1. Latin/Greek Roots Mrs. Mendez
Unit 7
You can copy everything here, but you must come up with your own sentence(s) and picture for the index cards. All words due on Friday.

2. Literal Root: Littera- "letter"
adjective
exactly true, rather than figurative or metaphorical
Our teacher told us that the poem had much more to offer than just a literal message about a sunrise.
Syn: actual

3. Literate Adj. 1. Able to read. 2. Well-read
1. The library set up a tutoring program to help people who were not literate.
2. Susan has read over books and is one of the most literate people I know.

4. Obliterate V. To completely destroy
Nancy’s nasty note obliterated all the positive feelings that John had for her.
Syn: erase
Ant: build up

5. Illogical Root: G. logos- ''word, speech, idea, reason''
adjective
not according to reason
As the two debaters got worked up, their arguments became more illogical
Syn: irrational
Ant: sensible

6. Analogy
Noun
Comparison – ‘ana’ = according to; logos = according to reason
The professor tried to think of an analogy to explain the rotation of a sun.

7. Apologetic Adjective Sorry, showing regret.
‘Apo’ = from ( Greek) + logos = speech from
The weatherman seemed apologetic about predicting clear skies the night before an nine-inch fall.
Syn: regretful
Ant: proud

8. Diagram Root: G. Gramma , ''letter writing''
Adj.
to daw a detailed picture of, to map out
Not even the best student were able to diagram the solution to the math problem
Syn: sketch

9. Program Verb To train, to teach
We were able to program our home security system to notify the police within ten seconds of a break in.

10. Biographical Adjective Describing one’s life
The director fifth movie was a biographical account of a famous jazz trumpeter.

11. Descriptive Root: Scriptum - ''to write''
adjective
giving details about; illustrating; explaining
 Because the advertisement was not very descriptive, many people were confused about the product.

12. Subscribe Verb To believe in, to feel approval or agreement.
Anyone who still subscribes to the idea that the sun revolves around the Earth, simply does not want to believe the scientific facts.
Syn: support
Ant: oppose

13. Manuscript Noun A handwritten document
The poet decided to burn all of her original manuscripts.