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Greek & Latin Roots

  We will be starting Greek and Latin Roots in February.  Each week, 
the students will learn four new roots that they will be tested on at 
the end of the week. They will be expected to learn the definition 
for each root, as well as the defenition to at least one of the 
derivites for each week.  Every Friday, the test will consist of the 
new roots for the week, and the old ones.  I will post the roots on 
the website each week.  

Week 1:

ad/ad-to or toward (accept, advance, advise)
aqua-water (aquatic, aquarium, aqua)
astro/aster-star (asterix, astrology)
audi-to listen (audience, audio-visual)

Week 2
Auto-self (automobile, autograph, autobiography)
Bi-two (bicycle, biannual, bicentennial)
Biblio-book (bibliography)
Bio-life (biology, biography)

Week 3:
cent(um)-1/100th or 100 (centipede, century)
con/com/col/co/cor-with or together (companion, compassion, 
community)
dent/don-tooth (dentist, denture)
dis-down;away;not (dismount, disconnect)

Week 4:

e/ex-out or from (exit, emerge)
graph/gram-to write (graphite, telegrapgh)
heli-the sun, radiate (helium, heliograph)
hydra/hydo-water (hydoelectricity, hydrophobia)

Week 5:
in/im-in or not (import, inconsiderate)
ject/jectus/jac-throw, push, force (reject, inject)
kilo- 1/1000 or 1000 (kilometer, kilogram)
loc-place (location, locate)

week 6:
log/logy/logue-study;reasoning (dialogue, archaeology)
milli-1/1000 or 1000 (million, milliliter)
meter/metre-to measure (perimeter, odometer, speedometer
mini-small, least (minimal, miniature

week 7
mitto/missi-to send (emission, transmit,mission)
mono-one (monologue, monotonous
micro-small (microscope, microbe)
op/ob-against (object, oppose)

Week 8:
port-to carry (portable, export, porter)
post-after (postpone, post-script
ped/pod-foot (podiatrist, peal, pedicure)
pro-onward, for (proceed, program, pro-education)

Week 9:
pre-before (precede, preliminary)
pose/posit/pon/pound-put or place (deposit, posture, ponder)
phon(e(-sound (phonics, symphony)
quad/quart-1/4 or four (quarter, quart, quaduple)

Week 10:
re-back;again (recede,retreat, repay)
sub/sup-under (submarine, suburb, support)
sist-to stand (resist, assist)
sonus-sound (song, sonar)

Week 11:
spec/spic/spect-to look (spectator, conspicuous)
scope-view (telescope, periscope)
scrib-to write (scribble, inscribe)
tele-from a distance (television)
trans-across (transfer, transport)

Week 12:
tri-three (tripod, triangle, triplet)
terra-land (territory, terrain)
un-not (unnatural, unlikely)
uni/uno/unus-one (unanimous, unicycle)
vac-empty (vacant, evacuate)


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