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WWW List #4. Next Quiz – Friday, October 25. #4 Shaded Words. 1 st / 2 nd period: 4.1. Bene - Good. Benefit: something that is good/an advantage Benign: gracious or good. Corp - Body . Corpse: a dead body Corporation: group of people regarded as one body. Dorm - Sleep .
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WWW List #4 Next Quiz – Friday, October 25
#4 Shaded Words 1st / 2nd period: 4.1
Bene - Good • Benefit: something that is good/an advantage • Benign: gracious or good
Corp - Body • Corpse: a dead body • Corporation: group of people regarded as one body
Dorm - Sleep • Dormitory: where college students sleep • Dormant: in a sleep-like state
Pater - Father • Patriarch: the of the family • Paternal: fatherly
Amphi - Both • Amphibian: can live both on land and in water • Amphitheater: spectators “on both sides” (all around)
Eu - Good • Eulogy: good things to say in honor of someone who’s passed away • Euphemism: a better way to phrase something Ex: “to pass away” instead of “to die”
Phobia - Fear • Acrophobia: fear of heights • Hydrophobia: fear of water
Ortho - Straight • Orthodontist: a person who straightens your teeth (with braces) • Orthodox: following accepted (“straight”) beliefs
Put - Think • Computer: info brought together to “think through” a question • Dispute: to think differently from another
Ver - True • Verify: to make sure it is true • Verdict: to “say” what is true/what will happen
Matri - Mother • Matriarch: mother of the family • Maternity: motherhood
Morph - Shape • Morphology: the study of the shape of things (biology or linguistics) • Amorphous: no shape
Vest - Clothes • Vestry: a specific room in a church for changing into robes • Vest: a type of clothing
4.2 Pond - Weight • Ponder: to weight the answers • Pound: a measurement of weight
Nov - New • Novice: one who is new at something • Renovate: to make new again
Punct - Point • Punctuation: marks or “points” used in sentences to clarify meaning • Puncture: a small hole caused by a point
Ject - Throw • Interject: to throw in a thought • Eject: to throw out
Tion – Act or State • Completion: the act of finishing something • Production: the act of producing something
Loco - Place • Location: “state of” being in a specific place • Dislocate: moving a bone away from its placement/position
Dox - Opinion • Orthodox: following accepted (“straight”) opinions • Paradox: contradicting opinion/idea (example: I am nobody)
Magn - Great • Magnificent: great, excellent • Magna Carta: Latin for “Great Charter”(important document to Medieval England)
Endo - Within • Endoskeleton: internal skeleton (humans vs. lobsters) • Endothermic: a chemical process that absorbs heat within an object
Mega - Large • Megaphone: a large object that amplifies sound • Megahertz: a large amount of hertz ( measures radio transmission frequency)
Pop - People • Population: a group of people • Popular: liked by people
Sangui - Blood • Sanguine: a blood-red color • Sanguinary: causing much bloodshed