Defintions
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100

Aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake.

conscious

100

I have a clear _______ after going to Confession.

conscience

100

What does the root "mem" mean? Only give me ONE word from the definition (that hasn't already been said).

mindful, recall

100

What does the root "audi" mean?

*Review

hear

200

A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor.

genealogy

200

The story is told by an _______ narrator.


omniscient

200

What does the Greek root "ology" mean?

study

200

What does the root "phon" mean?

**Review

sound

300

An object kept as a reminder or souvenir of a person or event.

Memento 

300

He has an interest in ________ and pastoral work.

theology 

300

What does the root "mem" mean? Only give me ONE word from the definition (that hasn't already been said).

mindful, recall

300

Give me a word (not one of our vocab words) that has "ology" in it.

Answers will vary. Example include: cardiology (study of the heart), dermatology (study of the skin), oceanology (study of oceans), biology (study of life), zoology (study of animals), ecology (study of organisms/the environment), and sociology (study of social interaction).

400

The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.

Psychology 
400

The festival __________ the town's founding.

commemorates

400

What does the root "sci" mean?

know

400

Give me a word (not one of our vocab words) that has "sci" in it.

Answers will vary. Examples include: subconscious, self-conscious, science, scientific, etc.

500

Knowing everything.

omniscient

500

In 1924 she published a short _______ of her husband

memoir 

500

What 2 languages do the roots we have been studying come from? 

1. Spanish

2. French

3. Latin

4. Greek

Greek and Latin

500

Give me a word (not one of our vocab words) that has "mem" in it.

Answers will vary. Examples include: commemoration commemorative, memos, memorabilia, memorize, etc.

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