Greek & Latin Vocabulary 22 alt, aug, drom, flu, neur

alt: (Latin) high, tall SAT Word: exalt (v.) altitude altiloquent to raise in rank; praise, extol altitude height altiloquent speaking pompously Other words: altar, altimeter Altimeter – An altimeter or an altitude meter is an instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level.

aug, auc: (Greek) increase august SAT Word: augment (v.) auction inspiring reverence; majestic SAT Word: augment (v.) to raise, increase, as in salary or musical note auction public sale to the highest bidder Other words: augur, augmentation Origin: 1655–65; < Latin augustus sacred, grand, akin to augēre to increase. August:1660s, from L. augustus, “venerable,” probably originally “consecrated by the augurs, with favorable auguries” (see augur); or else “that which is increased” (see augment). Augur: 1540-50; <Latin augur (variant of auger), a diviner, soothsayer, derivative of augere, to augment with original implication of “prosper”; compare august.

drom: (Greek) run, course hippodrome SAT Word: palindrome (n.) arena for equestrian events SAT Word: palindrome (n.) having a structure or composition that reads the same in both directions syndrome a group of symptoms that characterize a disease or disorder Other words: homodromous, aerodrome symptoms coincide (run) together (sym=same, together) homodromous — running in the same direction carpal tunnel syndrome — carpal tunnel syndrome is the compression of the median nerve, the nerve that passes through your wrist.

flu, fluc, flux: (Latin) flow Other words: fluid, fluency, flush affluent prosperous; rich SAT Word: fluctuate (v.) frequently change levels reflux a flowing back; ebb Other words: fluid, fluency, flush

neur: (Greek) nerve SAT Word: neurosis (n.) neurotransmitter neurology personality disorder typified by excessive anxiety and a degree of social or interpersonal maladjustment neurotransmitter a chemical by which a nerve cell communicates with another nerve cell or muscle neurology the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them Other words: neuron, neurotic

Summary alt aug, auc drom flu, fluc, flux neur high, tall increase run, course flu, fluc, flux flow neur nerve Sources: wordinfo.info dictionary.com Google images