Слова, производные от латинских и греческих корней

Многие слова современного английского языка являются производными латинских и греческих корней. Изучите значение наиболее употребительных корней, приведенных в таблице.

Корень	Значение	Пример
Latin Roots
act,ag, ig alter anni, annu, enni aqua, aque arm art audi ben(e) capit, capt ced(e), ceed, cess cent(i) clam, claim corp cred dict duc(t), duce	go, do, move other year water arm, weapon art, craft, skill hear good, well head, chief go, yield, surrender hundred cry out, declare body trust speak lead	activate, agitate, navigate alternative anniversary, annuity aquatic, aqueduct army, alarm artificial, article auditorium benefit capital, captain proceed, success centimeter proclaim corporation credit dictionary conduct, reduce
fin flu(x)	limit flow	finish fluid
fort, forc	strong	reinforce
grad, gress	go, step, walk	gradual, progress
junct, join liber loc luc, lumin	join free place light	conjunction liberation locate lucid, illuminate
man(u), medi mem(or) miss, mit(t) mob, mot, mov mor(t)	hand middle, between remember send move death	manipulation medium memory transmit mobile mortgage
ped pend, pens pon, pos(e) port	foot hang, weigh put, place carry	pedestal suspension position portable
scrib(e) similar ter test tract vid ver(i) vit, viv	write like earth witness draw see true life	describe similar territory testify attractive evident verdict vitamin
Greek Roots arch auto bio chron cosm dem dog, dox dyn erg	ancient, chief self life time order, world, universe people teaching, opinion power work	monarch automation biography chronometer cosmic democracy dogma dynamism energy
gram, graph hydr log(ue) meter	write water word, speech, study measure	diagram hydrant logical geometry
morph nom(y) op(t)	form, shape rule, law eye	morphology economics optician
orth phil phos, photo	straight love light	orthodox philosopher photon
psych	mind, spirit	psychology
soph	wisdom	sophistry
techn	art, skill	technical
therm	heat	thermodynamics
tox	poison	intoxicated

Упр.2.6.1. Соотнесите слова с их определениями.

1. immobilize 2. finite 3. fortify 4. commemorate 5. memorandum 6. pedestrian 7. revitalize 8. autonomous 9. dogmatic 10.amorphous 11.sophisticated

a. controlled by a single teaching or doctrine b. a person who is walking c. having no specific or recognisable shape or form d. functioning independently e. to prevent from moving f. not naive; complex, as a piece of machinery g. limited or bordered by time or any measurements h. to make stronger i. a note or record of events written as a reminder j. to honour the memory of smth or someone k. to put new life into

Упр.2.6.2. Соотнесите латинский / греческий корень с его значением и производным.

1. bio 2. fort 3. chron 4. port 5. ced 6. scrib 7. ali, alter

a. time b. go c. write d. life e. carry f. another g. strong

a. disport b. alibi c. procession d. bionics e. synchronize f. comfortable g. transcription

Упр.2.6.3. Из предложенного ряда выберите слово, которое является синонимом подчеркнутого слова.

1. One recent advance confirmed that Alzheimer’s disease is sometimes inherited.

A made valid B questioned C diagnosed D made doubtful

2. Video compression is sending not a complete colour portrait for each frame, but rather a shorthand version that describes the difference between the current frame and the previous one.

A preceding B already seen C viewed D following

3. The International Union of Biological Sciences met in Amsterdam to discuss how many species there are, and how many there will be if the environment is altered in various ways by man.

A is changed B is polluted C is made worse D is affected

4. Almost half of U.S. newspaper editors say that dinosaurs and humans lived contemporaneously.

A peacefully B for a short period of time

C at the same time D destroying each other

5. Establishing an appropriate correspondence between time and the path position parameter is an important condition in controlling the path of the robot arm.

A approximate B proper C precise D the closest

6. It wasn’t until language researchers began computer programs that the importance of lexical ambiguity came to be understood.

A having an emotional component B having two or more possible meanings

C having a pictorial component D having an idiomatic character

7. The negative charge of an electron slightly distorts the lattice of the metal.

A expands B makes weaker C changes the usual form D contracts

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