Root: phan

Meaning: to appear or to seem

• Phantasm -n-

  • an illusion or a ghost produced by the imagination

  • The house was haunted by a phantasm

• Diaphanous -adj-

  • transparent, insubstantial

  • A dragonfly’s wings are diaphanous

Root: turb

Meaning: to throw into confusion or to upset

• Perturb -v-

  • to upset or annoy

  • The screaming child perturbed the passengers

• Turbulent -adj-

  • stirred up, agitated

  • The bumpy flight was turbulent

Root: theo

Meaning: god

• Apotheosis -n-

  • a transformation into a god

  • the perfect example

  • Hercules underwent an apotheosis

• Monotheism -n-

  • the belief in one god

  • Christians follow monotheism

• Pantheon -n-

  • all the gods of a particular mythology

  • Zeus ruled the greek pantheon

Root: circu/circum

Meaning: around

• Circuitous -adj-

  • having a circular or winding course, indirect

  • The labyrinth had a circuitous path

• Circumvent -v-

  • to manage to get around or avoid, especially by clever means

Extra Word

• irksome -adj-

  • bothersome or annoying

  • The irksome student was loathed by others