Latin Roots & Affixes, Lesson 22

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

1. The gardener sprayed an herbicide😄 Herbicide isn't a crime, but homicide is. on the stubborn weeds.
2. Phonics😄 You probably know the purpose of a cellphone. came about as a way to show children the relationship between the orthography 😄 How does a polygraph show the truth?of the language and its pronunciation.
3. Pope John Paul II was magnanimous😄 "Animas" is the Latin word for soul. in forgiving the assailant who had tried to kill him.
4. Brenda and her baby were given a lot of prenatal😄 Of course, "pre" is a prefix. care by the medical staff at the hospital.
5. Cats and other feline animals have an innate😄 In this case, the prefix "in" means in. ability to leap high into the air.
6. When I exclaimed, “Get out of here!” at her surprising story, she took me literally 😄 By the letter.and proceeded to leave the room.
7. Stanford University was founded by railroad magnate 😄 President Lincoln was a great orator. Leland Stanford.
8. When I entered the room, there was levity 😄 Don't be so serious! in the air. Everyone was laughing and telling jokes.
9. That man tends to be sarcastic😄 "Sarc-" means flesh. Don't let sarcasm get under your skin.. When the woman who had claimed to be an expert skater fell on her face, he told her, “Now, aren’t you the natural 😄 I was born that way.ballerina.”
10. The earthquake registered a magnitude 😄 Still it wasn't "The Big One". of about 7.4.
11. The dentist alleviated 😄 What a relief! the patient’s pain by giving her a shot of Novocain.