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LATIN AND GREEK ELEMENTS IN ENGLISH
Answers to Ayers, English Words from Latin and Greek Elements,
2nd Edition (1986).
Be sure to put answers in the correct format, as below.
Lesson 15 (Greek), pp. 239-240
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1. anti- against 2. anti- opposite 3. COSMo- universe 4. para- different 5. apo- away 6. a- not 7. meta- changed |
8. para- beside, aside 9. peri- around 10. LITHo- stone 11. meta- changed 12. POLY- many 13. syn- together 14. epi- on |
15. cata- down, bad 16. CANON- accepted list (of saints) 17. AUT- (for one)self 18. en- in(to) 19. MESo- middle part of 20. syn- together |
Lesson 16 (Greek), pp. 242-244
| 1. MONo- one, lone -mania madness for (noun) excessive interest in one thing, one's obsession 2. MONo- one, only 3. PENTA- five 4. MONo- one 5. POLY- many 6. HOMo- same 7. HEXA- six |
8. PROT- first, primary 9. MONo- one, only 10. PROTo- first 11. MONo- one 12. STEREo- solid 13. MONo- one, single 14. DI- two |
15. TRI- three 16. DICHo- in two 17. MON- alone 18. PROTo- first, primitive 19. MONo- one 20. MONo- one, only |
ANSWERS
(Exercise III, p. 244) |
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