Greek & Latin Roots and Affixes: Unit 5

Prefixes
heterodifferent heterogeneousdifferent, mixed heterodoxy professing beliefs other than accepted heteromorphichaving a form different from the standard form homosame; human homogenousall the same homeostasisthe bodys tendency to maintain stable temperature, metabolic function, and other processes hominidhuman-like homicide murder protofirst in time; original; primitive Proto-Indo-Europeanthe original language from which almost all modern European languages descend protoplasmsemifluid essential to all living cells prototypemodel or pattern protozoantype of single-celled organism; first living creatures prim(e)first; most important primera childs first reading book primevalof the earliest times or ages primordialat the very beginning of time primogeniturethe right of the first born to inherit all of his parents estate and powers prime ministerthe chief executive of a government monoone monosyllabicspeaking with very basic vocabulary monogamya marriage with just one spouse monotheismworshipping a single deity monolingual speaking just one language monotremeprimitive egglaying mammals polymultiple, many polydactylhaving more than the usual number of fingers polygamya marriage consisting of multiple spouses polytheismworshipping multiple gods Polynesia Pacific area of many islands polyglota speaker of many languages

Greek & Latin Roots and Affixes: Unit 5

Prefixes
bi, ditwo; evenly split binocularusing two eyes bilateralhaving two sides; affecting both sides diphthong a double vowel combination (e.g.-down) tri, terthree trinitya group of three tricycle having three wheels tertiaryof the third rank or order; third stage tetrafour Tetragrammatonthe four Hebrew letter forming the name of God (variously transliterated JHVH, YHWH) tetrahedrona solid shape with four triangular faces tetrarch an ancient Roman ruler of a (fourth part) of a province

Suffixes
-esquein the style of 9adjective ending0 burlesquein a humorous manner Kafkaesquein the style of Franz Kafka arabesquein the style of flowing geometric designs statuesquetall and stately, like a statue picturesquequaint and charming, like an old picture -oidresembling, in the shape of (adjective ending) androidhuman-shaped robot humanoid in the shape of a human insectoidin the shape of an insect rhomboidin the shape of a rhombus

Greek & Latin Roots and Affixes: Unit 5

Roots
andro, anthroman, human androida human-like machine androgen a male sex hormone anthropologythe study of human culture anthropomorphismgiving human qualities to philanthropycharitable giving out of love for humanity gynwoman gynecologista specialist in womens health gynarchya government run by women (as if!) androgynoushaving the characteristics of both male and female misogynistsees women as inferior biolife biologythe study of living beings biomelife zone of interrelated plants and animals antibiotics drugs that work against living organisms biographywriting about someones life symbiosismutually beneficial association of two different organisms mordeath morbidconcerned with death morgue place to keep dead bodies morticianundertaker who cares for dead bodies mortalindividual who will die mortification extreme embarrassment theosgod theologythe study of religion theocracya government founded on religious principles theismbelief in an intimate god, known through revelation theomorphichaving the form of god deusgod deitya god deification to make a god deisma belief in a distant god deduced through reason (the clockmaker) deus ex machinaany unconvincing character or event brought into the plot to settle an unsolvable situation

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Greek & Latin Roots and Affixes: Unit 5 Practice

Directions: Locate words from this unit whose constituent parts form the following meanings. 1. human-like 2. belief in a single god 3. belief in a distant, hands-off god 4. different life forms working together 5. first model which serves as a pattern 6. made up of different components 7. the third stage 8. the study of human culture 9. a god 10. . resembling an insect 11. interest in death and all things dark 12. first book for any area of study 13. considers women inferior beings 14. four letters forming the name of God 15. maintains body systems unchanged 16. study of religion 17. in form of flowing geometric designs 18. the study of life 19. showing ones love of humanity 20. takes care of dead bodies

Directions: Utilize roots and affixes from this unit to create and define an original word:

Directions: Choose the word from this units list of roots and affixes to complete the following sentences. 1. Although the milk had been never been treated with . sea must , it came from organic cows who had

2. The first primitive to swim in the have been hardy indeed to survive the harsh conditions of the young Earth. 3. The tried to locate and correct the _

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balance in her patient; this imbalance was responsible for her general lack of clear gender characteristics.

4. The 19th century government of the United States would not tolerate the Mormon practice of wedding multiple wives, or ; this and a fear of a Mormon government, considered the antithesis of democracy, were factors that led to the Utah War (1857-58). 5. The cunningly wrought so resembled a human that it ended up in

thewhen its power source failed and it was thought to be dead. 6. I hoped to find a(n) on , the earliest language to be spoken in Europe, but learned that that language ceased to be spoken prior to the development of writing, so no grammar or guide is available. Directions:In the space provided, demonstrate, with appropriate examples from this units word list, how prefixes and roots can generate words with opposite meanings.

Directions: Examine the different grammatical forms of the same word, then choose the correct form to complete each sentence. homogenize verb homogenization noun homogenous adj homogenously adverb 1. The theocracy noun (system of religious rule) theocrat noun (person who rules) theocratic adj theocratically adverb oriented politician believed that we must turn to the Bible and use

it as a model when crafting laws; however, the majority of the voting public was less interes-ted in his 2. The decision. 3. For group work, the teacher liked to arrange students of similar skills and work habits could work efficiently together. This so that those , philosophy and more interested in the high unemployment rate. always consulted the religious leaders before making any

however, did not sit well with students who wanted to enjoy the opinions and varied backgrounds that a more heterogeneous grouping would provide. 4. Politicians who surround themselves only with advisors sharing views and opinions will be bereft of a more inclusive, broader world view. 5. For a to rule successfully, you must have of

religious opinion; dissent from the main groups beliefs would cause political turmoil.

On Your Own: Explore the meaning of the following root and cite several English words built with it, with definitions. phil = Word = = = = = = . Meaning Spelling Variants: Language: