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Roots TWO
Greek, Latin, Anglo-Saxon, Germanic stem words
127
English
10th Grade
10/10/2008

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Term
TRI
Definition

three

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Term
GERM
Definition

 

vital or related

germane

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GREG

Definition

 

group

gregarious

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MAR

Definition

sea, ocean

maritime

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PRIM
Definition

first

primary

Term

PYRO

Definition

fire

pyrotechnical

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Term
CLAM
Definition

cry out

exclamation

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PLU
Definition

more

surplus

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 TANG

Definition

touch

tangle

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 STRING

Definition

bind

astringent

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LIBER
Definition

free

liberty

Term

JUNCT

Definition

 join

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Term
CLUD
Definition

close

exclude

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SE
Definition

apart

segregate

Term

TRIB

 

Definition

pay

retribution

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DIGN

Definition

worthy

dignity

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LUC
Definition

light

translucent

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RUPT

Definition

break

interrupt

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GRAT
Definition

pleasing

gratitude

Term
MEDI
Definition

middle

mediocre

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SOPH
Definition

wisdom

sophisticated

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CURR

Definition

run

concurrent

Term
TEMPOR
Definition

time

contemporary

Term
MIGR
Definition

wander

immigrant

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TRANS
Definition

across

translate

Term
GAMY
Definition

marriage

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Term
SED
Definition

sit

sedentary

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LEG
Definition

read

illegible

Term
ANIM
Definition

mind

animated

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TORT
Definition

twist

contorted

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Term
NYM
Definition

name

pseudonym

Term
SANCT
Definition

Holy

sanctified

Term
META
Definition

Change

metamorphosis[image]

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PETR

Definition

rock

petroglyph

Term
MIR
Definition

wonder

admire

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MAN
Definition

hand

manicure

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RECT
Definition

right

rectify, correct

Term
DEMI
Definition

half

demigod, demitasse

Term
VOLV
Definition

roll

convoluted, revolve

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RETRO
Definition

backward

retroactive, retrograde

Term
SENS
Definition

feel

sensitive, sensory

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FY
Definition

make

rectify, solidify

Term
OCUL
Definition

eye

ocular, binoculars

Term
CUR
Definition

care for

procure, curator

Term
ULTRA
Definition

beyond

ultramodern, ultraviolet

Term
OID
Definition

appearance

android

[image][image]

Term
GEST
Definition

carry

gestation, digest

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APT
Definition

fit

aptitude, adapt

Term
TACT
Definition

touch

tactile, contact

Term
VOC
Definition

voice

vociferous, vocabulary

Term
RID
Definition

laugh

ridicule, deride

Term
NUMER
Definition

number

numeral, enumerate

Term

FORT

Definition

strong

fortified, pianoforte

Term
OSTEO
Definition

bone

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Term

ORNITH

Definition

bird

[image]

Term
POLIS
Definition

city

metropolis, policy

Term
FUS
Definition

pour

transfusion, infuse

Term
EGO
Definition

I, me

egomaniac, alter ego

Term
SPIR
Definition

breathe

respiration, expire

[image]

Term
DIA
Definition

across

diameter, dialect

Term

ACR

Definition

sharp

acrid, acrimony

Term
ACRO
Definition

high

[image]

Term
CULP
Definition

blame

culpable, exculpatory

Term
DERM
Definition

skin

dermatology, pachyderm

Term
ZO
Definition

animal

[image]

Term
PER
Definition

through

perforate, percolate

Term

PAC

Definition
peace[image]
Term

BREV

Definition

short

brevity, abbreviation

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NECRO
Definition

death

necropolis

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Term
URB
Definition

city

[image]

Term
PUGN
Definition

fight

pugnacious, pugilist[image]

Term
ECTO
Definition

outer

ectoskeleton, ectoderm

Term
PLASTO
Definition

molded

plastic, dermoplasty

 

Term
AGOG
Definition

leader

demagogue, pedagogy

Term
CLE
Definition

small

icicle, follicle

Term
IL
Definition

not

illogical, illiterate

Term

PATH

Definition

feeling

pathos, empathy

Term

A

Definition

not

amoral, amorphous

Term
NOMY
Definition

law

astronomy, economy

Term
FID
Definition

faith

fidelity, infidel

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CACO
Definition

bad

[image]

Term
HETERO
Definition

different

heterogeneous, heterodox

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SCI
Definition

know

science, conscience

Term
GRAPH
Definition

write

polygraph, graphic

Term
LAT
Definition

side

lateral, collateral

Term
LITH
Definition

rock

lithosphere, neolithic

Term
TRACT
Definition

pull

[image]

Term
IN
Definition

in OR not

inscribe, insane

Term
CO
Definition

together

cooperate, coauthor

Term
PHILE
Definition

love

bibliophile, philosopher

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Term
INE
Definition

nature of

bovine

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Term
-AR
Definition

relating to

stellar, insular

Term

HEXA

Definition

six

hexagonal

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FRACT
Definition

break

fracture, refraction

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PLATY
Definition

flat

[image]

Term
THEO
Definition

god

theocracy, atheism

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FIN
Definition

end

final, infinitive

Term
HEDRON
Definition

sided object

tetrahedon

Term
AMBUL
Definition

walk

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Term
OUS
Definition

full of

wonderous, glorious

Term

TOPO

 

Definition

place

topic, topographical

Term
PED
Definition

child or foot

pediatrician, centipede

 

Term
MORT
Definition

death

postmortem, mortician

Term
CARN
Definition

flesh

carnivore, carnal

Term
PSYCH
Definition

soul

psychic, psychology

Term

ETHNO

Definition

race or culture

ethnocentric, ethnography

Term
GEN
Definition

origin

genesis, indigenous

Term

NAT

Definition

birth

prenatal, nativity

Term
PALEO
Definition

old

[image]

Term
CURS
Definition

run

cursive, precursor

Term
CRYPT
Definition

hidden

cryptography, encrypt

Term
CAD
Definition

fall

cascade, cadence

Term

CAPIT

 

Definition

head

[image]

Term
LOQU
Definition

talk

eloquent, loquacious

Term
SACRO
Definition

holy

sacrosanct, sacrifice

Term
UNI
Definition

one

unibrow

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Term
NESS
Definition

quality

happiness, darkness

Term
ALT
Definition

high

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Term

ICS

Definition

art of

politics, mathematics

Term

ISO

Definition

equal

isosceles triangle

Term
VERT
Definition

turn

convert, extrovert

Term
ATE
Definition

cause

domesticate, create

Term
COR
Definition

heart

coronary, discord

Term
ESS
Definition

female

lioness, temptress

Term

MUTA

Definition

change

mutation, transmute

Term
FUG
Definition

flee

fugitive, refugee

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