1. Phon, Phone, Pohno, Phony (Sound)

1. Phon, Phone, Pohno, Phony (Sound)

<p> Unit 14 1. phon, phone, pohno, phony (sound) Phonics: science dealing with spoken language or speech sounds Microphone: (micro- small; a millionth) instrument that amplifies/increases small sounds Phonograph: an instrument which reproduces sound, speech, music, etc; a record player Symphony: harmony of sounds Megaphone: a piece of equipment like a large horn which you talk through to make your voice sound louder Telephone: the system of communication that you use to have a conversation with someone in another place Cacophony: a loud unpleasant mixture of sounds</p><p>2. poly (many; much) Polygamy: having many mates at one time (monogamy- being married to one person at a time) Polygon: many angles; a flat shape with three or more sides Polyhedron: a solid shape with many sides Monopoly: if a company or government has a monopoly of a business or political activity, it has complete control of it so that other organizations cannot compete with it Polytheism: the doctrine or belief that there is more than one god Polynesia: (nesia- island or islands) the many islands of the South Pacific (Micronesia- small islands) (Melanesia- islands of the dark skinned people) Polyarchy: a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.</p><p>3. port (to carry; door or gate; harbor or haven) Portable: capable of being carried Porter: (er-one who or that which) one who carries; one who tends doors Seaport: port, harbor, or town used by seagoing vessels Deport: to make someone leave a country and return to the country they came from Import: a product that is brought from one country into another so that it can be sold there Export: the business of selling and sending goods to other countries Report: a written or spoken description of a situation or event, giving people the information they need Passport: a document you get from your gov’t, that proves who you are, & which you need in order to leave your country and enter other countries Teleport: to transfer or transmit instantaneously without physically traversing the space in between but rather by psychic or advanced technological means Transport: a system or method for carrying passengers or goods from one place to another</p><p>4. post (after in time, place, position) Posthumously: taking place/ printed etc after someone's death Postpone: (post- after in time, place, or position, etc) (pone- to put, place, or set) to put off something until some later time Postscript: note added to finished letter, book, etc Postmeridian: Of, relating to, or taking place in the afternoon. Postmortem: of, pertaining to, or occurring in the time following death. Postnatal: relating to the time after a baby is born</p><p>5. pre- (before in time, place, position) Predict: to fortell or tell beforehand Prehistoric: relating/pertaining to the period before written history began Premonition: warning or notice of impending failure, success, disaster, etc. Prescribe: write down beforehand, as does a physician;say what medicine/treatment a sick person should have Precede: to happen or exist before something or someone, or to come before something else in a series Prefix: a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning and make a new word Prelude: if an event is a prelude to a more important event, it happens just before it and makes people expect it Prejudge: to form an opinion about someone or something before you know or have considered all the facts</p>

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