16. A pessimist is one who has a disposition to take the least hopeful (worst) view of things; one who believes that the ultimate tendency of the world is toward evil and not good.
oid = having the form of, shaped like.
| 1. aster oid, star | 4. spher oid, sphere |
| 2. dent oid, tooth | 5. typh oid, cloud, stupor |
| 3. ethm oid, sieve | 6. variol oid, various |
meter, metr = measure.
| 1. anemo meter, wind | 8. hydro meter, water |
| 2. baro meter, weight | 9. lacto meter, milk |
| 3. chrono meter, time | 10. metr ic, pertaining to |
| 4. dia meter, across | 11. penta meter, five |
| 5. gas ometer, gas | 12. peri meter, around |
| 6. ge ometer, earth | 13. thermo meter, heat |
| 7. hexa meter, six | 14. tri gon ometry, three + angle |
1. The anemometer is an instrument for measuring the force and velocity of the wind.
2. The barometer measures the weight of the atmosphere, and thus aids in determining the indications of the weather.
3. A chronometer is an instrument for measuring time. Specifically, it is a large and very accurate watch for use in astronomical observations.
6. Geometry literally means earth measure. It treats of the measurement of surfaces, and is therefore applied in the measurement of land.
7. The hexameter in poetry is a measure having six poetic feet to the line.