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Greek/latin root #2
| Term | Definition | Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| gen | produce | The wind mill generates electricity. |
| gnos | know | The doctor gave a prognosis on whether or not I could walk on my leg in a few days. |
| graph | write | The movie star signed the pictures with his autographs. |
| logue | word | Most books have a prologue in them to get you caught up on the story. |
| lys | take apart | When some plants are staving they start to autolyse and eat themselve |
| meter | measure | The altimeter keeps the plane from crashing into the ocean in a storm by letting the pilot know how high they are. |
| micro | small | A microcyte is an unusually small red blood cell. |
| morph | form | Transformers are dimorphic, they are vehicles and humanoids. |
| note | written | We write notes too remind us to do something. |
| puls | drive | If you are alive, we can feel your pulse, which is your blood pumping. |
| pend | hang | He gave her a pendant necklace for her birthday. |
| pos | place | He exposed the scandal in the white house. |
| port | carry | Fancy hotels have porters to carry your bags. |
| rupt | break | The water caused the dam to rupture and flood the valley. |
| scrib | write | The kings used to have scribes to record their accomplishments. |
| spec | look | The northern lights are aspects created by moonlight and the atmosphere. |
| tac | touch | Physical contact can lead to fighting if taken wrong. |
| dox | opinion | The man was paradoxical when he said it was freezing outside but wore only a t-shirt. |