Download Greek Root Lesson #15

Greek Root Lesson #15
Root: PAN, all
Derivatives
panacea
pantheism
Prefixes
panoply
Pan -American
panorama
pandemonium
pantheon
panchromatic
Other Roots
chrom – color
demon – devil
the – god
Suffixes
cea – cure
atic – marked by
ism – theory, practice, belief
orama – view
ply – arms
Questions
1. The Pan -American Highway extends through
the countries that border the Pacific Ocean.
2. Something that is panchromatic is sensitive to
.
3. Something supposedly able to cure all kinds of medical or political problems is a
panacea. Panacea means .
4. Patent medicines that promise to cure a wide variety of ailments are
.
(They may not cure anything at all; they make you feel good temporarily because they
contain so much alcohol!)
5. A political program that is offered as a cure for all kinds of social and economic problems
is also a
.
6. It is unwise for someone to yell “Fire!” in a crowded theater for fear of creating
pandemonium. When people panic, they behave as though the has been let loose.
7. The Pantheon in Greece was a temple for all the gods. Today we extend the meaning to a
building commemorating heroes. For example, the Baseball Hall of Fame is the
for baseball players.
8. What would someone mean if he or she said that around the next bend in the road there
would be a panorama of the city.
.
9. To believe that God is identical with the universe and is all -embracing is to believe in .
(belief that everything that exists is God)
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Greek Root Lesson #16
Root: PATH, feeling
Derivatives
apathy
antipathy
pathetic
sympathy
Prefix
a – without, not
anti – against
sym – together
em – in, into
com – together
empathy
pathologist
pathology
osteopath
Roots
osteo – bone
psych – mind
neuro – nerve
neurotic
psychopath
Suffixes
y – act of
ic – related to
logy – study of
Questions
1. When your teacher says your work shows apathy. She is saying your work shows
.
2. Susan said that the strange man made her skin crawl. She felt
towards him. (instinctive feeling of dislike)
3. The character of Oedipus at the end of the play is
.
(pitiful)
4. The character of Oedipus arouses
.
(The quality that arouses feelings of pity, sorrow, compassion, etc.)
5. At a funeral, you express your
to the family of the deceased. (feeling for someone as they suffer)
6. Path also means “disease”. The study of unhealthy conditions and processes caused by
disease is called
.
7. Tissue that is unsuspected of being cancerous should be examined by an
.
8. An osteopath treats diseases by manipulating the
and muscles.
9. If you say that someone is , you mean he or she is too nervous.
10. If you said that someone is a psychopath, you mean the person has a disease of the
bordering on insanity.
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Greek Root Lesson #17
Root: POLY, many
Derivatives
Polyandry
Polytechnic
Prefixes
Polyphonic
Polygyny
Polygon
Polytheism
Polysyllabic
Polylingual
Polygraph
Polynesia
Other Roots
Suffixes
Graph -record
Gyn -women
Phone – sound (music)
Tech – trade ; skill
Ling - tongue; language
Andr –Husband
ic – marked by
y – practice of
Questions
1. What is meant by saying that a word is polysyllabic?
2. If you speak two languages, you are bilingual. If you speak more than two, you are
3. In some cultures, a woman is allowed to have more than one husband at a time, a practice
called
(Many husband.)
4. Compare this term with polygamy, which is the practice of a person having multiple
mates, whether male or female. Although in this country “polygamy” usually refers to
one man having many wives, a more precise term for this is
(many women). Polyandry, polygamy and polygyny are the appropriate terms when the
culture approves of or allows multiple marriages; bigamy is restricted to a multiple
marriage that is against the law.
5. Nes means “island.” The name Polynesia is given to a series of island groups scattered
across the Pacific Ocean. Polynesia literally means
.
6. What would you expect to study at a polytechnic high school?
7. What do we call music that has two or more voice parts, each having an independent
melody but all harmonizing?
(having many sounds)
8. A machine that determines if you are telling the truth or not is called a
.
Why do you think it is called this?
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Greek Root Lesson #18
Root: PRONTO, first, fundamental
Derivatives
protagonist
protocol
Prefixes
protoplasm
Other Roots
prototype
protozoa
Suffixes
Agon - struggle
ist - one who
Plasm - something molded
Zoa - animals
Questions
1. The first or primary type of anything is the
.
2. The main character in a play (or the central figure in a contest or conflict) is the one with
whom we fundamentally identify. He or she is the hero (heroine) or
.
(one who is first in the struggle)
3. Protozoa are one-celled creatures that belong to the most primitive section of the animal
kingdom. If zoa means “animals,” the protozoa means “
.”
4. A watery or gelatinous substance considered the basis of physical life is called
(something molded first)
5. If you have received an appointment as an officer as an ambassador, you will quickly
have to learn a system of etiquette known as
which in a sense means knowing who comes “first” in military or diplomatic circles.
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