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Greek/Latin Roots 6

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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
Created by: keh
 

 



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