The Word Within the Word: List 35

List 35

Anthropo: man
Gastro: stomach
Auto: self
Contra: against
Viv: life
Helio: sun
Culp: blame
Spec: look
Mono: one
Centri: center
Medi: middle
Ambi: both
Ism: doctrine
Trans: across
Ex: out
Intro: into
Trop: turn
Lykos: wolf

Anthropocentric: man-centered
Gastronome: a gourmet or epicure
Autodidact: self-taught person
Monism: doctrine that reality is one
In medias res: in the middle of things
Lycanthrope: werewolf
Circumambient: surrounding
Transmogrify: change form
Reify: treat as real
Au contraire: to the contrary
Vivacious: lively
Circumvent: get around
Heliotropic: sun-following
Exculpate: free from blame
Introspective: inward looking