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Roots #8
Get to the Root of It list 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hospital | (noun) a place where sick or injured people are given care or treatment and where babies are often born |
| hospitable | (adjective) generous and friendly to guests or visitors |
| hosp | guest |
| homonym | (noun) a word that is spelled and pronounced like another word but is different in meaning |
| synonym | (noun) a word that has the same or similar meaning as another word in the same language |
| antonym | (noun) a word with a meaning that is the oppositie to the meaning of another word |
| anonymous | (adjective) not named or identified; made or done by someone unknown |
| acronym | (noun) a name for something that is formed from the first letters of each of the words in a title |
| pseudonym | (noun) a name a person, such as a writer, uses instead of his or her real name |
| onym | name |
| hostile | (adjective) not friendly; having or showing unfriendly feelings; harsh or unpleasant |
| hostage | (noun) a pseron who is captured by someone who demands that certain things be done before the captured person is freed |
| host | stranger, enemy |