Meanings & Origins
What does the Latin root AUD mean?
To hear
Autograph: AUTO/GRAPH
AUTO (self) + GRAPH (write/draw)
The inspector needed to use a tool to examine the sample under high magnification. Which root means "to look/examine"?
SCOPE (microscope).
PHON
Sound
What Greek root means "time"?
CHRON
INCREDIBLE: IN/CRED/IBLE
IN- (not) + CRED (believe/trust) + -IBLE (able to be)
Not able to be believed.
If a system begins to function poorly or fail during a test, which root describes this "bad" performance?
MAL (malfunction).
MANU
hand
Name two roots from Week 4 that are opposite in meaning.
BENE (good/well) and MAL (bad/evil).
AQUEDUCT: AUD/DUCT
AQU (water) + DUCT (lead) : A channel built to lead water.
A story arranged in the order that events happened in time relies on which Greek root?
CHRON (chronological).
Land
TERR
Which two roots mean "water"—one Latin and one Greek?
AQU (Latin) and HYDRO (Greek).
SYMPATHY: SYM/PATH
SYM (together/with) + PATH (feeling) Feeling together/sharing feelings with someone.
When the company needed to ship products across the ocean, they used ships to transport them. Which root means "to carry"?
PORT.
Good
BENE
What is the difference in meaning between SPEC and SCOPE?
Both mean to look/see, but SCOPE specifically implies examining or using an instrument to inspect.
BIBLIOPHILE BIBLIO/PHIL
BIBLIO (book) + PHIL (love/attraction) A person who loves books.
An author writing the story of their own life relies on three roots. Name all three.
AUTO (self), BIO (life), GRAPH (write) Autobiography.
Do or Make
FAC