Morpheme Roots Hosp Onym Host Flashcards
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Hospital
A place where sick or hurt people are given care or treatment and where babies are often born
(n)-
The nurses and doctors at the HOSPITAL took great care of me when I broke my arm.
Hospitable
generous and freindly to guest or visitors
(adj)-
During my trip, the people in japan where very HOSPITABLE and welcoming.
Homonym
A word that is spelled and pronounced like another word but has a differnent meaning
(n)-
The word bear is a HOMONYM; I couldent bear to see the bear suffer.
Synonym
A word that has the same or similar meaning as another word in the same language.
(n)-
Detergent is a SYNONYM for soap.
Antonym
A word that is the opposite meaning of another word
(n)-
An ANTONYM for dirty is clean.
Anonymous
Not named or identified; Made of done by somone unknown
(adj)-
I wonder who wrote the ANONYMOOUS letter th the police saying who the criminal was for the robbery?
Acronym
A name for somthing that is formed from the first letter of each word.
(n)-
NASA is a ACRONYM for the National Aeronautics and Space Administation.
Pseudonym
A name for a person, such as a writer, instead of using his or her name.
(n)-
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, a famous American writte, wrote is books as Mark Twain
Hostile
Not freindly; showing unfreindly features; harsh or unpleasent
(adj)-
The fans quickly became HOSTILE as soon as the ref callled the play; They began yelling and throwing things on the field.
Hostage
A person who is captured by somone who demands that certain things must be done before that person is freed
(n)-
The man releasted the HOSTAGE from the bank onced the police agree to his demands.
Hosp
Meaning: guest
Origin: Latin
Onym
Meaning: Name
Origin: Greek
Host
Meaning: Stranger, enemy
Origin: Latin
