Language Arts 11—Root words
| Root word |
Origin
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Meaning | Examples |
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cracy
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Greek
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government
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democracy, autocracy, arstocracy
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demo
|
Greek
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people
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democracy, demography, demonstrate
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dia
|
Greek
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across
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diameter, diagonal, dialogue, dialect, diatribe
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dom
|
Latin
|
rule
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dominate, predominate, dominion, domineering, domain
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dyna
|
Greek
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power
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dynamic, dynamo, dynamite, dynasty
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fid
|
Latin
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faith
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fidelity, confidence, confidante
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form
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Latin
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shape
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conform, uniform, form, formula, reform, formation, deform, perform
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ject
|
Latin
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to throw
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eject, reject, conjecture, dejected, inject, subject, projection, interject
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lent
|
Latin
|
full of
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turbulent, excellent, insolent, corpulent
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liber
|
Latin
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free
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liberate, liberty, liberal, deliberate, deliverance, liberalize
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phile
|
Greek
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love
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philosopher, philanthropy, bibliophile, philharmonic, Philadelphia
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photo
|
Greek
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light
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photograph, photosynthesis, photon, photogenic
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pulse
|
Latin
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drive
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impulse, repulse, pulsate, impulsive, compulsive
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spir
|
Latin
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breathe
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inspire, respiration, perspiration, expire, spirit, aspire, conspire
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sym
|
Greek
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together
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sympathy, symbol, symmetry, symphony, symposium
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tract
|
Latin
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to pull
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tractor, detract, retraction, attractive, contract, traction
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trib
|
Latin
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to pay
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tribute, tributary, retribution, contribute, attribute, distribute
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vita
|
Latin
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life
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vitamin, vitality, vital, revitalize
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vore
|
Latin
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eat greedily
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voracious, carnivorous, devour, omnivorous, herbivore
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ad
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Latin prefix
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to
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adhesive, adapt, addendum, addition, addict, advocate, advent, adherent
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