Greek/Latin December 17-21

Word List: Bio = life

antiobiotic               a medicine used to save lives because it destroys harmful bacteria and cures infections 

 

autobiography         a piece of writing written by a person about his or her own life

 

biography                a piece of writing about a person’s life written by someone else

 

biologist                  a person who studies living things

 

biology                    the study of living things

 

biopsy                     the removal of living tissue from the body for diagnostic examination

 

biosphere                the zone of planet Earth where there is life (between the deep crust and the lower atmosphere)

 

macrobiotic diet     a diet thought to help people live longer because it focuses on natural foods

 

neurobiology           the study of the nervous system of living things and how it helps the living things learn and react

 

symbiosis                how two different living organism live together and depend on each other

Spelling Words for December 17-21

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Spelling Words – December 17-21

 

prerecorded	reappear	postscript	cooperate
prehistoric	posttest	coauthors	recharge
precaution	postwar	rejoin	coexist
prefix	coworker	reform	prepaid
refresh	postdate	reenter	reclaim

 

greek and latin for December 10-14

Mal, male = bad; abnormal; worse

 

dismal          depressing; causing gloom or misery; causing bad feelings

malady        bad health; illness; sickness

malaria        bad air; a disease usually spread by infected mosquitoes

malefactor  an evildoer; a person who does bad things

malevolent a word that describes a person or character who wishes bad things would happen to others

malfeasance wrongdoing or bad conduct by a public official

malice         mischief; evil intent; bad will

malignant    harmful; something bad enough that it could result in death when related to cancer

malnourished     having bad health or having poor nutrition

malodorous bad smell; stinky

 

spelling words for December 10-14

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Spelling Words – December 10-14

 

moisture	voyage	employ	ounce
mountain	coward	allow	oyster
poise	pronounce	avoid	decoy
couch	tower	sour	destroy
bound	appoint	allowance	annoy

 

Bon, Bene, Ben for December 3-7

Word List = Ben, Bene, Bon = Good, Well;

benediction    a good blessing in a religious service

benefactor     a good person who offers help or donate money

beneficial       having a good outcome; favorable  

beneficiary     a person who receive something good from someone else such as an inheritance.

benefit            to gain or receive good results from something

benevolent     kind; good-hearted

benigh            favorable; having a good effect; not harmful

bonafide         in good faith;  authentic; genuine real

bonus              anything good that is received over and beyond what was expected (usually money)

bon voyage   French for “having a good trip”  

spelling words for December 3-7

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Spelling Words – December 3-7

 

inform	ornament	disappear	pioneer
important	warmth	serious	forever
reward	appear	perform	force
peer	weary	pier	fortune
career	pierce	formal	enormous

 

Greek Latin Words for November 26-30

Jur, Jus, Jud = law, justice

adjure        to give up rights; to recant

judge          a person chosen to interpret law,

decide on a winner, or settle a controversy

jurisdiction the territory or land in which justice and laws are administered and followed

jurist            an expert in law

jury              a group of people sworn to abide by the laws to determine the truth

just              lawful; fair

justice         fairness; rightfulness

justification       the fact that is said to prove that something is true

justify          to prove; to offer

perjury       to break the law by lying; to break a formal promise; to break an oath

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spelling Words November 26-30

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Spelling Words – November 26-30

 

armor	stern	linen	morsel
attach	shallow	ample	vigor
worse	aircraft	welfare	burglar
modern	penalty	fixture	butcher
peril	prison	earnest	scarlet

 

Greek/Latin Words for November 12-20

Cred = Believe

accreditation         granting approval or belief in a school

credential               a document that proves a person is believable

credible                  believable; reliable

credit                      to believe that someone will do something

creditor                   a person who believes that he will be paid back the money that he loaned

credulous               tending to believe too easily; easily convinced; easily fooled

creed                      a set of religious beliefs or principles

discredit                  to refuse to believe; to reject as untrue

incredible               not believable; improbable; unlikely

incredulous            doubting; unwilling or unable to believe