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Greek & Latin Roots
H 9th Comp/Lit Finals, Gathers, Greek & Latin Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| macro- (greek) | large, long, big (r) |
| macrobiotic | that which prolongs life |
| bios (greek) | life (r) |
| macrocephaly | a condition when the head is abnormally large |
| kephale (greek) | head (r) |
| macrocosm | the whole universe |
| kosmos (greek) | universe (r) |
| macromolecule | a giant molecule |
| molecula (latin) | little mass (r) |
| macron | symbol over vowel to indicate long sound |
| mega-, megalo- | great, large (r) |
| megalomania | a disorder in which one believers himself to be of great importance |
| mania (greek) | madness (r) |
| megalopolis | urban complex containing many cities |
| polis (latin) | city (r) |
| megaphone | funnel-shaped device amplifies sound |
| phone (greek) | sound (r) |
| nom (latin- noman) | name (r) |
| nominal | existing in name only |
| denomintation | a religious moverment of people sharing a belief; a classification of $$$ |
| de (latin) | divides to intensify meaning (r) |
| ignomy | discrace or humiliation |
| in (latin) | without (r) |
| nomenclature | a system of naming |
| calator (latin) | caller, calling (r) |
| misnomer | name wrongly given to something |
| mis- (latin) | wrongly/wrong (r) |
| micro- | small (r) |
| microbilogy | studo of small organisms |
| -ology (greek) | study of (r) |
| microbe | small organism |
| microclimate | climate of small region/area |
| klime (greek) | region or zone (r) |
| microcosm | miniature universe |
| kosmos (greek) | universe (r) |
| microelectronics | design of small circuits |
| electricus (latin) | produced from amber by rubbing (r) |
| microfilm | very small pictures of documents |
| filmen (old english) | membrane (r) |
| micrometer | instrument for measuring small objects |
| metron (greek) | measurement (r) |
| micron | 1/1000th mm |
| mikron (greek) | minute (r) |
| pantomine | a dramatic presentation with gestures and no words |
| mimos (greek) | mimic (r) |
| par-, para- (both) | beside, along (r) |
| parable | short story that tells a lesson |
| parabole (greek) | an analogy (r) |
| ballein (greek) | to throw (r) |
| paradigm | pattern or model |
| deigma (greek) | example (r) |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| paragone (italien) | test (r) |
| akone (greek) | whetstone (r) |
| paramecium | microscopic animal |
| paramekes (greek) | oblong (r) |
| mekos (greek) | length (r) |
| paraphrase | rewording to make shorter/clearer |
| phrazein (greek) | to speak (r) |
| parasite | an animal/plant that can obtain food only through another organism |
| sitos (greek) | food (r) |
| parasitos (greek) | guest (r) |
| parenthetical | interjected as qualifying information |
| entithenai (greek) | to insert (r) |
| parody | a humorous imitation |
| paroidia (greek) | countersong (r) |
| oide (greek) | song (r) |
| ob- (latin) | toward, aginst, before (r) |
| obnoxious | offensive in behavior |
| nox, noxa (latin) | hurt (r) |
| obsolete | out of date |
| solere (latin) | to become accustomed (r) |
| obstreperous | obnoxious |
| strepare (latin) | to roar (r) |
| obtrusive | inclined to force beliefs on another |
| trudere (latin) | to thrust (r) |
| pan- (greek) | all (r) |
| panacea | supposed cure for all illnesses |
| akeisthai (greek) | to cure (r) |
| pancreas | a gland that secretes insulin |
| kreas (greek) | flesh (r) |
| pandemic | widely spread epidemic |
| demos (greek) | people (r) |
| pandemonium | confusion |
| daimon (greek) | abode of demons (r) |
| panoply | a complete suit of armor |
| hopla (greek) | arms (r) |
| panorama | an unbroken view of a wide area |
| horama (greek) | a view |
| pantheon | all the gods |
| theos (greek) | god |
| path | to feel, to suffer (r) |
| antipathy | a strong dislike |
| anti- (greek) | against (r) |
| empathy | the ability to see into another’s mind/heart and reach full understanding |
| en- (greek) | in (r) |
| osteopathy | the treatment of the disease through the bones |
| osteon (greek) | bone (r) |
| pathetic | causing sympathy or pity; miserably inadequate |
| pathos (greek) | suffering (r) |
| pathogenic | producing disease |
| genesis (latin) | birth or beginning (r) |
| pathology | the study of disease and/or effects |
| logos (greek) | words |
| pathos | a quality in music or literature that creates pity or sadness |
| pathos (greek) | suffering (r) |
| sympathy | a feeling of pity for another’s suffering |
| syn- (greek) | together (r) |
| per- (latin) | thoroughly, thorough, throughout |
| imperceptible | almost unable to be seen |
| in- (latin) | not (r) |
| percipere (latin) | to take hold of |
| capere (latin) | to take (r) |
| percolate | to drain or drip through something with small holes; to filter |
| colare (latin) | to strain (r) |
| perennial | flower continures to grow throughout year |
| annus (latin) | year or yearly (r) |
| perfectionist | a person who tries to do everything without making a mistake |
| facere (latin) | to do (r) |
| perforate | to make holes through |
| forare (latin) | to bore (r) |
| permeate | to spread through |
| meare (latin) | to go past (r) |
| perpendicular | at right angles to a line or plane |
| perpendiculum (latin) | plumb line (r) |
| pendere (latin) | to hang (r) |
| -culum (latin) | instrument (r) |
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