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Wake County
9
English
6th Grade
02/15/2013

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Term
bas
Definition

low

 

Example:

basement (at the bottom of a house)

 

Term

cap

capt

cept

ceive

 

Definition

to take, to hold, to seize

 

Examples:

captive (one who is held)

receive (to take)

capable (able to take hold of things)

 

Term

ced

cede

ceed

cess

Definition

to go, to give in

 

Examples:

precede (go before)

access (means of going to)

proceed (to go forward)

Term

cred

credit

Definition

to believe

 

Examples:

credible (believable)

credit (belief, trust)

Term

dic

dict

Definition

to say

 

Examples:

dictionary (book explaining words -sayings)

indicate (to point something out)

Term

fer

ferr

Definition

to carry, bring

 

Examples:

defer (carry away)

referral (bring a source for help)

Term
graph
Definition

write

 

Examples:

graphite (carbon used for writing)

photograph (a "written" image)

Term

scrip

script

Definition

to write

 

Examples:

Describe (write about/tell about)

transcript (a written copy)

subscription (signature, sign up for something)

Term

ten

tent

tain

Definition

to hold

 

Examples:

tenable (able to be held)

retentive (holding)

maintain (to keep up, hold up)

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