Vocabulary Root Words Unit 8

Front

Not named or identified; done by someone unknown.

Back

anonymous

Front

Generous and friendly to guests or visitors.

Back

hospitable

Front

Not friendly; showing unfriendly feelings; harsh or unpleasant.

Back

hostile

Front

Name for something formed from the first letters of words in a title.

Back

acronym

Front

A place for care or treatment of the sick/injured, where babies are born.

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hospital

Front

A word spelled and pronounced like another but with a different meaning.

Back

homonym

Front

A person captured by someone demanding certain things.

Back

hostage

Front

A word with the same or similar meaning as another.

Back

synonym

Front

A name a person uses instead of their real name.

Back

pseudonym

Front

A word with an opposite meaning.

Back

antonym