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Root Wordss!!
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mem | mind EX:) memory, memorial |
| terr | earth EX:) terrestrial, territory |
| ling/lang | language EX:)lingo, multilingual |
| path | disease or suffering EX:) pathetic, sympathy |
| sens/sent | sense EX:) sensitivity, sensation |
| sec/sect | to cut EX:) section, sectarian |
| jud | to judge EX:) prejudice, judiciary |
| leg | law; to read EX:) legally, illegible |
| mod | measure or manner of doing EX:) mode, modification |
| biblio | book EX:) bibliography, biblical |
| flect/flex | to bend EX:) reflect, flexible |
| ten/tend | stretch; pull EX:) tension, tendon |
| pos | to put or place EX:) position, composite |
| ver/vert | turn EX:) convert, introvert |
| mal | bad EX:)malfunction, malicious |
| bene | good, well EX:) benefit, benevolent |
| mot | moveEX:) motivate, emotion |
| fract | break infraction, fracture |
| mangni- | great magnitude, magnificent |
| flu | flow fluent, fluid |
| sequ/sec | follow sequence, consecutive |
| min- | small minium, miniscule |
| poly- | poly- much many polygon, polygamy |
| rupt | to break erupt, disrupt |
| gress | to go progess, regress |
| vis | to see visible, vision |
| aud | to hear audibl;e, audiotape |
| dic | to say or speak dictate, dictator |
| form | shape conform, transformation |
| hyper- | over; beyond hyperbole, hyperactive |
| super- | over; above superhero, superhighway |
| tract- | pull tractor, attract |
| intro- | in; inward introvert, introduce |
| voc | voice, call advocate, vocalize |
| phon | sound telephone, megaphone |
| gen | birth; beginning generate, gene |
| astr/aster | star asterisk,astronomoy |
| uni- | one uniform, unify |
| bi- | two bisect bilingual |
| tri- | three tripod, triangle |
| quint-/pent | five quintet, quintuplets |
| oct- | eight octagon, octopus |
| dec- | ten decade, decimal |
| CENT- | hundred century,centimeter |
| micro- | small microscope, microbe |
| mega- | great megahit, megaphone |
| ped/pod | foot or child podium, pediatrician |
| lit | letter illiterate, literature |
| inter- | between interact, internet |
| med/medi | heal medic,medicine |
| sol | alone solitary, solitude |
| dent/dont | tooth, dental, orthodonist |
| equ- | equal equation, equivalent |
| omni- | all omnivore, omniscient |
| cap | head captain, decapitate |
| ced/cess/ceed | to go recede, process, suceed |
| sta/stat/stit | to stnad statue, obstacle |
| corp | body corspe, coporation |
| intra- | within intramural, intrastrate It decreases the overall water temperature. It promotes algae growth, which lowers the oxygen level in the po |
| hydra/hydro | water hydrant, hydrate |
| scrib/sprict | to write scribe, transcript |
| cred | to believe credible, credulous |
| duc/duct | lead introduction, induce |
| pend | to hang pendulum, depend |
| fac | to make factory, manufacture |
| man | hand manual, manuscript |
| spect | to look at inspector, spectacle |
| port | to carry portable, transport |
| logy | study of biology, geology |
| tele | distant television, telegram |
| mis/mit | to send mission, transmit |
| loc | place location, dislocate |
| sist | to stand consistant, persistant |
| tain/ten | to hold container, rentention |
| nounce/nunc | to report annouce, renunciation |
| ciev/cep | to take receive, conception |
| spir | to breathe respirate, dispirited |
| junct | to join conjunction, junction |
| ven/vent | to come ventilate, convention |
| bio | life biology, biopgraphy |
| mort | death mortality, mortician |
| post | after postmertem, postscript |
| ante | before anterior, antebellum |
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