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Greek/Latin Roots

Greek/Latin Roots #1

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astro- star
astro- astrograph
astro- *We watched a star explode through our astrograph last night.
auto- self
auto- autobiography
auto- *The autobiography of George Washington was the basis of our class project.
bio- life
bio- biota
bio- *The biota of the desert can naturally live for days without water.
chron- time
chron- chronologize
chron- *We were to chronologize our information about the American Indians for our final project.
cosmo- universe/order
cosmo- cosmogony
cosmo- *Jeff's cosmogony led him to begin a movement against evolution.
crypt- hidden/secret
crypt- cryptic
crypt- *The murder case was very cryptic in that no one knew who the killer was.
dem- people
dem- democracy
dem- *The democracy was a style of government which originated in Greece.
dia- through, across, between
dia- diameter
dia- *The diameter of a circle is two times the radius.
cept- take
cept- deception
cept- *The deception of the dog caused the small child to get bitten.
cede- happen, yield, go
cede- precede
cede- *A short break did precede the reading section of the test.
dict- speak, say, tell
dict- contradict
dict- *The prosecutor did contradict the suspect's statement.
duct- lead, conduct, draw
duct- deduct
duct- *The clerk did deduct the tax from the total price.
cred- believe
cred- credit
cred- *We should always give credit where credit is due.
fac- make
fac- factory
fac- *There are 250,000 pieces of candy made in one day in that factory.
ject- throw
ject- eject
ject- *The pitching machine did eject the baseball to the batter.
mis- send
mis- mission
mis- *I was on a mission to find my homework.
Created by: mstrickland7211
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