1. Greek & Latin Vocabulary 22
alt, aug, drom, flu, neur

2. alt: (Latin) high, tall SAT Word: exalt (v.) altitude altiloquent
to raise in rank; praise, extol
altitude
height
altiloquent
speaking pompously
Other words: altar, altimeter
Altimeter – An altimeter or an altitude meter is an instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level.

3. aug, auc: (Greek) increase august SAT Word: augment (v.) auction
inspiring reverence; majestic
SAT Word: augment (v.)
to raise, increase, as in salary or musical note
auction
public sale to the highest bidder
Other words: augur, augmentation
Origin: 1655–65; < Latin augustus sacred, grand, akin to augēre to increase.
August:1660s, from L. augustus, “venerable,” probably originally “consecrated by the augurs, with favorable auguries” (see augur); or else “that which is increased” (see augment).
Augur: ; <Latin augur (variant of auger), a diviner, soothsayer, derivative of augere, to augment with original implication of “prosper”; compare august.

4. drom: (Greek) run, course hippodrome SAT Word: palindrome (n.)
arena for equestrian events
SAT Word: palindrome (n.)
having a structure or composition that reads the same in both directions
syndrome
a group of symptoms that characterize a disease or disorder
Other words: homodromous, aerodrome
symptoms coincide (run) together (sym=same, together)
homodromous — running in the same direction
carpal tunnel syndrome — carpal tunnel syndrome is the compression of the median nerve, the nerve that passes through your wrist.

5. flu, fluc, flux: (Latin) flow Other words: fluid, fluency, flush
affluent
prosperous; rich
SAT Word: fluctuate (v.)
frequently change levels
reflux
a flowing back; ebb
Other words: fluid, fluency, flush

6. neur: (Greek) nerve SAT Word: neurosis (n.) neurotransmitter neurology
personality disorder typified by excessive anxiety and a degree of social or interpersonal maladjustment
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

7. Summary alt aug, auc drom flu, fluc, flux neur high, tall increase
run, course
flu, fluc, flux
flow
neur
nerve
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