Unit 14

 Unit 14 Roots  Loc  Latin  Locus  Place  Locus  In Lieu Of  Allocate  Pos  Latin  Ponere, Positum  To put, place  Apposite  Interpose  Composite

 Unit 14 Roots  Top  Greek  Topos  Place  Utopian  Dystopian  Topical  Thet, Them  Greek  Thetos = Placed  Thema = Thing placed or set  Anathema  Epithet

  Latin  Locus  Place Root: Loc

  N.  Specific place; especially, the center of an activity or event  The lovely stretch of beach was the locus of the party scene in Linville. Locus

  Adv. Phrase  In place of  The victim’s family asked that money be sent to a favorite charity in lieu of flowers. In lieu of

  V.  To set aside for a special purpose  The volunteers were stunned to learn that tax monies allocated for charitable purposes had been used to pay for the new stadium.  Synonym: earmarked Allocate

  Latin  Ponere, Positum  To put, place Root: Pos

  Adj.  Relevant or appropriate  We could always count on Joe to come up with the most apposite headline for an article.  Synonym: pertinent Apposite

  V.  To come between verbally; to insert a remark  When his younger brothers began boasting of the way they had fought off the wild animals all by themselves, Jeff quietly interposed that the older children had helped as well. Interpose

  N.  A combination; a blend  The innovative new school was actually a composite of several previous education models.  Synonym: mixture Composite

  Greek  Topos  Place Root: Top

  Adj.  Of an ideal nature; model  The utopian community Kristen described turned out to be the product of someone’s get-rich-quick scheme.  Synonym: idealistic Utopian

  Adj.  Nightmarish; grim  As the policeman told the story, he evoked images of a dystopian society in which everyone was at war. Dystopian

  Adj.  Dealing with current subject matter; relevant  The late-night talk show host filled her opening monologue with topical jokes. Topical

  Greek  Thetos = Placed  Thema = Thing placed or set Root: Thet, Them

  N.  Something hated or strongly avoided  Charging patients extra fees for services they had not requested was anathema to the decent-hearted young doctor. Anathema

  N.  A phrase or term that describes something or someone  The teacher was fond of a particular epithet for Matthew, and it was not at all complimentary. Epithet