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Greek/Latin Roots #2
10/27/14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dox- | opinion, praise |
| Dox- | paradox |
| Dox- | One example of a paradox is the sun being out while it's raining. |
| Gen- | birth, race, produce |
| Gen- | generate |
| Gen- | The fire in our heater did generate a large amount of smoke. |
| Gnos- | knowledge |
| Gnos- | diagnose |
| Gnos- | The doctor did diagnose Jim with asthma after hearing the whistling in his lungs. |
| Graph- | write, written |
| Graph- | photography |
| Graph- | Tina wanted to pursue a profession in photography, because she enjoyed taking pictures of the outdoors. |
| Logue- | word, thought |
| Logue- | dialogue |
| Logue- | The dialogue between the two girls heated up when one of them insulted the other one. |
| Lys- | dissolved, broken down |
| Lys- | analysis |
| Lys- | Carrie's analysis of magical realism was very in depth. |
| Meter- | measure |
| Meter- | barometer |
| Meter- | When Chase saw that the barometer indicated low air pressure, he prepared for the approaching bad weather. |
| Micro- | small, little, slight |
| Micro- | microscope |
| Micro- | When we put the slice of bread under the microscope, we could see its tiny pores. |
| Morph- | form |
| Morph- | metamorphosis |
| Morph- | The metamorphosis of the caterpillar was a beautiful process. |
| Note- | recognize, know |
| Note- | noteworthy |
| Note- | The Mona Lisa was a noteworthy piece of art from the Renaissance. |
| Puls- | drive, push |
| Puls- | pulse |
| Puls- | The nurse checked my pulse before I went back to see the doctor. |
| Pend- | hang, weigh |
| Pend- | independent |
| Pend- | The United States of America is an independent country. |
| Pos- | place, put |
| Pos- | deposit |
| Pos- | I did deposit the money I got for Christmas in my bank account. |
| Port- | carry |
| Port- | portable |
| Port- | The portable cooler was very handy for our picnic. |
| Rupt- | break |
| Rupt- | interrupt |
| Rupt- | I didn't want to interrupt Mr. Holmes and Mr. Trivedi, so I decided to come back later. |
| Scrib- | write |
| Scrib- | scribble |
| Scrib- | I try not to scribble my notes, because this makes more work for me in the end. |
| Spec- | see, look |
| Spec- | spectator |
| Spec- | A spectator at the football game was angered by the referee's call. |
| Tac- | touch |
| Tac- | contact |
| Tac- | According to officials, the only way a person can catch Ebola is if he comes in contact with an infected person's bodily fluids. |
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