1. Greek and Latin Roots
Week 6

2. hypo Meaning: beneath; lower; under Examples: hypothermia hypochondria
Abnormally low body temperature
hypochondria
Unfounded belief that one is often ill

3. inter Meaning: among; between; within; mutual Examples: intersperse
Distribute among; mix with
internecine
Deadly to both sides

4. Word Associations Which word goes with intertwine?
Which word goes with “always feeling sick”?
Which word goes with temperature?
Which word goes with “affecting both sides”?

5. ject Meaning: throw; fling Examples: trajectory interject
Path taken by a projectile
interject
Interpose; insert

6. jur/jud Meaning: swear; law; judge; just Examples: judicious perjure
Wise; sound in judgment
perjure
Tell a lie under oath

7. Word Associations Which word goes with entering?
Which word goes with “being knowledgeable”?
Which word goes with a pathway?
Which word goes with “being deceitful”?

8. lect/leg Meaning: read; choose Examples: legible predilection readable
Preference; liking

9. liber Meaning: free Examples: liberation libertine
Freedom; emancipation
libertine
One without moral restraint

10. Word Associations Which word goes with “to prefer something”?
Which word goes with comprehensible?
Which word goes with opportunity?
Which word goes with “having no morals”?

11. liter Meaning: letter Examples: alliteration literal
Repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a word
literal
Limited to the most obvious meaning of a word

12. luc/lum Meaning: light Examples: lucid elucidation Bright; clear
clarification

13. Word Associations Which word goes with “an explanation of something”?
Which word goes with definitions?
Which word goes with word usage?
Which word goes with “able to see through”?

14. macro Meaning: large; long Examples: macroeconomics macroscopic
Study of the overall workings of the economy
macroscopic
Large enough to be seen with the naked eye

15. magn Meaning: great Examples: magnify magnitude enlarge
Extent; greatness of size

16. Word Associations Which word goes with economy?
Which word goes with “to look at a large item”?
Which word goes with importance?
Which word goes with “to make bigger”?