Latin and Greek Elements in English Review of





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Latin and Greek Elements in English Review of Latin Forms 1. God seposed a seventh of our time for his exterior worship. verb se- aside, away POSE- place, put to set aside, to reserve 2. He never varied his ideas, seldom his expressions. . . he went on stubbornly verbigerating in the face of history. (Sheean) verb VERBi- word to repeat a word or sentence GER- carry (on), produce endlessly or meaninglessly -ate v. s.
Latin and Greek Elements in English Review of Latin Forms 3. Most frequently this moss is subnascent and found on decaying trees. sub- under NASC- be born -ent -ing adj. growing underneath 4. Redient birds in spring also add to the glorious array of colors on these wetlands. re(d)- back, again I- go -ent -ing adj. returning
Latin and Greek Elements in English Review of Latin Forms 5. In one type of exorcism, the priest forces the demon out of its victim’s lungs through exsufflation. ex- out, from sub- under FLAT- blow -ion act of noun “the action of breathing upon”; the forcible removal of a demon by pushing it out with breath 6. Etymologists often find a substantial difference between the primary and tralatitious meanings of a word. adj. tra(ns)- across having a significance derived from LAT- bear, carry something outside (“brought across”); metaphorical -itious t. t.
Latin and Greek Elements in English Review of Latin Forms 7. Perpend, my princess, and give ear! (Shakespeare) verb per- through, completely PEND- hang, weigh to reflect, to consider 8. Children from the youngest age should be encouraged to be omnilegent. Even the back of a cereal box can be instructive. OMNi- all LEG- choose, read -ent -ing adj. reading everything, eager to read
Latin and Greek Elements in English Review of Latin Forms 9. After a roughly sexennial period, the war was brought to its end with the bombing of Himoshima and Nagasaki. adj. SEX- six ENNI- year -al p. t. lasting six years 10. Fricatives like f and vspeech are sometimes termed sound created by the partial or complete closing (“obstruction”) of the obstruents. ob- against STRU- build -ent -ing substantive breathing passage which through friction produces a grating sound; thus they are also called “fricatives”