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Greek/Latin Roots
Week 8
Term | Definition | Examples |
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solv (L) | loosen | solve, solvent, dissolve, resolve |
son (L) | sound | sonar, sonata, sonorous, sonnet, unison |
soph (G) | wise | philosophy, sophist, sophomore, sophisticated |
spir (L) | breathe | inspire, respire, respiration, spirit, perspire, conspire |
sta (L) | stand | station, status, statue, stagnant |
strict (L) | draw tight | stricture, constrict, restrict, strict |
sum (L) | highest | summit, summary, sum, summons |
surg, surr (L) | rise | surge, insurgent, resurgent, resurrection, insurrection, resurrect |
tain, ten (L) | hold | retain, detain, sustain, contain, attain, tenacious, tenure, tenant, retentive |
ten (L) | stretch | tendon, tendency, tension, tense, tent |
term (L) | end | terminal, terminate, determine, exterminate |
tex (L) | weave | textile, texture, text, context |
tort (L) | twist | torture, contort, retort, tort, contortion |
trud, trus (L) | push | extrude, intrude, protrude, intruder, intrusive, obstrusive |
turb (L) | confusion | disturb, turbulent, perturb, turbid |
ven (L) | come | convene, convention, advent, invent, venue |
ver (L) | truth | veracity, verify, verity, verdict, aver |
ver (L) | turn | convert, revert, divert, reverse, converse, versatile |
vict, vinc (L) | conquer | victory, conviction, convince, invincible |
vor (L) | eat | voracious, carnivore, herbivore, omnivorous |