HW 1 Flashcards
Base?
Genocide
Gen
Become, Be born
Base?
Phase
Pha
Show
Base?
Tropic
Trop
Turn
Base?
philia
philia
Love of
Prefix
Cata-, cat-
ex. Catastrophe
down, against, compeletely wrong
Prefix
Hyper-
ex. Hyperthermia
over, above, beyond, excessive
Prefix
Anti-, ant-
ex. Antagonism
instead, against, in opposition to
Prefix
Dia-, di-
ex. Diameter
through, across, over, apart
Prefix
Meta-
ex: Metamorphosis
behind, beyond, indicates change
Prefix
Pro-
ex. Prognosis
earlier, in front of, instead of
Identify prefix and give meaning
Apology
apo-
out of, away, away from, off, utterly
Identify prefix and give meaning
Amphibian
amphi-
on both sides, around
Identify prefix and give meaning
Antidote
anti-
instead of, against, in opposition to
Identify prefix and give meaning
Catastrophe
Cata-
down, against, completely, wrongly
Identify prefix and give meaning
Empathy
Em
in
Identify prefix and give meaning
Paragraph
Para
beside, beyond, near
Identify prefix and give meaning
dystrophy
dys-
bad
Mythology
Penelope
Wife of Odysseus, waited for him to return home
Mythology
Achilles
Best soldier of the Greeks, killed hector
Mythology
Paris
Started the Trojan War by taking Helen
Mythology
Theseus
Killed Minotaur in the labyrinth
Mythology
Aeneas
Trojan soldier, moved to what would later become Rome in Italy
Mythology
Cassandra
Daughter of Priam, no one believed her prohesies
Roman name equivilant for the Greek god/dess
Zeus
Jupiter
Roman name equivilant for the Greek god/dess
Apollo
Apollo
Roman name equivilant for the Greek god/dess
Demeter
Ceres
Roman name equivilant for the Greek god/dess
Hades
Pluto
To what mythical figure do these words refer:
Tantalize
Tantalus
To what mythical figure do these words refer:
Titanium
Titan(s)
To what mythical figure do these words refer:
Irisdescent
Iris
Divide the following words into their bases
Cosmopolitan
Base 1: cosmo- (world); Greek: kosmos (order)
Base 2: -politan (citizen); Greek: polites (citizen)
Divide the following words into their bases
Geothermal
Base 1: geo- (earth); Greek: ge (earth)
Base 2: -thermal (heat); Greek: therme (heat)
Divide the following words into their bases
Mythology
Base 1: myth- (story); Greek: mythos (myth)
Base 2: -logy (study of); Greek: logos (word, speech, study)
Divide the following words into their bases
Theogony
Base 1: theo- (god); Greek: theos (god)
Base 2: -gony (birth); Greek: gene (give birth)
Divide the following words into their bases
Thanatology
Base 1: thanato- (death); Greek thanatos
Base 2: -logy (subject of study); Greek: logos (word, speech, study)
Divide the following words into their bases
Geography
Base 1: geo- (earth); Greek: ge (earth)
Base 2: -graphy (writing); Greek graphe (writing)
