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Root Words F/G/H/J
Greek and Latin Root Words for English F/G/H/J
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10th Grade
11/14/2010

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fac, fact, fec, fic, fas, fea:
Definition

make do, do

Latinfacere - make, do

difficult =  (noun): hard to do, troublesome

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fer:

Definition

bear, carry

Latinferre: bear, carry

infer =  (verb): to come to a conclusion from looking at facts, to guess

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fict, feign, fain:

Definition

shape, make, fashion

Latinfingere: shape, make

fiction = (noun): something produced from imagination, an invented story

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fid:

Definition

belief, faith

Latinfidere: to trust

confide =  (verb): to trust, to trust another person with a secret

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fig:

Definition

shape, form

Latinfigura: form, shape, figure

figurem = (noun): shape, pattern, drawing
(verb) - decide, plan, decipher

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flu, fluct, flux:

 

 

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flow

Latinfluere: to flow

fluid =  (adjective): capable of flowing, a smooth easy style (noun) - a liquid

 

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form:

Definition

shape

Latinforma: beauty, shape, form

format =  (noun): the shape and size of something

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fract, frag, frai:

Definition

break

Latinfrangere: to break

frail = (adjective): easily broken, not strong, weak

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gen, gin:

Definition

to give birth, kind

Greekgenus: birth

generate =  (verb): to produce, to create

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geo:

Definition

earth

Greekge: earth

geography =  (noun): a science that describes the earth's surface

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gor:

Definition

to gather, to bring together

Greekageirin: to gather

category =  (noun): a class or set in which a thing is placed

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grad, gress, gree:

Definition

step, go, move

Latingradus: step

degree =  (noun): a step or stage in a process

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graph, graf:

Definition

write, draw

Greekgraphein: write, scratch, carve

graphic =  (adjective): written, drawn, vividly shown

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her, hes:

Definition

to stick

Latinhaerere: to stick

adhere =  (verb): to stick

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jac, ject, jet:

Definition

to throw

Latinjacere: to throw, to lie

reject = (verb): to throw out, unwilling to accept

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jug, junct, just:

Definition

to join

Latinjungere: to join

junction =  (noun): a place at which two things join

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