1. Using Greek and Latin Root Words to Build Vocabulary
Language Roots
Using Greek and Latin Root Words to Build Vocabulary
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2. Root Word:
ARISTOS
Meaning:
best
Examples:
aristocrat, aristocratic

3. Root Word:
ATHL
Meaning:
prize, contest
Examples:
athlete, triathlon

4. Root Word:
BASS, BASE
Meaning:
low, short
Examples:
bass, debase

5. Root Word:
BAT
Meaning:
to beat
Examples:
batter, battle, combat

6. BENE, BENI good, well benediction, benevolent Root Word: Meaning:
Examples:
benediction, benevolent

7. Root Word:
MAL
Meaning:
bad, evil
Examples:
maleficent, malignant

8. order, the world or universe
Meaning:
order, the world or universe
Root Word:
COSM
Examples:
cosmic, microcosm

9. Root Word:
LABOR
Meaning:
work, exertion
Examples:
labor, elaborate

10. LAT Root Word: Meaning: carried, borne Examples:
collate, correlate, dilate

11. LEV elevate, lever, levity Root Word: Meaning: to lighten, lift, raise
Examples:
elevate, lever, levity

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Copyright © 2014 by Ellen M. Chapman