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Mr. Hobbs 6th Grade Root Words
Mr. Hobbs 6th Grade Root Words
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Science
6th Grade
05/29/2007
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scio, scitum
 Definition
know
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metor, modus (L), metron (G)
 Definition
to measure
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hemi
 Definition
semi
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crusta
 Definition
rind, shell
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skopeo
 Definition
look at, inspect, consider, examine
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logos
 Definition
word, study
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digitus
 Definition
finger, toe, inch
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gaea (G)
 Definition
Earth, goddess of the Earth
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latitudo
 Definition
breadth, width
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terra
 Definition
earth, land
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ante (L), anti (G)
 Definition
before, opposite
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meridianus
 Definition
midday
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topos
 Definition
place, location
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graphus
 Definition
write, draw
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lustro, lustrare
 Definition
to purify, scan, illuminate
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meta, meth (G)
 Definition
sharing, change
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atolu (Maldive)
 Definition
atoll
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folium
 Definition
leaf
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granum
 Definition
seed, grain
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ignis
 Definition
fire
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klan, klas, klastos (G)
 Definition
to break, broken
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morphe (G)
 Definition
shape
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porphyrium
 Definition
purple
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rodo, rodere
 Definition
to gnaw
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sedi, sessum
 Definition
to sit
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silex, sessum
 Definition
hard stone, rock
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textura
 Definition
web, fabric
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trudo, trusum
 Definition
push, drive, put forth
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a, ab
 Definition
away, away from, off
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ad
 Definition
to, toward, in the direction of
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helios
 Definition
sun
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sonus
 Definition
sound
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cum
 Definition
with, together
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fodio, fossum
 Definition
to dig
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pan-
 Definition
all, wholly, completely
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seismos (G)
 Definition
to shake
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sthenos (G)
 Definition
strength
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tekton (G)
 Definition
builder
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clinare
 Definition
bend
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Epi-
 Definition
On, upon, over
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Falio, falsum
 Definition
Cheat, fail
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Forma
 Definition
Shape, appearance, idea
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Magnus
 Definition
Big, large, great
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Preso, pressare
 Definition
To press
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Thermos
 Definition
heat
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Ventum
 Definition
To come
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bathos (G)
 Definition
deep
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Caldarium
 Definition
Hot bath
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Crater
 Definition
bowl
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Lithos(G)
 Definition
Stone
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Vulcanis
 Definition
Vulcan – Roman god of fire
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Aster
 Definition
Star
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Iners, inertis
 Definition
Unskilled, inactive
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Minax, minacis
 Definition
Threatening, projecting
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–oid, -oeidus (G)
 Definition
form of, shape of
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Pro
 Definition
For, in place of
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Corona
 Definition
Circle of light, halo, crown
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Ellipsis
 Definition
Defective
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Gradus
 Definition
Stage, stair, incline
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Khroma (G)
 Definition
Color
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Frango, fractum
 Definition
To break
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Galakt
 Definition
Milk
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Nebula
 Definition
Mist, vapor, cloud
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Nova
 Definition
New
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protos
 Definition
first
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Re-
 Definition
Again, back
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Luna
 Definition
moon
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Rado, radere
 Definition
Scrape, scratch, erase, touch
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Humus
 Definition
On the ground, land
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Meatus
 Definition
Movement, coarse
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Pono, positum
 Definition
Lay, put, place
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Flare, flatum
 Definition
To blow
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Kinetkos (G)
 Definition
move
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Delta
 Definition
the letter of the alphabet (drawn like a triangle)
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Flacies
 Definition
icy
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Gula
 Definition
throat
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Lavare
 Definition
wash
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Tributum
 Definition
to give
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Palalos
 Definition
ancient
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Petra, petros
 Definition
rock
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Solvo, solvere
 Definition
loosen, undo, to free
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Hydros (G)
 Definition
water
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-tion
 Definition
process
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caput, capitis
 Definition
head, source
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prae
 Definition
before, in front of
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kent
 Definition
to prick
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atmos (G)
 Definition
vapor
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aurora
 Definition
dawn, the goddess of dawn, East
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scribo, scriptum
 Definition
write
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anemos (G)
 Definition
wind
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cirrus
 Definition
curl of hair, fringe
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vaco, vacare
 Definition
empty
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ludo
 Definition
to play, daily, mock
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polis
 Definition
city
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statio
 Definition
standing still
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khronos
 Definition
time
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maria
 Definition
sea
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nomen, nominia
 Definition
name, arrange
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phasis (G)
 Definition
appearance
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aqua
 Definition
water
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