1. glu, pneum, solv, struct, thes, arium
Greek & Latin Vocab 20
glu, pneum, solv, struct, thes, arium

2. glu, glo: (Latin) lump, bond, glue agglutinate conglomerate
to unite or cause to adhere, as with glue
conglomerate
anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements (often applied to a corporation with subsidiary companies)
Other words: glue, gluten
Agglutination in blood occurs when the red blood cells clog together in the blood vessels; it stops the circulation of blood to various organs of the body resulting to their failure. Death occurs due to organ failure. It is a complication of blood transfusion when the blood of the donor is incompatible for the recipient blood.

3. pneum: (Greek) lung, breath pneumonia pneumothorax
inflammation of the lungs with congestion
pneumothorax
the abnormal presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity
Other words: pneumograph, pneumococcus
pneumograph—records respiratory movement of the thorax
pneumococcus—causes pneumonia

4. loosen, set free, break up solv, solu: (Latin)
dissolution
the undoing of a bond or union
absolve
to set free from guilt or responsibility
Other words: solution, solve, solvent

5. build stru, struct: (Latin) misconstrue obstruction
to infer incorrectly
obstruction
something that blocks or hinders
Other words: destruct, instrument, instruct

6. thes, thet: (Greek > Latin)
to put, to place
thes, thet: (Greek > Latin)
epithet
any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality
prosthesis
a device that takes the place of a body part
Other words: hypothetical, thesis, antithesis

7. -arium, -orium place for Suffix of the Week: auditorium aquarium
Back by popular demand…
Suffix of the Week:
-arium, -orium
place for
auditorium
place for listening
aquarium
place for viewing water creatures
Other words: planetarium, terrarium, crematorium, solarium, sanitarium, salivarium, emporium
solarium: place for getting sun (sunroom)
sanitarium: place for convalescing (recovering from illness)
salivarium: spittoon (place for spitting)
emporium: place for selling things

8. Summary glu, glo pneum solv, solu stru, struct thes, thet
lump, bond, glue
pneum
lung, breath
solv, solu
loosen, set free, break up
stru, struct
build
thes, thet
to put, to place
-arium, -orium
place for
Sources: wordinfo.info
dictionary.com
Google images

9. Vocab Libs Complete the sentences using vocab words
Vocab Libs Complete the sentences using vocab words. Context clues are in bold.
GE is a huge __________ (noun, related to lump, bond) with subsidiaries including NBC and Hulu.
A ________ (adjective, related to breath) drill is powered by air. (This is not in your example words, but you may know it from prior knowledge.)
I made a New Year’s __________ (noun, related to loosen, set free) to stop eating so many carbs.
Please do not _______ (verb, related to building) my as having a sarcastic tone.
The tall, old, cranky man was the direct opposite, the ________ (noun, related to putting, placing), of the short, young, sweet girl.