Week III and IVVocabularyGreek and Latin Roots

Test Date: Friday, September 27

Meaning – against; opposite Example:

◦ Antonym◦ Antibacterial◦ Antibiotic◦ Antacid

Greek: anti-

Meaning – star Example:

◦ Astronomer◦ Astrology◦ Astronaut◦ Asterisk

Greek: astro-

Meaning – self Example:

◦ Autograph◦ Automobile◦ Autobiography◦ Automatic

Greek: auto-

Meaning – two Example:

◦ Bicycle◦ Binoculars◦ Biannual◦ Bifocals

Greek: bi-

Meaning – life Example:

◦ Biology◦ Biotic◦ Autobiography◦ Bionic◦ Antibiotic

Greek: bio-

Meaning – time Example:

◦ Chronology◦ Chronic◦ Synchronize◦ Chronological

Greek: chron-

Meaning – motion Example:

◦ Cinema◦ Kinetic◦ Kinesiology◦ Kinesthetic

Greek: cine-/kine-

Meaning – universe, world, order Example:

◦ Cosmos◦ Microcosm◦ Cosmetic

Greek: cosm-

Meaning – type of government Example:

◦ Democracy◦ Theocracy◦ Bureaucracy◦ Aristocracy

Greek: -cracy

Meaning – member of a type of government Example:

◦ Democrat◦ Theocrat◦ Autocrat◦ Bureaucrat

Greek: -crat

Meaning – tongue, language Example:

◦ Language◦ Bilingual◦ Linguistic◦ Linguist

Latin: lingu-

Meaning – bright, light Example:

◦ Lucid◦ Lucent◦ Translucent

Latin: luc-

Meaning – light, shine; source Example:

◦ Illuminate◦ Illumination◦ Luminous

Latin: lumen-, lumin-

Meaning – large Example:

◦ Magnify◦ Magnum◦ Magnitude◦ Magnanimous

Latin: magn-

Meaning – bad, wretched, evil Example:

◦ Malcontent◦ Malice◦ Malicious◦ Malign

Latin: mal-

Meaning – hand Example:

◦ Manual◦ Manuscript◦ Manage◦ Manifest

Latin: manu-

Meaning – middle Example:

◦ Medium◦ Median◦ Medieval◦ Mediate

Latin: medi-, midi-

Meaning: wander, moving Example:

◦ Migrant◦ Migrate◦ Migraine◦ Immigrant

Latin: migr-

Meaning – thousand Example:

◦ Millennium◦ Million◦ Millimeter◦ Millionaire

Latin: mill-

Meaning – less, smaller Example:

◦ Mini◦ Minority◦ Minuscule◦ Minute

Latin: min-

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 – WRITE ONE SENTENCE FOR EACH WORD

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 – STUDY ON QUIZLET

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 - TEST

VOCABULARY HOMEWORK