Greek/Latin Roots(2)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 lus | sport,play;ludicrous,illusion |
| magn | great;magnitude |
| major | greater;majority |
| man | hand;manual,maintain |
| man,mans | stay,dwell;manor,mansion |
| mar | sea;marine |
| mater,matr | mother;maternal,matrimony |
| medi | middle,between;mediate |
| medic | physician;medicine |
| mens | measure;mensuration |
| ment | mind;mental |
| merc | merchandise,trade;merchant, commerce |
| merg | dip,sink;submerge |
| meter,metr | measure;chronometer,symetry |
| migr | wander;migrate |
| mir | wonder,look;admire,mirror |
| mit,miss | send;admit,commission |
| mon,monit | advise,remind;monitor,monument |
| mort | death;mortal |
| mot | move;motor |
| mult | many;multitude,multiple |
| mun,muni | fortify;munition |
| nat | born;natal |
| nav | ship;naval |
| not | known;notice |
| numer | number;numerous |
| nunci,nounce | tell;enunciate,announce |
| ocul | eye;oculist |
| pan | bread;pantry |
| par | equal;disparity |
| parl | speak;parley |
| pars,part | par;parse,apart |
| pass | step;com[ass |
| past | feed;pasture |
| pat,pass | suffer,feel;patient,passive |
| pater,patr | father;paternal,patrician |
| ped | foot;biped |
| pel,pulse | drive;compel,expulsion |
| pen | pain,punishment;penal |
| pend,pens | hang,weigh,pay;pendant,pension |
| pet,petit | seek;petition,impetus |
| petr | stone,rock;petrify |
| phil,philo | loving;philosophy |
| soph | knowledge;philosophy |
| phon | sound;phonic |
| physi | nature;physiology,physics |
| pict | paint;picture |
| plac | please;placid? |
| ple,plet | fill;complement,complete |
| plen | full;plenty |
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