Roots 11-20 Flashcards
(10 cards)
Phone
[Fō NAY] sound
PHONOGRAPH-(graph-write,draw)-writing with sound
TELEPHONE-(tele-far away)-sound from far away
PHONOGRAM-(gramma-letter)-written sound
EUPHONY-(eu-well,good)-good or pleasant sound
SYMPHONY-(sym-together)-sounds that go together
MEGAPHONE-(mega-big)-device to make sound BIG
MICROPHONE-(mikros-small)-device to transmit or record small sounds
Sonus
[SOH noos] sound
SOUND-vibrations perceived by our ears
SONIC-relating to what we can hear
SONNET-a form of rhyming Italian poetry
SONOVOX-a machine that makes sound effect voices
SONAR-a device that hears sound under water
SONATA-an instrumental(not vocal)musical composition with three or four movements
CONSONANT-(con-with)speech sounds made with lips, tongue, or teeth
Skopeo
[SKŌ pe ō] see, look, consider, examine
SCOPE-all that they eye can see
MICROSCOPE-(Mikros-small)-device to look at small objects
TELESCOPE-(tele-distant)-device for seeing distant objects
PERISCOPE-(peri-around)-device for seeing around obstacles
KALEIDOSCOPE-(kalos-beautiful,eidos-form)-device for seeing changing beautiful forms or arrangements of small fragments of glass,etc.
EPISCOPAL-(epi-on,over)-overseen by bishops or “overseers”
BISHOP-a church overseer
Video
Visum
[WI deh ō, WEE soom] see
TELEVISION-(tele[Gr.]-far away)-machine for seeing things that are far away
VIDEOPHONE-(phone[Gr.]-sound)-tv screen for seeing the person you are talking to on the telephone
MONTEVIDEO-(mons,montis-mountain)-“mountain view”-a city in Uruguay
VIDEO-picture portion of television
EVIDENCE-(e,ex-out)-out of what one can see
ADVISE-(ad-to,toward)-look and tell your view
INVISIBLE-(in-not)-not to be seen
Logos
[LOH goss] word,study
LOGIC-reasoning to gain knowledge and wisdom
GEOLOGY-(geo-earth)-study of the Earth
ASTROLOGY-(astron-star)-knowledge from the stars
BIOLOGY-(bios-life)-study of physical life
ZOOLOGY-(zoon-animal)-study of animals
TECHNOLOGY-(techne art,skill)-study of how to improve an art or a skill
ANTHROPOLOGY-(anthropos-man)-study of mankind
PSYCHOLOGY-(psyche-soul,life)-study of the soul or mental life of a man
LEGEND-a story to be read
Verbum
[WAIR boom] word
VERB-the action word in a sentence
PROVERB-(pro-forward)-a wise or profound saying
VERBAL-of,or pertaining to, words
VERBIAGE-use of too many words;chatter
VERBOSE-(-osus-full of)-wordy,full of words
VERBATIM-word-for-word copy or record
VERBALIZE-to express in words
VERBERIUM-game in which a word is changed into others by rearranging its letters
Nomen
Nominis
[NŌ men, NŌ mi nis] name
NOMINATE-suggest someone’s name for office
NOMINATION-act of naming a candidate for office
NOMINAL-in name only;not real or actual
NOMENCLATURE-(calo,calatum-call)-system of names used to classify knowledge;what we call things
NOM DE PLUM-(french)-pen name of an author
DENOMINATION-(de-down from)-names of classes or categories,eg.,religious,money
DENOMINATOR-part of a fraction below the line
Pro
[PRŌ] for, before, forward, in place of
PROFESS-(fateor, fassus sum-admit, reveal)-to admit that one is an expert
PROFESSIONAL-one who claims to be an expert
PROBLEM-(ballein[Gr.]-throw)-anything thrown forward to be worked on, or solved
PROBOSCIS-(boskein[Gr.]-feed,graze)-trunk or snout for grazing
PROLOGUE-(logos[Gr.]-word,study)-words before beginning a play or book
PROCLAIM-(clamo,clamatum-shout)-announce,cry out,publish
PROCEED-(cedo,cessurus-move,yield)-move forward
PRONOUN-(nomen-name)-word that stands for a noun(I, you, he, she, it, we, they, etc.)
Prae
[PRY] before, in front of
PREDICT-(dico,dictum-say)-say beforehand, foretell
PREAMBLE-(ambulo,ambulatum-walk)-that which goes before
PRECAUTION-(caveo,cautum- be on guard)-being on guard beforehand
PRECURSOR-(curro,cursum-run)-one who runs ahead
PREFER-(fero,latum-bear,carry)-carry to a forward position or rank
PREGNANT-(gigno,genitum-bring forth)-condition before birth
PREJUDICE-(judicium-judgement)-make judgement beforehand
Ad
[ODD] to, toward, near, next to
ADEQUATE-(aequus-level,even,flat)-even with or equal to
ADHERE-(haereo,haesum-stick to,stay)-stick to
ADJECTIVE-(jacio,jactum-throw)-word “thrown at” a noun to modify it
ADMIRE-(mirror,miratum-be amazed,wonder)-look at with wonder or amazement
ADMONISH-(moneo,monitum-warn)-give warning to
ADMIT-(mitto,missum-send)-send to;allow entrance to a place or to the mind
ADVERTISE-(verto,versum-turn)-turn people to what you are offering
