Unit 1
What does the root word "gen" mean?
birth or race
What does the root word "sign" mean?
mark
What does the root word "mem" mean?
recall
What does the root word "ast" mean?
star
Metamorphosis
What does the root word "mater" mean?
mother
What does the root word "ped" mean?
foot
What does the root word "graph" mean?
write
What does the root word "morph" mean?
shape
What does the root word "therm" mean?
heat
What does the root word "bio" mean?
life
What does the root word "loc" mean?
place
Lead in a pencil is called ___________________
graphite
What does the root word "geo" mean?
earth
What is the Latin phrase that means "time flies"
transport water
Talents and skills you are born with are _____
innate
"Autobiography" literally means_______
Self Life Write
Someone who makes or provides something good for others is a ______________________
benefactor
The abbreviated Latin phrase meaning "on the fly" or "off the cuff" is _____
ad lib
What does "progeny" mean?
offspring or children (birth from parents)
"Visa Versa" means?
conversely or on the other hand
What does the Latin phrase "cogito ergo sum" mean?
I think, therefore I am
People or companies unable to pay are _______
bankrupt
The Latin phrase "mea culpa" means what?
my fault