Latin Roots & Affixes, Lesson 12

Instructions: Using what you know about these roots and affixes and the context, determine the meaning of the following bold-faced words.

1. The police could not believe Dr. Jekyl’s incredible😄 The prefix -in means "not". story, so they gave him a polygraph😄 Poly- means "many". test to determine if he had been lying.
2. Leonard insisted that he is not an atheist; rather, since he cannot know whether God exists or not, he should more appropriately be called an agnostic😄 The prefix a- means "not"..
3. The teacher asked Momoko and Misato to practice the English dialogue 😄 The root -logue- means "speech".so that they would not have to read the script in front of the class.
4. Career politicians often become very skilled in circumlocution😄 Around and around... by using ambiguous language and refusing to provide a direct answer.
5. Yurika seems like an honest girl, so I believe that she will be a credible😄 The bank trusts you to pay your credit card bill. witness for the defense at Dr. Jekyl’s trial.
6. Dr. Plum told Sofia that the prognosis 😄 The prefix pro- means "forward".was good. He is confident that Sofia will recover from her illness.
7. The psychiatric tests have been completed and the diagnosis 😄 Did the doctor tell Hyde what she knows now?is that Mr. Hyde has multiple personalities.
8. Bacteria are forms of microorganisms 😄 You pay more for organically grown vegetables. that can only be seen using a microscope😄 See what I mean?.
9. Inspector Clouseau went to the party incognito😄 The prefix in-, of course, means "not". hoping that the criminals would not recognize😄 Do you remember what the prefix re- means? him in his disguise.
10. Before conducting the smog check, the technician checked the odometer 😄 Odo- is from the Greek hodos meaning "way" or "road". in my car and made note of the number of miles in his DMV report.