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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 22 (Latin), pp. 126-128
| 1. dis- apart VULG- common (people) (verb) to make public 2. pre- forth 3. MISC(e)- mix 4. ambi- both (ways) 5. in- not 6. in- not 7. ex- out |
8. pro- forth 9. dis- not 10. PURG- clean 11. ex- out 12. pre- forth 13. inter- between 14. SPEC- look |
15. ex- out 16. dis- apart 17. in- not 18. ab- away, off 19. con- with 20. in- in, among |
Lesson 23 (Latin), pp. 129-130: Shakespeare
| I. 1. CRESC- grow -ent -ing (adj.) on the rise, waxing 2. dis- apart 3. extra- outside 4. con- together 5. FORT- strong 6. in- on (top of) |
7. PROB- test, good 8. re- back 9. TEN- hold
2. CRED- believe 3. dis- apart, without |
4. ex- out 5. pro- forward, in front 6. re- back 7. SEQU- follow 8. SIMUL- like (falsely) 9. TORT- twist |
Lesson 23 (Latin), pp. 131-132
| 1. VOC(i)- voice FER- bear -at(e) verb suffix -ion act of (noun) noisy outcry, clamor 2. ART(i)- art, skill 3. circum- around 4. in- not 5. con- together 6. dis- apart, different 7. in- in |
8. in- not 9. de- down 10. ex- out 11. pro- forth 12. ad- to, very much 13. ad- to, at, near 14. trans- across |
15. in- not 16. DICT- say 17. ex- out (neg., "undo") 18. ab- away 19. extro- outside 20. MANU- (by/from) hand |