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Chapters 7 and 8 roots
Greek and Latin roots
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Language - English
11th Grade
01/08/2014

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Term
gen, gin
Definition
to give birth, kind o Greek, genus: birth o generate (verb): to produce, to create
Term
geo
Definition
earth

o Greek, ge: earth

o geography (noun): a science that describes the earth's surface
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gor
Definition
to gather, to bring together

o Greek, ageirin: to gather

o category (noun): a class or set in which a thing is placed
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grad, gress, gree
Definition
step, go, move

o Latin, gradus: step

o degree (noun): a step or stage in a process
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graph, graf
Definition
write, draw

o Greek, graphein: write, scratch, carve

o graphic (adjective): written, drawn, vividly shown
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her, hes
Definition
to stick

o Latin, haerere: to stick

o adhere (verb): to stick
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jac, ject, jet
Definition
to throw

o Latin, jacere: to throw, to lie

o reject (verb): to throw out, unwilling to accept
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jug, junct, just
Definition
to join

o Latin, jungere: to join

o junction (noun): a place at which two things join
Term
lex, leag, leg
Definition
law

o Latin, lex: law

o legal (adjective): based on law
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lect, leg, lig
Definition
choose, gather, select, read

o Latin, legere: to choose

o collect (verb): to gather, to bring together
Term
loc
Definition
place, area

o Latin, locare: to place

o location (noun): a place, a position occupied
Term
log
Definition
say, speech, word, reason, study

o Greek, logos: speech, word, reason

o logic (noun): the study of reason, reasoning
Term
luc, lum, lust
Definition
light

o Latin, lucare: shine

o Latin, lumen: light

o Latin, lustrare: light-up

o translucent (adjective): permitting some light to come through
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