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Roots
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Form the basic part of the word and give the word a primary meaning
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-frac-, -rupt-
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to break
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Ex: abRUPT (sudden)
FRACture (to break a bone) |
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-pond-,-posit-
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to place
to put |
Ex: comPOSITEe (made from parts)
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-port-
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to carry
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Ex: PORTable (can be carried around)
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-ject-
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to throw
to hurl |
Ex: proJECT (throw ahead)
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-tract-
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to pull
to move |
Ex: disTRACT (pull attention away)
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-pen-
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to weigh
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Ex: disPENse (give something out)
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-pend-
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to hang
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Ex: PENDulum (something that hangs and swings)
susPEND (to hang something) |
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-cede-, -ces-
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to go, yield, or give away
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Ex: conCEDE (give in)
acCESs (permission to enter) |
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-dic-
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to speak, say, tell
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Ex: DICtate (tell what to do)
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