1. Greek & Latin Vocabulary Week 4
gam, greg, hypn, nox, ortho, -CULE

2. gam (Greek): marriage; union SAT Focus Word: amalgam (n.) polygamy
an alloy or union of mercury with another metal
The dentist filled my cavity with amalgam.
polygamy
marriage to more than one person
monogamy
marriage / faithfulness to one person
gamete
reproductive cell (such as sperm or egg) that unites with another to form a new organism

3. greg (Latin): flock; gather SAT Focus Word: egregious (adj.) aggregate
extraordinary in a bad way; flagrant; glaring
His egregious mistake led to the loss of his job.
aggregate
a collection
congregate
to come together; to assemble
segregate
to set apart from others

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

5. noct, nox (Latin): night SAT Focus Word: nocturnal (adj.) equinox
of or pertaining to night
Bats are nocturnal animals.
equinox
equal day & night
noctambulate
to sleepwalk
nocturnal hyperhidrosis
night sweats

6. ortho (Greek): straight; correct SAT Focus Word: orthodox (adj.)
correct according to what's generally accepted as right
He was an orthodox Catholic, but he permitted absolute religious freedom to all his subjects. (yourdictionary.com)
unorthodox
out of line from the norm; unusual
orthopedics
medical specialty focusing on corrections to the skeletal system
orthodontics
dentistry that straightens  teeth

7. -cule, -cle (Latin) very small molecule miniscule particle cubicle
Suffix of the Week:
-cule, -cle (Latin)
very small
molecule
miniscule
particle
cubicle
corpuscle
muscle (little mouse)