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Roots Week 47
mort & multi/poly
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mort | Latin “Death” |
| mortal | (adj) certain to die |
| mortal | (adj) causing death |
| mortify | (v) to cause someone to feel very embarrassed and foolish. |
| mortuary | (n) a place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation. |
| mortgage | (n) a legal agreement in which a person borrows money to buy property (such as a house) and pays back the money over a period of years. |
| morbid | (adj) relating to unpleasant subjects (such as death) |
| morbid | (adj) not healthy or normal |
| mortician | (n) a person whose job is to prepare dead people to be buried and to arrange and manage funerals |
| immortal | (adj) not capable of dying |
| immortal | (adj) living forever |
| mortality | (n) the quality or state of being a person or thing that is alive and therefore certain to die |
| mortality | (n) the quality or state of being mortal |
| multi | Greek- “Many” |
| poly | Greek- “Many” |
| multitude | (n) a great number of things or people |
| multifaceted | (adj) having many dimensions, elements, aspects or sides. |
| multimedia | (adj) using more than one medium of expression or communication. |
| polytheism | (n) the belief in or worship of more than one god |
| polymer | (n) a substance that has a molecular structure consisting chiefly or entirely of materials used as plastics and resins |
| polygon | (n) a plane figure with at least three straight sides and angles, and typically five or more |
| multicultural | (adj) relating to several cultural or ethnic groups within a society |
| multiplicity | (n) a large number or variety of something |
| polygraph | (n) a machine (lie detector) designed to detect and record changes in many physiological characteristics, such as a person’s pulse and breathing rates |
| mortify | (v) subdue (the body or its needs and desires) by self-denial or discipline. |