1. Greek and Latin Roots Unit 4 week 14 definitions
Liber, poli, retro, san

2. Week 14 Day 1 Make a box in your vocab journal like the one below
Week 14 Day 1 Make a box in your vocab journal like the one below. Title it day 1. Separate it into 4 sections. Write the root word at the top of each box. Write it’s definition, origin, and examples in each box.
liber
poli
retro
san
Definition: free
Origin: Latin
Examples: liberty, liberal, liberalize, liberate
Definition: city
Origin: Greek
Examples: politician, politics, metropolis, policy
Definition: backward
Examples: retrograde, retrofit, retrocede, retroflex
Definition: health
Examples: sanctuary, sanitary, sanitize

3. liber (Latin)=free

4. liberty Definition: freedom
Sentence: United States citizens are guaranteed life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

5. liberal Definition: given freely
Sentence: The Easter bunny was very liberal in passing out candy this year.

6. liberalize Definition: to free from restrictions
Sentence: The US army is trying to liberalize citizens in the middle east.

7. liberate Definition: to free from a situation
Sentence: Jews were liberated from concentration camps at the end of WWII.

8. poli (Greek)=city

9. politician Definition: a person who holds office in a city or state
Sentence: My friend is a politician who is running for Maury County mayor.

10. politics
Definition: activities and methods of government in a city or state
Sentence: Some people do not like to discuss politics, while others have very strong opinions on how a city should be run.

11. metropolis Definition: a large city
Sentence: Nashville is a growing metropolis in Tennessee.

12. policy Definition: a plan of action in a city
Sentence: Our 6th grade behavior policy includes consequences for getting checks in the binder.

13. retro (Latin)=backward

14. retrograde Definition: to go back over
Sentence: When the designer brought out his new line, it was obvious the designs were retrograde styles from the 1970s.

15. retrofit Definition: to add something back in to make it better
Sentence: The serious gamer retrofit his basic desktop computer with an advanced processor and to enhance his gaming

16. retrocede Definition: to give back
Sentence: After the Battle of Pueblo, France was forced to retrocede all the territory back to Mexico

17. retroflex Definition: to bend backward
Sentence: Eventually the boomerang will return to me in a retroflex maneuver

18. san (Latin)=health

19. sanctuary Definition: a place of safety or health
Sentence: The elephant sanctuary keeps elephants safe from poachers.

20. sanitary Definition: something healthy and without germs
Sentence: All restaurants should have practices in place to stay sanitary.

21. sanitize Definition: to make healthy
Sentence: We often sanitize our desks using Clorox wipes.