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Greek/Latin 6-10
Match the root with the definition and examples
Term | Definition | Examples |
---|---|---|
dont, dent | tooth | dentist, dental, dentilated |
dox | belief | paradox |
esth | feeling | kinesthetic |
fer | bear, carry | ferry |
fig | form | figment |
firm | securely fixed | affirm |
frag | break | fragile, fragment |
grad | step, stage | graduation, gradation |
liber | free | liberal, liberate |
man | hand | manipulate, manual |
meter | measure | centimeter |
mort | death | immortal, mortuary |
mot | move | motor |
narr | tell | narrative, narrator |
ocu | eye | monocle |
orig | beginning | original, origin |
phil | love | philanthropist, Anglophile |
phon | sound | telephone |
domin | master | domineer, dominion |
port | carry | portable, transport |
psych | mind | psychology, paychiatrist |
rupt | break | erupt, interrupt, rupture |
san | health | sanitary, sane |
scend | climb | ascend, descend |
sci | know | science, omnisciencent |
scop | see | microscope, telescope |
sign | mark | signature, insignia |
spec | see | inspect, respect |
tact | touch | contact, tactile |
don, donat | give | donor |
tain | hold | retain, contain |
tang | touch | tangible, tangent |
term | end | terminal, exterminate |
terr | land | territory, terrain |
tex | weave | texture, text |
therm | heat | thermometer, thermal |
tract | pull, drag | tractor, attract |
urb | city | urban, suburb |
vac | empty | vacant, vacation |
volv | roll | revolve, involve |
cam | field | camp, campus, encamp |
centr | center | central, centrifugal, eccentric |
fac | make or do | factory, manufacture, benefactor |
fid | faith | fidelity, confidence, bona fide |
hydr | water | hydrate, hydrant, hydroelectric |
loc | place | location, locate, dislocate |
log | word | prologue, apology, dialoge |
morph | shape or form | amorphous, metamorphosis |
turb | confusion | disturb, turbulent, perturb |
vict | conquer | victory, victim, conviction |