Vocab #8

mar- sea

path – suffering; disease; feeling; passion

pen/pun- penalty; to punish

matr – mother

luc – light

Prefix : under- under, below

Suffix -er -or one who does

mar- sea

marine adj - relating to the sea

marine n. – a soldier serving overseas

maritime adj. - relating to commerce and navigation

marina n. - a dock for mooring and refitting boats

marsh n. -wet land; swamp

path – suffering; disease; feeling; passion

pathos forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity or compassion

pathetic causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, or sorrow,

sympathy a shared feeling of loss, sorrow, or grief

psychopath one who does not/cannot sympathize with anyone, a "diseased mind"

empathize to understand, feel for someone else

apathy lack of interest in or concern for things

antipathy hate, hatred, hostility, ill will

pen/pun- penalty; to punish

punish v. - to inflict a penalty for (an offense, fault, etc.)

penitentiary a place where people go when they commit crimes

penalize v. - to subject to a penalty

matr – mother

maternal adj. - relating to motherhood

maternity n. - the state of being a mother

matriarch n. - a woman head of a household; a motherly, female leader

luc – light

lucent adj. - giving light, shining, clear

lucid adj. - clear; bright; filled with light

lumen a unit of light

luminescence n. - brightness, incandescence

luster n. - sparkle; gloss; glaze

elucidate v.-bring into the light; make clear; explain

illuminate v. - bring in light; light up; make bright

translucent letting light come through

luminaire a lighting unit

lunatic moonstruck; insane

Prefix: under- under

understudy underneath undercover undergarments underground underwear, underpants underdog underarms underage underachiever

Suffix -er -or one who does

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