Greek & Latin Vocabulary Week 4 GAM, GREG, HYPN, NOX, ORTHO

gam (Greek):  SAT Focus Word: amalgam (n.)  an alloy or union of mercury with another metal  The dentist filled my cavity with amalgam.  polygamy  marriage to more than one person  monogamy  marriage / faithfulness to one person  gamete  reproductive cell (such as sperm or egg) that unites with another to form a new organism marriage; union

greg (Latin):  SAT Focus Word: egregious (adj.)  extraordinary in a bad way; flagrant; glaring  His egregious mistake led to the loss of his job.  aggregate  a collection  congregate  to come together; to assemble  segregate  to set apart from others flock; gather

hypn (Greek):  SAT Focus Word: hypnotic (adj.)  inducing, or like something that induces, hypnosis  The dotted lines on the interstate are hypnotic to the night driver.  hypnosis  an artificial trance-sleep  hypnotize  to produce a somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestions  hypnotism  an artificially induced somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestion  Hypnos  the Greek god of sleep sleep

noct, nox (Latin):  SAT Focus Word: nocturnal (adj.)  of or pertaining to night  Bats are nocturnal animals.  equinox  equal day & night  noctambulate  to sleepwalk  nocturnal hyperhidrosis  night sweats night

ortho (Greek):  SAT Focus Word: orthodox (adj.)  correct according to what's generally accepted as right  He was an orthodox Catholic, but he permitted absolute religious freedom to all his subjects. (yourdictionary.com)  unorthodox  out of line from the norm; unusual  orthopedics  medical specialty focusing on corrections to the skeletal system  orthodontics  dentistry that straightens teeth straight; correct

-cule, -cle (Latin)  molecule  miniscule  particle  cubicle  corpuscle  muscle (little mouse) VERY SMALL Suffix of the Week: