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Week 5
SALT English Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| BRACCHIUM | arm (Latin) |
| brace | two of a kind (one for each arm?) |
| embrace | to take into one's arms |
| bracelet | ornament for the arm or wrist |
| brachiopod | 2 shelled creature with two "arms" inside with which to bring in food |
| DENS / DENTIS | tooth (Latin) |
| dent | tooth like notch in gears, locks, etc; a small depression |
| dentist | tooth doctor |
| denture | set of teeth (false) |
| dandelion | plant called "tooth of the lion" with dentate leaves |
| CORPUS / CORPORIS | body (Latin) |
| corps | military division organized as a body |
| Incorporate | to make into a body |
| corporation | legally formed group - a body |
| corpse | a dead body |
| UNUS | one (Latin) |
| union | act of making one out of many |
| united | together, as one |
| universe | star galaxy which turns as one entity (like a cosmic pinwheel) |
| unicorn | mythical horse with one horn on its head |
| DUO | two (Latin) |
| duet | music played or sung by two people |
| duplicate | make a second copy |
| duel | fight between two people |
| duplex | two homes in one building |
| TRES | three (Latin) |
| tricycle | a three wheeled vehicle |
| tripod | a three-legged stand for a camera or other instrument |
| triangle | a figure with three straight sides and three corner angles |
| triennial | every three years |
| QUATTUOR | four (Latin) |
| quadruped | four footed animal |
| quadricycle | four wheeled vehicle |
| quadrilateral | having four sides |
| quatrain | a stanza or verse of poetry four lines long |