A Course On Words Unit 5

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a/an

Back 1

without, not
anonymous, apathy, anhydrous, anesthesia

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anti/ant

Back 2

against, opposite
antonym, antipathy

Front 3

epi/ep

Back 3

upon
eponymous, epidermis, epilogue

Front 4

syn/sym

Back 4

with, same, together
synonymous, sympathy, synthesis (the = put), synchronize

Front 5

onyn

Back 5

name or meaning

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-ous

Back 6

form an adjective

Front 7

path

Back 7

Greek- feeling or emotion

Front 8

ana

Back 8

up, back, again
anabatic, anadromous, anabolism, analysis, anadromous, anabiosis

Front 9

cata

Back 9

down
catabatic, catadromous, catabolism, catalysis

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dia

Back 10

through, between
diameter, diathermy, diadromous

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peri

Back 11

around, near
perimeter, periscope (scope = see), periodontist

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-ba-

Back 12

Greek- go

Front 13

-tic

Back 13

makes an adjective

Front 14

drom

Back 14

run or swim

Front 15

meter

Back 15

Greek- measure

Front 16

scope

Back 16

Greek- look, see

Front 17

peri

Back 17

Greek- around

Front 18

therm

Back 18

Greek- heat

Front 19

meta

Back 19

Greek- change

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ex/ec

Back 20

out
ectopic, Exodus

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en/em

Back 21

in, within
entopic, enhydrous, endermic, anemia, empathy

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hyper

Back 22

above, excessive, too much
hyperacidity, hyperthermia, hyperesthesia, hyperkinesia

Front 23

hypo

Back 23

under, too little
hypoacidity, hypothermia, hypoesthesia, hypodermic, hypokenesia

Front 24

top

Back 24

Greek- place

Front 25

hydr

Back 25

Greek- water

Front 26

esthes/aesthet

Back 26

Greek- feeling or sensation

Interested in the study of the beauty in art, music, and nature.

Front 27

derm

Back 27

Greek- skin

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hema-/em-

Back 28

blood

Front 29

-ly

Back 29

break

Front 30

the

Back 30

Greek- put

Front 31

chron/chrono

Back 31

Greek- time

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kine/cine

Back 32

Greek- move

Front 33

odont

Back 33

Greek- tooth

Front 34

meta/met

Back 34

after, among, changing

metamorphosis, metachromatism

Front 35

palin/pali

Back 35

back, again
palingenesis, palindrome, palinode

Front 36

para/par

Back 36

side by side, abnormal, subordinate
parallel, parapsychology, paramedic

Front 37

pro

Back 37

in front of
prologue, prognosis

Front 38

chromat

Back 38

Greek- color

Front 39

phylac

Back 39

Greek- guard, protect

Front 40

amphi

Back 40

around, both
amphibious, amphitheatre

Front 41

apo/ap/aph

Back 41

away from, without
apathropia, apostate, apogee (ge/gee = earth)

Front 42

exo

Back 42

outside
exoskeleton, exobiology, exodontist

Front 43

helion/elion

Back 43

Greek- sun

Front 44

-ous

Back 44

make a word an adjective

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ge/gee

Back 45

Greek- earth

Front 46

Three suffixes that make words nouns

Back 46

-ia, -y, -sis

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-ist/-st

Back 47

Noun person who does something

Front 48

athlet

Back 48

Greek- contest, athlete

Front 49

Bowdlerizing

Back 49

Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825)- edited a heavily censored version of Shakespeare.

Front 50

Boycott

Back 50

Captain C.C. Boycott was on the other side of the question of land reform from his neighbors in Ireland in 1880. They refused to have any dealings with him.

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Sideburns

Back 51

Ambrose Burnside was a general for the Union in the War Between the States.

Front 52

Guillotine

Back 52

J. I. Guillotin (1734-1814) was a French physician who lived during the French Revolution; he proposed the use of a machine that would ececute prisoners more humanely.

Front 53

Maverick

Back 53

Samuel Maverick (1803-1870) was a Texas rancher who did not bother to brand his cattle.

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Macadam

Back 54

John McAdam (1756-1836) was a Scots engineer who invented a type of road surface where small stones are bound together with a tar-like substance.

Front 55

Nicotine

Back 55

Jean Nicot was the French ambassador to Portugal in 1560, and imported a drug from the New World.

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Bobbies

Back 56

Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) reorganized the police force in Great Britain.

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Pyrrhic Victory

Back 57

Died 272 BCE; was King of Epirus in Greece. He invaded Italy and fought two successful battles against the Romans with heavy losses.

Front 58

Valentine

Back 58

St. Valentine was supposed to be a saint who died in the 3rd CE. His name is connected with lovers and sweethearts.

Front 59

perimeter

Back 59

Origin: Greek περί "around" + μετέρ “measure”

Modern: area around something.

Front 60

parameter

Back 60

Origin: Greek πάρα "beside" + μετέρ "measure"

Modern: a grand and showy substitute for "boundry, limit, framework, or condition."

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verse

Back 61

Origin: Latin vers “turn”.

Modern: a single line in a poem or music.

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stanza

Back 62

Origin: Middle Latin “a place where one stops.”

Modern: a group of four or more verses in a poem or music.

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statue

Back 63

Origin: Latin stare “to stand”

Modern: the form of a person or animal made out of stone or other material.

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statute

Back 64

Origin: Latin stature “to set up”

Modern: a rule or regulation set up by a legislative body.

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Terra firma

Back 65

solid land

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Rara avis

Back 66

strange bird

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Anno Domini

Back 67

"in the year of the birth of our Lord"

Front 68

Vade mecum

Back 68

something carried for constant use

Front 69

Sui generis

Back 69

unique