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S.A.T. Vocabulary A morpheme is a unit of meaning. Sometimes a word is a single morpheme, or sometimes a word is made up of two or more morphemes.

S.A.T. Vocabulary Look a the next several slides. They break down two of your vocabulary words into morphemes to help you understand them better.

S.A.T. Vocabulary anthropologist

S.A.T. Vocabulary anthropologist anthrop – human (Greek)

S.A.T. Vocabulary anthropologist anthrop – human (Greek) ology – the study of (from the Greek “logos,” which means “word”)

S.A.T. Vocabulary anthropologist anthrop – human (Greek) ology – the study of (from the Greek “logos,” which means “word”) ist – a person who does something

S.A.T. Vocabulary anthropologist - someone who studies human culture anthrop – human (Greek) ology – the study of (from the Greek “logos,” which means “word”) ist – a person who does something

S.A.T. Vocabulary philanthropist

S.A.T. Vocabulary philanthropist philos – love (Greek)

S.A.T. Vocabulary philanthropist philos – love (Greek)

S.A.T. Vocabulary philanthropist philos – love (Greek) anthrop – human (Greek)

S.A.T. Vocabulary philanthropist philos – love (Greek) anthrop – human (Greek) ist – a person who does something

S.A.T. Vocabulary philanthropist - a wealthy person who gives away large sums of money to improve the lives of others philos – love (Greek) anthrop – human (Greek) ist – a person who does something