Latin, Greek, and Anglo-Saxon Roots List 10

admonish

to warn or reprimand someone firmly

osteoporosis

a medical condition in which bones become easily broken

pandemonium

wild disorder (lit. "place of all the demons)

phonograph

a record player (turns plastic "writing" into sound)

hemisphere

half of the earth

affluent

wealthy in resources (let the money flow!)

lateral

having to do with the sides

apnea

a condition in which one stops breathing suddenly

acquiesce

to comply or agree passively

telegenic

looking particularly appealing on television

filament

a slender strand or fiber

germane

relevant (related to) to the subject at hand

gravity

seriousness (heavy in importance)

emigrate

to leave a country

innate

inborn, inherent in

portage

the carrying of a boat between two navigable waters

splurge

to get far more of something than one needs

patriarch

the male head of a family, tribe, or group

monogamy

one marriage; the practice of being married to only one person at a time

transgression

something that is against social or moral rules