a battle of the gods
Theomachy can be shown in the Viking tales of Ragnarok, and the Homeric poems.
theophany the appearance of a god to a human.
In the Percy Jackson books, you have a LOT of theophany.

eer, or, er, yer, ist person who, that which

auctioneer someone who publicly sells property for others


At Mount Pleasant Hall, you can occasionally hear or see an auctioneer.
conductor someone who leads others
I love seeing conductors at work conducting, with those little sticks.
anthropologist one who studies the development of mankind.
Sometimes, I want to be an anthropologist.

gen(o) birth, race, culture

genetics study of heredity.


Genetics is very complicated, I probaby couldn't understand it if I took a ten-year course on it!
genocide deliberate killing of a race or culture,
Hitler was genocidial towards the Jew population of Germany.
Biogenic produced by living organisms
Maple syrup's key ingredient is biogenic.

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