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8 - G&L Examples 7

Greek & Latin Roots Unit 7 Examples

DefinitionWord
an abbreviation made up of letters acronym
a comparison of two pairs of words based on a relationship between the pairs analogy
words that mean almost the same thing synonyms
a word that someone uses instead of their real name pseudonym
a portion of the story that comes ahead of the rest of the book prologue
a portion of the story that comes after the rest of the story epilogue
a speech made by one person monologue
a conversation between two or more people dialogue
something that is named after a person eponym
a word that represents a sound onomatopoeia
positive words of remembrance for a person spoken at their funeral eulogy
to not provide the name of a person who created, wrote, or provided something anonymous
a way of doing something that makes sense logical
a product that drives something (such as insects) away repellent
to force someone to leave; to drive someone out expel
a sudden urge to do something; something that drives you to do something impulse
to drive something forward propel
to provide someone's name as a possible candidate nominate
the name of the bottom number of a fraction denominator
a smaller group within a religion denomination
words that have the same name, meaning the same spelling and punctuation but different homonyms
to throw something out eject
to refuse to believe or accept something or someone; to throw something back without accepting reject
sad because of loss or failure; thrown down in spirits dejected
cutting something up in order to study it after death dissection
to cut in half bisect
cutting something while alive in order to study it vivisection
type of animal that has three parts to its body and six legs insect
state of being new, interesting, and unusual novelty
a person who is new at something novice
to come up with new and interesting ideas innovate
to rebuild or fix up something in order to make it like new renovate
to squeeze or bind something into a smaller area constrict
to bind or tie something to limit it's movements restrict
an area bound by a specific area district
demanding that people abide by very specific rules strict
to make something go away or end dispel
to throw or push something inside, such as medication with a syringe inject
to interrupt a conversation with a sudden comment interject
an object that is thrown projectile
the path which a thrown object follows trajectory
to cut across something transect
to meet and cross at a point; to divide by cutting through intersect
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