English 9 Unit 10

Latin Roots: endo- = within,exo- = out of; outside

endocrine adj.

Definition: secreting internally

endogamy noun

Marriages within the tribe, caste, or social group

endophyte noun

a plant growing within another plant

endoparasite noun

Parasite living on the inside of its host

exoteric adj

of or relating to the outside; external. Readily understandable; Comprehensible

to or suited to the public; popular

exotic adj.

introduced from another country; foreign; Intriguingly unusual or different;

excitingly strange.

exogenous adj.

produced from without;

due to external causes.

exorbitant adj.

exceeding or outside the reasonable bounds or limits; excessive

exorcise verb

to free, often from evil spirits; to expel or push to the outside an evil spirit