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Jones 50-54 Vocab
Jones PIB Cards 50-54 Semester 2
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mare | Sea, ocean |
| Mariner | A person who navigates a ship; a sailor |
| Maritime | Of, or relating to, navigation or commerce on the sea |
| Mare Nostrum | "Our sea"; a body of water belonging to one nation or shared by two or more nations; the Romans' name for the Mediterranean Sea |
| Naus | Ship, boat |
| Nautical | Pertaining to ships |
| Aero | Air |
| Astron | Star |
| Kosmos | Ordered universe |
| Nautilus | A sea creature which forms new chambers in a spiral formation as it grows |
| Nauseate | To make sick with an upset stomach due to any cause |
| Argonauts | Heroes in Greek mythology who sailed with Jason on his ship, the Argo, in search of the Golden Fleece |
| Navis | Ship, boat |
| Naval | Pertaining to ships and those who build, sail, and manage them |
| Ago | Do, drive |
| Navigable | Body of water deep enough to allow movement of ships |
| Circumnavigate | To sail completely around a land mass or the world |
| Circum | Around |
| Homos | Same, common, joint |
| Graphein | To write or draw |
| Homonym | Words having the same sound or pronunciation but different spelling and meaning |
| Homogeneous | Same kind or nature |
| Genos | Race, kind |
| Homogenize | To make homogeneous or the same throughout |
| Heteros | Other, different |
| Heterogeneous | Different kind or nature |
| Heterodox | Contrary to recognized standard practice or doctrine (opposite of orthodox) |
| Doxa | Opinion |
| Heterography | Spelling different from that which is correct in current usage; incorrect spelling |
| Heteronomy | Not self-governing (opposite of autonomy) |
| Nomos | Law |