GACS lclab English 9 - Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots - Unit 16
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GACS lclab English 9 - Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots - Unit 16
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GACS lclab English - 9th Grade
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 metabolism | n. The process through which an organism changes food into energy |
| metamorphosis | n. Change in form; transformation |
| metaphorical | adj. Symbolic rather than literal |
| inalienable | adj. Not able to be taken away |
| alienate | v. To make hostile |
| alias | n. A name that is not one's true name |
| alteration | n. A change or modification |
| alternate | v. To go back and forth; change from one thing to another |
| altercation | n. A fight or dispute |
| simulate | v. To mimic; imitate |
| dissemble | v. To conceal the truth; to deceive |
| semblance | n. Rough likeness |
| meta | from the Greek prefix meta "after, changed, beyond" |
| al | Latin alius, "other, another" |
| alter | Latin alter, "other" |
| simul | latin simulare, simulatum, "to imitate, to pretend, to appear to be" |
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