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Greek/Latin Unit 6-8
Match the root with the definition and examples
| Term | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| dont, dent | tooth | dentist, dental, dentilated |
| dox | belief | paradox |
| esth | feeling | kinesthetic |
| fer | bear, carry | ferry |
| fig | form | figment |
| firm | securely fixed | affirm |
| frag | break | fragile, fragment |
| grad | step, stage | graduation, gradation |
| liber | free | liberal, liberate |
| man | hand | manipulate, manual |
| meter | measure | centimeter |
| mort | death | immortal, mortuary |
| mot | move | motor |
| narr | tell | narrative, narrator |
| ocu | eye | monocle |
| orig | beginning | original, origin |
| phil | love | philanthropist, Anglophile |
| phon | sound | telephone |
| domin | master | domineer, dominion |
| port | carry | portable, transport |
| psych | mind | psychology, paychiatrist |
| rupt | break | erupt, interrupt, rupture |
| san | health | sanitary, sane |
| scend | climb | ascend, descend |
| sci | know | science, omnisciencent |
| scop | see | microscope, telescope |
| sign | mark | signature, insignia |
| spec | see | inspect, respect |
| tact | touch | contact, tactile |
| don, donat | give | donor |