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Latin and Greek Roots
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Saved by Kaori Tazaki
on March 26, 2008 at 10:57:58 pm
The activities are based on the text: Mahnke, M. K, & Duffy, C. (1996). The Heinemann ELT TOEFL Preparation Course. Oxford, UK: Heinemann.
Directions:
- From the RESOURCES below, find additional example words and give a definition for the additional example words you found using the meaning given for the root or prefix.
- Click EDIT PAGE (top).
- Copy (CTRL+C) the information from the resource and paste (CTRL+V) it into the table in the Wiki.
RESOURCES:
Focusing On Words (searchable database of words of Latin and Greek origin, includes definitions for roots, prefixes, and suffixes)
Greek and Latin ROOTS of English (download; searchable for roots and prefixes/suffixes; quizzes included)
EXAMPLE:
Latin root
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Area of meaning
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Example words
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Definition using the root meaning
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Additional Example Words
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Definition using the root meaning
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belli-
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war
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belligerent
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ready to fight
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rebellious
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ready to fight; resisting
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rebellion
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armed resistance to authority
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bellicose
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warlike
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GROUP 1
Latin root
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Area of meaning
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Example Words
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Additional Example Words
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Definition using the root meaning
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act
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do
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action
react
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agro
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field
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agriculture
agrarian
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anthr
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human
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anthropology
philanthropist
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aqua
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water
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aquarium
aqueous
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arch
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chief
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monarch
architect
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archbbey
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The head abbey of a Benedictine congregation. |
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archangel |
An angel of the highest rank. |
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archbishop |
A bishop of the highest rank, who heads an archdiocese or an ecclesiastical province. |
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archenemy
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A chief enemy; someone’s main or worst enemy. |
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archrival
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Someone’s main, chief, or most dangerous rival. |
art
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skill
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artist
artisan
artifact
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artificial |
Made by human skill; Imitation; simulated.
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artillery |
Large-caliber weapons; The science of the use of guns. |
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artiste |
A public performer. |
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artistry |
A superior skill that a person can learn by study and practice and observation. |
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artificially |
Not according to nature; not genuine or natural. |
biblio
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book
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bibliography
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GROUP 2
Latin root
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Area of meaning
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Example Words
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Additional Example Words
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Definition using the root meaning
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bio
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cede, ceed
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cert
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sure
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certain, certify, certificate
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certification, certitude, certainly, concern, concerned
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no doubts about something; known, fixed
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chron
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time
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chronological, synchronize
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chronology, chronogram, chronogrammatic, chronometer, synchronization
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Arranged in the order of time sequence or occurrence; relating to or dealing with chronology; to coincide in point of time; simultaneous
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clar
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clear
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clarify, declare
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clarification
clarity
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something that it makes easier to understand,usually by explaining it in more detail
the ability to think clearly, the quality of being clear in outline or sound
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cogn
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know
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recognize, cognition
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cognizance
cognitive
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knowledge or understanding
relating to the mental process involved in knowing, learning and understanding thing
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corp
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body
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corporation
corpus
corpse
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corpulent
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fat;fleshy;obese
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cum
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heap
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cumulative
accumulate
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cumbersome
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large and heavy;difficult to carry
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GROUP 3
Latin root
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Area of meaning
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Example Words
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Additional Example Words
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Definition using the root meaning
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dem
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people
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democracy,demography
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demonstration
demarcation
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an act of showing that something exists or
is true by giving proof or evidence.
the action of fixing the boundary or limits of
something .
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dict
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speak
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dictate,predict,verdict
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dictator
diction
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a ruler with total power over a country.
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
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don, donat
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duct
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fac, fact
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do, make
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factory,
manufacture
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facsimile
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an copy or imitation of it.
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fer
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bear, carry
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transfer,
ferry
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transport
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a system for taking people or goods
from one place to another
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fig
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gen
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