Mrs. Pope 7th Grade Reading Lesson 17 RED HOT ROOT WORDS The Size of Things Mrs. Pope 7th Grade Reading

Red Hot Root Words Prefixes Meaning Words You Already Know mega large, great megaphone multi many multiply, multivitamin poly polygon semi, hemi half semicircle

hemisphere noun half of the world or globe

hemisphere Canada is in the located in the northern hemisphere.

megalith noun a large prehistoric stone monument

megalith Stonehenge consists of several megaliths arranged in a circle.

megalopolis noun very large city or urban area

megalopolis The Lost City of Atlantis is a megalopolis located somewhere on the ocean floor.

multifaceted adjective having many facets, as in precious stones; having many talents

multifaceted Leonardo da Vinci, with his many talents, was the ultimate multifaceted person.

multinational adjective having interests in many foreign countries; many nations

multinational The multinational force moved in to help bring peace to the region.

multitude noun a great number of people or things; a crowd

multitude The multitude impatiently waited to be let inside the building.

polychromatic adjective having many colors

polychromatic My Little Pony is polychromatic.

polytheistic adjective the belief in more than one religion or gods

polytheistic The ancient Greeks had polytheistic religions with gods and goddesses for different forces in nature.

semimonthly adjective something happening twice a month

semimonthly The baseball club met semimonthly on the first and third Monday.

semitransparent adjective partially allowing light to pass through

semitransparent Only a small amount of light came through the semitransparent glass.

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