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Greek and Latin 1/1
August 27-31

act               do              action, actor, react, transact
aero              air              aerobics, aerodynamics, aerate
alt               high           altimeter, altitude, alto
ambul     walk, go    ambulance, ambulatory, preamble

Greek and Latin Roots 1/2
September 3-7

andr/anthr    man         anthropology, philander, polyandry
anim              life/spirit    animate, animal, inanimate
aqua               water         aquarium, aquatic, aquamarine
art               skill           artisan, artist, artifact, artificial

Greek and Latin 1/3
September 10-14

ast             star            asterisk, astronaut, astrology
aud             hear            audience, auditorium, audio, audible
belli           war             belligerent, bellicose, rebellion
biblio          book            bibliography, Bible, bibliophile

Greek and Latin Roots 1/4
Septmeber 17-21

bio             life            biology, autobiography, biochemistry
cap             head            captain, capital, decapitate
cardi           heart           cardiac, cardiology, cardiogram
chron           time            chronological, chronograph, synchronize

Greek and Latin Roots 1/5
September 24-28

crat            rule                    democrat, aristocrat, autocratic
cred            believe         credit, incredible, credence
cycle           circle/ring/wheel       bicycle, cyclone, encyclopedia
dem             people          democracy, epidemic, demographics

Greek and Latin Roots 2/1
October 8-12

dic             speak                   dictionary, dictate, predict
doc             teach                   doctrine, document, doctor
duc             lead                    conduct, educate, aquaduct
fac/fic make/do         factory, manufacture, sufficient

Greek and Latin Roots 2/2
October 15-19

flect/flex      bend                            reflex, reflection, flexible, deflect
form            shape                           uniform, transform, reform
frag/fract      break                           fracture, fragment, fraction
gen             birth, race, family             generation, genealogy, genocide

Greek and Latin Roots 2/3
October 22-26

geo                     earth                   geography, geology, geometry
gram/graph              write                   telegram, photograph, grammar, biography
hydra                   water                   hydraulics, dehydrate, hydrant
jud/jus         law                     judge, justice, justify, judicial


Greek and Latin Root 2/4
November 5-9

lab             work                    labor, collaborate, laboratory
loc             place                   locate, location, allocate
log             word                    dialogue, prologue, apology
luc/lum light                   illuminate, lucid, translucent


Greek and Latin Roots 2/5
November 5-9
man             hand                    manual, manuscript, manufacture
mand            order                   command, demand, mandate
mania           madness         maniac, pyromania, maniacal
meter           measure         thermometer, centimeter, metrics

Greek and Latin Roots #3/1

miss/mitt       send                    mission, transmit, missile, admit
mort            death                   mortuary, mortal, mortician
nat             born                    native, nation, innate
onym            name                    synonym, anonymous, pseudonym

Greek and Latin Roots #3/2

ortho           straight                orthodontist, orthodox, orthopedist
path            feeling, suffer sympathy, pathethic, empathetic
ped/pod foot                    pedal, pedestrian, tripod, podium
phon            sound                   telephone, symphony, microphone

Greek and Latin Roots #3/3

photo           light                   photograph, telephoto, photosynthesis
pop             people          population, populate, popular
port            carry                   transport, portable, import
psych           mind                    psychology, psycho, psychopath

Greek and Latin Roots #3/4

pul/pel force                   compel, compulsion, pellet, impel
ques            ask/seek                question, request, quest, inquest
rupt            break                   erupt, interrupt, rupture
scop            see                     microscope, telescope, scope

Greek and Latin Roots #3/5

scrib/script      write         scribe, inscription, prescribe
sect              cut                   dissect, section, intersection
sim               like                   simulation, simultaneous, simile
sol               alone         solo, solitary, soliloquy

Greek and Latin Roots 4/1

spec            see                     spectator, spectacle, inspection
struct          build                   construct, structure, instruction, destruct
term            end                     terminate, terminal, term
terr            land                    terrain, terrestrial, territory

Greek and Latin Roots 4/2
therm           heat                    thermos, thermometer, thermal
tract           pull                    extract, traction, attractive
urb             city                    urban, suburbs, urbane
vac             empty           vacation, vacate, evacuate, vacuum

uped, quadrilateral
poly            many                    polynominal, polygamy. polygon

Greek and Latin Roots 4/5
multi           many                      multitude, multitalented, multiply
auto            self                      autograph, automobile, autocratic
ology           study of                  biology, geology, graphology
ist             one who practices  biologist, geologist, dramatist

Greek and Latin Roots 5/1
trans           across          transmit, transfer, transport
pre             before          pretest, prediction, premonition
post            after                   posttest, postoperative, preposterous
tele            far away                telephone, telescope, teleport

Greek and Latin Roots 5/2
re              again/back              revise, restore, remit, remind
ex              out                     exit, expel, extract
co              with                    collaborate, coauthor, coeducational
sub             under                   supervise, superintendent, superb

Greek and Latin Roots 5/3
de              down/away               destroy, destructive, descend, detract
ify, ize        to make         magnify, magnetize, justify, traumatize
super           above                   supervise, superintendent, superb
micro           small                   microscope, microorganism, micrometer

Greek and Latin Roots 5/4
cide            kill            suicide, homicide, genocide
cis             cut             incision, excise, scissors
mal             bad             malicious, malignant, maladapted
bene            good            benefit, benediction, benevolent

Greek and Latin Roots 5/5
non/nym name            binomial, anonymous, nomenclature
un/im/in        not             unmoved, insensitive, immobile
mis             wrong   mispronoune, mistake, misfortune
viv/vit         life            vivid, vivacious, vitamin, vitality

6th Six Weeks

Greek and Latin Roots #6/1
pan                all                      panoramic, pantomime, pandemonium
semi/hemi     half                    semiconductor, semicircle, hemisphere
anti                against              antisocial, antiseptic, anticrime
macro           large                  macrobiology, macroclimate

Greek and Latin Roots #6/2
zoo                animal                             zoology, zootoxin, zoologist
vert                to turn                              revert, divert, convert
grad/gress    to step                             grade, graduate, regress
cogn              born with, knowing         cognitive, recognize

Greek and Latin Roots #6/3
chart               paper                             chart, charter
junct                join                                junction, conjunction, adjunct
amor               love                               enamor, amore
spir                 breathe, life, spirit         spirit, respirator






Greek and Latin Roots #6/4
tract               to draw, or pull forth       contract, subtract, detract
cent               one hundred                   century, centennial, centimeter
ann/enn         year                                 annuity, annual, biennial
agon              contest/struggle              agony, agonist, antagonist, protagonist




                






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