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What does the word 'monopoly' mean?
What does the word 'monopoly' mean?
- A situation in which an entire commercial activity is controlled by a few companies
- A situation in which a commercial activity is managed by many companies
- A situation in which one company controls an entire commercial activity (correct)
What does the word 'euphonium' mean?
What does the word 'euphonium' mean?
- A musical instrument that produced particularly loud notes
- A musical instrument that produced a particularly good sound (correct)
- A musical instrument that was very easy to play
What does the word 'symposium' mean?
What does the word 'symposium' mean?
- A meeting (correct)
- A place to retreat from the activity of life for a time of quiet reflection
- A remote connection to an Internet site
What does the word 'polytechnic' mean?
What does the word 'polytechnic' mean?
What does the word 'prognosis' mean?
What does the word 'prognosis' mean?
What does the word 'endodermis' mean?
What does the word 'endodermis' mean?
What does the word 'expulsion' mean?
What does the word 'expulsion' mean?
What does the word 'analgesic' mean?
What does the word 'analgesic' mean?
What does the word 'apathetic' mean?
What does the word 'apathetic' mean?
Which languages are most likely to show up in English words as prefixes and roots?
Which languages are most likely to show up in English words as prefixes and roots?
What does the capitalized root 'ARACH' in 'ARACHnid' mean?
What does the capitalized root 'ARACH' in 'ARACHnid' mean?
What does the capitalized root 'ASTRO' in 'ASTROnomy' mean?
What does the capitalized root 'ASTRO' in 'ASTROnomy' mean?
What does the capitalized root 'BIBLI' in 'BIBLIOgrahical' mean?
What does the capitalized root 'BIBLI' in 'BIBLIOgrahical' mean?
What does the capitalized root 'CARDIO' in 'CARDIOlogy' mean?
What does the capitalized root 'CARDIO' in 'CARDIOlogy' mean?
What does the capitalized root 'COR' in 'COROnary' mean?
What does the capitalized root 'COR' in 'COROnary' mean?
What does the capitalized root 'geo' in 'geoPOLItics' mean?
What does the capitalized root 'geo' in 'geoPOLItics' mean?
Match the word to the meaning.
Match the word to the meaning.
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Study Notes
Greek Prefixes and Their Meanings
- Monopoly refers to a situation where one company controls an entire commercial activity.
- Euphonium is a musical instrument known for producing particularly good sound.
- Symposium denotes a meeting or gathering for discussion.
- Polytechnic relates to an institution or being involved in many technical or industrial arts.
- Prognosis is the prediction of the probable course of a disease.
- Endodermis signifies the inner layer of skin.
- Expulsion means to drive out or remove someone or something.
- Analgesic refers to a medication that alleviates pain.
- Apathetic describes a state of being without emotion or feeling.
Language Origins for Medical and Scientific Terms
- Common languages contributing prefixes and roots to English include Greek and Latin.
Roots and Their Meanings
- ARACH relates to a spider.
- ASTRO indicates a star.
- BIBLIO signifies a book.
- CARDIO refers to the heart.
- CORO means heart in a different context.
- geoPOLI means related to citizenry.
Vocabulary Meanings
- Acrid denotes a sharp or bitter taste or smell.
- Circumvent means to come around or avoid a situation.
- Consequence refers to something that follows as a result or effect.
- Deduce involves tracing the course or descent of something.
- Extort means to take something by force, usually involving coercion.
- Intercede refers to coming between or mediating in a situation.
- Patriarch signifies a father or ruler, often within a family or tribe.
- Preclude means to prevent or make impossible.
- Regressive indicates a stepping back or returning to a previous condition.
- Soliloquy is a literary device where a character speaks to oneself, expressing thoughts aloud.
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