Transcript WWW Week 4


aqua
(water)
aquarium, aquifer, semiaquatic
Latin

audi
(hear)
audience, audition, auditory
Latin

bell
(war)
rebel, belligerent, bellicose
Latin

cap
(take)
capture, captivate, captor
Latin

cise
(cut)
incisors, incision, decision
Latin

bio
(life)
biography, biology, biochemistry
Greek

auto
(self)
autobiography, autograph, automatic
Greek

port
(carry)
transport, import, porter
Latin

scrib
(write)
scribble, inscribe, transcribe
Latin

logy
(science)
biology, anthropology, geology
Greek
 Biomorphic
shapes.
abstract sculptures resembles living
 The
general wrote a tedious autobiography about
his exploits.
 The
porter will carry your bags to the train.
 Please
 Since
inscribe my yearbook.
he loved insects, he studied entomology.

Balthazar, the scuba diver, collects aquatic species.

The deaf moose had an injured auditory nerve.

Belligerent nations gain nothing from their many
wars.

The hostile island tribe captured captives.

The design was incised into the oaken door with a
knife.
 Is
entomology the science of human
cultures?
 Did
the scribes of ancient Egypt sing for the
Pharaoh?
 Would
a porter be the person you would
need to speak to if your hotel reservation
was incorrect?

Entomology is the science of insects
(entomo). Anthropology is the science of
human cultures (anthropo).
 No,
 No,
the scribes wrote (scrib).
the porter is the person who carries
(port) your luggage to your room.

Are incisive comments irrelevant and timeconsuming?

Are captious questions designed to catch
and embrace you?
 Are
peaceful nations in a state of
belligerence?

No, incisive comments cut (cise) deeply into
(in) the issue.
 Yes,
they are full of intent to catch
(capt:take) you.
 No,
peaceful nations are not at war (bell).