Name ______________________________________ Date ________________________ Period ________
LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS
Lesson 18
ROOT: COGN Latin “to know”
1.
INCOGNITO Disguised as someone other than oneself
syn: masked
2.
COGNITIVE Relating to processes of thought.
3.
COGNIZANT Aware
ant: known
syn: conscious ant: unaware
ROOT: SOPH Greek “wise”
4.
SOPHISTICATE One well-traveled and knowledgeable about culture, etiquette, and/or fashion.
5.
SOPHISTRY Use of trickery and false logic in arguments
syn: deception
6.
ant: honesty
SOPHOMORIC Not highly developed; crude
ROOT: NOMEN Latin “name”
7.
NOMINAL In name only; not completely true
8.
DENOMINATION Subcategory or subgroup
9.
NOMENCLATURE Official system of naming
syn: supposed ant: real
ROOT: ONYM Greek “name”
10.
SYNONYMOUS Meaning the same as
syn: interchangeable
ant: different
11.
ANONYMOUS Not revealing one's identity
syn: unnamed ant: known
12.
ANTONYM A word that means the opposite of another word
Lesson 18: Name _______________________________________________ Period ________
_______________ 1. Since I am unable to distinguish a salad fork from an ordinary fork, I hardly consider myself a
___.
_______________ 2. The ancient system of ___ was so complicated that no one could remember the official name of
anything.
_______________ 3. Instead of using the right word in my essay, I accidentally used its ___.
_______________ 4. Having been mobbed by admirers one too many times, the actor now goes ___ in public.
_______________ 5. An ___ donor gave several million dollars to the homeless shelter.
_______________ 6. Learning to distinguish shapes and colors is part of a baby's ___ development.
_______________ 7. Within their groups, the children broke into smaller ____ based on their interests.
_______________ 8. I found Greg's sense of humor ___, but he was funny nonetheless.
_______________ 9. The pirate's name became ___ with crime and violence.
_______________ 10. The ___ purpose of the club was to discuss coins, but the members usually argued politics.
_______________ 11. When Tasha became ___ of a problem with the rocket, she notified the engineers.
_______________ 12. At first, Brenda was convinced by the argument, but later decided it was nothing but ___.
_______________ 13. The discovery of a new plant species may alter the ___ of the whole category.
_______________ 14. Everyone, from simple country folk to stylish ___(s), would love the circus.
_______________ 15. Two ___ of the church gathered to discuss their differences.
_______ 16.
Your ___ may fool some of the people some of the time, but most people are ____ of its misleading
quality.
A. nominal; sophistry
C. sophistry; nomenclature
B. sophistry; cognizant
D. nomenclature; cognitive
_______ 17.
Jimmy was involved in so many fraternity pranks that his name became ___ with ___ behavior.
A. nominal; anonymous
C. cognizant; anonymous
B. synonymous; sophomoric
D. nominal; incognito
_______ 18.
For the undercover investigation into illegal businesses, the normally sloppy police officer went ___ as a
wealthy ___.
A. sophistry; anonymous
C. nominal; incognito
B. sophisticate; anonymous
D. incognito; sophisticate
_______ 19.
Tom's ___ reason for visiting the library was to sharpen his ___ skills, but he was really going to see if
Fred was there.
A nominal; cognitive
C. anonymous; cognitive
B. synonymous; antonym
D. antonym; anonymous
_______ 20.
The ___ used in genetic science was originally developed by a(n) ___ scientist; whose identity is still
unknown.
A. sophistical; sophistry
C. nomenclature; anonymous
B. anonymous; sophistry
D. sophistry; antonym