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8th Grade Greek & La
Week 29
Question | Answer |
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GRADUS | step, degree (L) |
PLUS/PLURIS | more, many (L) |
AKROS | topmost; high point; extreme (G) |
KATA | down, against (G) |
ANA | up, back again, along, through (G) |
DUCO/DUCTUM | draw, attract,lead (L) |
AGO/ACTUM | do, act, drive, perform (L) |
grade | a degree or step in a scale of rank, quality, value |
gradual | taking place, changing, or moving in small degrees |
graduation | ceremony of giving diplomas or degrees in school or college for completion of a program |
centigrade | a scale of measuring heat which has one hundred degrees between water's freezing and boiling points' Celsius' thermometer |
plus | more, additional |
plural | more than one in number |
E PLURIBUS UNUM | "out of many(states), one (nation)" |
surplus | extra, more or above what is needed |
acrobat | one who preforms gymnastic feats on a high wire, elevated apparatus, or on the ground |
acropolis | high point of a Greek city; a citadel |
acronym | word formed from the first letters of a phrase: radar (radio detecting and ranging), NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), SALT (Studying and learning together) |
acrophobia | extreme fear of heights |
catalog | a list from which to choose |
catastrophe | downturn of events |
catapult | a device for hurling stones or arrows |
catacomb | subterranean cemetery |
analysis | taking something apart to study it |
anatomy | cutting up a body to study it |
anagram | word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters |
analogy | similarity of two things such as a heart and a pump |
aqueduct | tube or canal for water to move along |
conduct | guide, direct, lead, convey |
produce | bring forth, make, cause, create |
reduce | to lead back; to bring down to a smaller size, amount, weight, or price |
act | do, perform, behave |
agent | a person or thing that causes an action to take place |
navigate | drive or steer a boat |
prodigal | driving forth, wasteful, exravagant |