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 ID: 579952
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Greek and Latin Word Parts 9
cred,
gastr
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mit
/miss,
poli
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ri
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ridi
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risi
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CRED (Latin)
SAT Focus Word: credence (n.)
Meaning: belief that something is true or valid
Context: Danforth should not have lent any credence to the girls’ accusations of witchcraft.credulous—believing things too easily, gullible incredible—unbelievable Other examples: credo, creed, credit, incredulous, credibility
believeSlide3
GASTR (Greek)
SAT Focus Word: gastric (adj.)
Meaning: pertaining to the stomach
Context: His weight loss can be credited to the gastric bypass he had earlier this year.gastronomy—the art or science of good eatinggastritis—inflammation of the stomachOther examples: gastropod, gastroenteritis
stomachSlide4
MIT, MISS (Latin)
SAT Focus Word: intermittent (adj.)
Meaning: alternately stopping and starting
Context: The intermittent beeping indicating a dying smoke detector battery was very annoying.
dismiss—to send someone awaymissile—a weapon sent into the airemit—to send something outOther examples: admittance, transmit, transmission, permit, permission, emission
send, let goSlide5
POLI (Greek)
SAT Focus Word: metropolis (n.)
Meaning: a large city
Context: Metropolis is the fictional home of Superman.
police—people employed by the government to maintain order in a citypolitics—the art or science of governingOther examples: megalopolis, political, politician, metropolitan
citySlide6
RI, RIDI, RISI (Latin)
SAT Focus Word: derision (n.)
Meaning: mockery, ridicule
Context: My mishearing of the lyrics was a source of derision by my family for years.deride—to make fun of someoneridicule—to make fun or mockAnother example: ridiculous, risible
laughSlide7
Review
cred = believe
gastr
= stomachmit, miss = send, let gopoli = cityri, ridi
, risi = laugh