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Greek and Latin Units 5 - 8 Vocabulary Matching Game (41 words)

Play this game to practice matching the appropriate definitions to the vocabulary words that will be included in the Greek and Latin Units 5 - 8 Test.

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amorousof or associated with love
cardiogenicoriginating in the heart
matriarcha woman who rules the family
misogynyhatred of women
paternityfatherhood; authorship, origin
patricidekilling of one's father
pedodonticsthe practice of caring for children's teeth
virtuosoa person highly skilled or knowledgeable in a fine art
monotheismthe belief in one god
gynarchygovernment by women
pedologythe study of children's physical and mental development
sororalsisterly; resembling a sister
virilemanly; masculine
monograma design composed on one initial
quintupletsa group of five offspring born in a single birth
pentadactylan animal with five fingers or toes
decathlonan event in track and field consisting of 10 parts (events)
unilateralof, relating to, involving, or affecting only one side
sextupletssix babies born at a single birth
octogenariana person between the ages of 80 and 89
tripartitedivided into three parts
aqueducta structure that leads water
capitalhead city; seat of government
maledictionscurses; "bad speech"
circumspectto look around; thoughtful of potential consequences
recapitulateto state again; to go over again
maladya bad condition; a sickness
retrospectconcerning looking backward in time
benedictionto speak well; good wishes; a blessing
capitolthe building that houses the heads of government
corpus delictithe main element of a crime (literally, "the body of a crime")
malodorousmarked by a bad odor
equinoxeither of two times in the year when day and night are equal in length
ominiscienthaving total knowledge; knowing everything
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
solidaritytogetherness (to be as one)
omnibusa list of all an author's writings
equipollentequal in force or power
demirepsomeone of doubtful reputation
hemialgiapain afflicting half the body
multitudinoushaving many parts; existing in great numbers


Ferguson Middle School 7th Grade Language Arts Teacher
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