AP Seminar Greek and Latin roots

These should be familiar

arch

ancient, primitive; chief, important

auto

self

bene

good or well

biblio

book

audi

hear

bio

life

chrono

time

contra/counter

against

duc/duct/duce

to lead

dic/dict

to say, to tell

fort

strength

ject

throw

lens

A filter through which a topic is considered or examined

Perspectives

How any individual or group feels about the topic. Stakeholders.

dur, dura

hard, lasting

fix

to fasten

geo

earth

dorm

sleep

mit

to send

mal

bad

gen

to produce, is produced

Name the 8 lenses for College Board

scientific, economic, cultural/social, artistic/philosophical, environmental, ethical, futuristic, political/historical

graph

write

herb

plant

hydro

water

jur/jus/just

right or law

log/logue

word, thought, speech

ma/mater

mother

pa/pater

father

luc/lus/lum/lum

light, to shine

mania

crazy

meter, metr

measure

mor, mort

death

voc, vok

voice, to call

port

to carry

neg

no

neo

new

ocu

eye

omni

all

pan

all

path

emotion, feeling, suffering

bel, bell, belli

war

ped/pedi/pod

foot or child

phil/philia/phile

love, friendship

phys

body, nature

poly

many

pseudo

false

capt, cept, ceive

to take, hold

carn, carni

meat, flesh

man, manu

hand

rupt

to break

scrib/script

to write

sect

to cut

spect

to see

cede/ceed/ cess

to go, to yield

struct

to build

domin

master

tact

touch

tele

distant

ter/terr

earth, land

vac

empty

ver

truth

vis/vid

see

fug

flee, run away, escape

bias

noun—prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

verb—cause to feel or show prejudice for or against someone or something.