USING GREEK AND LATIN ROOT WORDS

VOCABULARY I-A
A.

WORDS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

GREEK ROOT WORDS

congenital
hydrophyte
pandemonium
philanderer
theology
stethoscope
misanthrope
exogamy
pathos
metamorphosis
megaphone
microfilm
macrocosm
oligarchy

NOTE:

DIRECTIONS:

gen - birth, race, kind

hydr - water
pan - all
phil - love
theo - god
scope - see
anthrop (o) - man, mankind
gam - marriage
path - feeling, suffering, disease
morph - form
mega - great
micro - small
macro - great
arch - first, ancient, chief

oli - few
exo - outside
phon - sound, voice
mis - hate
logy - study of
con - with
demon - devil
phyte - plant
cosm universe

Complete the following sentences using the words above.

1.

Expectant mothers must take prenatal care in order to avoid having babies with
disorders.

2.

The Nitsilik stress

3.

"The Champ" aroused a feeling of

4.

The frog and butterfly are examples of creatures which undergo

5.

Cheerleaders use

6.

Would you expect

7.

Many political parties advocate

while the !kung stress endogamy.

within me.

during pep rallies.

in a church?
.

8.

Photographed documents reduced in size are stored in

9.

The concept of the universe is referred to as

10.

A ladies' man is also called a

11.

The doctor uses a

12.

When you take a botany class, you will study

13.

A theologian is one who studies

14.

People who are

ANSWERS:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

congenital
exogamy
pathos
metamorphosis
megaphones
pandemonium
oligarchy

to check the rate of the heart.

are considered hermits.

8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

microfilm
macrocosm
philanderer
stethoscope
hydrophytes
theology
misanthropes

VOCABULARY I-B
Part I Greet Roots
DIRECTIONS:

Choose from the words below to complete each sentence in the self-test.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

dynamics
acronym
protozoa
pyrotechnics
pediatrician
podiatrist

7. thermodynamics
8. pyrography
9. pedagogy
10. pathos
11. endogamy
12. misanthropist

NOTE:
ic - being
acro - tip
technics - skill, craft
thermo - heat
cian - one who
ist - one who

mis - hate
graph - writing
endo - inside
y - act of
zoa - animal
agogy - leading

SELF-TEST
.

1.

The first one-celled animals known are the

2.

One who treats foot diseases is called a

3.

You take your child to see a

4.

The study of heat and electrical energy is

5.

SLAC is an

6.

Would you expect to see

7.

I saw the

8.

The art of teaching children is known as

9.

The art of burning leather or wood is known as

10.

Starving children in India arouse a feeling of

in me.

11.

Scrooge is a

12.

Primitive tribes often avoid

ANSWERS:
1. protozoa
5. acronym
2. podiatrist
6. pyrotechnics
3. pediatrician
7. dynamics
4. thermodynamics 8. pedagogy

.
.
.

for the Student Learning Assistance Center.

on July 4 or on Easter?

involved in organizing a banquet when I was selected as social director.

.

9.
10.
11.
12.

in order to gain alliances.

pyrography
pathos
misanthropist
endogamy

VOCABULARY I-C
Greek Roots
SELF-TEST
MATCHING
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

cyclorama
dogmatic
dramaturgy
encyclical
synergetic
agnostic

7. geriatrics
8. hematoma
9. synopsis
10. unorthodox
11. psychiatrist
12. hemorrhage

a.

unconventional.

b.

marked by an authoritarian ascertaining of principles.

c.

a letter intended for broad general circulation.

d.

working together in a cooperative manner.

e.

one who doubts the existence of God or absolute truth; one who believes that we can't
know the true nature of God.

f.

circular room with murals painted all around the walls.

g.

energy at work on the stage.

h.

branch of medicine dealing with diseases of old age.

i.

a blood-filled tumor.

j.

a brief summary (as of a novel or play).

k.

bleeding.

l.

one who heals the mind/spirit.

Answers:
1. f
5. d
2. b 6. e
3. g 7. h
4. c 8. i

9. j
10. a
11. l
12. k

VOCABULARY I-D
Part IILatin Roots

1.

AM, AMAT - love, loving

Derivatives: amorous, amiable, amity

2.

AQUA - water
Derivatives: aquamarine, aquarium, aquaplane

3.

BENE - good
Derivatives: benefactor, benevolent, benign

4.

CARN - flesh
Derivatives: carnivore, reincarnation, carnal

5.

CORP - body
Derivatives: corpse, corpuscle, incorporate

6.

CRED - believes
Derivatives: credible, creed, incredible

SELF-TEST
1.

John is an
a. benign

character.
b. amorous

2.

Margaret Mead is a
a. corpse

anthropologist.
b. credible
c. amiable

3.

The results of the tests showed the tumor to be

.
a. benefactor
b. benign
c. incredible

4.

Man is a
a. aquarium

c. aquaplane

.
b. credible

c. carnivore

5.

The security guard had to identify the

a. reincarnation b. corpse

.
c. aquamarine

6.

Many people find the theory of evolution

a. incredible
b. creed

.
c. benevolent

7.

Everyone has red and white

a. creed
b. corpuscles

8.

Boris Karloff lacks

a. amiable

in his body.
c. incorporate

qualities.
b. amity
5

c. carnal

9.

is the birthstone color for March.

a. aquamarine
b. incredible
c. carnal

10.

The Catholic religion has many

a. amiable
b. creeds

11.

Marxists have tried to

a. incorporate

12.

b. amity

which reflect its religious beliefs.

c. corpuscles
their ideas into our system.
c. reincarnation

According to the Bible, only one person has been

a. reincarnated
b. incredible
c. carnal

13.

come in many shapes and sizes and are used to keep fish.
a. aquariums
b. benevolent
c. carnal

14.

Many primitive hunting and gathering societies control their

during the deer hunting season.
a. aquariums
b. benevolent
c. carnal

15.

The Welfare Department functions as a

a. benefactor
b. benevolent

16.

Elvis Presley is considered a

person because he gave jewelry and cars away.
a. benefactor
b. benevolent
c. amorous

17.

18.

Answers:
1. b
2. b
3. b
4. c
5. b

for the government.

c. credible

within the Republican Party is necessary for its success.

a. benign
b. amity
c. carnal
If you can ride a surfboard, you can ride an
a. carnivore
b. aquaplane

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

a
b
a
a
b

11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

a
a
a
c
a

16. b
17. b
18. b

desires

.
c. aquarium

VOCABULARY I-E
Latin Roots
SELF-TEST
DIRECTIONS: Match each word with its definition.

1.

agitated

6. recurrent

2.

agile

7. alienate

3.

recapitulation

8. concise

4.

precedent

9. decapitation

5.

unprecedented

a.

well-coordinated and quick movement or thought

b.

to make indifferent, unfriendly, or withdrawn

c.

happening again and again over a period of time

d.

covering much in few words; brief; to the point

e.

a previous act (decision) taken as a valid model

f.

a brief repetition made in order to remind

g.

a major reduction in social status or moral character

h.

to be busy/inactive/nervous or upset

i.

breaking old records

j.

to cut off the head

10. degradation

ANSWERS to SELF TEST:

1. h
4. e
8. a
2. a
5. i
9. j
3. f
6. c
10. g
4. e
7. b

VOCABULARY I-F
Latin Roots
WORD

LATIN ROOT WORDS

cursory

cursor - runner

gesture

gest, ger - carry, to bear

accord

cord - heart

supportive

portare - carry, endure, sustain

apprehensive

prehendere - grasp, take hold of

negative

negare - deny

gesture

gest, ger - carry, produce

gregarious

grex, gregis - flock, herd, belonging to

a flock

DIRECTIONS: Supply the missing words in the following sentences.

1.

was sought between the fighting nations.

2.

Some teenagers feel

3.

Her

4.

He gave the memo a

5.

Miss Aguilar has the tendency to

6.

John is a

7.

Most women hope to find men who can be

ANSWERS:
1. accord
2. apprehensive
3. negative
4. cursory

about the future.

remarks hurt Linda's feelings.

glance.
throughout her lectures.

person.

5. gesture
6. gregarious
7. supportive

in times of crisis.

VOCABULARY I-G
POST-TEST GREEK & LATIN ROOTS
person.

1.

Mark is a very

2.

There was a

3.

They cut the fabric with such

4.

The noise level in the lab is a

5.

After the nasty incident, John was so embarrassed, all he wanted was to

6.

At the

7.

We went to the iron

8.

The Vanderbilts are known as

in South Africa.
.
problem each semester.
quickly.

, we sang religious hymns.

to get our metals melted and poured into casts.
.

is not accepted with enthusiasm in our culture.

9.

brought about; they originate in the mind.

10.

Many illnesses are

11.

People with the rabies experience

12.

During Wurstfest, most people experience

13.

The Pope was dressed in full

14.

College students are thought to be

15.

Most actors are

16.

In Botany, students use

17.

There are people who do not believe in a God of gods. These people are called

18.

The Joker is the

19.

Professor X is very

20.

The

21.

John thinks he knows everything. He considers himself an

22.

Judy's blood doesn't clot because she has

23.

The professor gave a

Answers:
1. benevolent
2. pandemonium
3. conciseness
4. recurrent

.
.

.
.

; they love all women.

to examine specimens.
.

in Batman.
; he doesn't listen to reason.

of the War of 1912 is impressive.

5.
6.
7.
8.

metamorphose
theological retreat
foundry
philanthropists

of the seminar.

9.
10.
11.
12.

endogamy
psychosomatically
hydrophobia
amity

13.
14.
15.
16.

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regalia
amiable
philanderers
microscopes

17.
18.
19.
20.

agnostics
misanthrope
dogmatic
recapitulation

21. authority
22. hemophilia
23. synopsis