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GREEK WEEK 10

Published on Feb 29, 2016

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GREEK WEEK 10

BY MS DONAHOE

Photo by Melissa Maples

PROTO= FIRST
prototype, protocol, proton, protozoan

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To remember: somebody who is a "pro" is number one at what they do!

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TRI = THREE
tricycle, tripod, triceratops

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Come on, you don't really need help to remember this one,
do you?

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TETRA=FOUR
tetrahedron, tetralogy

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To remember: In the game TETRIS, each piece has four blocks.

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PENTA = FIVE
pentagram, pentagon, (iambic) pentameter

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To remember: da-dum,da-dum,da-dum,da-dum,da-dum. A line of iambic pentameter contains five iambs. You know this, right?

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HEX = SIX
hexagon, hexagram

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To remember:
"hex" and "six"
both end with "x."

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HEPTA = SEVEN
heptachord, heptagon

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To remember: "seven" rhymes with "heaven" and
"hept" begins with "he."

Photo by Alex E. Proimos

OCTO = EIGHT
octagon, octopus, octave

Photo by Glatze mit Kamera

To remember: an octopus has eight legs

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DECA, DEC,
DEKA = TEN
dodecahedron, decathlon, decade

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To remember: A decade is 10 years, and you know that.

Photo by Carol Browne

HECT, HECATO = HUNDRED
hecatomb, hectogram

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To remember: If you found a hundred dollars, you'd be like, "What the heck?"

Photo by 401(K) 2013

KILO=THOUSAND
kilogram, kilowatt, kilobyte, kilometer

Photo by Ben Stevinson

To remember: study.

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