1. LL7 and HLL7 Vocabulary Unit #3

2. Root: “Port” Definition: Carry
Example Word: Portfolio – (N) - a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers, drawings, or maps.
Example Sentence: I kept all of my college papers because I needed to make a portfolio of important essays, documents, and trainings for my job.

3. “Port” example words portable: capable of being easily carried
deport: to carry or send away from a country; to banish
support: to carry the weight of something
report: a collection of writing that carries information to be share again with someone new
import: to carry into the country
export: to carry out of the country

4. Root: “rupt” Definition: Break
Example Word: Rupture – (V) – to break or burst suddenly
Example Sentence: The woman with a ruptured spleen was in the emergency room screaming and crying for hours.

5. “rupt” example words
Abrupt: sudden; unexpected; broken into what is expected
Corrupt: evil; dishonest; to break away from honesty
Bankrupt: to be out of money; financially ruined; to "break the bank”
Disruption: something that breaks someone's concentration; something bothersome or annoying
Interrupt: to break into someone's conversation

6. tract
Meaning: drag, pull Example #1: abstract

7. Defined & Used in a sentence…
abstract: relating to or involving general ideas or qualities rather than specific people, objects, or actions The policies described in the politician’s speech were abstract and therefore difficult to understand.

8. Words with the root tract
Contract: an agreement that pulls people together because they agree on the terms
Extract: to pull or take something out
Distract: to pull one's attention away Traction: to have grip or the ability to move or drag something
Detract: to diminish or decrease in value or opinion because of a flaw, mannerism, or characteristic

9. mot
Meaning: move Example #1: promotion

10. Defined & Used in a sentence…
promotion: raising someone to a higher position or rank. Julia was given a promotion after she proved to her boss that she was dedicated to the company.

11. Words with the root mot
emotion: a strong feeling (such as love, anger, joy, hate, or fear)
motivate: to stimulate someone‘s interest in or enthusiasm for doing something
motorist: the driver of an automobile
automotive: pertaining to the design, operation, manufacture, or sale of automobiles