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8th Grade Greek & La
Week 10
Question | Answer |
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HYPNOS | sleep (Greek) |
ANNUS | year (Greek) |
LITHOS | stone (Greek) |
PETROS | rock, stone (Greek) |
ASTRON | star (Greek) |
STELLA | star (Latin) |
DENDRON | tree (Greek) |
hypnosis | sleep-like state controlled by a hypnotizer |
hypnology | study of sleep |
hypnophobia | fear of sleep |
annual | yearly |
anniversary | celebration marking the turning of a year |
perennial | through the years |
annals | historical events recorded year by year |
lithograph | picture drawn on stone so the stone can "draw a picture" |
monolith | lone stone |
lithology | study of rocks or stone |
Neolithic | new or late stone age |
petrified | made into stone |
Peter | name which means "reliable, like a rock" |
petroleum | oil from rocks |
petrography | writing about rocks |
aster | star-shaped flower |
astronomer | one who names the stars |
astronaut | star sailor |
astrodome | covered stadium where sports stars perform |
constellation | group of stars |
interstellar | between the stars |
stellascope | instrument for looking at the stars; astronomical telescope |
Stella | girl's name meaning "star" |
rhododendron | evergreen shrub with large flowers |
dendrophile | lover of trees |
dendrometer | instrument for measuring the height and diameter of trees |
dendriform | having the shape of a tree |