Latin and Greek Root Words: Unit 7 - Expansion of Knowledge Through Language Roots
Explore the roots of language with Latin and Greek words in Unit 7, delving into concepts like literal interpretation, logical reasoning, graphical representation, and the art of writing. Learn about words like "literal," "literate," "obliterate," "illogical," "analogy," "diagram," "program," "biographical," "descriptive," "subscribe," and "manuscript" as they expand your linguistic understanding.
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Latin and Greek Root Words: Unit 7 *LITER, LOG, GRAM, GRAPH, SCRIPT, SCRIB *LITERAL, LITERATE, OBLITERATE, ILLOGICAL, ANALOGY, APOLOGETIC, DIAGRAM, PROGRAM, BIOGRAPHICAL, DESCRIPTIVE, SUBSCRIBE, MANUSCRIPT
Unit 7 Liter- Letter Latin LITTERA 1. Literal adj. Exactly true, rather than figurative or metaphorical Syn: Actual Our teacher told us that the poem had much more to offer than just a literal message about sunrise. 2. Literate adj. A. Able to read, B. Well-read A. The library set up a tutoring program to help people who were not literate. B. Susan has read over 2,000 books and is one of the most literate people I know. 3. Obliterate v. To completely destroy Syn: Erase Ant: Build up Celia's nasty note obliterate all the positive feelings that Marcel had for her.
Unit 7 Contd Log - word, speech, idea, reason Greek LOGOS 4. Illogical adj. Not done according to reason Syn: Irrational G. in, "not," +logos= not according to reason Ant: Sensible As the two debaters got worked up, their arguments became more illogical. 5. Analogy n. Comparison G. ana, "according to," +logos= according to reason The professor tried to think of an analogy to explain the rotation of the sun. 6. Apologetic adj. Sorry; showing regret Syn: Regretful G. apo, "from," +logos= speech from Ant: Proud The weatherman seemed apologetic about predicting clear skies the night before a nine-inch snowfall.
Unit 7 Contd Gram, Graph Greek GRAMMA- Letter, writing; GRAPHEN- to write 7. Diagram v. To draw a detailed picture of; to map out Syn: Sketch G. dia, "across, out" +gramma= write out Not even the best students were able to diagram the solution to the math problem. 8. Program v. To train; to teach G. pro, "forth,"+gramma= write forth We were able to program our home security systen to notify the police within ten seconds of a break-in. 9. Biographical adj. Describing one's life G. bios, "life," +graphein= to write about the life of The director's fifth movie was a biographical account of a famous jazz trumpeter.
Unit 7 Contd Script, Scrib- To write Latin SCRIBERE, SCRIPTUM 10. Descriptive adj. Giving details about; illustrating; explaining L. de, "down," +scriptum= written down Because the advertisement was not very descriptive, many people were confused about the product. 11. Subscribe v. To believe in; to feel approval or agreement Syn: Support Ant: Oppose L. sub, "under," +scribere= to write under Anyone who still subscribes to the idea that the sun revolves around the Earth simply does not want to believe the scientific facts. 12. Manuscript n. A handwritten document L. manus, "hand," +scriptum= handwritten The poet decided to burn all of her original manuscripts.
