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8 - G&L Examples 8
Greek & Latin Roots Unit 8 Examples
Term | Definition |
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mandatory | something that is required |
commander | a leader of a group, such as military troops |
demand | to forcefully state something |
negative | antonym of positive |
negligible | a very small amount, almost none |
original | the first |
origin | the beginning |
tribune | a representative elected by Roman commoners for their assembly |
distribute | to give out |
abnegation | self-denial, a state of not allowing yourself to have something |
contribute | to give to something |
commandment | a rule, especially found in the Bible |
microscope | a tool for examining very small objects |
microphone | a tool for making sounds louder and easier to hear |
microorganism | a living creature too small to be seen with just the eyes |
credible | believable |
creed | a statement of beliefs |
reprimand | to speak in an angry and critical way to someone about something that has been done wrong |
sacred | something believed to be holy or held in reverence |
incredulous | feeling or showing a lack of belief |
minimum | the smallest allowable amount |
minority | the smaller group |
justify | to provide a reason |
jury | a group of people chosen to decide innocence or guilt in a court case |
judicial | of or relating to courts of laws or judges |
minute | a small period of time, sixty of which make up an hour |
neglect | to not provide with proper care or attention |
credit | recognition given for something done right |
mortician | a person who prepares dead bodies for burial |
mortuary | of or relating to death, often referring to a place |
mortal | the quality of being able to die |
captain | the leader or "head" of a ship |
decapitate | to remove someone's head |
capital | an uppercase letter, or the part at the top of a column |
immortality | the state or condition of not being able to die, being able to live forever |
postmortem | having to do with after death |