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Wordskills Lesson 5
Lesson five of root words
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9th Grade
05/16/2017
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Term
ac (acr)
 Definition
sharp, bitter
Term
acid
 Definition
ac - bitter
id - related to
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acrid
 Definition
acr - sharp
id - related to
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acerbate
 Definition
ac - sharp
ate - make
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ambul
 Definition
walk
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amble
 Definition
ambl - walk
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ambulatory
 Definition
amble - walk
ory - pertaining to
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perambulate
 Definition
per - through
ambl - walk
ate - make
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aqu
 Definition
water
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aquatic
 Definition
aqu - water
ic - having characteristics of
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aquarium
 Definition
aqu - water
ium - place where
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aqueduct
 Definition
aqu - water
duct - lead
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bene
 Definition
good, well
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beneficial
 Definition
bene - good
fic - make, do
al - related to
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benign
 Definition
bene - good
gen - born, start
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benediction
 Definition
bene - good
dict - speak, say
ion - act of
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bio
 Definition
life
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biology
 Definition
bio - life
logy - study
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biography
 Definition
bio - life
graph - write
y - result of
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biosphere
 Definition
bio - life
sphere - circle
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caco
 Definition
bad
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cacophony
 Definition
caco - bad
phon - sound
y - result of
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cacography
 Definition
caco - bad
graph - write
y - result of
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cacogenics
 Definition
caco - bad
gen - birth
ics - science of
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ced (ceed, cess)
 Definition
go
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precede
 Definition
pre - before
ced - go
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exceed
 Definition
ex - out
ceed - go
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procession
 Definition
pro - forth, forward
cess - go
ion - act of
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dem
 Definition
people
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democracy
 Definition
dem - people
crac - rule, government
y - result of
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demographics
 Definition
dem - people
graph - write, record
ics - science of
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epidemic
 Definition
epic - upon, over
dem - people
ic - having characteristics of
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equ
 Definition
same
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equal
 Definition
equ - same
al - related to
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equilateral
 Definition
equ - same
later - side
al - related to
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equator
 Definition
equ - same
or - that which
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fleet (flex)
 Definition
bend
Term
flexible
 Definition
flex - bend
ible - able to
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reflection
 Definition
re - back
flect - bend
ion - act of
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deflect
 Definition
de - down
flect - bend
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gen
 Definition
start, begin, birth, kind, family, race
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generate
 Definition
gen - start
ate - make
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genocide
 Definition
gen - race
cid - kill
Term
genealogy
 Definition
gen - birth, family
logy - study of
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gon
 Definition
angle
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polygon
 Definition
poly - many
gon - angle
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diagonal
 Definition
dia - across
gon - angle
al - related to
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pentagon
 Definition
penta - five
gon - angle
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gram (graph)
 Definition
write, record
Term
telegram
 Definition
tele - far, distant
gram - write
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phonograph
 Definition
phon - sound
graph - write
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graphic
 Definition
graph - write
ic - related to
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iatr
 Definition
cure, heal
Term
pediatrics
 Definition
ped - child
iatr - cure
ics - science of
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geriatrics
 Definition
geri - old
iatr - cure
ics - science of
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psychiatrist
 Definition
psych - mind
iatr - cure, heal
ist - one who
Term
ject
 Definition
throw
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reject
 Definition
re - back
ject - throw
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projectile
 Definition
pro - forth, forward
ject - throw
ile - related to
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deject
 Definition
de - down
ject - throw
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kin (cin)
 Definition
move
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cinema
 Definition
cin - move
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kinetic
 Definition
kin - move
ic - related to
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kinesiology
 Definition
kin - move
logy - study of
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magna
 Definition
large, great
Term
magnify
 Definition
magn - large
fy - make
Term
magnitude
 Definition
magn - great
tude - state of
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magnum opus
 Definition
magn - great
opus - work
Term
nat
 Definition
birth
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native
 Definition
nat - birth
ive - performing or tending toward
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neonatal
 Definition
neo - new
nat - birth
al - related to
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nativity
 Definition
nat - birth
ity - state or condition of
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par
 Definition
same, equal
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parallel
 Definition
par - equal
all - other
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parity
 Definition
par - equal
ity - state or condition of
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