1. Greek & Latin Vocab 15
aud, homo, phon, sent, soph

2. aud (Latin) hear, listen auditory (adj.) audiologist auditorium
SAT Focus Word: perceived through the sense of hearing
auditory (adj.)
a person trained in the study of hearing disorders
audiologist
the part of a theater designed to accommodate an audience
auditorium
other words:
audience, audio, audible

3. homo (Greek) same homonym (n.) homogeneous homeostasis
SAT Focus Word: a word that is the same as another in spelling and pronunciation but different in meaning
homonym (n.)
of the same composition or character throughout
homogeneous
the processes by which the body maintains its equilibrium
homeostasis
other words:
homophobia, homogenized
Homogenized would be like our milk – made the same throughout (instead of clumpy and fatty).

4. phon (Greek) sound cacophony (n.) homophones phoneme
SAT Focus Word: an unpleasant combination of loud, discordant sounds
cacophony (n.)
words that have the same sound but differ in spelling and meaning (e.g., to, too, two)
homophones
the smallest distinctive unit of sound in a language (e.g., The a sound in “they” and “main” is the same.)
phoneme
other words:
telephone, phonics, phonograph, megaphone
Ca-COF-uh-nee

5. sent, sens (Latin) feel consensus (n.) dissent sentient
SAT Focus Word: general agreement (“feeling”+ “with” each other)
consensus (n.)
to differ in feelings or belief about something
dissent
capable of feeling; conscious
sentient
other words:
extrasensory, resent, sentence
Resent – to feel bitter about. Sentence – an complete expression of a feeling

6. soph (Greek) wise sophomore (n.) philosophical sophisticated
SAT Focus Word: second-year student in high school or college; literally, “wise fool”
sophomore (n.)
related to the search for truth; literally, “loving wisdom”
philosophical
altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise
sophisticated
other words:
sophomoric, misosophist
Sophomoric means overconfident but immature. A misosophist is someone who hates learning.

7. To sum up: aud—hear, listen homo—same phon—sound sent, sens—feel
soph—wise