1. Root Words: List #3

2. Root Word = acer, acri, acid
Meaning = bitter, sharp, sour
Related words = acerbic, acidity, acrid, acrimony
Sentence = Lemon juice is very acerbic.

3. Root Word = belli Meaning = war
Related words = rebellion, belligerent, casus belli, bellicose
Sentence = The men caused a rebellion when they protested their paycut.

4. Root Word = cad, cas Meaning = to fall
Related words = cadaver, cadence, cascade
Sentence = The cadaver was examined cause of death.

5. Root Word = cur, curs Meaning = run
Related words = current, concurrent, concur, incur, recur, occur, courier, precursor, cursive
Sentence = Whenever a full moon occurs, John turns into a warewolf.

6. Root Word = dem Meaning = people
Related words = democracy, demography, epidemic
Sentence = In 1775, the small pox epidemic killed thousands of people.

7. Root Word = erg Meaning = work
Related words = energy, erg, allergy, ergometer, ergograph, ergophobia
Sentence = I often run out of energy when it comes do doing my laundry.

8. Root Word = fid, fide, feder(is)
Meaning = faith, trust
Related words = confidante, fidelity, confident, infidelity, infidel, federal, confederacy, semper fi
Sentence = I am confident that if I study, I will do well on my test.

9. Root Word = grad, gress Meaning = step, go
Related words = grade, gradual, graduate, progress, graduated, egress
Sentence = I worked hard my freshman year in order to earn a good grade.

10. Root Word = morph Meaning = form
Related words = amorphous, dimorphic, metamorphosis, morphology
Sentence = The metamorphosis of the butterfly took a month.

11. Root Word = pel, puls Meaning = drive, urge
Related words = compel, dispel, expel, repel, propel, pulse, impulse, pulsate, compulsory, expulsion, repulsive
Sentence = I felt compelled to eat another piece of chocolate cake after I dreamed of it.

12. Analyze
V. to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements
Chris analyzed the poem and found a metaphor in the first stanza.

13. Illustrate
V. to make clear or intelligible, as by examples or analogies; exemplify
The author chooses which words to use in order to illustrate his ideas.