curro-currere-cursum
run
____________
____________
____________
48. morior-mori-mortuum
die
____________
____________
____________
49. sedeo-sedēre-sessum
sit
____________
____________
____________
50. fallo-fallere-falsum
deceive
____________
____________
____________
51. patior-pati-passum
suffer, bear
____________
____________
____________
52. sentio-sentire-sensum
feel
____________
____________
____________
53. solvo-solvere-solutum
loosen
____________
____________
____________
54. muto-mutare-mutatum
change
____________
____________
____________
55. frango-frangere-fractum
break
____________
____________
____________
F. Fill in the blank with the literal meaning 7 of the italicized word or part of the word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.
56. All his arguments were fallacious , but everyone was ____________ by them.
57. His sanctimonious words revealed that he thought he was ____________ than everyone else.
58. They tried to revivify the patient, but it became clear that he was no longer ____________.
59. The mutability of our circumstances shows that our lives are subject to ____________.
60. It is said that “brevity is the soul of wit,” but some speakers never learn to keep their comments ____________.
61. If you have a sedentary job, you will spend a lot of time ____________.
62. The clamor in the street grew as the crowd ____________ their demands.
63. She gave the document a cursory glance as her eye ____________ down the page.
64. I asked him to verbalize his thoughts, but he couldn't find the ____________.
65. The Maritime Provinces of Canada are situated by the ____________
66. In Roman gladiatorial combat, the chief weapon of the fighters was the ____________.
67. His voracious appetite drove him to ____________ everything in the refrigerator.
68. I was told he had a mortal illness, but I hoped he would not ____________.
69. Identify the functions of the italicized words (nouns, adjectives, verbs?) in the following sentence: The spragid glomularity of the stractibulous bananitude oblifected me.
G. Fill in the blank with a word of the opposite meaning chosen from the list below. Check your dictionary if you are not sure of the meaning.
scarce
silent
freedom
concrete
rebellious
peaceful
poor
secretive
separation
otherworldly
70. juncture
__________
71. copious
__________
72. mundane
__________
73. turbulent
__________
74. vocal
__________
75. docile
__________
76. intangible
__________
77. opulent
__________
78. candid
__________
79. servitude
__________
HOW GREEK WORKS
Greek magical papyrus. The snake swallowing its tail is a symbol of eternity. (Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris)
Graecum est. Non potest legi . (It's Greek to me; it cannot be read.)
Comment of a medieval scribe who could not decipher the Greek words found in his Latin manuscript
Like Latin, Greek Is an Inflected language with declensions and conjugations. Because most English words derived from Greek roots are learned borrowings, or because the Greek word had passed into Latin before coming into English at a later time, there are not the same strict rules, as there are for Latin-based words, for the formation of Greek-based English vocabulary. 1
THE GREEK ALPHABET
Greek Letter
Greek Name
Pronunciation
Transliteration
α, A
άλφα (alpha)
ă (short)
a
β, B
βη̑τα (beta)
b
b
γ, Γ
γάμμα (gamma)
g (hard)
g
δ, Δ
δέλτα (delta)
d
d
ε, E
ἔ ψιλον (epsilon)
ě (short)
e
ζ, Z
ζη̑τα (zēta)
dz
z
η, H
ή̑τα (ēta)
ā (long)
e
θ, Θ
θη̑τα (thēta)
th
th
ι, I
ίω̑τα (iota)
ĭ (short)
i
κ, K
κάππα (kappa)
k
c or k
λ, L
λάμβδα (lambda)
l
l
μ, M
μυ̑ (mu)
m
m
ν, N
υυ̑ (nu)
n
n
ξ, Ξ
ξι̑ (xi)
x
x
o, O
ὄ μικρόν (omicron)
ŏ (short)
o
π, Π
ρι̑ (pi)
p
p
ρ, P
ῥω̑ (rho)
r
r or rh
σ, ς, Σ
σι̑γμα (sigma)
s
s
τ, T
ταυ̑ (tau)
t
t
υ, Y
ύ̑ ψιλόν
run
____________
____________
____________
48. morior-mori-mortuum
die
____________
____________
____________
49. sedeo-sedēre-sessum
sit
____________
____________
____________
50. fallo-fallere-falsum
deceive
____________
____________
____________
51. patior-pati-passum
suffer, bear
____________
____________
____________
52. sentio-sentire-sensum
feel
____________
____________
____________
53. solvo-solvere-solutum
loosen
____________
____________
____________
54. muto-mutare-mutatum
change
____________
____________
____________
55. frango-frangere-fractum
break
____________
____________
____________
F. Fill in the blank with the literal meaning 7 of the italicized word or part of the word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.
56. All his arguments were fallacious , but everyone was ____________ by them.
57. His sanctimonious words revealed that he thought he was ____________ than everyone else.
58. They tried to revivify the patient, but it became clear that he was no longer ____________.
59. The mutability of our circumstances shows that our lives are subject to ____________.
60. It is said that “brevity is the soul of wit,” but some speakers never learn to keep their comments ____________.
61. If you have a sedentary job, you will spend a lot of time ____________.
62. The clamor in the street grew as the crowd ____________ their demands.
63. She gave the document a cursory glance as her eye ____________ down the page.
64. I asked him to verbalize his thoughts, but he couldn't find the ____________.
65. The Maritime Provinces of Canada are situated by the ____________
66. In Roman gladiatorial combat, the chief weapon of the fighters was the ____________.
67. His voracious appetite drove him to ____________ everything in the refrigerator.
68. I was told he had a mortal illness, but I hoped he would not ____________.
69. Identify the functions of the italicized words (nouns, adjectives, verbs?) in the following sentence: The spragid glomularity of the stractibulous bananitude oblifected me.
G. Fill in the blank with a word of the opposite meaning chosen from the list below. Check your dictionary if you are not sure of the meaning.
scarce
silent
freedom
concrete
rebellious
peaceful
poor
secretive
separation
otherworldly
70. juncture
__________
71. copious
__________
72. mundane
__________
73. turbulent
__________
74. vocal
__________
75. docile
__________
76. intangible
__________
77. opulent
__________
78. candid
__________
79. servitude
__________
HOW GREEK WORKS
Greek magical papyrus. The snake swallowing its tail is a symbol of eternity. (Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris)
Graecum est. Non potest legi . (It's Greek to me; it cannot be read.)
Comment of a medieval scribe who could not decipher the Greek words found in his Latin manuscript
Like Latin, Greek Is an Inflected language with declensions and conjugations. Because most English words derived from Greek roots are learned borrowings, or because the Greek word had passed into Latin before coming into English at a later time, there are not the same strict rules, as there are for Latin-based words, for the formation of Greek-based English vocabulary. 1
THE GREEK ALPHABET
Greek Letter
Greek Name
Pronunciation
Transliteration
α, A
άλφα (alpha)
ă (short)
a
β, B
βη̑τα (beta)
b
b
γ, Γ
γάμμα (gamma)
g (hard)
g
δ, Δ
δέλτα (delta)
d
d
ε, E
ἔ ψιλον (epsilon)
ě (short)
e
ζ, Z
ζη̑τα (zēta)
dz
z
η, H
ή̑τα (ēta)
ā (long)
e
θ, Θ
θη̑τα (thēta)
th
th
ι, I
ίω̑τα (iota)
ĭ (short)
i
κ, K
κάππα (kappa)
k
c or k
λ, L
λάμβδα (lambda)
l
l
μ, M
μυ̑ (mu)
m
m
ν, N
υυ̑ (nu)
n
n
ξ, Ξ
ξι̑ (xi)
x
x
o, O
ὄ μικρόν (omicron)
ŏ (short)
o
π, Π
ρι̑ (pi)
p
p
ρ, P
ῥω̑ (rho)
r
r or rh
σ, ς, Σ
σι̑γμα (sigma)
s
s
τ, T
ταυ̑ (tau)
t
t
υ, Y
ύ̑ ψιλόν
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