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8th Grade Greek & La
Week 29
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| GRADUS | step, degree (L) |
| PLUS/PLURIS | more, many (L) |
| AKROS | topmost; high point; extreme (G) |
| KATA | down, against (G) |
| ANA | up, back again, along, through (G) |
| DUCO/DUCTUM | draw, attract,lead (L) |
| AGO/ACTUM | do, act, drive, perform (L) |
| grade | a degree or step in a scale of rank, quality, value |
| gradual | taking place, changing, or moving in small degrees |
| graduation | ceremony of giving diplomas or degrees in school or college for completion of a program |
| centigrade | a scale of measuring heat which has one hundred degrees between water's freezing and boiling points' Celsius' thermometer |
| plus | more, additional |
| plural | more than one in number |
| E PLURIBUS UNUM | "out of many(states), one (nation)" |
| surplus | extra, more or above what is needed |
| acrobat | one who preforms gymnastic feats on a high wire, elevated apparatus, or on the ground |
| acropolis | high point of a Greek city; a citadel |
| acronym | word formed from the first letters of a phrase: radar (radio detecting and ranging), NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), SALT (Studying and learning together) |
| acrophobia | extreme fear of heights |
| catalog | a list from which to choose |
| catastrophe | downturn of events |
| catapult | a device for hurling stones or arrows |
| catacomb | subterranean cemetery |
| analysis | taking something apart to study it |
| anatomy | cutting up a body to study it |
| anagram | word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters |
| analogy | similarity of two things such as a heart and a pump |
| aqueduct | tube or canal for water to move along |
| conduct | guide, direct, lead, convey |
| produce | bring forth, make, cause, create |
| reduce | to lead back; to bring down to a smaller size, amount, weight, or price |
| act | do, perform, behave |
| agent | a person or thing that causes an action to take place |
| navigate | drive or steer a boat |
| prodigal | driving forth, wasteful, exravagant |