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8th Grade Greek & La
Week 26
Question | Answer |
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NAUS | ship, boat (G) |
NAVIS | ship, boat (L) |
HOMOS | same, common, joint (G) |
HETEROS | other, different (G) |
CARDO/CARDINIS | hinge (L) |
PORTA | door, gate, entry (L) |
PORTO/PORTATUM | to carry (L) |
nautical | pertaining to ships |
astronaut | one who 'sails' out toward the stars |
cosmonaut | astronaut |
nausea | seasickness caused by the motion of a boat |
navy | the maritime section of a nation's defense; the ships and those who manage them |
navigate | to determine the route a ship must take to a destination; to direct the course of a ship or any vehicle |
circumnavigate | to sail completely around a land mass or the world |
homograph | words with the same spelling but different origin and meaning |
homonym | words having the same sound or pronunciation but different spelling and meaning |
homogenize | to make homogeneous or the same throughout |
heterogeneous | different kind or nature |
heterography | spelling different from that which is correct in current usage; incorrect spelling |
heteronomy | not self-governing (opposite of autonomy) |
cardinal | essential, main; a songbird with bright red feathers |
cardinal numbers | one, two, three, etc. |
cardinal points | North, South, East, West |
port | a harbor for boats at the shore of a city; the left side of a ship,as one faces forward; a place to connect pieces of computer hardware so they can communicate with each other |
airport | a place where airplanes land and take off |
porch | a covered area around the entrance to a house |
portable | capable of being carried by hand or in person |
transport | to carry across; to carry away with emotion |
important | (adjective) carrying meaning or significance |
report | to carry back |