Word $ttr,dy
The prefrx anti-, meaning "against" or "opposite,"was introduced in lesson 18. The prefix
syn-hasthe reversemeaning; it means "with" or "together with." The Greek word part
chron-or chrono-means "time." A chronicle is a written record of events in the order in
which they happened. Combining syn-wtth chron-forms the word synchronize.Inmovies,
the sound and the picture are synchronized.
The root theticmeans"to put or lay down," or "to place." So the word synthesis
means
"to place together," or "to combine." The word thesiscomes from the same root. A thesis is
an idea or proposition thata person offers or puts forward.
The prefrx sym-has the same origin and meaning as syn-. Sympathy,for instance, means
"sharing feelings. " The word part -pathycomes from the Greek word pathos,meaning
"suffering," " experience," or "emotion." The Greekword part hio- means "life." Symbiosi,s
refers to the close association of two or more different kinds of organisms and means
"living together."
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English
s/n-, sym-
with; together with
synthesis,sympathetic
chron-, chrono-
tirne
synchronous
thetic
put or lay down; place
synthetic
pathos
suffering; experience;
pathetic
emotion
bio-
life
biography
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Write each word or root below beside its meaning.
syn-
synthesis
1 . suffering; experience; emotion
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time
3 . combining separateelements into a whole
4. with; together with
5. an idea or proposition
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thesis
pathos
chrono-
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true
or false
Write T if a statement is true or F if it is false.
1. Symbiosismeans "a state of living with sorrow."
2. Synchronized swimmers make the same movements at the same time.
3. A thesis is an unquestioned universal law.
4. Words that begin with the word part biuoften relate to time.
5. In the movies, the sound and the picture are synthesized.
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Questiottg
1. If a meter is an instrument that is used to measure something, what is an instrument
measuring time called?
2. Since tax comes from a root meaning "to arrange something" (words, for example), what do
you think syntaxmeans?
3. Symphonymeans "many sounds interacting harmoniously," because syrn-means
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and phonoJmeans
,
4. How are you expected to respond to a story that uses pathos as a plot element?
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5. The biosphere is that portion of the earth and the atmosphere that supports or contains
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*hat kinds of organisms?
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On the lines below, write one or two words that contain at least one of the
*ord parts you studied in this lesson. Beside each word write what you
think it means, based on what each of its parts means. Check the meanings
in a dictionary and add the words and their definitions to your Personal
Words list at the back of the book.
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