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9CP List 3
Greek and Latin Roots
16
English
9th Grade
09/19/2012

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Term

 

 

"FORM"

Definition

 

 

"To form, to establish"

Term

 

Misinformation

 

The misinformation caused a lot of confusion.

Definition

 

untrue or wrong information

Term

 

Reform

  

The governor's reform policy was supposed to fix the problems with Medicare.

Definition

 

To bring back to rightness, order, or morality.

 Synonym: correct, repair

Term

 

Formative

 During his formative years, Todd developed a love of sports.

Definition

 

Occuring at the time of most influence

(something that happens when it will have the most influence)

Term

 

"APT"

Definition

 

"to fit"

Term

 

Inept

 

The father was completely ineptat putting together the bicycle.

Definition

 

Unskilled; clumsy

 

synonym: awkward

Term

 

Adept

 The gymnast was very adept at using the parallel bars.

Definition

 

Skilled; expert at

 

synonym: masterful

Term

 

Aptitude

 

Rita had little aptitude for card games.

Definition

 

Skill or suitability for (something)

 

Synonym: ability

Term

 

"POS"

Definition

 

"to put, to place"

Term

 

Posit

Tom posited the idea that the sky is blue because of giant painted it that way.

Definition

 

To put forth an idea or belief

 

synonym: to propose

Term

 

Impose

 

The substitute teacher imposed strange new rules on the class.

Definition

 

To forcibly place upon

(to force something on someone)

Synonym: inflict

Term

 

Disposition

 

Brenda has a very sunny disposition.

Definition

 

Attitude or mood

 

synonym: character

Term

 

"FIG"

 

Definition

 

"to shape"

Term

 

Figment

I thought a saw a ghost but it was a figment of my imagination.

Definition

 

Something invented or imaginary.

 

synonym: phantom

Term

 

Effigy

 

The protestors burned an effigy of the President.

Definition

 

A figure constructed in mockery.

Term

 

Prefigure

 

The dark storm clouds prefigured the tornado that came later.

Definition

 

To look like or predict a later thing or event

 synonym: foreshadow

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