CLASSICAL ROOTS LESSON 4 PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS part 2

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CLASSICAL ROOTS LESSON #4 PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS (part 2)

CLASSICAL ROOTS LESSON #4 PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS (part 2)

ROOTS • • • Puer- (Latin) A MALE CHILD Pais, paidos (Greek) CHILD ;

ROOTS • • • Puer- (Latin) A MALE CHILD Pais, paidos (Greek) CHILD ; BOY Sum, Esse, Fui, Futurum (Latin) TO BE Morior, Mori, Mortuum (Latin) TO DIE Thanatos (Greek) DEATH Nascor, Nasci, Natum (Latin) TO BE BORN

 • • ENTITY ESSENCE EUTHANASIA INNATE MORIBUND MORTIFY NAIVE NASCENT RENAISSANCE NONENTITY ORTHOPEDICS

• • ENTITY ESSENCE EUTHANASIA INNATE MORIBUND MORTIFY NAIVE NASCENT RENAISSANCE NONENTITY ORTHOPEDICS PEDOGOGUE PEDANT POSTMORTEM PUERILE

1. ENTITY • (N) Something that has real or independent existence Each twin wanted

1. ENTITY • (N) Something that has real or independent existence Each twin wanted to be treated as their own entity.

2. ESSENCE ( N ) 1. Basic element 1. During the 1920 s Bessie

2. ESSENCE ( N ) 1. Basic element 1. During the 1920 s Bessie Smith’s signing represented the essence of blues music. ( N ) 2. Perfume 2. The delicate essence of lavender scented the room.

3. EUTHANASIA • (N) act of painlessly killing a suffering person/anim al; mercy killing

3. EUTHANASIA • (N) act of painlessly killing a suffering person/anim al; mercy killing Controversy continues over a patient’s right to have a choice regarding euthanasia. .

4. INNATE • ( ADJ ) possessed at birth Voice lessons have improved his

4. INNATE • ( ADJ ) possessed at birth Voice lessons have improved his innate singing talent.

5. MORIBUND • ( ADJ ) about to die or end As smart phones

5. MORIBUND • ( ADJ ) about to die or end As smart phones became popular, mp 3 players became moribund. .

6. MORTIFY • ( V ) to shame The speaker was mortified when he

6. MORTIFY • ( V ) to shame The speaker was mortified when he realized he had split his pants in the back.

7. NAIVE ( ADJ ) childlike; unsophisticated She retained a naïve belief that her

7. NAIVE ( ADJ ) childlike; unsophisticated She retained a naïve belief that her toys came alive by night.

8. NASCENT • ( ADJ ) emerging; coming into existence Good teachers encourage the

8. NASCENT • ( ADJ ) emerging; coming into existence Good teachers encourage the nascent skills of young, developing writers.

9. NONENTITY ( N ) a person or thing of no importance How did

9. NONENTITY ( N ) a person or thing of no importance How did such a nonentity achieve so much power over others?

10. ORTHOPEDIC ( ADJ ) having to do with the branch of medicine treating

10. ORTHOPEDIC ( ADJ ) having to do with the branch of medicine treating skeletal disorders Many orthopedic surgeries help people regain their movement and active lifestyle.

11. PEDOGOGUE (N) a teacher Every pedagogue worth his salt knows his job is

11. PEDOGOGUE (N) a teacher Every pedagogue worth his salt knows his job is to teach how to think, not what to think.

12. PEDANT ( N ) a person who pays excessive attention to learning rules/details

12. PEDANT ( N ) a person who pays excessive attention to learning rules/details rather than true understanding A true student seeks to understand the causes of historical events, but a pedant only memorizes dates.

13. POSTMORTEM ( N ) - an examination to determine cause of death; autopsy

13. POSTMORTEM ( N ) - an examination to determine cause of death; autopsy The postmortem performed by the doctor eliminated the possibility of death by poison.

14. PUERILE ( ADJ ) childish, immature Forced to take my little sister to

14. PUERILE ( ADJ ) childish, immature Forced to take my little sister to the party, I was humiliated by her puerile giggling throughout the night.

15. RENAISSANCE ( N ) - 1. rebirth; a renewal Phoenix 1. The twentieth

15. RENAISSANCE ( N ) - 1. rebirth; a renewal Phoenix 1. The twentieth century has witnessed a renaissance of interest in community service.

15. RENAISSANCE (cont’d) ( N ) 2. A revival of humanism in 14 th

15. RENAISSANCE (cont’d) ( N ) 2. A revival of humanism in 14 th to 16 th century Europe; enlightenment 2. During the Renaissance the humanities were greatly influenced by Greek and Roman models.