Latin Roots Part 6 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
ambi, amphi | both, on both sides, around Ex:ambidextrous - able to use both hands equally; ambiguous - |
bio | life, living matter EX:biography- a life story written by another person; biology - the science of life |
capt, cept, ceive | take, hold EX:intercept - to stop or interrupt; perceive - to take notice of something; captivating - taking hold of |
dia | through, between, apart, across EX: diabetes - disease characterized by excessive thirst and discharge of urine; diagnosis - understanding a condition by going through a detailed review of symptoms; dialog - conversation between two people. |
gram | letter, written EX diagram - a simple drawing; grammar - rules of how to write words in sentences; telegram - a message sent by telegraph. |
homo, homeo | like, alike, same EX: homogeneous - of the same nature or kind; homonym - sounding alike; homeopath - a therapy that is based on treating "same with same" |
juven | young EX: juvenile - youthful or childish; rejuvenate - to bring back to youthful strength or appearance. |
loc | place EX: dislocate - to put something out of its usual place; location - a place; relocate - to move to a new place. |
nat | born EX: innate - included since birth; natal - relating to birth; natural - gotten at birth, not afterward. |
pos | place, put EX: deposit - to place or drop something; expose to place out into the open for all to see; position - the place where someone is. |
prot/o | primitive, first, chief EX: prototype - the first of a kind; proton - on of the very basic parts of an atom; protocol - a first draft from which a document is prepared. |
pung/a; pung | to fight EX: pugnacious - having a quarrelsome or aggressive nature; repugnant - distasteful, offensive or revolting; pungent - piercing. |
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