Root Words
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Created by:
msbarrowspenn on August 20, 2012
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Description:
Greek and Latin Root Words
Classes:
Freshman English with Ms. Penn and Ms. Campbell, Sophomore Honors English with Ms. Penn
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 star | aster, astro (astronomy, astrology) |
| to hear | audi (audio, audible) |
| good, well | bene (benefit, benevolent) |
| life | bio (biology, autobiography) |
| to speak | dic, dict (dictionary, dictator) |
| to carry | fer (transfer, referral) |
| to fasten | fix (fix, suffix, fixate) |
| earth | geo (geography, geology) |
| to write | graph (graphic, biography) |
| law | jur, just (jury, justice) |
| word, thought, speech | log, logue (monologue, biology) |
| light | luc (lucid, translucent) |
| hand | manu (manual, manuscript) |
| measure | meter, metr (metric, thermometer) |
| work | op, oper (operation, operator) |
| feeling | path (pathetic, sympathy, empathy) |
| child | ped (pediatrics, pedophile) |
| love | phil (philosophy, philanthropy) |
| body, nature | phys (physical, physics) |
| to write | scrib, script (scribble, manuscript) |
| far off | tele (telephone, television) |
| earth | ter, terr (territory, extraterrestrial) |
| empty | vac (vacant, vacuum, evacuate) |
| word | verb (verbal, verbose) |
| to see | vid, vis (video, vision, television) |
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