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8 - G&L Examples 8
Greek & Latin Roots Unit 8 Examples
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mandatory | something that is required |
| commander | a leader of a group, such as military troops |
| demand | to forcefully state something |
| negative | antonym of positive |
| negligible | a very small amount, almost none |
| original | the first |
| origin | the beginning |
| tribune | a representative elected by Roman commoners for their assembly |
| distribute | to give out |
| abnegation | self-denial, a state of not allowing yourself to have something |
| contribute | to give to something |
| commandment | a rule, especially found in the Bible |
| microscope | a tool for examining very small objects |
| microphone | a tool for making sounds louder and easier to hear |
| microorganism | a living creature too small to be seen with just the eyes |
| credible | believable |
| creed | a statement of beliefs |
| reprimand | to speak in an angry and critical way to someone about something that has been done wrong |
| sacred | something believed to be holy or held in reverence |
| incredulous | feeling or showing a lack of belief |
| minimum | the smallest allowable amount |
| minority | the smaller group |
| justify | to provide a reason |
| jury | a group of people chosen to decide innocence or guilt in a court case |
| judicial | of or relating to courts of laws or judges |
| minute | a small period of time, sixty of which make up an hour |
| neglect | to not provide with proper care or attention |
| credit | recognition given for something done right |
| mortician | a person who prepares dead bodies for burial |
| mortuary | of or relating to death, often referring to a place |
| mortal | the quality of being able to die |
| captain | the leader or "head" of a ship |
| decapitate | to remove someone's head |
| capital | an uppercase letter, or the part at the top of a column |
| immortality | the state or condition of not being able to die, being able to live forever |
| postmortem | having to do with after death |
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