The Word Within the Word: List 38

List 38

Log: reason
Phor: carry
Loco: place
De: down
Phobia: fear
Schizo: divide
Theo: god
Curs: run
Eu: good
Funi: cord
Nym: name
Ize: make
Re: again
Ambul: walk
Ideo: idea
Apo: up
Pre: before
Cosmo: universe
Phon: sound
Meta: change

Syllogism: three-part deduction
Metonymy: association name
Anaphora: repetition in successive phrases
Bowdlerize: censor prudishly
Locus classicus: classical example
Reiterate: repeat
Desultory: rambling
Funambulist: tightrope walker
Lyssophobia: fear of insanity
Idee fixe: obsession
Schism: divsion
Apotheosis: raising to god status
Precursor: forerunner
Cosmology: study of the universe
Euphony: beautiful sound