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ELA Root Words
| Term | Definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 'Agri'motor | A motor tractor for farming. | The farmer was happy when he was able to invest in an agrimotor. |
| 'Audio'log'ist' | A person studying and treating hearing loss. | The audiologist helps people who suffer from hearing loss. |
| 'Bene''dict'ion | A good blessing in a religious service. | She received a benediction at church on Sunday. |
| 'Circum''spec't | Carefully to look all around. | She was sure to circumspect the office in search of her mother. |
| 'Corp'uscle | Blood cell. | They came to find her corpuscles were normal through many testings. |
| In'dur'ate | Emotionally hardened. | She was indurate at her grandma's funeral. |
| 'Equi'nox | One of two times a year when the day and night are near equal with each other. | The last equinox was September 22, 2016. |
| 'Hydro'electric | Energy produced by the flow of water. | Fast moving water can power cities around them by using hydroelectricity. |
| 'Luna'rscape | The landscape of the moon. | They set out for a mission to collect a lunarscape. |
| 'Nav'igable | Wide or deep enough for ships to be able to pass through. | The river was navigable for their ship. |
| Im'ped'iment | Something that stands in one's way. | The child was an impediment to the student who was trying to study. |
| 'Psych'ometric | Measurement of mental data. | Using the psychometric data, they were able to diagnose the patient correctly. |
| 'Sci'olistic | Superficial knowledge of something. | The sciolistic student came up with a genius plan. |
| As'sent'er | A person who agrees. | The assenter was easy to make a plan with. |
| De'sol'ate | To be left alone. | He suggested to desolate the child who was throwing a fit. |
| 'Ab'luent | Cleaning to get something off. | The maid's job was to stay abluent the whole work day. |
| 'Im''pugn' | Call into question. | The prisoner was easy to impugn. |
| 'Mal'ady | Bad health. | The adult was always in the doctor's office because of his malady. |
| 'Uni'cellular | Having only one cell. | The baby was found to be unicellular. |
| 'Inter'n'ee' | A person who is confined as a prisoner especially to do with the military. | He was an internee to the military guard. |
| Isl'et' | A little island. | Their ride on the fairy consisted of finding an islet. |
| Circulat'ion' | Continuous movement around. | The circulation of the wheel caused her to be sick. |
| Cumulat'ive' | Increase in growth. | The twins' cumulative average was impressive. |