10th Grade -ist, -ism, -ology, -ologist

Mrs. Metcalf (United States of America)
Unit 1 Lesson 5
Greek Suffixes -ism= "belief" -ist = "one who believes"
-ology- = "study of" -ologist = "one who studies"
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  1. hedonist
    someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
  2. chronology
    a record of events in the order of their occurrence
  3. etymology
    the study of the sources and development of words
  4. populism
    political doctrine that supports the rights of common people
  5. activist
    advocating direct action to achieve social change
  6. fatalist
    someone who feels powerless to change his or her destiny
  7. plagiarism
    taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
  8. theology
    the rational and systematic study of religion
  9. cardiologist
    a specialist in the structure and function of the heart
  10. optimist
    a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
Created on Wed Nov 13 07:01:56 EST 2013 (updated Wed Nov 13 12:44:29 EST 2013)

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