Transcript WWW List #4
Next Quiz – Friday, October 24 st 1 / nd 2 period: 4.1 Bene - Good Benefit: something that is good/an advantage Benign: gracious or good Corp - Body Corpse: a dead body Corporation: group of people regarded as one body Dorm - Sleep Dormitory: where college students sleep Dormant: in a sleep-like state Pater - Father Patriarch: the father of the family Paternal: fatherly Amphi - Both Amphibian: can live both on land and in water Amphitheater: spectators “on both sides” (all around) Eu - Good Eulogy: good things to say in honor of someone who’s passed away Euphemism: a better way to phrase something Ex: “to pass away” instead of “to die” Phobia - Fear Acrophobia: fear of heights Hydrophobia: fear of water Ortho - Straight Orthodontist: a person who straightens your teeth (with braces) Orthodox: following accepted (“straight”) beliefs Put - Think Computer: info brought together to “think through” a question Dispute: to think differently from another Ver - True Verify: to make sure it is true Verdict: to “say” what is true/what will happen Matri - Mother Matriarch: mother of the family Maternity: motherhood Morph - Shape Morphology: the study of the shape of things (biology or linguistics) Amorphous: no shape Vest - Clothes Vestry: a specific room in a church for changing into robes Vest: a type of clothing Pond - Weight Ponder: to weight the answers Pound: a measurement of weight Nov - New Novice: one who is new at something Renovate: to make new again Punct - Point Punctuation: marks or “points” used in sentences to clarify meaning Puncture: a small hole caused by a point Ject - Throw Interject: to throw in a thought Eject: to throw out Tion – Act or State Completion: the act of finishing something Production: the act of producing something Loco - Place Location: “state of” being in a specific place Dislocate: moving a bone away from its placement/position Dox - Opinion Orthodox: following accepted (“straight”) opinions Paradox: contradicting opinion/idea (example: I am nobody) Magn - Great Magnificent: great, excellent Magna Carta: Latin for “Great Charter”(important document to Medieval England) Endo - Within Endoskeleton: internal skeleton (humans vs. lobsters) Endothermic: a chemical process that absorbs heat within an object Mega - Large Megaphone: a large object that amplifies sound Megahertz: a large amount of hertz ( measures radio transmission frequency) Pop - People Population: a group of people Popular: liked by people Sangui - Blood Sanguine: a blood-red color Sanguinary: causing much bloodshed