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8 - G&L Examples 5
Greek & Latin Roots Unit 5 Examples
| Definition | Word |
|---|---|
| something that is below the surface of the earth | subterranean |
| a scientist that studies planets, stars, and outer space | astronomer |
| a person who uses the stars and constellations to predict future events | astrologist |
| items made by civilizations long ago | artifact |
| describing something as breaking up, changing, or ending very suddenly | abrupt |
| to break into the middle of a conversation or event that is happening | interrupt |
| describing something as refusing or unable to bend or change | inflexible |
| the study and description of the way words are formed in language | morphology |
| to make something by hand or machine | manufacture |
| the process of light bouncing off of an object | reflect |
| a break in a bone | fracture |
| a tiny little star that is typed using SHIFT 8 on the keyboard, often used for footnotes | asterisk |
| rocks with crystals inside of them | geode |
| to break up a conversation or event | disrupt |
| parts of sentences or items, not complete | fragments |
| the process by which animals such as frogs or butterflies go through great changes in their lives | metamorphosis |
| an alien from another planet, someone from out of this earth | extraterrestrial |
| a scientist that studies the rocks and soil of the earth | geologist |
| a person who studies the shape of the parts of the earth and uses this for mapping of the land | geographer |
| a ledge of land that is built into a hill to reduce erosion | terrace |
| describing something as easily moved or bent | flexible |
| a person who does or makes good things | benefactor |
| a section of land | territory |
| a piece of a whole | fraction |
| a person who does or makes bad things, often a villain | malefactor |
| a break in something | rupture |
| to cause something to bend away from an object | deflect |
| a person who travels into space | astronaut |
| describing something as easily breakable | fragile |
| something that is completely or almost completely surrounded by land, a large sea | Mediterranean |