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Second Unit Exam: Greek Elements

Part I. Monster Grid 40%

NOTE: The elements for this section are the Greek prefixes, bases and suffixes in Ayers, pp. 285-290.

Part II. Word Analysis 30%

NOTE: Most of the words for this section will be taken from the lists in Ayers, pp. 281--284, but a few words will be selected from Ayers, pp. 143-147.

Directions: Analyze TEN (10) of the following words.

SYNESTHESIA

MONOGAMOUS

EFFERVESCENT

CATASTROPHIC

TOPOGRAPHICAL

INTERLINEATION

TELEPATHY

ARCHAEOLOGIST

ASSONANCE

HOMOGENOUS

SYNOPTIC

ANOMALY

Part III Monster Match (30%)

NOTE: The material for this section is summarized here.

__________. A. FRANKENSTEIN
__________. B. SYBARITE
__________. C. CATHARSIS
__________. D. ANDROPHOBIA
__________. E. VICE VERSA
__________. F.  OPHTHALMOLOGY
__________. G. DOLOROUS
__________. H. CONGERIES
__________. J. MODUS VIVENDI
__________. K. SOPHISTRY
__________. L. DECALOGUE
__________. M. XYLOPHAGOUS
__________. N. UMBRAGE
__________. O. JOHNSONESE
__________. P. SPARTAN
__________. Q. ACROPHOBIA
__________. R. MYRIAD
__________. S. BOWDLERIZE
__________. T. TAWDRY
__________. V. HABEAS CORPUS
__________. W. PRIMA FACIE
__________. X. INTERIM
__________. Y. EMPIRICAL
__________. Z. CRYPT
__________. AA. PROLEGOMENON
__________. BB. MILQUETOAST
__________. CC. BRAGGADOCIO
__________. DD. YAHOO
__________. EE. POLYANNA
__________. FF. PROCRUSTEAN

MONSTER MATCH ANSWERS FOR PART III

1. act of expurgating by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
2. purgation, especially of the digestive system; a purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions
3. a chamber completely or partly underground
4. the ten commandments
5. the first five books of the Bible
6. a braggart or boaster; empty bragging or boasting
7. exceptionally acute hearing
8. gaudy and cheap
9. manner of operating
10. way of living
11. an agency or a creation that slips from the control of and ultimately destroys its creator
12. paralysis of the eye
13. a nasal tone in speaking
14. a hormone which causes the gallbladder to contract
15. a collection, an aggregation
16. one characterized by irrepressible optimism and a tendency to find good in everything
17. an interval of time between one event, process, or period and another; temporary
18. rigorous, austere, disciplined
19. a person who renounces the comforts of society and leads a life of austere self-discipline, especially as an act of devotion
20. relying upon or derived from observation or experiment
21. preliminary remark
22. a single vulnerable weak spot
23. clever but deceptive argumentation meant to mislead
24. great numbers
25. you must have the body
26. forcing rigid conformity
27. on first appearance
28. an uncouth or rowdy person
29. massed group of individuals; compact body
30. inability to see the color blue
31. a foolish or idle fancy
32. one devoted to luxury and pleasure
33. pursuit or devotion to pleasure
34. the study of birds
35. the study of eyes
36. the study of fish
37. the study of earthquakes
38. fear of spiders
39. fear of men or males
40. fear of falling
41. dread of sunlight
42. fear of heights
43. a literary style characterized by balanced phraseology and Latin-like diction
44. one who has a meek, timid, unassertive nature
45. exaggerated and sacrificial patriotism, usually demonstrated in war
46. with the order or meaning reversed; conversely
47. offense; resentment; something that affords shade; shadow or shade; a vague or indistinct indication; a hint
48. marked by or exhibiting sorrow, grief, or pain
49. failure to perform an act that is either an official duty or a legal requirement
50. feeding on wood, as certain insects or insect larvae; destructive to wood, as certain crustaceans or fungi
51. ungenerously or pettily unwilling to spend money; yielding little; barren; poverty-stricken; destitute