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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) 29 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. 30 . 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? 31 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. 32 ,