UCPS 6th Grade Roots List #7

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  1. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
    She is, without hyperbole, one of the most popular athletes on Earth. The New Yorker (Sep 10, 2016)
    from the word-forming element meaning "over, above"
  2. hypertension
    a disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high
    High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, puts extra strain on the blood vessels and major organs such as the heart, brain and kidneys. The Guardian (Nov 15, 2016)
    from the word-forming element meaning "over, above"
  3. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
    They have most of the evil human passions, e. g., anger and revenge, and therefore may be malevolent. Nassau, Robert Hamill
    from the word-forming element meaning "bad"
  4. malignant
    dangerous to health
    At a guess he would have said that it was the body of a man of sixty, suffering from some malignant disease. 1984
    from the word-forming element meaning "bad"
  5. microcosm
    a miniature model of something
    Man, who is a microcosm of the whole Universe, is a mingling of light and darkness. Böhme, Jakob
    from the Greek word meaning "small"
  6. microbe
    a minute life form, especially one that causes disease
    The worms incorporate them into the soil, where they also sustain the beneficial microbes that inhabit the underworld and feed our plants in turn. Washington Post (Nov 14, 2016)
    from the Greek word meaning "small"
  7. multitude
    a large indefinite number
    The undergrowth at the side of the scar was shaken and a multitude of raindrops fell pattering. Lord of the Flies
    from the Latin word meaning "many"
  8. multifarious
    having many aspects
    My grandfather, accustomed to the multifarious conjugations of ancient Greek verbs, had found English, for all its incoherence, a relatively simple tongue to master. Middlesex: A Novel
    from the Latin word meaning "many"
  9. parallel
    one of a set of nonintersecting lines or planes
    Current storylines also parallel reality in some respects, even if they were imagined in writers rooms many months ago. Salon (Dec 10, 2016)
    from the word-forming element meaning "alongside"
  10. parabola
    a symmetrical, approximately U-shaped curve
    My shooting form is a parabola; the ball doesn’t even touch the rim and goes through the net. New York Times (Nov 12, 2012)
    from the word-forming element meaning "alongside"
  11. posterior
    located at or near the end of a structure
    The posterior muscles play a significant role in the golf swing, most notable allowing you to stand and swing with good golf posture. Golf Digest (Oct 16, 2013)
    from the Latin word meaning "after, behind"
  12. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
    He died in 2012, sadly making this a posthumous debut. Washington Times (Nov 25, 2016)
    from the Latin word meaning "after, behind"
  13. demigod
    a person who is part mortal and part divine
    A teenage Pacific Islander sets out to sea to save her people, guided by the demigod Maui in this animated adventure. Los Angeles Times (Nov 4, 2016)
    from the word-forming element meaning "half"
  14. semi
    the round in a competition before the last round
    “Basically, what’s going to have to happen is unless we all lose in the semis, I’m going to have to go to the finals.” Los Angeles Times (Nov 12, 2016)
    from the word-forming element meaning "half"
  15. thermal
    relating to or associated with heat
    Solar thermal power plant use solar arrays to heat water that produces steam that runs turbines to produce electricity. Reuters (Sep 14, 2016)
    from the word-forming element meaning "heat"
  16. thermometer
    measuring instrument for measuring temperature
    The only way to determine if a turkey is cooked is to check its internal temperature with a food thermometer. Seattle Times (Nov 22, 2016)
    from the word-forming element meaning "heat"
  17. century
    a period of 100 years
    My next birthday, one hundred and two, I will have been alive in three different centuries. Life Is So Good
    from the Latin word meaning "one hundred"
  18. centennial
    of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
    The Museum of Modern Art is getting a head start celebrating the centennial of the Russian Revolution of 1917. New York Times (Nov 23, 2016)
    from the Latin word meaning "one hundred"
  19. millennium
    a span of 1000 years
    These video pieces, with accompanying scores by Reich, were designed to mark the turn of the millennium. The Guardian (Oct 26, 2016)
    from the Latin word meaning "one thousand"
  20. milligram
    one thousandth (1/1,000) gram
    Past missions have brought scientists less than a milligram of asteroid material and samples of solar wind and comet dust. The Guardian (Sep 8, 2016)
    from the Latin word meaning "one thousand"
Created on Mon Dec 12 10:42:37 EST 2016 (updated Mon Dec 19 12:21:26 EST 2016)

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