Unit 9 Greek and Latin Roots
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18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 amnestos | Greek: to forget |
| cognoscere | Latin: to know |
| gignoskein | Greek: to know; recognize |
| mentem | Latin: mind |
| mnemonikos | Greek: remember |
| notus | Latin: known |
| amnesty | An act by authority (such as a government) to pardon a group of individuals |
| connoisseur | An expert who understands the details, technique, or principals of an art and is able to act as a critical judge; someone qualified to act as a judge in matters of taste and appreciation |
| demented | Mad; insane; suffering from or exhibiting dementia |
| diagnosis | A conclusion reached after careful study of symptoms or facts |
| mentality | Mental capacity; intellectual ability; attitude or outlook |
| mnemonic | Intended to aid the memory |
| notorious | well-known, especially because of something bad; having a bad reputation |
| prognosis | Forecast of the probable course of a disease; estimate of what will probably happen; a prediction |
| ration | noun: A fixed allowance of something; an portion of something handed out; share: verb: To allow only certain amounts to; to distribute in limited amounts |
| rational | Reasoned out; sensible; able to think and reason clearly |
| reconnaissance | Examination or survey, especially for military purposes |
| ratio | Latin: reconing; reason |
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