Greek roots vocabulary: “chronos” means time and “phon” means sound
anachronism- an event or object is placed in a time period where it doesn't belong. Sample sentence: That picture of a car in the 1600's is an anachronism because there were no cars then.
chronic- lasting a long time.- (synonym-continuous)
Chronicle - a record of happenings (synonym- an account of)
chronology- a list of events arranged in the order in which they occurred.
synchronize- to make happen at the same time. (synonym = coincide)
Megaphone - a horn that increases the loudness of a voice
Euphonious - means pleasing to the ear (synonym = harmonious)
Phonics - the association of letters with speech sounds
Symphony - a composition for an orchestra to play. (a musical piece)
cacophony - (pronounced ka-kof-any) - a harsh clashing sound. (dissonance)