Greek and Latin Unit 8

Match the following

• energy, power

• auto-

• doer

• -cian

• away from, off

• ab-

• self

• dyna

• old; important

• arch-

Match the following

• wrong

• pyr

• fire

• -er, -or

• doer

• dur

• death

• necro

• hard, lasting

• dys-

Explain how the affix or root contributes to the meaning of the following word: autocrat

• auto means self or alone; crat means ruler; an autocrat is a dictator or someone who rules alone.

• auto means a doer; crat means old or important; an autocrat is an important person who leads

• auto means self; crat means power; an autocrat is one who takes care of himself

• auto means energy; crat means fire; an autocrat is a fiery speaker

Explain how the affix or root contributes to the meaning of the following word: archeologist

• arche- means self; ology- study of; -ist-quality of; archeologist is the study of self

• arche- means old or important; ology- study of; -ist-doer; archeologist is someone who studies old things

• arche- means a curved surface; ology- study of; -ist-doer; archeologist is someone who studies architecture

• arche- means old or important; ology- power; -ist-doer; archeologist is someone who is old and powerful

Explain how the affix and root contribute to the meaning of the following word: dystopia

• dys-old or important; topia- means lasting; dystopia is an old city that has endured for ages

• dys-fire; topia- means place; dystopia is a perfect world On fire

• dys-wrong; topia- means place; dystopia is a perfect world gone wrong

• dys-wrong; topia- future; dystopia is a future civilization

inquistor

• fabricator

• practitioner

• questioner

• responder

necropsy

• completion

• corruption

• examination

• removal

igneous

• created by fire

• created by humans

• created by water

• created in space

obdurate

• difficult

• solitary

• stubborn

• universal

dishevel

• dismiss

• ignore

• rumple

• suspect