Vocabulary 20glu, pneum, solv, struct, thes

glu, glo:(Latin)• agglutinate• to unite or cause to adhere, as with glue• conglomerate• anything composed of heterogeneous

materials or elements (often applied to a corporation with subsidiary companies)

•Other words: glue, gluten

lump, bond, glue

pneum:(Greek)

•pneumonia• inflammation of the lungs with congestion•pneumothorax• the abnormal presence of air or gas in the pleural

cavity•Other words: pneumograph, pneumococcus

lung, breath

solv, solu:(Latin)

• dissolution• the undoing of a bond or union• absolve• to set free from guilt or responsibility•Other words: solution, solve, solvent

loosen, set free

stru, struct:(Latin)

•misconstrue• to infer incorrectly• obstruction• something that blocks or hinders•Other words: destruct, instrument, instruct

build

thes, thet:(Greek > Latin)• epithet• any word or phrase applied to a

person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality

• prosthesis• a device, either external or implanted,

that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body

•Other words: hypothetical, thesis, antithesis

to put, to place

Summary• glu, glo• lump, bond, glue

• pneum• lung, breath

• solv, solu• loosen, set free

• stru, struct• build

• thes, thet• to put, to place

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