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Latin Roots
| Term | Definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| aqua | water | aquarium, aquamarine |
| aud | to hear | audience, audition |
| bene | good | benefactor, benevolent |
| cent | one hundred | century, percent |
| circum | around | circumference, circumstance |
| contra/counter | against | contradict, encounter |
| dict | to say | dictation, dictator |
| duc/duct | to lead | conduct, induce |
| fac | to do; to make | factory, manufacture |
| form | shape | |
| fort | strength | |
| fract | break | |
| ject | throw | |
| jud | judge | |
| mal | bad | |
| mater | mother | |
| mit | to send | |
| mort | death | |
| multi | many | |
| pater | father | |
| port | to carry | |
| rupt | to break | |
| scrib/script | to write | |
| sect/sec | to cut | |
| sent | to feel; to send | |
| spect | to look | |
| struct | to build | |
| vid/vis | to see | |
| voc | voice; to call | |
| ambi | both | ambiguous, ambidextrous |