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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 24 (Latin), pp. 133-4: Words with uncommon meanings
| 1. ad- very GRAV- heavy -ate to make (verb) to load on 2. con- very 3. con- together 4. con- very much 5. con- completely 6. DECIM- ten(th) |
7. de- down from 8. de- down 9. de- down 10. ex- out 11. FACT- do 12. ob- in the way |
13. pre- forth 14. pre- forth, before 15. pre- before 16. pro- forth 17. PUNCT- point 18. trans- across |
Lesson 24 (Latin), pp. 135-136
| 1. pre- forward CIPIT- head -ate being (adj.) headlong, hasty, in a great rush 2. ex- out, former 3. re- back, away 4. in- not 5. pre- before 6. ART(i)- art, skill 7. re- back (up) |
8. in- in, on 9. ex- out (loud) 10. SAT- enough 11. SENT- feel, think 12. CARN- flesh 13. con- together 14. ob- against |
15. ex- out, comletely 16. con- with, very much 17. re- back 18. in- not 19. AUD- hear 20. in- in |
Lesson 25 (Latin), pp. 137-138: Latin words and phrases in English
| 1. AG- do -end(um) that which must be -ed (noun) list of "things that have to be done" 2. ANIM- feeling 3. con- together 4. con- together 5. con- very much |
6. CRED- believe 7. CRUC- cross 8. DICT- say 9. ex- out 10. ex- from |
11. GRAT- grateful 12. inter- between 13. MINUT- small 14. OMN- all 15. pro- forth |