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Greek/Latin Roots 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| captain | the person who runs the ship |
| capital | the most important city of a state or country; usually their seat of government is located here |
| capstone | the stone at the top of a wall or building |
| decapitate | to remove the head of |
| cap | Latin root for head |
| san | Latin root for health |
| sanitation | cleaning; disinfecting |
| insane | suffers from severe mental illness |
| sane | mentally healthy |
| philanthropist | someone who shows his/her love for humanity by supporting charities and other good works |
| philosopher | someone who seeks love or wisdom (knowledge/understanding) |
| philharmonic | devoted to good music |
| phil | Greek root for love |
| ord | Latin root for row or rank |
| order | when events take place |
| ordinal numbers | in order or position (first, second, third...) |
| ordinary | not special, or of no special rank |
| brev | Latin root for short |
| abbreviation | short form of a longer word |
| breve | curved symbol for a short-vowel sound |
| brevity | uses only a few well-chosen words; short and to the point |