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Greek/latin root #1
| Term | Definition | Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| astro | star | The astronaut was geared up and ready to go to space. |
| auto | self | Plants and bacteria are autotrophs and can survive alone. |
| bio | life | Rush Limbal wrote a biography of George Washington. |
| chron | time | The titan Chronus was lord of time in greek mythology. |
| cosmo | universe,order | Of Aristotle's immediate successors one deserves to be noticed here, Strato of Lampsacus, who developed his master's cosmology into a system of teaching. |
| crypt | secret | The Nazi officials were crypto in the beginning of their take over of German. |
| dem | people | We have a democratic party in the USA. |
| dia | between | Maria yelled, Su hijo es un pequeno diablo! (Your son is a little devil) |
| cept | take | He accepted the birthday gift. |
| cede | happen | He conceded that I was the home coming prince. |
| cred | believe | He got credit for stopping the terrorist from hijacking the plane. |
| dict | speak | The teacher dictated the rules for grammar. |
| duct | lead | Every viaduct leads to Rome. |
| fac | make | The factory makes clothing. |
| ject | throw | He ejected the noisy passenger. |
| mis | send | He misinterpreted the message and ended up at the wrong place. |