PPT-Greek & Latin Word Parts: Week 5

acerb cad fil helio reg SAT Focus Word exacerbate v to increase the severity bitterness or violence of High traffic exacerbates the smog level acerbic adj having . History of the English Language . Ancient Romans spoke Latin and conquered most of Europe. Julius Caesar . and his adopted son, Augustus, gave their names to the months of. July and August.. September means seventh. cred, . gastr. , . mit. /miss, . poli. , . ri. /. ridi. /. risi. . CRED (Latin). SAT Focus Word: credence (n.). Meaning: belief that something is true or valid. Context: Danforth should not have lent any . acerb, cad, fil, . helio. , . reg. , -tom. SAT Focus Word: exacerbate (v.). to increase the severity, bitterness, or . violence of. High traffic . exacerbates. the smog level.. acerbic. (adj.). having a bitter or sour taste. Weeks 5-8. WEEK 5 ROOT. : . FRACT/FRING/FRANG. Latin: . frangere. , . fractum. Meaning . : to break. week 5, 1st word: fractious . Definition:. . (adj.)- . tending to argue or cause discord. Use in a sentence. Mrs. Maimone. orthodox . Ortho. means correct or right. It comes from the . Greek. word . orth. , meaning correct or straight.. Dox. (also, . doc. or . doct. ) means opinion or thinking. It comes from the Latin word . Quiz . 1 (Friday). Clud. , . clus. , . claus. COSM. Cur, CURA. DENT, DONT. DOX, DOG. DYN. ENDO. FIL. GAM. gLoss. clud. , . clus. , . claus. (Latin). claustrophobia (n.). extreme fear of being in enclosed spaces. ali. , fid, . ped. , sat, . viv. all, . ali. , alter:. (Greek, Latin, Latin) . SAT Focus Word: alibi (n.). the defense by an accused person of having been in another place at the time an alleged offense was . Greek & Latin Morphemes for Quiz 1 (Friday) Clud , clus , claus COSM Cur, CURA DENT, DONT DOX, DOG DYN ENDO FIL GAM gLoss clud , clus , claus (Latin) claustrophobia (n.) extreme fear of being in enclosed spaces Latin and Greek Roots Unit 1 VINC / VICT Latin Vincere , Victum , “to conquer” Invincible ( adj ) Unable to be conquered Provincial (adj.) limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded Evince (v) To establish; to reflect the truth of Greek & Latin Root Words Unit 10 ART, ERT Latin ART Clever trickery; deception n. Little Sally thought she purchased a delicious chicken to eat; unfortunately, it was just a matter of artifice put on by the PETA- sponsored pug. – S3tI~I brev. , . carn. , geo, . ject. , . omni. . Why should we study Greek & Latin word parts?. Some words cannot be broken down: base words.. However, many, many other words contain prefixes, roots, and suffixes.. Vocab Week . 6. Endo (Greek). SAT Focus Word: endocrine (adj.). secreting . internally into the blood or . lymph. Context: The . endocrine. system plays a major role in the regulation of metabolism, reproduction, water balance. . Quiz 2. DIA . don/. dow. glu. /. glo. Helio. hema. ,/. hemo. dia. (Greek). ACT Focus Word: diaphanous (adj.). very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or . translucent (see-through). Context. W E . E. K O N E. Root. Definition. Examples. -. ine. related to, like. crystalline, marine. cumul. -. build up, heap. cumulus, accumulate. anti-. against, opposite of. antibiotic, antifreeze, antibody.