Lesson 8

Question 1

-ia, -y

Answer 1

state of, condition of, quality of (suffix)

ex. neuralgia

Question 2

-ism, -ismus

Answer 2

condition of, belief in (suffix)

ex. alcoholism, metabolism

Question 3

-sis, -sia, -sy, -se

Answer 3

act of, process of (sometimes result of) (suffix)

• *adj. form is -tic, -stic
  ex. synthesis

Question 4

-ma, -m, -me (-mat)

Answer 4

result of the act of

ex. dramatic

Question 5

blep-

Answer 5

to see

Question 6

cor(e)-

Answer 6

pupil of the eye

Question 7

cra-

Answer 7

to mix

ex. crater (latin for mixing bowl)

Question 8

cyan-

Answer 8

blue

Question 9

cye-

Answer 9

to be pregnant

Question 10

galact-, gala-

Answer 10

milk

ex. galaxy

Question 11

geu-

Answer 11

to taste

Question 12

gloss-, glot(t)-

Answer 12

tongue, language

ex. glossary

Question 13

idi-

Answer 13

ones own, peculiar, distinct

ex. idiot

Question 14

is-

Answer 14

equal, same

ex. isometric

Question 15

lal-

Answer 15

to talk

Question 16

mega-, megal-

Answer 16

large, one million

ex. megaphone, megaton

Question 17

mogi

Answer 17

difficult

Question 18

ne-

Answer 18

new, new and different form of

Question 19

odyn-

Answer 19

pain

Question 20

onych-

Answer 20

finger or toenail, claw

Question 21

path-

Answer 21

disease, suffering, feeling

ex. sympathy

Question 22

pep(s)-, pept-

Answer 22

to digest

Question 23

pseudo-

Answer 23

false

Question 24

tele-

Answer 24

afar, operating at a distance

ex. telephone