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<b>Time to test those rusty SAT vocab skills.</b>

Time to test those rusty SAT vocab skills.

How Well Do You Know Greek And Latin Roots?

Anthro- comes from the Greek word anthropos, meaning "man" or "human."   
English derivatives: anthropology, anthropomorphic, misanthrope

Pept- is from the Greek word peptos, meaning "cooked" or digested.
English derivatives: peptide, dyspepsia, Pepsi (really!)

Vacca is the Latin term for "cow." "Vaccine" first developed from the anti-smallpox drug, which in its first form consisted of injecting humans with the cowpox virus.

The Greek word amphi means "on both sides."
English derivatives: amphibian, amphitheater

From the Greek word chalix, meaning "pebble" or "limestone."  
English derivatives: calcium, calculus, recalcitrant

The Greek verb herpein means "to creep."  
English derivatives: herpes, herpetology

The Latin word menstruus is an adjective meaning "monthly."  
English derivatives: mensturation, menstrual

The Greek word ptuchē means "fold" or "layer."  
English derivatives: triptych

Rudis is the Latin term for "unskilled" or "rough."  
English derivatives: erudite, rudimentary

Ekklēsia is the Greek word used for a church or assembly, from the verb ekkaleo ("to call out").  
English derivatives: ecclesiastical

Gnoscere is Latin for "to know"; gnosis is Greek for "knowledge."  
English derivatives: agnostic, cognizant, ignorant, recognize

Magnus is Latin for "big" or "large."  
English derivatives: magnitude, magnify, magnificent

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