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Unit 1 Greek And Latin Roots Study Guide

Published on Mar 28, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PHOS/PHOT ROOT

GREEK PHOS, PHOTOS MEANS "LIGHT"

LUC ROOT

LATIN LUX, LUCIS MEANING "LIGHT"
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SPEC/SPECT ROOT

LATIN SPECERE, SPECTUM MEANING "TO LOOK AT"

VID/VIS ROOT

LATIN VIDERE, VISUM MEANING "TO SEE, TO LOOK"

LUCID

  • Adjective
  • Latin
  • Meaning easy to understand, clear
  • Synonyms: comprehensible, rational, sane
  • Antonyms: confusing, clouded, puzzled

ELUCIDATE

  • Verb
  • Latin
  • Meaning to make clear by explaining
  • Synonyms: clarify, illuminate, explain
  • Antonyms: Confuse, Complicate, Cloud

TRANSULCENT

  • Adjective
  • Latin
  • Meaning allowing light to pass through
  • Synonyms: Crystalline, luminous, see-through
  • Antonyms: Blocked, cloudy, opaque

CIRCUMSPECT

  • Adjective
  • Latin
  • Meaning careful; mindful of rules and consequences
  • Synonyms: careful, considerate, wary
  • Antonyms: careless, foolish, inattentive

INVIDIOUS

  • Adjective
  • Latin
  • Meaning hateful or spiteful
  • Synonyms: abominable, detracting, envious
  • Antonyms: delightful, likeable, lovable

PROVIDENTIAL

  • Adjective
  • Latin
  • Meaning happening by good fortune
  • Synonyms: accidental, appropriate, befitting

IMPROVISE

  • Verb
  • Latin
  • Meaning to create wihtout any forethought or preparation
  • Synonyms: brainstorm, concoct, devise
  • Antonyms: design, plan, premeditate

PROSPECT

  • Noun
  • Latin
  • meaning that which is expected

SPECTER

  • Noun
  • Latin
  • Meaning a ghost or phantom

PHOTOTROPIC

  • Adjective
  • Greek
  • Meaning Tending to grow or move towards light

PHOSPHORESCENT

  • Adjective
  • Greek
  • Meaning giving off light without heat

PHOTOGENIC

  • Adjective
  • Greek
  • Meaning attractive in pictures or photgraphs