English 9
Fourth Quarter
Greek and Latin Vocabulary
Lesson Sixteen
1. METABOLISM- The process through which an organism changes food into energy
2. METAMORPHOSIS- Changing in form; tramsformation
3. METAPHORICAL- Symbolic rather than literal
4. INALIENABLE- Not able to be taken away
5. ALIENATE- To make hostile
6. ALIAS- A name that is not one's true name
7. ALTERATION- A change or modification
8. ALTERNATE- To go back and forth; change from one thing to another
9. ALTERCATION- A fight or dispute
10. SIMULATE- To mimic; imitate
11. DISSEMBLE- To conceal the truth; to deceive
12. SEMBLANCE- Rough likeness
Lesson Seventeen
1. IMMORTALIZE- To preserve in memory forever
2. MORBID- Taking an unhealthy interest in unpleasant things
3. MORTIFY- To cause extreme embarrassment
4. MORIBUND- In a dying or deathlike state
5. NOXIOUS- Harmful to physical or moral health
6. PERNICIOUS- Causing damage; harmful
7. BIODEGRADABLE- Able to be broken down naturally
8. SYMBIOTIC- Mutually beneficial; supporting one another's life
9. ANTIBIOTIC- Causing the death of living organism, especially harmful ones
10. VIVACIOUS- Cheerful and full of life
11. VIVID- Making a strong impression on the senses; clear and sharp
12. REVIVAL- The act or process of bringing back to life
Lesson Eighteen
1. INCOGNITO- Disguised as someone other than oneself
2. COGNITIVE- Relating to the process of thought
3. COGNIZANT- Aware
4. SOPHISTCATE- One well-traveled/knowledgeable about culture, etiquette, fashion
5. SOPHISTRY- Use of trickery and false logic in arguments
6. SOPHOMORIC- Not highly developed; crude
7. NOMINAL- In name only; not completely true
8. DENOMINATION- Subcategory or subgroup
9. NOMENCLATURE- Official system of naming
10. SYNONYMOUS- Meaning the same as
11. ANONYMOUS- Not revealing one's identity
12. ANTONYM- A word that means the opposite of another word
Lesson Nineteen
1. MATRON- A married woman
2. MATERNAL- Having the qualities of a mother; motherly
3. MATRICULATE- To enroll in a degree program; especially at a college
4. PATRONIZE- To talk down to; condescend
5. PATERNAL- Having the qualities of a father
6. PATRICIDE- The murder of a father
7. EXPATRIATE- A person living outside his or her native country
8. FILIAL- Having to do with the son
9. AFFILIATE- One related to or associated with
10. PROGENITOR- The founder of a line or race
11. PROGENY- Children or descendants
12. GENEALOGY- The study of families and descendants
Lesson Twenty
1. MAGNITUDE- Greatness of size, strength or importance
2. MAGNATE- An important, powerful person in business
3. MAGNETIC- Attracting people of things
4. MAXIM- A brief statement that conveys a general truth
5. DIMINISH- To make smaller; to lessen
6. MINISCULE- Tiny
7. MINUTE- Extremely small; to lessen
8. MICROSCOPIC- Done with attention to small details
9. MICROCOSM- A small model of a larger pattern or place
10. MEGALOPOLIS- A very large city
11. MEGALOMANIAC- One who believes him or herself to be all-powerful or indestructible
1. METABOLISM- The process through which an organism changes food into energy
2. METAMORPHOSIS- Changing in form; tramsformation
3. METAPHORICAL- Symbolic rather than literal
4. INALIENABLE- Not able to be taken away
5. ALIENATE- To make hostile
6. ALIAS- A name that is not one's true name
7. ALTERATION- A change or modification
8. ALTERNATE- To go back and forth; change from one thing to another
9. ALTERCATION- A fight or dispute
10. SIMULATE- To mimic; imitate
11. DISSEMBLE- To conceal the truth; to deceive
12. SEMBLANCE- Rough likeness
Lesson Seventeen
1. IMMORTALIZE- To preserve in memory forever
2. MORBID- Taking an unhealthy interest in unpleasant things
3. MORTIFY- To cause extreme embarrassment
4. MORIBUND- In a dying or deathlike state
5. NOXIOUS- Harmful to physical or moral health
6. PERNICIOUS- Causing damage; harmful
7. BIODEGRADABLE- Able to be broken down naturally
8. SYMBIOTIC- Mutually beneficial; supporting one another's life
9. ANTIBIOTIC- Causing the death of living organism, especially harmful ones
10. VIVACIOUS- Cheerful and full of life
11. VIVID- Making a strong impression on the senses; clear and sharp
12. REVIVAL- The act or process of bringing back to life
Lesson Eighteen
1. INCOGNITO- Disguised as someone other than oneself
2. COGNITIVE- Relating to the process of thought
3. COGNIZANT- Aware
4. SOPHISTCATE- One well-traveled/knowledgeable about culture, etiquette, fashion
5. SOPHISTRY- Use of trickery and false logic in arguments
6. SOPHOMORIC- Not highly developed; crude
7. NOMINAL- In name only; not completely true
8. DENOMINATION- Subcategory or subgroup
9. NOMENCLATURE- Official system of naming
10. SYNONYMOUS- Meaning the same as
11. ANONYMOUS- Not revealing one's identity
12. ANTONYM- A word that means the opposite of another word
Lesson Nineteen
1. MATRON- A married woman
2. MATERNAL- Having the qualities of a mother; motherly
3. MATRICULATE- To enroll in a degree program; especially at a college
4. PATRONIZE- To talk down to; condescend
5. PATERNAL- Having the qualities of a father
6. PATRICIDE- The murder of a father
7. EXPATRIATE- A person living outside his or her native country
8. FILIAL- Having to do with the son
9. AFFILIATE- One related to or associated with
10. PROGENITOR- The founder of a line or race
11. PROGENY- Children or descendants
12. GENEALOGY- The study of families and descendants
Lesson Twenty
1. MAGNITUDE- Greatness of size, strength or importance
2. MAGNATE- An important, powerful person in business
3. MAGNETIC- Attracting people of things
4. MAXIM- A brief statement that conveys a general truth
5. DIMINISH- To make smaller; to lessen
6. MINISCULE- Tiny
7. MINUTE- Extremely small; to lessen
8. MICROSCOPIC- Done with attention to small details
9. MICROCOSM- A small model of a larger pattern or place
10. MEGALOPOLIS- A very large city
11. MEGALOMANIAC- One who believes him or herself to be all-powerful or indestructible
Fourth Quarter
Greek and Latin Roots
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Lesson Sixteen
META- AL- ALTER- SIMUL- |
Greek META, "after, changed, beyond" Latin ALIUS, "other, another" Latin ALTER, "other" Latin SIMULARE, SIMULATUM, "to imitate, to pretend, to appear to be" |
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Lesson Seventeen
MORT- NEC/NOX/NIC- BIO- VIV- |
Latin MORS, MOTIS, "death" Latin NOCERE, NOXUM, "to hurt, kill," NEC, NEXIS, "death" Greek BIOS, "life" Latin VIVERE, VICTUM, "to live" |
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Lesson Eighteen
COGN- SOPH- NOMEN- ONYM- |
Latin COGNOSCERE, COGNITUM, "to know" Greek SOPHOS, "wise" Latin NOMEN, NOMINIS, "name" Greek ONOMA, "name" |
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Lesson Nineteen
MATR- PATR- FIL- GEN- |
Latin MATER, "mother" Latin PATER, "father" Latin FILIUS, "son, child" Latin GIGNERE, GENITUS, "give birth to, create" |
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Lesson Twenty
MAGN- MAXIM- MIN- MICRO- MEGA- |
Latin MAGNUS, "large, great" Latin MAXIMUS, "largest, greatest" Latin MINOR, "less," MINUERE, MINUTUM, "to lessen" Greek MICROS, "small" Greek MEGALOS, "large" |
