opt = to choose, grab, take

opt

option

  1. opt for
  2. opt out
  3. option of

optional

adj.

co-opt

co = con = together + opt

adopt

ad- = to + opt

adopted

adoption

adoptive

opinion

n.

opine

vt.vi

over

over

overly

overall

overarching

overbearing

overblown

overboard

overcast

overcoat

overcome

overcrowded

overdo

overdose

overdrive

overdue

overeat

overestimate

overflow

overgrown

overhang

overhaul

overhead

overhear

overheated

overjoyed

overlap

overlapping

overlay

overload

overlook

overnight

overpower

overpowering

overpriced

overrate

overreact

override

overriding

overrule

overrun

overseas

oversee

overseer

overshadow

oversight

oversize

overstate

overtake

over-the-counter

overthrow

overtime

overtone

overturn

overuse

overview

overweight

overwhelm

overworked

overwhelming

overzealous

opt-, ops-, oc-, oci- , ocul-, ow = eye, to see

optic

adj. opt=eye + ic

  1. the optic nerve.

optical

adj.

  1. optical instrument
  2. optical expeirment

window

n. wind + ow=eye

windowless

adj.

windowsill

n. window + sill

  1. a sunny windowsill

atrocity

n. atr- = fire + -oc=to see + ity

  1. commit this atrocity
  2. The killing was cold-blooded, and those committed this atrocity should be tried and punished.

autopsy

n. auto=self + ops=a sight + y.

  1. an autopsy report.

ferocious

adj. fer=fierce=wild + oci + ous

  1. a ferocious beast/attack
  2. By its very nature a lion is ferocious.

ferocity

n.

daisy

n. day’s eye

antler

n. ant=before + ler=ocular=of the eyes.

inoculate

vt. in + ocul =ocular=eye + ate

  1. inoculate every child.
  2. immunize, vaccinate, vaccine

synopsis

n. syn=altogether + opsis

  1. a brief synopsis of the book.
  2. outline
  3. you should draw up a plan or outline for the essay.

or- = mouth

oral

adj.n

orally

adv.

orator

n.

oratory

n.

adore

vt. ad- = to + ore=pray

adoring

adj.

adoration

n.

adorable

adj.

inexorable

adj. in- = not + ex- + -or + able

inexorably

adv.

-ode = to sing, a poem to be sung

comedy

n. com- + -edy=ode

comedian

n.

humor

comic

adj.n

comical

adj.

tragedy

n. tragic

melody

n. mel- = part of a song + ody= song

melodic

adj.

parody

n.vt. par- = para=beside + -ody

travesty

n. tra- = trans + vest + y