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Word Roots A1 Activity 1-8
vocab words and roots
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Language - Latin
12/01/2006
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composition
 Definition
an arrangement or putting together of parts
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opposition
 Definition
the act of resistance or action against
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expose
 Definition
to place something out where it can be seen
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deposit
 Definition
to put down or in a safe place
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imposition
 Definition
the act of placing an unreasonable burden on someone
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com-
 Definition
"with, together"
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de-
 Definition
"down, away"
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ex-
 Definition
"out, away, from"
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op-
 Definition
against
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pos-/posit
 Definition
"place, put"
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im-
 Definition
"in, into, not"
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contraction
 Definition
the act of drawing together or shrinking
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extraction
 Definition
the process of withdrawing or pulling out
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retract
 Definition
to draw or pull back
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convince
 Definition
to overcome with argument
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invincible
 Definition
not able to be overcome or beaten
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vinc-
 Definition
conquer
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in-
 Definition
"drag, draw out, pull"
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con-
 Definition
"in, into, together"
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ex-
 Definition
"out, away, from"
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re-
 Definition
"back, again"
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mobility
 Definition
the ability to move
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commotion
 Definition
a scenne with lots of noise and movement
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immobile
 Definition
related to a lack of motion; unable to move
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promotion
 Definition
a move forward in rank or position
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removable
 Definition
able to be taken or moved again
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pro-
 Definition
"for, before, forward"
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re-
 Definition
"back, again"
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mob/mot/mov
 Definition
move
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im-
 Definition
"in, into, not"
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com-
 Definition
"with, together"
Term
brevity
 Definition
"the quality of being brief, a shortness in time"
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proceed
 Definition
"to go forward, especially after shopping"
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secede
 Definition
to formally go apart from
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abbreviate
 Definition
to make short
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accessible
 Definition
able to get near to
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brev/brevi
 Definition
short
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pro-
 Definition
"for, before, forward"
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ced/ceed/cess
 Definition
"go, yeild"
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ab-
 Definition
"away, from"
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se-
 Definition
apart
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ac-
 Definition
"to, toward, near"
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regression
 Definition
a movement backward to an earlier state
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digression
 Definition
"a move away from the main issue, subject, etc"
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accelerate
 Definition
to increase the speed of; to go faster
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decelerate
 Definition
to reduce the speed of; to slow down
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progress
 Definition
a step forward or onward; improvement
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di-
 Definition
"not, apart, away"
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de-
 Definition
"down, away"
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re-
 Definition
"back, again"
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pro-
 Definition
"for, before, forward"
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gress
 Definition
step
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ac-
 Definition
"to, toward, near"
Term
consent
 Definition
to agree with
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dissension
 Definition
a state of disagreement of opposition
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sense
 Definition
to feel or become aware of
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sensation
 Definition
the action of feeling something physically or emotionally
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sensational
 Definition
related to a process of intense feeling
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con-
 Definition
"with, together"
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sens/sent
 Definition
"feel, feeling"
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dis-
 Definition
"apart, opposite of"
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ion
 Definition
"state, quality, act"
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ation
 Definition
an action or process
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al
 Definition
"of, related to"
Term
traverse
 Definition
to move across or to turn back and forth across
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introversion
 Definition
the act of turning inward; the quality of focusing on oneself
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extrovert
 Definition
an outgoing person
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convert
 Definition
to turn together
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aversion
 Definition
the act of turning away from; a dislike of something
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intro-
 Definition
within
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extro-
 Definition
outside of
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tra-
 Definition
"across, through"
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vers/vert
 Definition
"with, together"
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con-
 Definition
turn
Term
prescription
 Definition
an order for medicine written before treatment
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inscription
 Definition
words or letters written on or inside something
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postscript
 Definition
a short message written after the signature
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circumscribe
 Definition
"to draw around, to encircle"
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de-
 Definition
"down, away"
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script/scribe
 Definition
"write, written"
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post-
 Definition
after
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in-
 Definition
"in, into, not"
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circum-
 Definition
around