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8 - G&L Examples 1
Greek & Latin Roots Unit 1 Examples
| Sentence/Definition | Word |
|---|---|
| a place your pet fish lives | aquarium |
| a sign of the Zodiac having to do with water | Aquarius |
| something people take to make sure they are getting the nutrients they need | vitamin |
| people who watch an event | spectators |
| to make a guess about what will happen in the future | predict |
| to bring something back to life | revive |
| a reference that provides the meanings and pronunciation of words | dictionary |
| a written description of a person's life by someone else | biography |
| a written description of a person's life by that person | autobiography |
| type of clothes worn by a woman when she is pregnant | maternity |
| the male leader of a family | patriarch |
| another name for eyeglasses | spectacles |
| to produce something | generate |
| to speak against or disagree with someone | contradict |
| a group of people born at approximately the same time | generation |
| the female leader of a family | matriarch |
| a tissue sample taken from a person for testing (such as for evidence of cancer) | biopsy |
| a person who carefully observes something to check for faults | inspector |
| inherited information from your parents that determines your characteristics | genes |
| the view from a certain place or person's point of view | perspective |
| the study of living things | biology |
| the act of looking within oneself reflectively | introspection |
| a person who lives through a very difficult and life threatening experience | survivor |
| very important to life | vital |