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Week 10 Roots
SALT English Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| HYPNOS | sleep (Greek) |
| Hypnosis | sleep-like state controlled by a hypnotizer |
| Hypnology | study of sleep |
| Hypnophobia | fear of sleep |
| ANNUS | year (Greek) |
| Annual | yearly |
| Anniversary | celebration marking the turning of a year |
| Perennial | through the years |
| Annals | historical events recorded year by year |
| LITHOS | stone (Greek) |
| lithograph | picture drawn on stone so the stone can “draw a picture” |
| monolith | lone stone |
| lithology | study of rocks or stone |
| Neolithic | new or late stone age |
| PETROS | rock, stone (Greek) |
| petrified | made into stone |
| Peter | name which means “reliable, like a rock” |
| Petroleum | oil from rocks |
| Petrography | writing about rocks |
| ASTRON | star (Greek) |
| Aster | star-shaped flower |
| Astronomer | one who names the stars |
| Astronaut | star sailor |
| Astrodome | covered stadium where sports stars perform |
| STELLA | star (Latin) |
| Constellation | group of stars |
| Interstellar | between the stars |
| Stellascope | instrument for looking at the stars |
| Stella | girl’s name meaning “Star” |
| DENDRON | tree (Greek) |
| Rhododendron | evergreen shrub with large flowers |
| Dendrophile | lover of trees |
| Dendrometer | instrument for measuring the height and diameter of trees |
| Dendriform | having the shape of a tree |