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Greek/Latin Roots
Rotts that prefixes and suffixes can be added to, to creat words.
| Term | Definition | Word/Definition | Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Astro | Star | Astronaut- a person who travels in a spacercraft. | NASA has many astronauts. |
| 2. Auto | Self | Automatic- self-acting, moving, or acting on its own. | Just press the button for the automatic car wash to start. |
| 3. Bio | Life | Biography- a written account of another person's life | Many people have written bigraphies on Barack Obama. |
| 4. Chron | Time | Chronilogical- arranged in the order of time | We learned about chronilogical order in elementary school. |
| 5. Cosmo | Universe/Order | Cosmography- description of the universe | Maybe buying a cosmography will help me learn more about the universe. |
| 6. Crypt | Hidden/Secret | Cryptic- hidden, accult, mystical | The songs are overstuffed with cryptic slang and complex stories. |
| 7. Dem | People | Demagogue- a leader of the people | If the charismatic leader is a demagogue, things will go terribly wrong. |
| 8. Dia | Through, across,between. | Diachronic- throughout | I see corn diachronicly in the field. |
| 1. Cept | Take | Accept- to take what is offered | I accept this lovely award that has been given to me. |
| 2. Cede | Happen, yield, go | Concede- to grant as a right or privilege: yield | She was so persistent that I conceded at last. |
| 3. Cred | Believe | Credibility- the quality of being believable or worthy of trust | Show you are credible when you make certain actions. |
| 4. Dict | Speak, say, tell | Dictate- to say to be written down | Teachers dictate to their students everyday. |
| 5. Duct | Lead, conduct, draw | Abduct- to carry off or lead away | A woman named Carlina White was once abducted at birth. |
| 6. Fac | Make | Factory- a place where big companies make products | AW is a big factory that works for Toyota car company. |
| 7. Ject | throw | Eject- throw out | The DVD player has a button that says eject disc. |
| 8. Mis | Send | Mislead- Send the wrong passage | The leader mislead the followers. |