1. Greek and latin roots

2. Ped words biped (n) a creature with two feet
peddler (n) a person who goes from door to door on foot trying to sell a product
pedestrian (n) a person who walks across the street on foot
pedicure (n) a foot treatment that could include soaking the feet and polishing the toenails
quadruped (n) a four- footed creature
tripod (n) a three-footed stand often used to balance a camera
biped (n) a creature with two feet
centipede (n) a creature with 100 feet
impediment (n) something that stands in one’s way; an obstacle
millipede (n) a creature with 1,000 feet
pedal (n) a lever that is moved with one’s foot

3. Man, manu words
emancipate (v) to set free; to lend a hand in freeing someone; to release from someone’s hands
manacles (n) handcuffs
manager (n) a person who has the upper hand; a person who is in charge of
someone or something
mandate (n) an order or command placed in one’s hands
maneuver (v) to handily or skillfully go around something
manicure (n) a treatment for the hands and nails
manipulate (v) to skillfully operate by hand
manual (n) a handbook; a book of directions
manufacture (v) to make by hand or by machine; to change raw material into a new product
manuscript (n) a handwritten or typed piece of writing, such as a book

4. Ject words dejected (adj) to feel sad; to feel thrown down in spirit
eject (v) to throw out
injection (n) a shot; the “throwing” of medicine into the body by a needle
interjection (n) a word thrown into a sentence or conversation
jettison (v) to throw goods overboard to lighten the load on a boat or an
airplane
projectile (n) an object thrown into the air with great force
projector (n) a machine that throws an image onto a wall
reject (v) to throw something out because it’s defective and can’t be
used again
subject (v) to throw oneself under someone else’s rule
trajectory (n) the curved path of an object thrown into space

5. Sect words bisect (v) to cut into two pieces
dissect (v) to cut apart for the purpose of investigation
insect (n) a class of small arthropod animals that has three separate sections to their bodies: head, thorax,abdomen
intersection (n) the point at which two lines or roads meet and cut across each other
section (n) a separate part of something
sectional (n) a couch that is made up of separate pieces
sector (n) a separate part of a society, group, or area
transect (v) to cut across something
trisect (v) to cut into three separate pieces
vivisection (n) surgery on living animals; medical research that involves cutting into living animals to study organs, tissues, or diseases

6. Port words deport (v) to carry or send away from a country; to banish
export (v) to carry out of the country
import (v) to carry into the country
portable (adj) capable of being easily carried
portage (n) the route over which boats and supplies are carried overland from one lake or river to another
porter (n) an attendant who carries travelers’ luggage for them
portfolio (n) a case for carrying loose papers
report (n) a collection of writing that carries information to be shared again with someone new
support (v) to carry the weight of something
transport (v) to carry something from one place to another

7. Mis, mit words admit (v) to send someone in; to allow someone to enter
dismiss (v) to send someone out; to let someone leave
emit (v) to send out or give off (such as an odor)
intermission (n) a break between acts of a play or performance during which people are sent out for snacks or stretch breaks
missile (n) a weapon designed to be sent in the direction of a target
mission (n) a special duty or function which a person or group is sent out to do
omit (v) to leave out; to not send
remit (v) to send back (usually related to paying bills)
submit (v) to “send” yourself under someone else’s control; to give in to someone else’s power
transmit (v) to send something across places; to pass along