Greek & Latin Morphemes for Quiz 3 Hetero Jun/Juven Hypn Neur Ign/Ignis/ignit

different hetero (Greek) ACT Focus Word: heterodox (adj.) Definition: not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions Context: “…Campbell rebelled against authorities and defended heterodox ideas for their own sake.” heterogeneous (adj.) having widely dissimilar interests or characteristics heterosexual (adj.) interested in the opposite sex Other words: heteromorphic

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

ign, ignis, ignit (Latin) fire, burn ign, ignis, ignit (Latin) ACT Focus Word: ignition (n.) the act or fact of setting on fire; a means or device for igniting Context: “The octane rating of a fuel is a measure of its ability to resist ignition under pressure.” ignite (v.) catch fire or cause to catch fire igneous (adj.) in geology, formed by solidification from a molten or partially molten state Other Examples: ignible, ignic ignible (adjective)—something which is able to cause sparks or fire: "Since he had ignible trash, it was easy to burn all of it in the fire place." ignic (adjective)—of or pertaining to fire: "The ignic heat from the fireplace helped to keep them warm during the winter.”

young jun, juven (Latin) ACT Focus Word: juvenile (n.) rejuvenate a young person Context: If a defendant is under 18, he will usually be tried as a juvenile in court. rejuvenate to make young again junior a person who is younger than another Other words: rejuvenescence, juvenolatry, juvenility

nerve neur (Greek) ACT Word: neurosis (n.) personality disorder typified by excessive anxiety and a degree of social or interpersonal maladjustment Context: He was anxious to the point of neurosis. 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