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Latin and Greek Roots
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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:
Root Search (English Language Roots Reference) -- Choose All Roots and type your root into the search window.
Focusing On Words (searchable database of words of Latin and Greek origin, includes definitions for roots, prefixes, and suffixes)
EXAMPLE:
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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belli-
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war
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belligerent
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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 |
GROUP 1
Latin root
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Area of meaning
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Example Words
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Student's Name |
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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activate
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1. To set in motion; to make active or more active. 2. To organize or to create (a military unit, for example): "The governor had to activate the National Guard." 3. To treat (sewage) with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition. 4. In chemistry, to accelerate a reaction in, as by heat. 5. In physics, to make (a substance) radioactive. 6. In biology, to convert (certain biological compounds) into biologically active derivatives.
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agro
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field
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agriculture agrarian
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agriology, agriological
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1. The comparative study of the history and customs of primitive, savage, or uncivilized people. 2. Description or comparative study of the customs of savage or uncivilized tribes.
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anthr
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human
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anthropology
philanthropist
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anthropomorph |
1. A representation of the human form in art. 2. A design element that portrays a human or human like figure; such as, those found on ancient pottery.
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aqua
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water
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aquarium aqueous
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Aquarius
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1. In astronomy, the "Water Bearer", a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Capricornus. 2. In astrology, the eleventh sign of the zodiac: the fixed air sign; a person born under this sign, usually between January 20th and February 18th; an Aquarian.
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arch
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chief
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monarch architect
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Betty |
arcade
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1. An arched, roofed building or part of a building. 2. A series of arches supported by columns, piers, or pillars. 3. A roofed passage way or lane, especially one with shops on either side. 4. A commercial establishment featuring rows of coin-operated games |
art
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skill
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artist artisan artifact
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art
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art
1. The quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance. 2. The class of objects subject to aesthetic criteria; works of art collectively, as paintings, sculptures, or drawings; such as, a museum of art; an art collection. 3. A field, genre, or category of art: "Dance is an art that I love." 4. The fine arts collectively, often excluding architecture. 5. Any field using the skills or techniques of art; including, advertising art and industrial art. 6. Illustrative or decorative materials: "Do you have any art work to illustrate your web site?" 7. The principles or methods governing any craft or branch of learning; such as, the art of baking and the art of selling. 8. Skill in conducting any human activity: a master at the art of conversation.
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belli- |
war |
bellicose, rebellion |
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bellicose |
(Latin: war; fight, fighting)
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biblio
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book
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bibliography
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bibliography
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A Bibliography is one asset to knowing where much of the information for this dictionary comes from.
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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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Student's Name |
Additional Example Words
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Definition using the root meaning
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bio
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life
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biography, biology
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Tada |
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cede, ceed
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go,yield
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proceed, concede, succeed
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cert
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sure
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certain, certify, certificate
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chron
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time
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chronological, synchronize
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Mavluda |
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clar
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clear
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clarify, declare
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Ayumi |
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cogn
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know
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recognize, cognition
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Ayumi |
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corp
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body
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corporation
corpus
corpse
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Ayumi |
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cum
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heap
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cumulative
accumulate
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Ayumi |
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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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Student's Name |
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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Pride |
demagogue, demagog, demagogical
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1. In a bad sense: a leader of a popular faction, or of the mob; a political agitator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of the mob in order to obtain power or further his own interests; an unprincipled or factious popular orator.
2. In ancient times, a popular leader who represented the ordinay people. 3. In ancient times, a leader of the people; a popular leader or orator who espoused the cause of the people against any other party in the state.
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dict
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speak
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dictate, predict, verdict
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Dictaphone®
dictate
dictation
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A trademark for a small hand-held tape recorder used for dictation.
1. To put into words that are to be written down; to utter, pronounce, or read aloud to a person (something which he/she is to write). 2. To prescribe (a course or object of action); to lay down authoritatively; to order, or command in express terms. 3. To use or practice dictation; to lay down the law, to give orders.
1. The pronunciation of words that are to be written down. 2. The activity of taking down a passage that is read aloud by a teacher as a test of spelling, writing, or language skills. 3. Arbitrary command; the exercise of dictatorship. 4. The action of giving orders authoritatively or categorically.
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don, donat
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give
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donation, pardon, donate
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Mavluda |
donate
donation
donative
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(Greek > Latin: dare, to give, given; to grant, to offer)
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duct
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lead
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conduct, educate
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fac, fact
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do, make
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factory,
manufacture
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Nao |
faction
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1. A group of people who express a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group. 2. A group formed to seek some goal within a political party or a government.
The term suggests quarrelsome dissent from the course pursued by a party or government majority.
3. A form of literature or filmmaking that treats real people or events as if they were fictional or uses real people or events as essential elements in an otherwise fictional rendition. 4. A literary work or film that is a mix of fact and fiction. 5. Etymology: from Latin factionem, "political party, class of people"; literally, "a making or doing", from facere, "to do".
In ancient Rome, "one of the companies of contractors for the chariot races in the circus".
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fer
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bear, carry
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transfer,
ferry
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fig
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form
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figure, effigy, figment
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gen
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creation
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