Dynamic Pye) 3 Predominant Dynamite 1 Dominate Reel : Condominium Regular oes Victory fags 0 cs Invincible Peer enue WnCl She Pee aa lah aahPower Trip Do you ever think about the country’s leaders and wender how they came to be in charge? In this chapter, you'll learn some words we use to talk about power and control. Words to Learn: | Prefix: Roots to Learn: dynamic regal > | dynasty regular dominvdom — TS |) yramice irregular vict/vinc dyn || dominate convince predominant invincible condominium victory The Greek word DYNAMIS means “strength and power''The root DYN comes from the word DYNAMIS. Here are some words in English that come from this Greek word. DYNAMIC means"ahways moving or changing” It can also mean “full of power or energy" You may know someone who always seems to be doing something without getting tired. You could say this is a DYNAMIC person. Scientists use the word dynamic to talk about the motion or changes of things. Aerodynamics, for example, is the study of how things move through “Watch out, slowpokes.” Dynamic air. Hydrodynamics examines the movement of water. people are always on the move. [A DYNASTY is a series of rulers from the same family. For example, a king followed by his daughter and then his grandson could be said to have started a DYNASTY. Dynasty can also be used to describe the passing of power in a family-owned business from a parent to child DYNAMITE is mixture of chemicals that explodes when lit Because it will not explode untl i been exposed to heat, DYNAMITE is a very safe type of explosive. Some ather types will explode just by shaking them. Be carefull Growing Your Vocabulary: Leaming from Latin and Greek Roots1 i Chapter 8: (Ke Power Trip 1 “The Latin word DOMINUS means “master” The root DOMIN comes from the word DOMINUS and means the same thing, To DOMINATE means "to have power or control over something” In addition, you might say that the winning team in a was able to DOMINATE the other team. In 1966 the Baltimore Orioles dominated the World Series by beating the Los Angles Dodgers. They won four games in@ One puppy dominated al the other row to win the World Series puppies and yipped loudly whenever they moved to her side of the pen. PREDOMINANT means “having great strength or influence” It can also mean “most frequent oF ceernon Something that is PREDOMINANT comes before all others in strength or frequency Ira forest is made up predominantly of oak trees then there will be more oak trees than any other tree 0 the forest, pre- + exist = preexist—to exist before pre~ + heat = preheat—to heat before (A CONDOMINIUM refers to 2 unit within a group of houses or apartments. n this arrangement, one person or family owns each unit and also pays toward maintenance of the entire group. A CONDOMINIUM might also refer to the building that contains ‘the condominiun ‘A-condominium is also an agreement in which two or more people share the rule over an area. For example, two countries might rule a piece of land together: Latin DOMUS, which means “house! A dominus is The word dominus itself comes from another word, the the DOM root instead of domin, think about houses. lteraly"“the master of a house!" When you see words with domestic = related to the home domicile = a living space or house Growing Your Vocabulary: Learning from Latin and Greek Roots