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Weeks #3-#4 vocabulary
These are the six words from weeks 3-4
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Language - English
12th Grade
09/25/2012

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Term
geo
Definition

earth                                                Greek                  #7

 

geometry          geo + meter         math to survey, or

                                                 measure the earth

 

geology            geo + log             study of the earth

 

geothermal       geo + therm         heat from the earth

Term
thermo, therm
Definition

heat                                             Greek               #8

 

thermostat        thermo + stat        keeps temperature

                                                  steady, not moving

 

thermometer     thermo + meter      measures heat

 

geothermal       geo + therm           heat from the earth

Term
meter, metry
Definition

measure                                       Greek                   #9

 

diameter         dia + meter            measure through a

                                                 circle

 

chronometer    chrono + meter       a highly accurate

                                                 timepiece

 

perimeter        peri + meter           measure around an

                                                 object

Term
bio
Definition

life                                               Greek                      #10

 

biology         bio + log            study of life

 

biopsy          bio + ops           inspection for life

 

antibiotic      anti + bio          attacking things against

                                           life

Term
log, logue
Definition

speech, study of, written work, word        Greek     #11

 

genealogy          gen + log               study of your origin

                                                    (family)

 

cosmology          cosmo + log           study of the

                                                    universe

 

archaeology        arch + log              study of ancient

                                                    (first) people

Term
mono
Definition

one, single                                     Greek                   #12

 

monotheism        mono + the      belief in one God

 

monologue          mono + log      speech by on stage by

                                               yourself

 

monogamy          mono + gamy   single union at a time

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