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Greek/Latin 6-10
Match the root with the definition and examples
| Term | Definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| tain | hold | retain, contain |
| tang | touch | tangible, tangent |
| term | end | terminal, exterminate |
| terr | land | territory, terrain |
| tex | weave | texture, text |
| therm | heat | thermometer, thermal |
| tract | pull, drag | tractor, attract |
| urb | city | urban, suburb |
| vac | empty | vacant, vacation |
| volv | roll | revolve, involve |
| cam | field | camp, campus, encamp |
| centr | center | central, centrifugal, eccentric |
| fac | make or do | factory, manufacture, benefactor |
| fid | faith | fidelity, confidence, bona fide |
| hydr | water | hydrate, hydrant, hydroelectric |
| loc | place | location, locate, dislocate |
| log | word | prologue, apology, dialoge |
| morph | shape or form | amorphous, metamorphosis |
| turb | confusion | disturb, turbulent, perturb |
| vict | conquer | victory, victim, conviction |