1. Greek and Latin Roots
Week 8

2. mori/mort Meaning: death Examples: immortal mortician
Not subject to death; everlasting
mortician
undertaker

3. nav Meaning: ship Examples: navigation circumnavigate
Theory and practice of charting a ship’s course
circumnavigate
To go completely around

4. Word Associations Which word goes with a GPS?
Which word goes with “living forever”?
Which word goes with circle?
Which word goes with “works with the dead”?

5. neg Meaning: no Examples: negative negligent Indicating opposition
Careless; inattentive

6. neut/neutr Meaning: not either Examples: neutral neutralize
Belonging to neither side in a controversy
neutralize
Make neutral

7. Word Associations Which word goes with disagree?
Which word goes with undecided?
Which word goes with counteract?
Which word goes with indifferent?

8. nov Meaning: new Examples: novice innovation beginner
Something newly introduced

9. opti/opto Meaning: eye; vision Examples: optimistic optometry
Looking on the positive side
optometry
Measuring and testing of vision

10. Word Associations Which word goes with happy?
Which word goes with modernize?
Which word goes with learner?
Which word goes with eye doctor?

11. pal/paleo Meaning: ancient Examples: paleontology paleography
Study of past geological eras through fossil remains
paleography
Study of ancient writings

12. pac Meaning: peace Examples: pact pacify treaty
To restore calm; bring peace

13. Word Associations Which word goes with handwritten documents?
Which word goes with soothe?
Which word goes with agreement?
Which word goes with “items buried underground”?

14. par Meaning: equal Examples: parity apartheid equality
A system of discrimination based on race

15. para Meaning: beyond; related; alongside Examples: paramount parasite
Supreme; primary
parasite
Person or animal that lives at another’s expense

16. Word Associations Which word goes with freeloader?
Which word goes with predominant?
Which word goes with uniformity?
Which word goes with racism?