Greek and Latin Roots Unit 17
What do these have in common? abbreviate abduct absent abrasive
ab-/abs- Definition: away Origin: Latin Examples: absent, abbreviate
What do these have in common? genetic genocide gender
gen Definition: birth, race, kind Origin: Greek Examples: genetic, genocide, gender
What do these have in common? exclusive exceed exhale exit
ex- Definition: out of, away from Origin: Latin Examples: exit, exhale
What do these have in common? transport report portable
port Definition: carry Origin: Latin Examples: transport, report
What do these have in common? evacuate vacation vacancy
vac Definition: empty Origin: Latin Examples: vacation, evacuate
Greek and Latin Roots Unit 18
What do these have in common? emit mission admit
mis, mit- Definition: to send, let go Origin: Latin Examples: emit, admit, mission
What do these have in common? commitment cohesive composition community
co-/com- Definition: together, common Origin: Latin Examples: combine, community
What do these have in common? decrease decode detect descend
de- Definition: from, away, remove Origin: Latin Examples: decrease, descend
What do these have in common? disagree illegal unhappy impossible
dis-,un- il-,im-,in-,ir- Definition: not Origin: Latin Examples: unhappy, impossible
What do these have in common? rearrange reread return reappear
re- Definition: again, back Origin: Latin Examples: return, rearrange
Greek and Latin Roots Unit 19
What do these have in common? monologue monopolize monotone
1 mon-/mono- Definition: one, single Origin: Greek Examples: monologue, monopolize
What do these have in common? immortal mortality mortician
mor-,mort- Definition: death Origin: latin Examples: mortality, mortal, mortician
What do these have in common? psychology psyche psychic psychological
psych-/psycho- Definition: mind Origin: Greek Examples: psychology, psyche
What do these have in common? previous preview pretest
pre- Definition: before Origin: Latin Examples: prediction, pretest, preview
What do these have in common? postscript postgraduate postpone
post- Definition: after, behind Origin: Latin Don’t forget Definition: after, behind Origin: Latin Examples: postpone, postscript
Greek and Latin Roots Unit 20
What do these have in common? jury just perjury justice
jur-,jus-,jud- Definition: law, justice Origin: Latin Examples: jury, judicial, perjury
What do these have in common? inspection version action conversation
-ion,-tion,-ation Definition: act or process of Origin: Latin Examples: location, inspection,
What do these have in common? teacher designer author physicist
-er,-ist,-or Definition: a person who does something Origin: Latin Examples: teacher, physicist, pastor
What do these have in common? photographic poetic mimic linguistic
-ic Definition: having characteristics of Origin: Latin Examples: metallic, poetic
What do these have in common? signify beautify liquify magnify
-ify Definition: to make Origin: Latin Examples: signify, beautify