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English1, 2 & story
Vocabulary from story and suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| auto- | self |
| bio- | life |
| centri- | center |
| chrono- | time |
| crypto- | hidden, secret |
| geo- | earth |
| -gram | something written |
| -graphy | to write |
| helio- | the sun |
| -logy | science of |
| -meter | a device used for measuring |
| moro- | fool |
| philo- | love of |
| -phobia | fear, hatred |
| soph- | wisdom |
| anthrop(o)- | man |
| mis- | hate, bad, wrong |
| arch- | first, chief, ancient, ruler of government |
| -crac | rule |
| -cide | (to) kill |
| gen- | birth, race, kind |
| thermo- | heat |
| tele- | far |
| poly- | many |
| dem(o) | people |
| nomen, nomin, nym- | name |
| -gam(os) | marriage |
| amorphous | without form or shape |
| assiduous | persistent; hard-working; diligent; attentive to detail |
| benediction | good wishes; a blessing |
| capitulate | surrender; yield |
| discerning | insightful; perceptive |
| eclectic | choosing from many different sources; carefully selective |
| euphemism | a word or phrase that's used to make an unpleasant idea sound better |
| flippancy | treating a serious situation with arrogant humor or disrespect |
| homage | respect paid to someone or something; tribute; honor |
| laconic | quiet; of few words; terse |