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Greek & Latin
Greek and Latin roots/suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| grad, gres | step |
| degrade | . (1) to treat something or someone poorly and without respect. It was inappropriate for the teacher to degrade the student. (2) to make the quality of something worse. |
| gradual | moving or changing in small amounts; happening in a slow way over a long period of time. |
| graduate | to earn a degree or diploma from a school, college, or university; to move from one level to a higher level. |
| progressive | moving forward; using or interested in new or modern ideas. |
| regress | to return to an earlier and usually worse or less-developed condition or state. A child showing the early signs of autism might regress around the age of two. |
| -able/ -ible | can be (done) |
| desireable | having good or pleasing qualities; worth having or getting. |
| vulnerable | easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally; open to attack, harm, or damage |
| visible | able to be seen; easily seen or understood; known to or noticed by the public |
| flexible | capable of bending or being bent; easily changed; willing to change or try different things |
| reversible | able to be changed back to an earlier or original state; able to be stopped and not causing permanent damage or changes; having two sides that can be used |