1. Latin and Greek Elements in English
Review of Latin Forms
1. The fern offers perhaps the best example in nature of the supradecompound leaf.
supra- above, further
de- down
com- with, together
POUND- put, place
2. Beekeepers assist in keeping their hives active and vital through the supersedure of an old queen with a new one.
super- above, over
SED- sit, settle
-ure act of
adj.
having many divisions that
are themselves replicated
multiples of the same design
noun
replacement

2. Latin and Greek Elements in English
Review of Latin Forms
but when he reached out to his dead wife, his hands passed through the disincarnate being.
dis- apart
in- in
CARN- flesh
4. So spiteful an old man, he pretermitted all his children in his will and left everything to the Friends of Acid Rain.
preter- beyond
MITT- send, let go
-ate possessing
adj.
disembodied
verb
to allow to pass without mention

3. Latin and Greek Elements in English
Review of Latin Forms
5. With a modicum of ancient Greek, a dictionary and a good interlineary anyone can read the New Testament in the original.
inter- between
LINE- line
-ary p.t.
6. After the funds had been embezzled, it was very difficult to convince the council to reappropriate them.
re- back, again
ad- to
PROPRI- (make) one’s own
substantive
foreign language text with translation
provided every other line
-ate v.s.
verb
“to make one’s own again”;
to reallocate for some purpose

4. Latin and Greek Elements in English
Review of Latin Forms
7. Rodolpho was saved only by the incoincidence of his wife’s and his girlfriend’s arrivals at the party.
in- not
co(n)- with, together
in- in
CID- fall
8. Despite his popularity at the time of his re-election, Nixon’s malversation ultimately undermined him.
MAL- bad
VERS- turn
at(e)- v.s.
-ence quality of -ing
noun
a chance failure to meet
(“fall in together”)
-ion act of
noun
misbehavior, corruption

5. Latin and Greek Elements in English
Review of Latin Forms
9. Levi-Strauss’ work on myth is grounded in contrapletal concepts: old-young, nature-nurture, inside-outside.
contra- against
PLET- fill, full
-al p.t.
10. A manager’s prelation of certain employees will motivate some to do better but will engender resentment in others.
pre- before, in front of
LAT- bear, carry
-ion act of
adj.
p.t. a pair of polar opposites
which complement each other
noun
“preferment,” favoritism