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Unit 8 G & L Roots
hosp/onym/host
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hospital | a place where sick or injured people are given care or treatment and where babies are often born |
| hospitable | generous and friendly to guests or visitors |
| homonym | a word that is spelled and pronounced like another word but different in meaning |
| synonym | a word that has the same or similar meaning as another word in the same language |
| antonym | a word with a meaning that is opposite to the meaning of another word |
| anonymous | not named or identified; made or done by someone unknown |
| acronym | a name for something that is formed from the first letter of each of the words in a title- NASA, CIA, FBI |
| pseudonym | a name a person, such as a writer, uses instead of his or her real name |
| hostile | not friendly; having or showing unfriendly feelings; harsh or unpleasant |
| hostage | a person who is captured by someone who demands that certain things be done before the captured person is freed |