glu, pneum, solv, struct, thes, arium Greek & Latin Vocab 20 glu, pneum, solv, struct, thes, arium
glu, glo: (Latin) lump, bond, glue agglutinate conglomerate to unite or cause to adhere, as with glue conglomerate anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements (often applied to a corporation with subsidiary companies) Other words: glue, gluten Agglutination in blood occurs when the red blood cells clog together in the blood vessels; it stops the circulation of blood to various organs of the body resulting to their failure. Death occurs due to organ failure. It is a complication of blood transfusion when the blood of the donor is incompatible for the recipient blood.
pneum: (Greek) lung, breath pneumonia pneumothorax inflammation of the lungs with congestion pneumothorax the abnormal presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity Other words: pneumograph, pneumococcus pneumograph—records respiratory movement of the thorax pneumococcus—causes pneumonia
loosen, set free, break up solv, solu: (Latin) dissolution the undoing of a bond or union absolve to set free from guilt or responsibility Other words: solution, solve, solvent
build stru, struct: (Latin) misconstrue obstruction to infer incorrectly obstruction something that blocks or hinders Other words: destruct, instrument, instruct
thes, thet: (Greek > Latin) to put, to place thes, thet: (Greek > Latin) epithet any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality prosthesis a device that takes the place of a body part Other words: hypothetical, thesis, antithesis
-arium, -orium place for Suffix of the Week: auditorium aquarium Back by popular demand… Suffix of the Week: -arium, -orium place for auditorium place for listening aquarium place for viewing water creatures Other words: planetarium, terrarium, crematorium, solarium, sanitarium, salivarium, emporium solarium: place for getting sun (sunroom) sanitarium: place for convalescing (recovering from illness) salivarium: spittoon (place for spitting) emporium: place for selling things
Summary glu, glo pneum solv, solu stru, struct thes, thet lump, bond, glue pneum lung, breath solv, solu loosen, set free, break up stru, struct build thes, thet to put, to place -arium, -orium place for Sources: wordinfo.info dictionary.com Google images
Vocab Libs Complete the sentences using vocab words Vocab Libs Complete the sentences using vocab words. Context clues are in bold. GE is a huge __________ (noun, related to lump, bond) with subsidiaries including NBC and Hulu. A ________ (adjective, related to breath) drill is powered by air. (This is not in your example words, but you may know it from prior knowledge.) I made a New Year’s __________ (noun, related to loosen, set free) to stop eating so many carbs. Please do not _______ (verb, related to building) my e-mail as having a sarcastic tone. The tall, old, cranky man was the direct opposite, the ________ (noun, related to putting, placing), of the short, young, sweet girl.